TrueRef by Abbey Esparza
@trueref.bsky.social
Two new art reference packs monthly.
Get free pose reference images! ↴
trueref.io
⦿ All posted references are free to use.
⦿ All of our art references are SFW.
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Get free pose reference images! ↴
trueref.io
⦿ All posted references are free to use.
⦿ All of our art references are SFW.
⦿ Make suggestions & vote: https://pollunit.com/en/polls/makesuggestion
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TrueRef Draw This! 011 🤍✨
December's Draw This! challenge is underway. We provide a free reference, you draw it to enter! More info below.
There are two winners: One staff pick & one random pick. Winners get a free 1 month membership to TrueRef+!
Use #TrueRefDT011 to enter! Deadline: Dec 31st
December's Draw This! challenge is underway. We provide a free reference, you draw it to enter! More info below.
There are two winners: One staff pick & one random pick. Winners get a free 1 month membership to TrueRef+!
Use #TrueRefDT011 to enter! Deadline: Dec 31st
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Took a peak and Aaron, Neri and Cade were our most popular models of 2025!
Followed very closely by Jess and Oneka. 🤍
Followed very closely by Jess and Oneka. 🤍
December 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Took a peak and Aaron, Neri and Cade were our most popular models of 2025!
Followed very closely by Jess and Oneka. 🤍
Followed very closely by Jess and Oneka. 🤍
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December 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Ooh I feel like everybody should share their feeds to give people ideas of how to set theirs up this is mine currently
I prioritize mutuals because.... I believe in reciprocity lmao... Community...
Ape together strong
I prioritize mutuals because.... I believe in reciprocity lmao... Community...
Ape together strong
December 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Ooh I feel like everybody should share their feeds to give people ideas of how to set theirs up this is mine currently
I prioritize mutuals because.... I believe in reciprocity lmao... Community...
Ape together strong
I prioritize mutuals because.... I believe in reciprocity lmao... Community...
Ape together strong
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For better or (mostly) for worse, 2025 is almost over.
For all the human creatives out there, artists, writers, musicians, dancers, choreographers, and so many more, thank you for your perseverance and courage.
Happy to announce: ETCH (Ethnical Technology and Computing for Humanity), a nonprofit.
For all the human creatives out there, artists, writers, musicians, dancers, choreographers, and so many more, thank you for your perseverance and courage.
Happy to announce: ETCH (Ethnical Technology and Computing for Humanity), a nonprofit.
December 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
For better or (mostly) for worse, 2025 is almost over.
For all the human creatives out there, artists, writers, musicians, dancers, choreographers, and so many more, thank you for your perseverance and courage.
Happy to announce: ETCH (Ethnical Technology and Computing for Humanity), a nonprofit.
For all the human creatives out there, artists, writers, musicians, dancers, choreographers, and so many more, thank you for your perseverance and courage.
Happy to announce: ETCH (Ethnical Technology and Computing for Humanity), a nonprofit.
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TrueRef Draw This! 011 🤍✨
December's Draw This! challenge is underway. We provide a free reference, you draw it to enter! More info below.
There are two winners: One staff pick & one random pick. Winners get a free 1 month membership to TrueRef+!
Use #TrueRefDT011 to enter! Deadline: Dec 31st
December's Draw This! challenge is underway. We provide a free reference, you draw it to enter! More info below.
There are two winners: One staff pick & one random pick. Winners get a free 1 month membership to TrueRef+!
Use #TrueRefDT011 to enter! Deadline: Dec 31st
December 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
TrueRef Draw This! 011 🤍✨
December's Draw This! challenge is underway. We provide a free reference, you draw it to enter! More info below.
There are two winners: One staff pick & one random pick. Winners get a free 1 month membership to TrueRef+!
Use #TrueRefDT011 to enter! Deadline: Dec 31st
December's Draw This! challenge is underway. We provide a free reference, you draw it to enter! More info below.
There are two winners: One staff pick & one random pick. Winners get a free 1 month membership to TrueRef+!
Use #TrueRefDT011 to enter! Deadline: Dec 31st
With the increased traffic to Bsky, I notice a lot of people reposting their best/most popular art.
