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USEFUL LINKS FOR ARTISTS

Tutorials, reference sites, etc., for figure drawing, environments, costume design, etc.

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USEFUL LINKS FOR ARTISTS

Assembled by Maddy / @goylepower

Students to profressionals. highlighted links are personal faves. Updated 7/10/2021

MISC

"Pixar in a box"https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar
free invoice generatorhttps://invoice-generator.com/#/1
how to organize commissionshttp://orig15.deviantart.net/1753/f/2016/168/e/7/how_to_organise_your_commissions_by_okyi-da6jjp1.png
"creative living beyond fear" podcasthttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/09/21/bcst-elizabeth-gilbert-on-creative-living-beyond-fear
curated directory for tech resourceshttps://zeef.com/
reference image programhttps://www.pureref.com/
pomodoro technique - time managementhttp://lifehacker.com/productivity-101-a-primer-to-the-pomodoro-technique-1598992730
free websafe fontshttps://fonts.google.com/
free BUT sometimes stolen fonts, be carefulhttp://www.dafont.com/
Fontsquirrel - free fontshttps://www.fontsquirrel.com/
type trendshttps://www.typewolf.com/
more font stuffhttp://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/mobile/
what heckin font is that??https://fontsinuse.com/
css type helphttp://csstypeset.com/
basic html and css for non-designershttp://www.dontfeartheinternet.com/
freelancing app that is cool (0-$)https://cushionapp.com/
advanced reverse image searchhttps://www.tineye.com/
mac productivity tipshttps://www.boxysuite.com/blog/mac-productivity
tally up your work hours or dayshttps://www.timeanddate.com/date/durationresult.html?m1=12&d1=2&y1=2020&m2=12&d2=2&y2=2020&h1=8&i1=30&s1=0&h2=17&i2=00&s2=0
twitter thread of graphic design + animation tipshttps://twitter.com/spookyshep/status/1358953223911006212
How to take a hi res screenshot in chromehttps://davidaugustat.com/web/take-ultra-high-resolution-screenshots-in-chrome

STOCK AND ASSETS

subtle patternshttps://www.toptal.com/designers/subtlepatterns/
more free stock photoshttps://unsplash.com/
free stock photoshttps://www.pexels.com
web design resources ($)https://elements.envato.com/
more resources! (0-$)https://graphicburger.com/
texture fabrik (mostly 0 - optional $$)https://texturefabrik.com/
more mockups (0-$)https://www.mockupworld.co/
psds, mockups, and more ($)https://www.pixeden.com/
huge graphics resource market (0-$$)https://creativemarket.com
packaging templates (paper instructions etc)https://www.templatemaker.nl/
more textures, freehttps://www.textures.com/
texturify (0-$$) but there's some good free oneshttp://texturify.com/

NETWORKS

Animation World Newshttps://www.awn.com/
Panimationhttp://panimation.tv
directory of female illustratorshttp://www.womenwhodraw.com/
Nice Moves MNhttps://nicemoves.org/
Hellavision Televisionhttps://hellavisiontelevision.com/Hellavision is also an animation anthology that's very fun.

INSPIRATION

behancehttps://www.behance.net/
dribble - social for design and motionhttps://dribbble.com/
design and art - It's Nice Thathttps://www.itsnicethat.com/
title card exampleshttps://www.artofthetitle.com/
visual journalhttps://visualjournal.it/
letterform type archivehttps://oa.letterformarchive.org/search?searchType=1&searchText=*
aiga eye on designhttps://eyeondesign.aiga.org/
design everywhere tumblrhttps://designeverywhere.tumblr.com/
pattern gallery collectionhttps://patterncollect.com/
packaging galleryhttps://www.cpgd.xyz/
dieline - also packaginghttps://thedieline.com/
packaging of the worldhttps://www.packagingoftheworld.com/
creative reviewhttps://www.creativereview.co.uk/

SOUNDS

VIBE SOUNDS

sound machine for focushttp://soundrown.com/
coffitivity - coffee shop soundshttps://coffitivity.com/
rain soundshttp://www.rainymood.com/
even more sounds, manhttps://mynoise.net/
fantasy town ambiencehttps://youtu.be/ugLwYV1GSvo
poolside FM - summer soundshttps://poolside.fm/
spooky monsateryhttps://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/customTheNameOfTheRose.php
library soundshttps://www.ox.ac.uk/soundsofthebodleian/#radcam

PODCASTS

creative pep talk podcast - anxietyhttps://soundcloud.com/creativepeptalk/092-breaking-through-anxiety
bobby chiu videoshttps://www.youtube.com/user/digitalbobert
bancroft brother animation podcastshttp://taughtbyapro.com/category/podcasts/
chiustreamhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chiustream/id1091632585?mt=2
christ oatley's artcasthttp://oatleyacademy.com/oatley-artcast/

VIDEOS

Adobe interviews and tutorialshttps://www.youtube.com/user/AdobeCreativeCloud/videos
Adobe Live - great interviews and tutshttps://www.behance.net/live

JOB RESOURCES - ANIMATION & MORE

actually incredible google dochttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eR2oAXOuflr8CZeGoz3JTrsgNj3KuefbdXJOmNtjEVM/htmlview?pref=2&pli=1&sle=true#gid=0
creative headshttps://www.creativeheads.net/
AIGA common resume mistakeshttp://www.aiga.org/resume-common-mistakes/
Illustration Rate Finder (litebox)https://litebox.info/2019/08/02/wage-surveys/

