Library Section 02
Collecting
Reference photographs, notebooks, tools and a library you can search.
Build a reference library you can search in ten seconds
One inbox, three folders, a naming rule and a weekly ten-minute review turn a pile of saved images into a reference you actually use.
Photograph your tools as reference
Tools and materials make good reference because they hold still. How to photograph a desk or a set of tools so the pictures are useful when you draw, repair or restock later.
Keep field notes you can use a year later
A field note is useful when a stranger could follow it. Four lines to write on the spot, and one to add at home.