That's smart. Do that.
Your account is your house. Being shy/nervous about reposting is like being shy about being naked in your own home.
That's smart. Do that.
Your account is your house. Being shy/nervous about reposting is like being shy about being naked in your own home.
December 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
With the increased traffic to Bsky, I notice a lot of people reposting their best/most popular art.
That's smart. Do that.
Your account is your house. Being shy/nervous about reposting is like being shy about being naked in your own home.
That's smart. Do that.
Your account is your house. Being shy/nervous about reposting is like being shy about being naked in your own home.
Our highest user base, other than the US, is Japan and I've secretly always loved that.
December 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Our highest user base, other than the US, is Japan and I've secretly always loved that.
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✨ HOW TO GET FOLLOWERS ✨
HUGE post with tons of tips, links, resources for growing artist accounts here on Bluesky! Honest, detailed instructions & advice.
I spent many hours compiling everything. Please repost if you found it helpful!
HUGE post with tons of tips, links, resources for growing artist accounts here on Bluesky! Honest, detailed instructions & advice.
I spent many hours compiling everything. Please repost if you found it helpful!
How to grow your Bluesky art account - The Sea, You See?
There's plenty of fish in the sea...
aerifiretruck.leaflet.pub
November 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
✨ HOW TO GET FOLLOWERS ✨
HUGE post with tons of tips, links, resources for growing artist accounts here on Bluesky! Honest, detailed instructions & advice.
I spent many hours compiling everything. Please repost if you found it helpful!
HUGE post with tons of tips, links, resources for growing artist accounts here on Bluesky! Honest, detailed instructions & advice.
I spent many hours compiling everything. Please repost if you found it helpful!
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Ok I'm not gonna finish this in time, but it was nice to just mess around get something down after so long. Dunno why it gave off such strong Santa vibes. Maybe just the time of year? Big thanks to @trueref.bsky.social ! Again! What a god send. ❤️
Have a good Christmas everyone!
Have a good Christmas everyone!
December 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Ok I'm not gonna finish this in time, but it was nice to just mess around get something down after so long. Dunno why it gave off such strong Santa vibes. Maybe just the time of year? Big thanks to @trueref.bsky.social ! Again! What a god send. ❤️
Have a good Christmas everyone!
Have a good Christmas everyone!
Took a peak and Aaron, Neri and Cade were our most popular models of 2025!
Followed very closely by Jess and Oneka. 🤍
Followed very closely by Jess and Oneka. 🤍
December 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Took a peak and Aaron, Neri and Cade were our most popular models of 2025!
Followed very closely by Jess and Oneka. 🤍
Followed very closely by Jess and Oneka. 🤍
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Penciled this yesterday as a warm-up using reference, inked a few minutes ago to wind down without looking at the original photo. Drawing those boots was fun.
Ref photo by @trueref.bsky.social
Ref photo by @trueref.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Penciled this yesterday as a warm-up using reference, inked a few minutes ago to wind down without looking at the original photo. Drawing those boots was fun.
Ref photo by @trueref.bsky.social
Ref photo by @trueref.bsky.social
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Not sure I’ll finish this, It’s another ‘this is just going to be a quick sketch, low resolution time’ that I failed to keep as a quick sketch.
Halfway through it occurred to me that this is likely to be a decent santa pack for next year and I wanted to quickly (‘quickly’) test that out.
Halfway through it occurred to me that this is likely to be a decent santa pack for next year and I wanted to quickly (‘quickly’) test that out.
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Not sure I’ll finish this, It’s another ‘this is just going to be a quick sketch, low resolution time’ that I failed to keep as a quick sketch.
Halfway through it occurred to me that this is likely to be a decent santa pack for next year and I wanted to quickly (‘quickly’) test that out.
Halfway through it occurred to me that this is likely to be a decent santa pack for next year and I wanted to quickly (‘quickly’) test that out.
Welcome to Derry. Yes, no?
December 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Welcome to Derry. Yes, no?
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highly recommend @trueref.bsky.social and @adorkastock.com for reference photos!! their refs are super high quality and get very specific, AND by using them you’re supporting real people and learning & referencing *actual anatomy*!!
