Below, Anne Yvonne Gilbert's references and one of my favorite books she illustrated of Snow White (available in China)

The Legendary Alphonse Mucha and his references...

Eric Fortune's demonstration of using collage to
​develop his reference and composition.

Follow the references...and you'll see how we are all connected!

Photographing and using references
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I LOVE REFERENCES!

I have often used my son Brodie for reference. He posed as my Tin Woodman and my beloved Scarecrow. The Scarecrow's outfit was a lot of fun to put together, and I really appreciated his personal touch with the checkered socks. A friend's daughter, Aspen, posed for my Dorothy. I bought her a dress and provided her with a check and an artist release form.
Because Aspen is a minor, her dad was with us during the process. 

Checkout Kelley McMorris' blog post on using references