🎨 PuccaNoodles' Compiled Animation/Art Resource Sheet 🖌️
Page 1 - Foundational Drawing
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Life Drawing (Figure, Animal, Landscape, etc.)
Title Link(s) Paid/Free Notes
William Nguyen realtime head reference tool https://www.artstation.com/williamnguyen Free 3D reference tools for a variety of head models with interactive lighting.
Line of Action https://line-of-action.com/ Free Free Life Drawing for figure, animals, hands/feet, faces, landscapes. Forums, 360 views,and workshops.
JustSketchMe https://justsketch.me/?ref=lineofaction Free Interactive 3D mannequin poser that operates within browser or installation to desktop.
PaintingDemos: Life Drawing Techniques https://paintingdemos.com/life-drawing-techniques-and-methods/ Free Life Drawing techniques article on PaintingDemos.
Morpho Anatomy Books https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AMichel+Lauricella&s=relevancerank&text=Michel+Lauricella&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1 Paid Straight-to-the-point, affordable, excellent books on various aspects of anatomy by Michael Lauricella
PoseSpace https://posespace.com/ Mix Life Drawing tool that has Paid/Free options. Paid will give you higher resolution photos.
AdorkaStock https://www.adorkastock.com/ Mix Life Drawing gallery with Paid/Free options. Consistent high quality updates with general-niche pose libraries.
Gesture Drawing Collection by Megan Rika Young https://ko-fi.com/s/6c2b71d33f Free 45 page collection of Figure Drawings by Megan Rika Young https://twitter.com/MeganRika . SFW (no nudity)
Figure Drawing Mentorship Notes by DianaTS https://twitter.com/daitsaisan/status/1360369176007897090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fkashcash.notion.site%2FTwitter-Tutorials-References-d202e6c0a9c14e6f81d06136387895fc Free Super helpful figure drawing twitter thread by https://twitter.com/daitsaisan
Andrew Loomis Figure Drawing Books http://www.alexhays.com/loomis/ Free Free .PDF Andrew Loomis books. Can be downloaded individually or full collection through .RAR
Anatomy Photo Share by Hyunsuk Lee https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMbaSTp0BlK1kBCKVvfZzyDhcgCZQuaDBbp8v8Lj6hxnBaNh7YWoKwCPCYr-10--A?pli=1&key=cU5OaV9TVWhoMWlVZERnaEc2YVFKQTJHbnVDeWR3 Free Large resource of anatomy refs and guides, both photos and animated videos to show musculature and movement.
Quickposes https://quickposes.com/en Free Life Drawing with timed practice.
MagicPoser https://magicposer.com/ Mix 3D character poser. Mostly free, some paid features.
DesignDoll https://terawell.net/index.php Mix 3D character and perspective poser. Free and Paid options available.
Clothing on Figure photo reference pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/saraalfageeh/pose-practice/ Free Collection of different types of clothing styles on a range of body types/ages.
Free
Hairfinder https://www.hairfinder.com/ Free Free library for hairdressers with styles, references, and haircare. Good use for varying up hair design.
Warren Photographic https://www.warrenphotographic.co.uk/index.php Free Huge library with tons of animal varieties.
Animal/Human Skull Reference Module https://x6ud.github.io/#/ Free 3D models reference for Animal/Human skulls. Interactive module to find the perfect angle.
Animal Wing Guide https://twitter.com/Tazz_Bluebird/status/1267186331698028547 Free Wing drawing guide by https://twitter.com/Tazz_Bluebird. 2 tweet thread.
Map Crunch https://www.mapcrunch.com/ Free Interactive in-browser module of 360 degree landscape photos.
How to Study Art: Plein Air https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ja3OAS-PtY Free 45-minute workshop by J. Torres on Plein Air Landscape Painting
Draw This https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOVNvkn-f6BW18AvplWI8YA Free Life drawing YouTube channel. SFW (no nude), and costumed models.
Digital Gesture Drawing with Norm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IA5wecLs98 Free 1 hour workshop going through digital gesture drawing in procreate.
Ges Draw Party https://www.youtube.com/c/GESDRAWPARTY Free Incredibly fun and unique costumed models for gesture drawing. Highly recommended for fun poses and clothing.
Hong Ly's Character Design References https://www.characterdesigns.com/ Free Tons of great character references for a variety of things: animation, games, 2D, 3D, live action, etc.
Bodies in Motion https://www.bodiesinmotion.photo/ Paid Mostly paid subscription but has free options. Figure drawing, focusing on in-motion action.
Drawing Compositions https://twitter.com/MitchLeeuwe/status/1778774907272278197 Free Introduction to compositions. By https://twitter.com/MitchLeeuwe My info: https://linktr.ee/PuccaNoodles
Foundation Drawing
Title Link(s) Paid/Free Notes
DrawABox https://drawabox.com/ Free Free in-depth drawing lessons focusing on construction and textures. Tough but excellent results.
