feyuca:

seedyunderbellyofart:

Guess what came in the mail today. :D :DDDDDDDDD From Feyuca <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 

♥!!! I’m relieved it arrived safely! :D

AHHH LOOOOK.

LOOOKKK!

aisjdliajiw Ahh, that Crowley-

MERLIN.

ARTHUR.

ALIFHEOIRGHNOITND

suddenlynixon:

medacris:

cocokat:

FUCKING NEEDED THIS

I have problems with drawing torsos sometimes, especially male torsos, so this is going to be helpful.

Oh wow look what’s on my dash

animeclay:

Weltol (or lllELTOL) is yet another outstanding Korean character designer, and all around professional concept artist. Although he is quite different from Kim Hyung-Tae, I would still group the two together for various similarities. If nothing else, what I admire in Weltol’s art is the same for Kim Hung-Tae’s: Character/outfit design and the thickness of their forms.

For Weltol’s Pixiv: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=867338

And for his site: http://weltol.egloos.com/

marcusto:

vanillavalerian:

Again, not mine. But omg this is so good aaaaaaaaaah

Some good face lighting ref

fuckingarthowdoesitwork:

Three parts of a fabulous skin tutorial by navate of deviantart. Check the source to see the images in detail.

loarfy:

(via Copic Markers Style. Комментарии : LiveInternet - Российский Сервис Онлайн-Дневников)

Photoshop brush settings to imitate the style of Copic markers. There’s a bit more info at the source…

golgothassterror:

wannabeanimator:

Hand drawing references by Bethany Craig

yes this

mariealbertine:

This is Jack Hamm’s entire section on folds, minus a page that was repetitive so I ditched it to fit the photoset limit. If you guys like, I’ll scan more of his stuff from time to time, I have been trying to get everyone on board with him forever!

To reiterate, these scans are from Jack Hamm’s Drawing The Head And Figure.

artkink:

[Hair Coloring Tutorial]

alsjdhlasjl sob

I need to get my shit together and learn how to use all the stuff in the art programs properly-

LOOK AT THE COLORS ON THIS PICTURE.

knifeyutensil:

Drawing legs (male)

wannabeanimator:

sixmilliondeadinternets:

Update - Nov 20th 2011: Added links to several resource Tumblogs, plus a bunch of websites.

A.K.A. “Pato is autistic and shows off his massive collection of saved links”

Have a seat, get a cup of coffee and sit through this. Hopefully you won’t regret it. This is mostly about illustration, by the way.

FREQUENTLY ASKED BULLSHIT

• “WHICH TABLET SHOULD I BUY?”

Get the cheapest shit available. If you’re in America/Europe a Wacom Bamboowhatever apparently does the trick. If you’re anywhere else get the cheaper-end Genius ones because Wacom tablets are expensive in every place that’s not the first world. Getting a $600 tablet will not make you magically improve and it’s a goddamn waste of money. Too poor for tablets? Start with a damn pencil.

• “POORFAG HERE, CAN’T AFFORD PHOTOSHOP/SAI, WHAT THE FUCK DO I DO?”

This is the Internet, pirate the shit out of them! Here’s a list of freeware programs you could use, because pirating is bad, mkay.

For general illustration:

• GIMP - Non-shitty, open-source Photoshop Clone.
• Paint.NET - If you are somehow too dumb for Photoshop clones here’s something easy to use.
• Flowpaint - Even simpler.
• Inkscape - Apparently good for things like vector art.
• Artweaver - Get the free version which kind of sucks but otherwise decent.
• Chibipaint - Sounds weeaboo as fuck The best thing out there for oekaki, or so they say.
• Will add more as I find them.

For 3D modelling and such:

• Sculptris - 3D sculpting for dummies

More links coming SOON! (Soon: Duke Nukem Forever).

• “I’M TOO MUCH OF A FAILURE I WILL NEVER IMPROVE”

Spoilers: Improvement will take a long time, specially more if you’re self-taught. Improvement requires dedication and consistenct in your learning. Don’t expect to get great if you’ve just started, and don’t expect greatness in the first year or so either. Save the shit you draw so in the future you can notice that progress has indeed been made.

If you still think you’ll never improve just look at this and realize how wrong you are. Now, if you think you’ll instantly be as cool as that guy, look at this and realize that you still have a long way to go.

• “I HAVE ARTIST’S BLOCK WHAT DO”

Artist’s Block is a very complicated thing but the underlying reason is either lack of creativity, acedia or (this case being the most common one) just a towering pile of bullshit. The best way to treat it is to take up theoretical drawing (anatomy studies, for example) and treat it as a chore. If you need ideas look for the Ideas Generators section below.

