This site is an open-access, AI-free repository of wildlife and non-domestic animal image references. Artists (creating *without* AI) have blanket permission for transformative and derivative use.
www.animal-photo-references.com
Animal Photo Reference Repository
Photo of the Day: a napping Mandarin duck
All photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).
Photo of the Day: Banteng buddies
All photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).
The photography trip for baby capybaras is complete! Iâll be home soon and sill start on the sorting and editing.
This is stunning. ð
New Species: Toco toucans!
All photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI)
www.animal-photo-references.com/toco-toucans
Photo of the Day: Mountain Goats - Let's go on a trek with Mama
All photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).
The beginnings of trying to draw 2026 Fox McCloud (used a reference photo from @animalphotorefs.bsky.social)
Operation #Babybaras update: I am hoping to have baby capybara photos online by the end of this week!
Thank you all for your patience - I came home to simultaneous requests for rush work from my day job and have been a bit swamped. I'm editing photos now!
Here's a few previews to tide you over...
I'm a coffee master now! âĻïļ and thank you to @animalphotorefs.bsky.social for the tiger reference ð
I specifically chose the Sumatra blend to advocate for conservation actions for the tiger. If even one person gets inspired, that's a win for me!
The fundraising for a quick baby capybara photography trip begins!
Enough people indicated interest that I hope we can fund it successfully. The best estimate I have of minimum cost is $800 for four days of driving and car camping + two nights of somewhere to stay.
Details in the thread.
i saw the bright colors and the curve of his neck and i could not resist trying my hand at it
painting i made a while back for my patreon patrons
reference photo by @animalphotorefs.bsky.social
#art #birds ðĄðĶĒ
