howdy folks,
I downloaded a bunch of reference images from 3D.sk and i brought them in to photoshop to see if they will match up with the head proportion measurement system in this image http://www.drawninblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/loomis.jpg but none of them match up. How do people use 3d.sk images as image reference planes for characters while theres sculptors that emphasize on proportion in relation to the head?
The proportions in the image you show are regarded as ‘ideal’. In reality proportions vary, just as we all look different. The way to work is to use the ideal proportions as a general guide, for example if you were drawing your own character and then using that as a concept sketch to create a 3D model.