Heaps of art references, reasources,tips, and guides

[Narri]

I didn't know whether to post this in the links section or not. I wanted to start a thread putting together a lot of references and guides. So I am going to include some of the stuff I have found and if anyone else finds anything worth contributing, post a comment with the link or your ideas.

One thing that has helped me quite a bit is checking out my local zoos facebook page. They have alot of really cool images that I can use to learn from.

gumroad.com: Reference- Skull, Cars, Motorcycles, some poses
These are 100+ pictures of vehicles and Skulls and a few figma poses. No money necessary however all money accumulated is going toward the next PDF, one more focused on poses. (Holly Brown)

gumroad.com: Pose book boi
(Holly Brown) Pose Book Refrences

ladylombax.deviantart.com: HUGE Anatomy Resource Pack
This pack includes:
-Surface, muscular, and skeletal references for almost every part of the human body
-Well organized images collected from Google Images and other resource websites of each part of the body
-Human variation references (body types, face types, etc.)
-Compilation pages (in pdf and Pages file type) of the images made specifically for printing and tracing/studying (Note: the folders still contain the original images used in the compilations if you want those instead)

senshistock.deviantart.com: 50 Hand Challenge Pack - 244 Hand References
50 Hand Challenge Pack - 244 Hand References :Created by SenshiStock on DeviantArt (just check out the rules)

Rodgon the artist
www.youtube.com: RODGON THE ARTIST
For all you artists out there that are learning, or lost, or want to just look at some cool art. This channel is for you!
Challenges, Tutorials and life lessons from my life as an artist.
I found the following videos from him to be very helpful

Draw with jazza
www.youtube.com: Draw with Jazza
join me for new content every week, like tutorials, speedpaintings, streams, competitions and more

This playlist of his in particular has been a huge help
How to Draw - YouTube


And for now that's it. I hope this has helped someone.

 

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[TheArchiver]

A quality thread to be sure.
I'll be contributing to this semi-regularly. For now, I'm going to post a photo reference source I shared in a different thread a few days ago.

(Nude figures so it is NSFW)
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[Narri]

I found out about these two today and they are really good

Quickposes: pose library for figure & gesture drawing practice
SketchDaily Gesture/Figure Drawing

 

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www.reddit.com: The Big Art PDF Backpack! • r/learnart

