This week I’d like to show you how to use Pinterest as a reference image search tool. Doing a Google image search is great for finding basic, generic images of your subject matter, but Pinterest will return results that are beautiful and awe-inspiring. The prompts you find this week at makingarteverday.com are linked to pin boards full of inspirational photos that I have personally curated for each prompt. 

Take a look at the reference photos linked at makingarteveryday.com and find one that inspires you. Try to break that scene down into basic shapes and colors. Think about the scene in terms of background, middle ground, and foreground. Experiment with different brushes. Will a dry brush produce a convincing waterfall? Think about adding something for scale, like a tiny person, to make the environment feel big. Don’t worry about being too detailed, just try to capture the impression of that prompt.