• “HOW DO I APPROACH TUTORIALS?”

Tutorials are to be approached the way they are meant to be approached. Only two things are to be considered when using them, and that is do not take the author for granted and do not forget to use it as a reference instead of a fixed set of instructions. The tutorial author may not be as great as you may think, and copypasting directly will not only yield horrible results but will also kill all the vitality and creativity you may have when producing.

NOW, ONTO THE ACTUAL LIST THING.

All links taken without permission but I’m sure nobody minds a bit of publicity.

BOOKS

• /ic/’s Recopilation - A 4.2GB books torrent. FUCKING GET IT. (The torrent description also has a list for more books, check those out too)
• Another comprehensive torrent - This one is over 5GB. It’s literally considered the Holy Grail and you should also get this if you can.
• Conceptart’s Recopilation - More art books.
• Why can’t I, hold all these books? - ~75 more books yo.
• LOOMIS LOOMIS LOOMIS LOOMIS
• The New Drawing on The Right Side of the Brain - A must have in artsyfartsyfaggy circles. It’s also in the torrents.
• Burne Hogarth’s Dynamic Anatomy - Pretty sure it’s in the torrents but I know somebody will ask for it separately.
• Eliot Goldfinger’s Human Anatomy For Artists - Another well-known book about anatomy.
• MORE BOOKS JESUS CHRIST WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM 
• OKAY THESE ARE THE LAST BOOKS I’LL LINK I SWEAR

This is actually more than enough to get you started when it comes to getting books. Saying that the amount of books here is FUCKING MASSIVE would be an understatement.

A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO GESTURE DRAWING

• The Drawing Script - Selects from a database random images of animals, people, scenery, faces, etc.
• Figure & Gesture Drawing Tool - Read above.
• Posemaniacs - Poses IN ASTONISHING 3D MOFOS. Apparently criticized for not showing correct muscle movement, but otherwise okay for static stuff.
• Keep this in mind while gesture drawing.

Simple practice method for the aimless artfag: Open any of the first two links, and choose a distinct category (For example, faces). Tell it to switch every 10 minutes if possible; else, get a timer. Fire it up and start drawing what you see. The idea is that you should stop after 10 minutes and move onto the next one, no matter how incomplete it is. Repeat until your art gets showcased in the Louvre.

COLOR THEORY AND MISCELLANEOUS COLORING FOR THE MASSES

• Mandatory Conceptart.com link about Color Theory - These guys are so awesome I can’t even begin to explain.
• The Dimensions of Colour - Light, shade, and COLORS explained in a non-horrible yet convoluted way.
• Light and Color by Itchy Animation - Perhaps not as convoluted as the one above. Still decent.
• How I see color - Not mine, obviously. A quite lengthy dA tutorial in Flash.
• Example dA way on coloring - Needs some knowledge about Photoshop.
• Coloring Tutorial@dA - Read above, this one is much more comprehensive and pretty.
• Color is Value - Handy as a tips reference, not much else really.
• Celshading for weeaboos by weeaboos - COMIC SAAAAAAAANS
• And yet another Coloring Tutorial! 
• Color Scheme picker - If you’re too dumb to pick colors this does the job.

ANATOMY AND GENERAL HUMAN BODY STUFF

• Drawing the Head - Ron Lemen at (obviously!) Conceptart.com.
• HANDS HANDS HANDS at Posemaniac - FUCKING HANDS HOW DO THEY WORK
• Dragon Paint Art Tutorials: Human Body - A quick, yet extremely incomplete nosedive into drawing the body.
• The Big Guide into Drawing the Body - A technical kick in the balls, yet comprehensive enough.
• Basic pose and construction in Figure Drawing - Conceptualizes the shape of the body from stickfigures to 3D shapes and then holy dongs it’s a human body.
• Kitten-chan’s Body Tutorial - Don’t let the name fool you.
• Understanding Anatomy - The “Anatomy for Dummies” of deviantArt. Must see.
• I’ve got to Hand it to you - Great hand tutorial based on the concept of drawing organic figures out of 3D shapes.
• Muscles!
• How do I drawed hair lol - Hardly complete or good, but decent as a quick guide.

PERSPECTIVE

• Why can’t I hold all these Conceptart.com threads - Great to test waters in the wonders of perspective.
• Perspective and Composition - dA tutorials, dA tutorials errywhere.
• Perspective by Sashas - THE TUTORIALS WILL NEVER STOP THE TUTORIALS WILL NEVER STOP

GENERAL REFERENCES

• /hr/@4chan - High resolution images. We’re all grownups here, so you shouldn’t worry about tits.
  