This includes

1. Figure Drawing for All – Andrew Loomis
2. Drawing the Head and Hands – Andrew Loomis
3. Dynamic Figure Drawing – Burne Hogarth
4. Mastering Drawing the Human Figure – Jack Faragasso
5. Figure Drawing Design and Invention – Michael Hampton
6. The Natural Way To Draw – Kimon Nicolaides
7. Anatomy for Fantasy Artists – Glenn Fabry
8. Animal Anatomy for Artists – Elliot Goldfinger
9. * Art Models Life Nudes (nude and clothed) For Drawing, Painting, and Sculpting – Maureen and Douglas Johnson
10. * Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist – Stephen Rogers Peck
11. * FORCE Animal Drawing - Michael D. Mattesi
12. * FORCE The Key to Capturing Life Through Drawing - Michael D. Mattesi
13. * FORCE Dynamic Life Drawing For Animators - Michael D. Mattesi
14. Gesture Drawing for Animation - Walt Stanchfield
15. Lessons from Michelangelo - Michael Burban
16. * Anatomy for the Artist - Sarah Simblet
17. The Book of A Hundred Hands - George B. Bridgman
18. The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation - Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston
19. Action Anatomy: For Gamers, Animators, and Digital Artists - Takashi Iijima
20. * Advanced Animation - Preston Blair
21. Animating with Stop Motion Pro - Mark Sawicki
22. Animation From Pencils To Pixels - Tony White
23. Animation: The Mechanics of Motion - Chris Webster
24. Animation Writing and Development: From Script Development to Pitch - Jean Ann Wright
25. * Cartoon Animation - Preston Blair
26. Character Animation: 2D Skills for Better 3D - Steve Roberts
27. How To Make Animated Films - Tony White
28. Hybrid Animation: Integrating 2D and 3D Assets - Tina O'Hailey
29. * The Animator's Survival Kit - Richard Williams
30. Stop Motion: Passion, Process, and Performance - Barry J.C Purves
31. The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation - Ken A. Priebe
32. Thinking Animation: Bridging the Gap Between 2D and CG - Angie Jones and Jamie Oliff
33. Timing for Animation - Harold Whitaker and John Halas ( Compiled HTML Help File )
34. 3Ds Max: 3D Enviornment Lighting - Multiple Artists listed in each chapter
35. Character Modeling - Cedric Seaut
36. Digital Art Masters - Tom Greenway, Chris Perrins, Richard Tillbury, and Ben Barnes
37. The Digital Artist's Survival Guide - Ian Dean
38. Mastering 2D and 3D art - Les Pardew and Don Seegmiller
39. The Complete Guide to Digital Painting - April Madden
40. Creative Illustration - Andrew Loomis
41. * Fun with a Pencil - Andrew Loomis
42. Successful Drawing - Andrew Loomis
43. * Action Cartooning - Ben Caldwell
44. * FORCE Character Design from Life Drawing - Michael D. Mattesi
45. * Perspective Drawing Handbook - Joseph D'Amelio
46. * Cartooning the Head and Figure - Jack Hamm
47. How To Draw Cars Fast and Easy - Tim Rudgendyke and Andy Cheung
48. Blouses, Skirts, and Pants Style Book - Unknown
49. * Brad Bird on how to Compose Shots For Storyboard and Layout Artists - Brad Bird
50. Contemporary Fashion Illustration Techniques - Unknown
51. Fashion Illustrator - Bethan Morris
52. Fashion Drawing - John Hopkins
53. Magical World Builder's Guide - Stephanie Cottrell Bryant
54. * Making Comics - Scott McCloud
55. * Understanding Comics - Scott McCloud
56. * Techniques for Cartooning - Unknown Author
57. Eye Of The Painter - Andrew Loomis
58. Chinese Watercolor Techniques: For Exquisite Flowers - Lian Quan Zhen
59. Easy Watercolor: Learn to Express Yourself - Marcia Moses
60. Oil Painting: For Dummies - Anita Giddings and Sherry Stone Clifton
61. * Watercolor Workshop - Glynis Barnes-Mellish

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By STUDIOBLINKTWICE on DeviantArt

100 how to THINK when you draw TUTORIALS

studioblinktwice.deviantart.com: Links to ONE HUNDRED FREE TUTORIALS!

 

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This one does cost money but its really helpful (Price 3.00 USD)
Jazza’s Arty Games! (PC App) | Jazza Studios

Jazza’s ARTY GAMES is a fun tool you can use to accompany your drawing sessions to practice with, challenge yourself, and most of all, have fun with your art!

The ARTY GAMES app features:
– Multiple Profiles (each with materials and game/app settings)
– Single Play Mode with 8 fun game options (Time limit optional)
– Arty Party Mode for Rapid-Fire Art Challenges!

In Single Play Mode you can play with or without a time limit and challenge yourself with one of eight fun idea generation and art practice games.

1 – COLOR CHALLENGE
2 – CHARACTER CHALLENGE
3 – ENVIRONMENT CHALLENGE
4 – INCREMENTAL DESIGN
5 – SCRIBBLE CHALLENGE
6 – COPY CHALLENGE
7 – DESIGN MIX
8 – CUSTOM GENERATOR

ARTY PARTY MODE:
This mode is great to challenge yourself in, or play with a group of friends. Simply select the number of challenges you want to play and the level of intensity – (be warned, ‘Intense’ is named that for a reason!), and after you pick the games you want to be included, hit GO and get ready for a mashup of insane challenges that will test the skill of even the most experienced artists.

 

[Narri]

line-of-action.com: Practice Tools for Artists

Here is another one that is good for reference images.
From figure studies, animals, hands and feet, faces and facial expressions.

 

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