WHERE TO BUY STUFF

jetpens rules for traditionalhttps://www.jetpens.com/
stuart ng books for art books + comicshttp://stuartngbooks.com/

Your local art supply store! Shop small

DRAWING REFERENCE

BODY

tool for drawing angles of the facehttp://referenceangle.com/
rip?amazing pose toolhttp://www.posemaniacs.com/
random quickdraw stock imageshttp://senshistock.com/sketch/
stock imageshttps://line-of-action.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/
bodies in motionhttps://www.bodiesinmotion.photo/
timed quick poseshttps://www.quickposes.com/en
random faceshttps://www.humanae.org/
literally pinteresthttps://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=figure%20drawing%20reference&rs=typed&term_meta[]=figure%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=drawing%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=reference%7Ctyped
nude model stock photoshttps://www.posespace.com/
designdollhttp://terawell.net/terawell/?lang=en
animal image reference - angle refshttps://x6ud.github.io/#/
Sketchfab - 3D models you can turn and drawhttps://sketchfab.com/

CHARACTER DESIGN

andrew loomis pdfhttps://issuu.com/kyliegirl/docs/figure_drawing_for_all_its_worth_-_andrew_loomis
"learn to draw cartoons" but actuallyhttps://randomnerds.com/learn-to-draw-cartoons-with-the-now-public-domain-famous-artist-cartoon-course-textbook/
line of actionhttp://floobynooby.blogspot.com/2011/01/lines-of-action-mickeys-christmas-carol.html
drawshhttp://www.drawsh.com/
character design references pinteresthttps://www.pinterest.co.uk/characterdesigh/?etslf=8113&eq=character

COSTUMING

fashion from history bloghttp://fashionsfromhistory.tumblr.com/
flowing fabric videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTmUMVDBKk8

ENVIRONMENT

Environment practice!!! set it to indoor and draw ;)http://www.mapcrunch.com/
building trickhttp://kotaku.com/how-to-draw-detailed-buildings-1699399560?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

https://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/create-custom-maps-in-google-maps/

https://snazzymaps.com/

STORYBOARDING

how to draw for storyboardinghttp://floobynooby.com/comp1.html
"boords" storyboarding apphttps://boords.com/
staging from AT proshttp://kingofooo.tumblr.com/post/161105648449/by-storyboard-supervisor-erik-fountain-a-few
free storyboarding softwarehttps://wonderunit.com/storyboarder/

ONLINE CLASSES

Schoolismhttps://www.schoolism.com/
Skillsharehttps://www.skillshare.com/browse/art
Proko drawhttp://www.proko.com/
Aaron Blaisehttps://creatureartteacher.com/
Khan art history courseshttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-history
Art Camphttps://artcamp.com/
Toniko Pantojahttps://gumroad.com/stringbing
Lyndahttps://www.lynda.com/

GENERAL TUTORIALS

alphonso dunn ythttps://www.youtube.com/user/LighterNoteProd
cinematography of the incredibleshttp://floobynooby.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-cinematography-of-incredibles-part-1.html
a bunch of specific tutorials/masterposthttp://digital-art-tutorials.tumblr.com/post/107087351931/listsandmasterposts-faces-drawing-a-face-the
another masterpost/tumblr linkhttp://gwaiwai.tumblr.com/post/102369693303/subtitle-everything-ive-learned-so-far-more
Sycra tutorialshttps://www.youtube.com/user/Sycra

METHODOLOGY

miyazaki watercolorhttp://www.fanboysanonymous.com/2015/01/hayao-miyazakis-drawing-and-watercolor.html
Adobe color pickerhttps://color.adobe.com
color palatteshttp://www.colourlovers.com/

PHOTOSHOP TIPS AND TRICKS/LEARNING

All photoshop keyboard shortcutshttp://morris-photographics.com/photoshop/shortcuts/downloads/Ps%20CC2015-5%20Keyboard%20Shortcuts%20Mac.pdf
keyboard shortcuts infographichttp://www.bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/photoshop-cs6-keyboard-shortcuts-infographic.jpg
CTRL Paint digital painting helphttps://www.ctrlpaint.com/library/
lazy nezumihttps://lazynezumi.com/
lazy nezumi for mac / hej stylushttps://gumroad.com/l/HEJSTYLUS

BRUSHES

my fave brusheshttps://www.kylebrush.com/
big ol brush compediumhttp://digitalbrushes.tumblr.com/
Shiyoon Kimhttps://gumroad.com/shiyoonk
Anthony Holden screentoneshttps://gumroad.com/anthonyholden
John silva smudge packhttps://johnsilva.deviantart.com/art/John-Silva-Smudge-Pack-2-0-Painterly-Edition-457146526
Zedig brush packhttps://zedig.deviantart.com/art/ultimate-complete-extreme-turbo-X-toolpreset-pack-657326033
Mike yamada! (+ tuts!)https://gumroad.com/michaelyamada
ryan lang (+ tuts!)https://gumroad.com/ryanlangdraws
suheb zakohttps://www.dropbox.com/sh/wcywve894j1cwed/AAA04udyutmI64FdxPk1IP4La?dl=0

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