• Photo Reference for Comic Artists - Self-explanatory.
• Senshistock@dA - A deviantArt account just for the sake of uploading references for the glorious proletariat.
• Tasastock@dA - Pretty much the same as above.
• Metlys@dA - Ditto.
• Tursiart@dA - Ditto, more oriented at medieval stuff.
• /ic/’s reference collection - Recopilaception.
• Artsyposes - POSES POSES POSES
• Lackadaisy’s Expressions - Cats or no cats, this is extremely handy.
• Lockstock@dA - Nude references and shit.
• Nude pics errwhere
• Lookbook - In case you need to look at hipster trendy clothing.

TUMBLOGS

These are all awesome people who run awesome blogs, so you better follow all of them.

• Reference Images for Artists
• Starving Artist’s Sage Advice
• Fuck yeah references
• Resources, References and Tutorials
• Resource Collection
• Photoshop Tutorials
• Where They Draw
• TBA! If you know a good resource Tumblr blog please make sure to tell me!

LOOSE BUNCH OF VARIOUS CRAP

• /ic/ Thread 1 - Collection of tutorial images.
• /ic/ Thread 2 - Humongous thread with a crapload of links. A must-see.
• Manga to Realistic (dA) - A Twelve-Part walkthrough that dips your toes into realistic illustrations aimed at people with a weeaboo background.
• 40+ Digital Painting Tutorials You Should Study - Self-explanatory.

GENERAL ART/DESIGN WEBSITES AND TUTORIALS

• /ic/’s Resource Site - To be honest most of the stuff in here was taken from this place, but there’s also a pile full of more useful things there so check it out too.
• Iconnucrit’s Resources - Down at the time of this writing, but decent from what I remember.
• How to Draw 123 - Too much information doesn’t hurt I guess.
• Oh Conceptart you card - So many tutorials!
• Improvement Center @ dA - Gallery of things that will help you… well, improve.
• Tutorial House @ dA - Read above.
• Stanislav Prokopenko’s Tutorials - Guy’s an instructor or something
• Cedarseed’s Tutorials - Massive. This dude is so successful that his tutorials were used for a lot of non-artsy things like biology and stuff.
• How to Draw and Paint - Added by popular demand because I kind of feel icky about this one but it has apparently helped a crapload of people.

GENERAL ART/DESIGN BLOGS

• You the Designer - Don’t forget to check their blogroll.
• Gurney Journey - James Gurney’s blog, author of Dinotopia.

ILLUSTRATION TECHNIQUES

• The Penciling Tutorial - A quite famous tutorial on “how do I penciled lol”
• Lineart by Sashas - This guy is bloody famous or something.
• How to Speedpaint - I don’t quite agree with this but it seems to work for others.

TEXTURES, BRUSHES AND ALL THAT JAZZ

• CG Textures - Massive collection of free textures. Also tutorials.

IDEA GENERATORS

• /r/sketchdaily@Reddit - A new idea to draw everyday.
• Just go here and pick one of the links.

ART COMMUNITIES

• Conceptart.com - These guys are fucking sweet. Actually, “fucking sweet” doesn’t do enough justice - these guys are awesome. Awesome as balls.
• DeviantArt - Well, think about it. It is an art community after all.Needless to say, tread carefully and have your critic eye open.
• /ic/ @ 4chan - Yes, I’m aware, 4chan etc. But these people are hardly what you may think they are: they will actually help your ass out and give you one of the most accurate types of criticism I’ve ever seen. Beware of slightly-more-frequent-than-usual troll activity, and try to refrain from posting your weeabooshit for everyone’s sake.
  

If you want me to add something, please notify me through my /ask. If you have a compilation of resources/you run a blog/etc, don’t be ashamed in whoring it out to me and tell me through /ask too. Be sure to check back often as I’ll be adding more things!

Under the Art Communities section: Concept Art is conceptart.org, not com. Great list, here!

pisswater:

animationbits:

simonist:

[This is off one of Neonnoodle’s posts from SomethingAwful, but it’s such a useful technique I wanna repost it here.]

Here’s one approach I’ve found, which is based on the gamut mask idea, but a little simpler and tuned to working in…

rollingbarrel:

different types of lips

Anime and Realism lips tips by moni158

starsburn:

CG Texture

TextureKing

Fabric Tales

Mayang’s Free Texture Library

Spoonflower

Seamless Textures

Squidfingers

BittBox

100+ Seamless Patterns Great for Creating Website Backgrounds

Color Trends + Palettes