Painting can be tricky, but the process is also hugely rewarding and great fun. Seeing your skills improve and getting better is part of the pleasures of painting. Whether you work from life or from photos, there are tips and tricks to keep in mind. Many artists prefer to work from life. The reasons for this are obvious: you get to interpret the world around you as you see it, there are no problems with distortions or changed colours, you see what you see, and no camera can reproduce what you see in real life. All of this is true. Many also find the technicalities of photography uninteresting or too complicated. All good.
But a lot of artists use photos in their creative process. And for many, working from photos is extremely practical: when out and about you can take home your impressions, you can capture a likeness in an instant,
