My video game concept art tutorial will reveal how to reuse old photo reference you've discarded to create something new and inventive. This tutorial was inspired by a visit to the Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco. I was not prepared for the abject beauty and craftsmanship on display at Guo Pei's Couture Fantasy exhibition. So much so that I spent three hours moving from dress to suit to wearable sculpture, drawing frantically until my iPad battery died.
I wanted to do a fully fledged illustration inspired by what I'd seen, but crucially though: they weren't my designs. However, it wasn't like I was lacking in reference. One tumble into my Google Photos led to a wealth of potential directions that came with lived personal experience, I just needed a solid shove to actually use them. (This tutorial uses Photoshop, read our Photoshop tutorials roundup for similar training.)
