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Hal was a British portrait artist in the early and mid 20th century and lived most of his life in the Indian sub continent, chiefly in Quetta and Rawalpindi.

I know photographs have no depth, eliminate a lot of lighting effects to make an accurate drawing, and even screw up perspective sometimes… but is it better to study from drawings? Drawings can be imperfect and have distorted proportion…
I would like to know since I need to do some anatomical studies, but I don’t have any life references…
Thank you in advance!!

In Frank Gohlke’s photograph, Housing Development South of Fort Worth, the artist deliberately equates repetition with the boredom of everyday life in the suburbs. Describe another work of art that relies heavily upon repetition to make its impact. How does the artist deliberately employ repetition to communicate positive or negative themes?

I’m 18 and have only taken introductory art classes… two years of high school art and one college-level “Intro to Drawing” course over the summer. I’ve done well in those classes and am respected as a good artist, but I feel like I’m only good at copying (and stylizing) things rather than drawing without reference. For example, if someone told me to draw a dog, it’d be reaaaally bad (probably worse than what the average person my age would come up with), but if I were looking at a reference picture, it’d probably come out really well.
When I copy pictures and draw things from life, I don’t just regurgitate what I see; I try to use unique shading techniques and what not. I’ve been told that I have a really recognizable artistic style. This makes me feel a little bit better, but I’m still uneasy about the fact that I really can’t draw from imagination.
Is this normal, and is it possible that with practice, I’ll get better at producing “creative” work of the same caliber as my copied stuff?