Bookmarks

My hoard of useful, handy, or just entertaining links!

General

Things that I haven't filed under a category yet lol

hikaku sitatter - height comparison tool
Renshuu - Learn Japanese with cute game elements
Zooniverse - Contribute to science and research
Free Courses from Harvard University
This to That (Glue Advice) - Find out what kind of glue you need for your project
Moodboard Generator - Create a moodboard based on colors, topics, etc.

Advice

Some art career-related things as well as life tips.

Portfolio tips for character designers by kathudsonart
Portfolio Guide for character design in animation by mmmjoos
Graphic Design Rates Master Sheet - Spreadsheet of freelance designers' pricing

Cooking

Smitten Kitchen - A home cook who writes for home cooks

Movement

"Exercise" is a loaded word...

Exercises for people who work at desks by linipik + Things to check in your setup by amaranthsynthesis
Quick Break Sketches by tizzymcwizzy (also available as a free digital download on Gumroad)
Hybrid Calistenics - Cultivate long-term fitness, Hampton's videos are so kind and friendly :]

Art Help

Photopea - Free alternative to Photoshop, runs in browser

References

Wing studies by scribbly-blue-hearts
Merpeople References by kingcholera
[FILMGRAB] - Screenshots from movies
Roomstyler - 3D room planner
Claire Hummel's Historical Fashion References & Resources

Stock Pose References & Tools

AdorkaStock
AdorkaStock Sketch - Timed figure drawing using AdorkaStock photos
Faestock - Fantasy poses
Line of Action - Figure drawing, animals, hands & feet, faces & expression, scenes & environment
Figure study tool from Line of Action
PoseSpace
SketchDaily - Timed figure drawing with full body, body parts, animals, structures, & vegetation
JustSketchMe - Posable 3D models
Quickposes - Timed challenges and random poses for gesture drawing
POSEMANIACS - 3D models with muscle and bone
Magic Poser - 3D pose references that works well on mobile, customizable body types, lighting effects
3D models of people kissing on a couch by kamitokatachi - multiple angles & lighting
3D models of people sitting back-to-back by kamitokatachi - Multiple angles & lighting
3D Male Head Light Reference Tool by William Nguyen
3D Female Head Light Reference Tool by William Nguyen
Anatomy 4 Sculptors 3D Reference tool - Figure & torso, head & neck, upper limb, lower limb

Tutorials & Guides

Guide to drawing braids by looceyloo
Kobold Tutorials by TamLin123 (Twitter thread)

01: Heads
02: Hands
03: Neck/Shoulders
04: Torso
05: Arms
06: Lightning Bolt Legs (digitigrade legs)
07: Toes & Claws
08: Tornado Tails
09: Advanced Tails
10: Side Heads

Constructing beastial faces by TFiddlerArt
Hand tutorial by sirpangur
Feet guide by taco1704 (Korean)
Finger guide by taco1704 (Korean)
Big Boy Chest tutorial by BiteDiamond
Foot mnemonic by BluDragonGal - "high inside"

Basic foot anatomy by BluDragonGal

Hand tutorial by solsticely
Raised arms guide by miyuliart
Notes on low angle back view by miyuliart
Thread on color in painting by Devin Korwin (Part 1)

Part 2 (reflected light)

Related: Thread on shadows in painting

Part 3 (chroma & keying)

Male muscles guide by hanari0716 (Japanese)
Texture in animation tutorial by mookietamara
Guide to drawing chubby bodies by variouvery
Thigh/leg notes by sato0138
Beefy arms/biceps hints by KihuBlue
Beefy torso perspective hints by KihuBlue
Guide to monstrous features on humanoids by guttertongue (Part 1 - Teeth)

Part 2 - Claws

How 2 draw water (using amongi) by evenlyevi
Coloring thought process by pybun
Composition notes by onebadnoodle
Hair painting tips by oak-n
Studying Storyboarding on a Budget (Google Doc) compiled by ebbigal
CSP Posing Basics by butchlinkle

Brushes, Textures, & Software

Outline Brush 1 by beijuns - Procreate brush similar to CLIP STUDIO PAINT's outline brush (lines will combine even after lifting the pencil)
Textures and brushes by Bunabi

Big Ol' Card Asset Drop - For tarot cards
Magic & Daggers Set - Dagger brush, murky swirls, dark gold finish, colored speckle
Bloody Throne - Longsword & rapier brushes, gold texture + brush, papers brush, blood droplets brush
Valentine's Frame Set - 17 brushes, 9 PNGs for art nouveau pieces
Leaves & Wreaths Brush Pack
Netting and Lines Brush Drop - fishnet brush, textured waves
Ornate Decoration Brush Drop - Ribbon brushes (scallop, pearl, cross, moons)
Some More Repeating Patterns - Diamond, grapes, shells, vines
Even More Decoration Brushes - Rose, wings, tile, flower

MaxPacks - Textured brushes for Procreate
Line Drawing Pen (線画用ペン) by imo86 - for CLIP STUDIO PAINT
Merlin2g - Textured brushes for Procreate and Photoshop

