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3D bust of a human head and neck with a green light on the right side.

Interactive Face Lighting Reference

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Gray 3D model of the Loomis Method head in profile view with rim and edge lighting.

Loomis Method Interactive Reference

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3D male figure walking, facing left, with a green rim light on a transparent background.

Animated Male Walking Reference

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3D female figure in an arched pose with raised arms and one leg extended backward.

Posable Female 3D Reference

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Male posable model in dynamic pose with one leg raised and arms outstretched with green highlight on right.

Posable Male 3D Reference

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Reference of human hand with fingers slightly spread apart and a green rim light.

Posable Hands 3D Reference

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3D sphere with smooth shading and slight reflections showing value study shading.

Sphere Value Study Reference

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Marble statue of a nude male athlete holding a discus in throwing position with dramatic lighting.

The Discus Thrower 3D Reference

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Realistic portrait of African American man with rim and accent lighting on right side.

Realistic Male Portrait Lighting Reference

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From soft lighting to high-key rim lighting, front view to side profile, neutral facial expressions to animated figures. Every setup on this page shows what’s possible inside Light Dropper, built by real artists using it. Jump into the setup behind any scene, pull it apart, and put it back together as something all your own. This is what happens when lighting references stop being static images.
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Human bust lit with pink and green lights on a green background with instructional text.
6 lights • cyberpunk lighting • 3-quarter view

Interactive Face Lighting Reference
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Posable 3D female figure reaching upward on peach background with user controls text on sides.
3 lights • dramatic lighting • reaching

Posable Female 3D Reference
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Animated 3D model of a male walking. Every joint is fully posable, so you can reshape any frame into a completely custom pose.
4 lights • studio lighting • animated

Male Walking Reference
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Human bust lit with pink and green lights on a green background with instructional text.
6 lights • cyberpunk lighting • 3-quarter view

Interactive Face Lighting Reference
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Posable 3D female figure reaching upward on peach background with user controls text on sides.
3 lights • dramatic lighting • reaching

Posable Female 3D Reference
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Animated 3D model of a male walking. Every joint is fully posable, so you can reshape any frame into a completely custom pose.
4 lights • studio lighting • animated

Male Walking Reference
#005

Warm studio lighting on a walking female pose reference

A walking pose held perfectly still. While the library has animated walk cycles, this one stays put so you can study the moment without worrying about losing the pose. The warm skin against the teal makes every plane easy to read.
Lights: 3
Lighting: high-key
Pose: walking
Movement: non-animated
Creator: Jonathan / admin
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3D posable female model with joint markers on turquoise background with control instructions.
#004

Multicolored lighting study on a front-facing head

Red, yellow, green, purple. Someone threw the whole color wheel at this head and somehow it works. Every plane is a different temperature and that makes this one of the most vibrant form studies on the page.
Lights: 5
Lighting: underlighting
Movement: non-animated
Creator: Jonathan / admin
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3D front-facing human bust lit with multicolored lighting against a black background.
#003

High contrast lighting on open hand pose reference

The red background cranks up the drama and the multi-point lighting does the rest. Hard to find a hand reference this well-lit. Harder still to find one you can bend to your will.
Lights: 5
Lighting: high contrast
Pose: reaching
Movement: non-animated
Creator: Jonathan / admin
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3D posable hands with blue joint markers on a red background and instructions for use.
#002

Hard spotlight on a sphere value and contour study

A harsh spotlight and a red contour band that tells you exactly where the value lives. The  core shadow is deep, and the radius clearly defined. Load it, soften the light, move it, or push it further. The sphere doesn’t care either way.
Lights: 3
Lighting: top lighting
Movement: non-animated
Creator: Jonathan / admin
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Hard spotlight on a 3d sphere value and contour study.
#001

High key light with rim accents on a front view portrait

A hard key light cuts across the face from the upper right while rim accents catch the side of the head and the jaw. The acid green background keeps the contrast loud. Load it, soften the key, or push the rims further.
Lights: 4
Lighting: high-key
Movement: non-animated
Creator: Jonathan / admin
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Interactive lighting reference. A hard key light cuts across the face from the upper right while rim accents catch the side of the head and the jaw.
Planar human head model viewed from above with a green light on the left side.
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