draw from life

The Court he joined was drawn from the nation's public life.

Study the people around you; draw your characters from life.

The characters are drawn from real life, with no names being changed.

The new novel, like those books, draws from her life.

The images of the three bronze men were not drawn from life.

She is confident that the birds were drawn from life.

They address God in personal terms, using imagery drawn from human and animal life.

You draw from life and you give back to live.

Each of the persons in the panels had obviously been drawn from life.

Children not only draw from life, but also copy images in their surroundings.