Every artist knows how difficult portraits can be.
You can spend hours studying anatomy, getting the proportions right, rendering every plane of the face, and somehow... it still doesn't feel alive.
Because drawing a portrait isn't just about drawing a face. It's about capturing a personality. A tiny change in the eyes, the tension of the lips, the tilt of the head—sometimes that's all it takes to completely change the feeling of a drawing.
That's why we decided to bring together our portrait and expression packs into one complete bundle.
Inside you'll find over 2,400 high-quality references featuring different faces, expressions, emotions, head angles, and lighting setups.
And if portraits of female models are what you're after, we've also prepared Casual and Expressive: 800+ Various Female Portraits, bringing together an even larger collection focused entirely on female faces and expressions.
As artists, we spend years learning how to draw the human face.
The difficult part isn't making it look human.
It's making it feel human.
So go ahead, grab the bundle and make your characters feel human.
Keep creating,
— Obscura Studio
Hey artists,
We know that 3D artists, sculptors, and character designers need full-rotation A and T poses more than anyone else.
That's why we usually include them in our packs.
But let's be honest — sometimes it feels a little unnecessary to buy an entire reference pack when all you really need is a clean A or T pose from the model.
So we decided to do something different.
We went through 9 of our previous releases and pulled together only the A and T poses, creating one collection focused entirely on full-rotation references.
And while putting it together, we tried to make it as diverse as possible, selecting 9 different body types to give you a broader range of proportions, shapes, and anatomy to study from.
The result is a pack containing 650+ photos of A and T poses in full rotation, perfect for character design, anatomy studies, 3D sculpting, modeling, and turnarounds. And today, you can buy it with 30% OFF — just use the coupon code ATPOSE30
And if you end up liking a particular model, you can always dive into their full reference pack for hundreds of additional poses and studies, all the links are in the description.
Simple idea, but a very useful tool.
Grab it now and start creating!
Hope it makes your workflow a little easier.
— Obscura Studio
"A good character should be recognizable even in silhouette."
It's one of those pieces of advice almost every character artist hears at some point.
And for good reason.
Because great character design was never about rendering or brushes or textures and not even about anatomy.
It's about the shape of a coat, the weight of an armor piece, the proportions of a body, the way a character stands, and the details they carry.
Every small decision tells a story, and that's exactly why character design is so difficult.
Because you're not drawing a person. You're designing someone people should remember.
That's why we decided to put together this Urban Heroines – 7000+ Female Character Design Bundle.
Inside, you'll find a carefully curated collection of reference packs that can help you explore costumes, silhouettes, body types, poses, expressions, and all those small details that turn a generic figure into an actual character.
Because sometimes the difference between a forgettable character and a memorable one is just a few better design decisions.
And better decisions start with better references.
Now go design someone interesting.
— Obscura Studio
No two faces are ever exactly alike, which is what makes portrait drawing so fascinating. So, we have gathered the best female portraits from our popular reference packs and combined them into one incredibly diverse collection: Casual and Expressive: 800+ Various Female Portraits.
This pack includes over 800 portraits and 13 different models, featuring a variety of traits, expressions, proportions, and personalities. It will help you train your eye to see beyond the average and capture what makes each person unique.
Don't forget to use the code PORTRAITS30 to get 30% OFF on this pack for the next 24 hours.
One pack. Endless inspiration.
Tag us on Instagram & Twitter (X) when you use our refs. Seeing how you turn them into your own worlds never gets old.