Thread "[[Skullbie's MEGA THREAD]] Link/Tips to Everything: Poses, Guides, Anatomy, Fonts, Reference, Tutorials, etc." in forum "Tips and Tricks/Support *"

Posted at 12:10PM, Oct. 25, 2008

New post section 'Reference' added. [oct 25 2008]

Posted at 12:12PM, Dec. 30, 2008

For the fonts theres also www.1001fonts.com, and I found this tutorial on drawing anthros that also covers basic anatomy and skeletons-http://hippie.nu/~unicorn/tut/xhtml/

Posted at 8:03AM, Mar. 11, 2009

For modern clothes there should be a link to www.luello.com/shop/

Posted at 10:04AM, Apr. 18, 2009

If it's cool to toss in another suggestion:

I found a great "How to draw figures" tutorial on Comic Tools recently:
"This week is only part one in a multi-part anatomy lesson tailored specifically for the cartoonist, who may not want, need, or be able to invest their time in studying all the complexities of anatomy, but who would like to at least be able to understand the basics of the figure."

Posted at 11:04AM, Apr. 18, 2009

^ That's an interesting way of looking at the basics of the human figure. I'm going to have to try that out.

Posted at 4:04AM, Apr. 19, 2009

Fonts fonts fonts…

A lot of free font sites contain fonts that might not be appropriate for printing (due to license/copyright issues) which shouldn't be a problem for a web-only comic, but if your thing was ever going to be published on paper it's wise to pick up a font that you're sure is ok to be used in print.

Thus I suggest two sites.

http://www.larabiefonts.com/ - Larabie fonts: 384 fonts for personal and commercial use.
http://moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/klein/ Manfred Klein Fonteria: not sure how many but there's probably couple of thousands of them. Let me quote from the website:

Manfred's fonts are free for private and charity use. They are even free for commercial use - but if there's any profit, pls make a donation to organizations like Doctors Without Borders.

There you go, my tiny contribution :D

Posted at 9:05AM, May. 3, 2009

http://www.photoshoplady.com/the-100-most-popular-photoshop-tutorials-2008/

Great tutorials there too

DeviantART has some great stock http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/stockart/?order=9#catpath=resources&order=9

Posted at 12:06AM, Jun. 13, 2009

This list does not mention CG Textures, and it should. <3 Also, Absolute Textures may play a role in your website's design.

Male Hairstyles are a much-needed resource, although most of them come off looking androgynous. But they're all on men, so. <3

There are some broken links up there now, but not the majority, of course. Though I was sad to see that "funky-chickens" is no longer there. :(

Awesomeness here.

Posted at 10:07AM, Jul. 29, 2009

I don't know if this counts, but I've made a thread where people can ask me to put up different references from my folder. I've got lots of different stuff, expressions, poses, stuff for fight scenes, animals, furniture, etc.

http://www.drunkduck.com/community/view_topic.php?tid=49833&cid=238

Posted at 11:10PM, Oct. 24, 2009

There was a mention of ImagineFX earlier in the thread, and I just wanted to add that if you go to "Workshops" on the website www.imaginefx.com, it has over 130 tutorials, which also include the brushes, samples, and other support files needed. I learned so much when I was able to afford that magazine and it's great to be able to go back to older stuff from before I discovered it. It's not just digital painting either, but there are things about comics/manga also.

Posted at 9:12AM, Dec. 1, 2009

Coloring tutorials

Flat Colors:
http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/blog/index.php?blog=111
This one has totally opened up my world. I was struggling to figure out how to keep Illustrator's nice lines while coloring without a brush. Life is easier now.

Lighting, Shading, Effects:
http://www.nedroid.com/2009/05/color-me-surprised/
I haven't really tried this, but the end result looks niiice.

Posted at 12:01AM, Jan. 8, 2010

for pose references I suggest http://www.posemaniacs.com/ (computer generated) or browsing through deviantart photos.

thanks for the list :)

Posted at 7:03PM, Mar. 23, 2010

I published an article earlier this year that covered taking your comic from idea to reality - including posting it on Drunk Duck.

I no longer write for the site that carried the column, so I've now put it up on my site. Hope it helps - I think it's in the spirit of this thread.

"Shut Up And Put Out Yer Comic Book":

http://mikeluoma.com/SUAPOYCB.html

Posted at 4:07PM, Jul. 20, 2010

I just found a great resource for simulating light sources, and just wanted to share it with everyone else:

Light Cage

Posted at 10:03AM, Mar. 11, 2011

If you're looking for reference images of named entities (things like specific people, places, buildings, animal species and automobile and aircraft models) you might like the new site

Ookaboo: Free Pictures of Everything on Earth

Posted at 11:04PM, Apr. 27, 2011

The Photovault websites looks very valuable. Someone else may have pointed this out already but noobgrinder.com/loomis is a broken link.

Posted at 11:04PM, Apr. 27, 2011

Is it OK to reference photos like the ones on photovalet without crediting the photographer?

Posted at 9:05AM, May. 7, 2011

This is a big, detailed and very good tutorial about lighting - indoor, outdoor, different weather, different kinds - I've looked at lighting books and tutorials before, but this is the first one that really made it click for me, and it's definitely worth looking at!

Link: http://www.itchy-animation.co.uk/light.htm