ART GAINZ
tutorials
fundamentals
- draw a box exercises for learning the fundamentals of drawing
- artgraphica tutorials with a focus on specific mediums/techniques
- ctrl+paint fundamentals of digital painting
- android arts fundamentals, applies more to digital painting
- dimensions of color color theory, with some tangents on lighting
pixel art
- lospec tutorials fundamentals and more
- slynyrd fundamentals and various
- make games with derek fundamentals
- 2d will never die various
- les forges pixel art course fundamentals
- saint11 mostly animation
- gas13 various
- creating pixel art fundamentals
- pixel logic fundamentals (paid)
references
humans
- sketchdaily searchable
- posespace searchable
- photo reference for comic artists searchable
- figurosity searchable
- character designs categorized
- faestock @ deviantart photos
- pose-emporium @ deviantart photos
- adorkastock @ deviantart photos
- line of action timed figure drawing
- anatomy360 360 degree 3d scans of humans
- 3d.sk 360 degree 3d models of humans
- sankakucomplex idols π nsfw photos of idols/cosplayers/egirls
- hairfinder categorized hairstyles
- hand poses galore hand refs, mostly cartoons
- /r/humanporn inspiration
- /r/humansaremetal inspiration
animals / wildlife
- line of action > animals timed figure drawing
- /r/wildlifephotography
- /r/natureismetal cw for [natural] animal death/violence
- /r/birding
- /r/birdpics
environments
- mapcrunch random location on google maps
- /r/autumnporn
- /r/winterporn
natural
manmade
- /r/cityporn
- /r/architectureporn
- /r/infrastructureporn
- /r/houseporn
- /r/cabinporn
- /r/churchporn
- /r/roomporn
- /r/abandonedporn
plants
vehicles
food
objects
- /r/machineporn
- firearm schematics
- /r/gunporn
- /r/knifeporn
- scan the world 3d scans of statues and other artifacts
assets
stock
- unsplash license
- pixabay license
- pexels license
- the pic pac image packs. CC0
- smithsonian open access public domain
- new york public library public domain
- british library public domain
- biodiversity heritage library public domain
- project apollo archive public domain
- old book illustrations public domain
- from old books public domain
- public domain review public domain
- subtlepatterns seamless patterns
- the pattern library seamless patterns
- wild textures seamless textures and patterns. license
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- undraw - vector illustrations. license
colors
terms to know
- hue - a color itself (ie red)
- shade - hue + black
- tint - hue + white
- tone - hue + gray
- analogous - colors next to each other on the color wheel (ie red + orange)
- complementary - colors opposite each other on the color wheel (ie red + green)
- triadic - colors equally spaced on the color wheel (red + blue + yellow)
theory
- for real tho just read the wiki article on color theory its very useful
- DONT USE PURE BLACK (#000) OR PURE WHITE (#FFF)! ok not never, but use them significantly less! only use them if you need them.
- dont use the same color for shading or highlighting -- by default use a color next to it on the color wheel. ie: if you need a highlight for something red, dont use light red. use light yellow. for shadows use purple. but try colors elsewhere on the color wheel too!
- another rule of thumb for lighting: use warm colors for highlights and cool ones for shadows. not always, but its useful to keep in mind.
palettes
pickers/generators
- coolors color scheme maker + collector. used to be my favorite site, but WAY too much stuff is locked behind premium now :/
- colormind ai-generated
- palette generator color scheme from image
- colorspace generates a palette from one color
- colorize word to color
- colorpicker for data creates a gradient between two colors
- randoma11y generates a 2 color palette with accessibility in mind
- colorsafe create a palette with accessibility in mind
- hello color generates a 2 color palette with accessibility in mind
finding/sharing
- lospec color schemes designed for pixel art (but can be used for other things too)
- color hunt 4-hue color palettes
- lol colors 4-hue color palettes
- adobe colors
- nippon colors colors used in japanese art
- zhongguose colors used in chinese art
- color leap color schemes based on art/media from different eras in history
- brandcolors colors used by brands
- colorful gradients bot-generated gradients
UIX
themes
typography
- fonts in use inspiration and identification
- typewolf inspiration and identification
- fontmeme inspiration and identification
- fontjoy font pairings
fonts
- google fonts open source fonts
- fontsquirrel free + commercial use ok
- fontlibrary free + various open licenses
- fontshare free for personal/commercial use
- dafont free + various licenses
- fontesk free + various licenses
- fontspace free + various licenses
- the league of moveable type free + open source
- indestructible type free + open source
- velvetyne free + open source
- use modify free + open source
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- oldschool pc fonts fonts from old computers and operating systems
- caveras fonts from video games
- codeface fonts for programming