There are many ways to save time and labor in your artwork that don’t involve using a glorified slot machine that uses as much energy as a small city and poisons the air every time it gets used. Use 3D models, reference photos, whatever. Don’t tell me AI is actually useful
December 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
highly recommend @trueref.bsky.social and @adorkastock.com for reference photos!! their refs are super high quality and get very specific, AND by using them you’re supporting real people and learning & referencing *actual anatomy*!!
I am a bit behind, but this WILL be dropping this week!
One more sneak peak of the upcoming Cozy Casual pack featuring @gnomedic.bsky.social 💛✨
Dropping next week!
Dropping next week!
December 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I am a bit behind, but this WILL be dropping this week!
We need to talk about how this very likely did not happen.
Never forget bean dad. Never forget there are parents who will present their children as bumbling lazy idiots for the sake of clout on Twitter.
Never forget bean dad. Never forget there are parents who will present their children as bumbling lazy idiots for the sake of clout on Twitter.
December 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
We need to talk about how this very likely did not happen.
Never forget bean dad. Never forget there are parents who will present their children as bumbling lazy idiots for the sake of clout on Twitter.
Never forget bean dad. Never forget there are parents who will present their children as bumbling lazy idiots for the sake of clout on Twitter.
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some more changeling doodles using 3/4 @trueref.bsky.social poses aha. i love how the tea mug and blowing a kiss one came out
#ocart #ocsky
#ocart #ocsky
December 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
some more changeling doodles using 3/4 @trueref.bsky.social poses aha. i love how the tea mug and blowing a kiss one came out
#ocart #ocsky
#ocart #ocsky
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Real hype for this new trueref pack tbh
(This was meant to be a quick thing so I drew it at ant resolution, oops)
(This was meant to be a quick thing so I drew it at ant resolution, oops)
December 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Real hype for this new trueref pack tbh
(This was meant to be a quick thing so I drew it at ant resolution, oops)
(This was meant to be a quick thing so I drew it at ant resolution, oops)
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Experimenting with Peter Mohrbacker's Angel gradients for Krita, w/General Acxa as my victim. Pose from @trueref.bsky.social
Day 21 #ArtAdventCalendar #acxa #voltron #vld #fanart #krita
Day 21 #ArtAdventCalendar #acxa #voltron #vld #fanart #krita
December 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Experimenting with Peter Mohrbacker's Angel gradients for Krita, w/General Acxa as my victim. Pose from @trueref.bsky.social
Day 21 #ArtAdventCalendar #acxa #voltron #vld #fanart #krita
Day 21 #ArtAdventCalendar #acxa #voltron #vld #fanart #krita
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One more sneak peak of the upcoming Cozy Casual pack featuring @gnomedic.bsky.social 💛✨
Dropping next week!
Dropping next week!
December 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
One more sneak peak of the upcoming Cozy Casual pack featuring @gnomedic.bsky.social 💛✨
Dropping next week!
Dropping next week!
This will mostly wrap up our sudden veer into more casual poses. Not the last one we'll do! But I know people miss the swords.
And maybe I'm about to buy like a 4 foot long big dumb space gun, who knows.
And maybe I'm about to buy like a 4 foot long big dumb space gun, who knows.
One more sneak peak of the upcoming Cozy Casual pack featuring @gnomedic.bsky.social 💛✨
Dropping next week!
Dropping next week!
December 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This will mostly wrap up our sudden veer into more casual poses. Not the last one we'll do! But I know people miss the swords.
And maybe I'm about to buy like a 4 foot long big dumb space gun, who knows.
And maybe I'm about to buy like a 4 foot long big dumb space gun, who knows.
One more sneak peak of the upcoming Cozy Casual pack featuring @gnomedic.bsky.social 💛✨
Dropping next week!
Dropping next week!
December 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
One more sneak peak of the upcoming Cozy Casual pack featuring @gnomedic.bsky.social 💛✨
Dropping next week!
Dropping next week!
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DnD character sheet ready.
TrueRef: real references for real artist.
TrueRef: real references for real artist.
December 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
DnD character sheet ready.
TrueRef: real references for real artist.
TrueRef: real references for real artist.