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Cass' List of References

Posted: May 29th, 2012, 11:06:08 pm
by Cassowary
References for everyone!

I thought this would be a handy topic for all artists and aspiring artists :3 Hopefully it's allowed.

Imma put links/pictures of cool references here; feel free to post links and/or images of good references you find too. The more, the better! Also, please post the original source if possible, so that the creator of the reference can get credit.

Directory

  • Getting Started
    • - I dunno, general tips and tricks and such?

    Anatomy
    • - Animal anatomy
      - Human anatomy

    Color/Textures/Objects
    • -EWISOTT

    Pixel Art
    Digital Art
    Traditional Art
    Crafts

    stuff



Yeah it's being worked on.

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Posted: May 29th, 2012, 11:06:39 pm
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Posted: May 29th, 2012, 11:07:07 pm
by Cassowary
Animals and Humans

Birds
(Watercolor by Dean Crouser)

General Anatomy/Stock
"roseate spoonbills" by jorja feldman on tumblr
"atlantic puffins" by Nancy Elwood on tumblr

Wings
"Bird Anatomy Tutorial" by Anima-Lux-Artifex on dA
"Bird Wing Tutorial" by TheAntimonyElement on dA (large!)

Day Raptors
"osprey" by My Hanh T Dang on tumblr

Owls
"Anatomy Tutorial: Owl Basics" by AddictionHalfWay on dA


Canines

General Anatomy/Stock
Canine stock collection (collection of photos) by various on dA
"Fox Tutorial" by Culpeo-Fox on dA
"Canine v. Feline Anatomy Tut." by Daesiy on dA (also applies to felines)
"Looking back" by woxys on dA

Colors/Patterns
"Fox color chart Redux" by Krissyfawx on dA

Head/Face
"How I draw eyes" by Yellow-eyes on dA

Limbs
"Wolf Paw Tutorial" by Anuwolf on dA
"How I do paws -tutorial-" by NinjaKato on dA (also applies to felines)
"-Paw Tutorial-" by Silvolf on dA
"A "how to" on wolf paws..." by SongOfTheLoneWolf on dA
"Mini-Tut: How I Draw Paws" by Sullivan on dA
"Ses's second paw tutorial" by T0xicEye on dA


Dinosaurs

Raptors
"Raptor Tutorial" by Droemar on dA
"TUTORIAL: how to draw raptors" by Freakzter on dA
"microraptor gui" by Onikaizer on dA


Dragons

General Anatomy
"Anatomica Draconis" by KatePfeilschiefter on dA
"Anatomy of the Western Dragon" by KatePfeilschiefter on dA
"Bronze Pernese Dragon" by KaisterFlames on dA
"Dragon Anatomy - Muscle" by UberKudzu on dA
"Dragon Anatomy - Skeleton" by UberKudzu on dA

Heads/Faces
"Dragon Heads" by KatePfeilschiefter on dA

Inspiration
Oldworld Dragons by KatePfeilschiefter on dA


Equines

General Anatomy/Stock
Horse stock collection (collection of photos) by various on dA

Colors/Patterns
"Horse Colors + Patterns" by Ninquetolliel on dA

Limbs
"tutorial - horse hooves" by m-u-h-a on dA


Deer
"Basic Deer behavior tutorial" by creepygoth666 on dA
"Basic Deer Species tutorial" by creepygoth666 on dA


Felines

General Anatomy/Stock
"Quick Cat Anatomy Tutorial" by AddictionHalfWay on dA
"Animal Anatomy - Cats Part 1" by akeli on dA
"Canine v. Feline Anatomy Tut." by Daesiy on dA (also applies to canines)

Heads/Faces
"Feline Face Profile Tutorial 1" by TamberElla on dA
"How to Draw Big Cats Part 1" by TamberElla by dA

Limbs
"How I do paws -tutorial-" by NinjaKato on dA (also applies to canines)


Invertebrates

"Mantis arm drawing guide" by scythemantis on dA
"The Deep" by Shadowwwolf on dA (overlaps with Pixel Art)



Wings

Feathered Wings
"The power of flight" by sgt-slaughter on dA

Leathery Wings
"Hang in there, buddy (Animal Kingdom - Malayan Flying Fox bat)" by ohhector on Flickr



Miscellaneous

General/Anatomy
Various animal stock (collection of photos) by various on dA
"Anatomy Tutorial: Bear" by AddictionHalfWay on dA
"Animal Refs: Mongoose and more" by AddictionHalfWay on dA (mongoose, hyena, wolverine, fossa, bearcat)
"hyena vs wolf comparison" by Tianithen on dA


Human Anatomy

General Anatomy/Stock
Posemaniacs
Senshistock
"How I draw char. pose" by pandabaka on dA
"Foreshortening Tips" by scruffyronin on dA

Expressions
"Lackadaisy Expressions" by tracyjb on dA

Heads/Faces
"Portrait Painting Tutorial" by acidlullaby on dA
"MANGA to REALISTIC: PART ONE" by FOERVRAENGD on dA
Head Tutorial by lazendar on dA (cartoony/manga style, but decent for posturing)
"Drawing Lips" by moni158 on dA


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Posted: May 29th, 2012, 11:08:44 pm
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Crafts

Screen Printing

[url=http://taeliac.deviantart.com/art/Fakie ... l-55149185]"Fakie Screen Printing Tutorial" by taeliac on dA[url]


Re: Cass' List of References

Posted: May 29th, 2012, 11:08:55 pm
by Cassowary

Re: Cass' List of References

Posted: May 29th, 2012, 11:09:16 pm
by Cassowary
This stuff goes where???

MorningtonCrescent wrote:Colour Resources:

This colour blender is incredibly useful for creating difficult hue-shifts or gradient palettes without the use of Photoshop or similar. I used it to some degree for my current avatar.

ColourLovers is a huge colour and palette resource and a huge source of inspiration if you're inspired to use a colour when you see it. Really great site!

Character design resources:

http://thundercake.deviantart.com/art/U ... -105722545 It's a long read, but this contains some food-for-thought when creating characters.

The Page of Generators is an old favourite of mine and has been useful for me when I need to think something up but I'm having trouble with it. Very useful for generating anything you might wish for- planet names, currency, story prompts, furry characters, bishonen, magical girls and even little ponies!

Fashion Era is a great resource for anyone wanting to design or draw accurate historical clothes. Good for inspiration, too, and the Victorian section is handy for steampunk fans!