🎨 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 |
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| William Nguyen realtime head reference tool | https://www.artstation.com/williamnguyen | Free | 3D reference tools for a variety of head models with interactive lighting. |
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| Line of Action | https://line-of-action.com/ | Free | Free Life Drawing for figure, animals, hands/feet, faces, landscapes. Forums, 360 views,and workshops. |
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| JustSketchMe | https://justsketch.me/?ref=lineofaction | Free | Interactive 3D mannequin poser that operates within browser or installation to desktop. |
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| PaintingDemos: Life Drawing Techniques | https://paintingdemos.com/life-drawing-techniques-and-methods/ | Free | Life Drawing techniques article on PaintingDemos. |
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| 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 |
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| PoseSpace | https://posespace.com/ | Mix | Life Drawing tool that has Paid/Free options. Paid will give you higher resolution photos. |
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| AdorkaStock | https://www.adorkastock.com/ | Mix | Life Drawing gallery with Paid/Free options. Consistent high quality updates with general-niche pose libraries. |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| Quickposes | https://quickposes.com/en | Free | Life Drawing with timed practice. |
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| MagicPoser | https://magicposer.com/ | Mix | 3D character poser. Mostly free, some paid features. |
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| DesignDoll | https://terawell.net/index.php | Mix | 3D character and perspective poser. Free and Paid options available. |
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| 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. |
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| Hairfinder | https://www.hairfinder.com/ | Free | Free library for hairdressers with styles, references, and haircare. Good use for varying up hair design. |
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| Warren Photographic | https://www.warrenphotographic.co.uk/index.php | Free | Huge library with tons of animal varieties. |
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| Animal/Human Skull Reference Module | https://x6ud.github.io/#/ | Free | 3D models reference for Animal/Human skulls. Interactive module to find the perfect angle. |
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| Animal Wing Guide | https://twitter.com/Tazz_Bluebird/status/1267186331698028547 | Free | Wing drawing guide by https://twitter.com/Tazz_Bluebird. 2 tweet thread. |
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| Map Crunch | https://www.mapcrunch.com/ | Free | Interactive in-browser module of 360 degree landscape photos. |
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| 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 |
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| Draw This | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOVNvkn-f6BW18AvplWI8YA | Free | Life drawing YouTube channel. SFW (no nude), and costumed models. |
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| Digital Gesture Drawing with Norm | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IA5wecLs98 | Free | 1 hour workshop going through digital gesture drawing in procreate. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Bodies in Motion | https://www.bodiesinmotion.photo/ | Paid | Mostly paid subscription but has free options. Figure drawing, focusing on in-motion action. |
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| Drawing Compositions | https://twitter.com/MitchLeeuwe/status/1778774907272278197 | Free | Introduction to compositions. By https://twitter.com/MitchLeeuwe | | My info: https://linktr.ee/PuccaNoodles |
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Foundation Drawing
| Title | Link(s) | Paid/Free | Notes |
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| DrawABox | https://drawabox.com/ | Free | Free in-depth drawing lessons focusing on construction and textures. Tough but excellent results. |
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| Aaron Blaise CreatureTeacher | https://creatureartteacher.com/ | Mix | Mix of drawing, animation, photoshop, brushes etc. Mostly Paid but occasionally Free options throughout. |
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| Horizon Line Perspective by MitchLeeuwe | https://twitter.com/MitchLeeuwe/status/1484687435724464129 | Free | Tweet by https://twitter.com/MitchLeeuwe |
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| Horizon Line Perspective by Amalas Rosa | https://twitter.com/AmalasRosa/status/1484887768589348867 | Free | Tweet by https://twitter.com/AmalasRosa |
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| U1Lib/Z-Lib | https://u1lib.org/ / https://z-lib.org/ | Free | Free .PDF library of books, lots of drawing resources to be found. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Perspective Grid | https://www.reubenlara.com/perspectivegrid/ | Free | Free in-browser interactive tool of perspective grids. Multiple options available. |
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| Understanding Composition | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8i7OKbWmRM | Free | Composition discussion by Blender Guru |
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| 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. |
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| Foreshortening Guide | https://www.deviantart.com/nsio/art/Nsio-explains-Foreshortening-427366531 | Free | Guide on foreshortening the human figure. |
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| Griz and Norm's Tuesday Tips | https://grizandnorm.tumblr.com/tagged/100tuesdaytips | Free | Great bite-sized tips on everything for drawing and painting. |
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| Thomas Romain's Tips for Keeping Perspective | https://imgur.com/gallery/V5Prm | Free | In-depth guides for easy to complicated perspective. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| simodasketch Tweet | https://twitter.com/simodasketch/status/1499695670223327232 | Free | Rough perspective based on camera angle |
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| 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 |
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Color
| Title | Link(s) | Paid/Free | Notes |
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| ColorSupply Picker | https://colorsupplyyy.com/app/ | Mix | Color picker app with wheels, charts, and hex match. Mostly free but offers Premium for more options. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Coolors Palettes | https://coolors.co/palettes/trending | Mix | Easy-to-Use palette finder. Free, but has premium options as well. |
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| Paletton | https://paletton.com/#uid=1000u0kllllaFw0g0qFqFg0w0aF | Free | Free, easy-to-use, interactive color palette maker within browser. |
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| 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. |
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| Applying Color Theory to Paintings and Illustrations | https://twitter.com/emeldraws/status/ |
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Discussion 1
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Genuinely, thank you so much :)