Mermaid Shore Brushset ($7) - Scale brushes, Procreate only

Vegalia - textured hair brushes ($12 each pack)
B/W screentone-like shading tutorial in CSP by selpuku, using Mirres marker brush set by foervraengd
Free CSP brushes (Twitter thread)
FRENDEN'S 800+ CLIP STUDIO BRUSHES ($14.99) by FRENDEN
Hardsoft Brush by Reference Pictures (for Photoshop)
How to make a custom brush in CSP by KayR801 (Twitter video)
VAMPBYE Tutorial Masterlist - Spreadsheet of tutorials, mostly for CSP
Natural Materials Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 texture packs by TOMB of NULL
Stipple Beast brush by TOMB of NULL

Fun

neal.fun - Lots of little webtoys
Kanopy - Stream movies through your local library
Cameron's World - A web-collage of text and images excavated from the buried neighbourhoods of GeoCities
blinkies.cafe - Make your own blinkies online

Graphics

cat memes, but as f2u pixels by Dovalore - Pixel art versions of cat memes
GifCities - GeoCities animated GIF search engine
Flaticon icon packs - Collections of vector icons
pixels.crd.co - Collection of tiny pixels, perfect for favicons
xyz.crd.co - Collection of tiny, small, medium, and large pixels; other resources
Paper textures scanned by lost-fool-wandering - Useful for overlaying over art to get a traditional look, or if you just need a paper background

Toyhou.se

Toyhou.se is a character repository site where you can create profiles and upload art of your original characters. Many users create and share resources to be used on profiles or elsewhere!

F2U Tile Patterns by AtomicAdopts
F2U Decor Wallpaper by PumpkinCatCarnival
Freepik collections compiled by TheDemonicArtist

Free to use images by beastbeast - Tiles, D&D weapon silhouettes
F2U Icon Borders by michaki
Free Use Backgrounds by CivilEngideer - Also includes transparent backgrounds
F2U Images by Aurorean - Backgrounds, bases, graphics & decorations
[F2U] Transparent Patterns by Canadian Lyynx
Pixel flags by Trolluminati - Mostly pride flags

Tumblr

cosmostickers - LINE stickers
stickerboy - LINE stickers
froggymp3 - LINE stickers & aesthetic images
honeyrolls - Cute transparent food images (mostly sweets)
glittergroovy - Glitter text & blinkies
animatedglittergraphics-n-more - Blinkies & dividers
transbro - Old web graphics (also on Neocities)

Royalty-Free Images

Burst
Cupcake
FoodiesFeed - Food photography
Free Food Photos - Food photography
Free Images
The Gender Spectrum Collection - Trans/non-binary models
Gratisography - Quirky photos
Little Visuals
Morguefile

Nappy - Black/brown models
NASA Image and Video Library - Space photography
Negative Space
The Noun Project - icons
Pexels
Picjumbo
PikWizard
Pixaby
Rawpixel - Vectors & photography
Refshot
StockSnap
Unsplash - My go-to for stock images!
Viintage - Vintage graphics

Museum Open Access Sites

Literature

Libby - Borrow ebooks through your local library
hoopla - Stream audiobooks, ebooks, comics, etc. through your local library
Project Gutenberg - Free ebooks, focusing on copyright-expired books

My Favorites

Staying Quiet by Hieu Minh Nguyen - This poem got me shook
Changeling by Hieu Minh Nguyen - This poem got me DOUBLE shook

Music

Freegal Music - Download free music through your local library
Y232 - Download MP3s of YouTube videos (no ads!)

Royalty-Free Music

Vocal Synths

Tutorials for VOCALOID, UTAU, and Synthesizer V.

How to Make VSQs and USTs by opalvocaloid
CV OTOing Guide by Kiyoteru
Single Reclist - Minimal Japanese 2-mora CVVC reclist by Nohkara
A Guide to Using OREMO by samth1815
ARPAsing Voicebank Creation Tutorial
ARPAsing UST Tutorial by Kiyoteru

Web & Tech

How to use an RSS reader by unpretty.space
A Mini Guide to RSS Feeds by Jey Pawlik
How to customize your cursor on Windows by melonsap
Postimages - Upload images and get permanent links to share online
Fuck Google: Some tips for the casual de-Googler by ms-demeanor

Webmastery

W3Schools - Learn to code
Bootstrap - Toolkit to build responsive sites
Guide into the world of People Having Their Own Personal Websites Again by butchlinkle
Accessible Net Directory - Directory of accessible sites and resources
88x31 Web Button Maker - Create your own web button online
Webmastering templates - Templates for Neocities
Shenanigans resources - Decorative CSS/HTML (buttons, borders, fonts, and images)
HTML named colors - Filterable HTML named colours with colour contrast values and copy functionality
teppy's layouts - Website layouts + backgrounds, graphics, emoticons, dividers

Fonts

Google Fonts
Creative Market - Releases weekly free design assets
FontBundles
Font Squirrel - Free fonts, has a font identifier
Fontshare - Includes font pairings
Velvetyne - Lots of unique fonts
Blambot - Comic fonts
Free Japanese Fonts - Exactly what it says

Writing

Character Name Generators
Behind the Name - Etymology and history of first names
@Sagescale's blank character sheet
OneLook Thesaurus - When you can't remember a word but you remember the definition
Naming countries in fantasy by halfbit
60 Synonyms for "Walk"
A List of Sounds/Onomatopoeia for Writers by lord-of-the-prompts
Descriptionary - Understanding how to describe things in your writing

Last updated: 4/12/24