Aaron Blaise CreatureTeacher https://creatureartteacher.com/ Mix Mix of drawing, animation, photoshop, brushes etc. Mostly Paid but occasionally Free options throughout.
Horizon Line Perspective by MitchLeeuwe https://twitter.com/MitchLeeuwe/status/1484687435724464129 Free Tweet by https://twitter.com/MitchLeeuwe
Horizon Line Perspective by Amalas Rosa https://twitter.com/AmalasRosa/status/1484887768589348867 Free Tweet by https://twitter.com/AmalasRosa
U1Lib/Z-Lib https://u1lib.org/ / https://z-lib.org/ Free Free .PDF library of books, lots of drawing resources to be found.
Photostudy Approach Process by PingaPenguins https://twitter.com/pingapenguins/status/1370011223513731072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fkashcash.notion.site%2FTwitter-Tutorials-References-d202e6c0a9c14e6f81d06136387895fc Free In-depth photostudy tutorial, 5 tweet thread. By https://twitter.com/pingapenguins
Marco Bucci YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/marcobucci Free Tons of videos on concepts, digital painting, foundation drawing, sketching, perspective, colors, etc. by Marco Bucci
Perspective Grid https://www.reubenlara.com/perspectivegrid/ Free Free in-browser interactive tool of perspective grids. Multiple options available.
Understanding Composition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8i7OKbWmRM Free Composition discussion by Blender Guru
How to Draw Anything (The Shrimp Method) https://xuu.es/post/30177790499/shrimp-method Free Excersize on learning how to draw anything - example with drawing a shrimp.
Foreshortening Guide https://www.deviantart.com/nsio/art/Nsio-explains-Foreshortening-427366531 Free Guide on foreshortening the human figure.
Griz and Norm's Tuesday Tips https://grizandnorm.tumblr.com/tagged/100tuesdaytips Free Great bite-sized tips on everything for drawing and painting.
Thomas Romain's Tips for Keeping Perspective https://imgur.com/gallery/V5Prm Free In-depth guides for easy to complicated perspective.
ArtProf https://artprof.org/ Free Online art community for a variety of different subjects, all free. Runs on donations and founded by former RISD professor.
ACON3D https://www.acon3d.com/en Mix Incredible resource of 3D models of nearly everything you can imagine. Mostly paid assets but there are some free options.
simodasketch Tweet https://twitter.com/simodasketch/status/1499695670223327232 Free Rough perspective based on camera angle
3D Head Light Reference Tool https://www.artstation.com/artwork/GX3Ax1 Free 3D Human head light reference tool - Freely adjust a lightsource against a planar face
Color
Title Link(s) Paid/Free Notes
ColorSupply Picker https://colorsupplyyy.com/app/ Mix Color picker app with wheels, charts, and hex match. Mostly free but offers Premium for more options.
EyeDropper Chrome Extension https://eyedropper.org/ Mix Chrome in-browser color picker for hex codes and palettes. Mostly free but offers Premium for more options.
Skintone Palettes by FizzyGutz https://twitter.com/FizzyGutz/status/1371536677647310850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fkashcash.notion.site%2FTwitter-Tutorials-References-d202e6c0a9c14e6f81d06136387895fc Free Skintone palettes with wide range of tones. By https://twitter.com/FizzyGutz
Skintone Mixing advice by KupaDraws https://twitter.com/Kupadraws/status/1370468134214369281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fkashcash.notion.site%2FTwitter-Tutorials-References-d202e6c0a9c14e6f81d06136387895fc Free Advice on getting richer skintone rendering. By https://twitter.com/Kupadraws
Dark Skin coloring Tutorials https://peachdeluxe.tumblr.com/post/171230593878/i-get-asked-a-lot-for-tips-with-coloring-black Free Coloring tutorial for darker skin tones including palms, lips, blush, lighting. By PeachDeluxe
Color Theory/Painting Thread https://twitter.com/devinkorwin/status/1278049901709012995 Free Great thread on what color is and how to fully utilize it. Three-part series all within thread. By https://twitter.com/devinkorwin
Coolors Palettes https://coolors.co/palettes/trending Mix Easy-to-Use palette finder. Free, but has premium options as well.
Paletton https://paletton.com/#uid=1000u0kllllaFw0g0qFqFg0w0aF Free Free, easy-to-use, interactive color palette maker within browser.
101 Color Combinations for Inspiration https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/101-color-combinations-design-inspiration?utm_source=CreativeMornings-HQ&utm_campaign=89e1c79c3d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1768cc808f-89e1c79c3d-320724625&mc_cid=89e1c79c3d&mc_eid=568e4c04b8 Free Crash course in color theory and unique color palettes paired with images.
Applying Color Theory to Paintings and Illustrations https://twitter.com/emeldraws/status/