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TABLEOFCONTENTS:
IntroductiontoDrawing
TheFundamentals
TheMindset
TheProcessofArt
ToolsoftheTrade
ResourceMaterials
ArtiststoKnow
BeingProfessional
/ic/Culture
/ic/Communities
OtherPlacestoLearn
Glossary
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INTRODUCTIONTODRAWING
You'renotsupposedtogetalloftheconceptsandinformationhereinonesitting.Takeawaywhatyouneed,one
sectionatatime.Ifyou'relookingtogrindexperience,multiplesessionsareencouragedtoavoidoverloadingor
burningout.

Soyouwanttodraw?
Young,old,crippled,smart,ablebodiedor
paralyzed
,everyonecanlearntodraw.Drawingisaskillwhich
takesyearstomaster,and"talent"isnearlyirrelevantwhenfactoringintimeandeffort.Whenitcomestoart,
it'sacrawltogetgood(awholelotofit),butyoullbeactuallyseethingsstartclickinginyourwork.Sohowdo
westartlearning?Bygettingridofbadhabits,thenlearningthefundamentals.

Whatissymboldrawing?
Symboldrawingisdrawingyoursimplifiedideaofrealityasopposedtowhatyouareactuallyseeing.Its
thesmileyface,theyellowsuninthecorner,atreethatlookslikebroccoli,eyeswithouteyelids,andthedickon
everygasstationbathroomstall.Aslongasyouaredrawingwithsymbols,youwillnotimprove.glibfacsimile

Gettingpastsymboldrawing
Tostopfallingintothetrapsofdrawingsymbols,youvegottodrawwhatyouare
literally
seeing.Your

eyesonlyseethreethings:values(lightordark),hues(redorgreen),andtheirsaturationlevels(vividordull).
Wevegottosimplifytheseintoourdrawings,withoutsubstitutingthemforthefuzzyimagesinourmind.By
observinganobjectandneatlycomparingangles,sizesandrelationstooneanother,youcanquicklylearnto
copyanimageonetoone.Readyforatest?

ThisisPicassossketchofIgorStravinskyupsidedown.Drawitwithoutturningitupsidedown.
ButIdontknowhowtodraw,thatswhyImhere.(You)
Allyougottadoisjustpickupapen/pencil/stylusanddraw.
Thinkofeachandeverylineasseparate,andtheonlythingthatmattersisitsshape,curve.
Whereitgoesandwhereitsfrom.Dontthinkinwordsorwholes,butinshapesandlines.
Payattentiontotheanglesandlengthofeachline.
Onceyouaredone,flipyourdrawingvertically,andcheckitout.
Thebooksthathammertheseintoyouashardaspossibleare:
KeystoDrawing

BertDodson(greattolearnhowtoseeandwhatshouldbegoingonyourmindwhile
drawing)or
DrawingontheRightSideoftheBrain
BettyEdwards(asecondlesspopularchoice,

becauseofitsbullshitpseudoscience[ithelpsifyou
actually
dotheexerciseswiththeviewfinderand
materials](WHICHAREFUCKINGGIMMICKSTHATYOUCANTUSEDAYTODAY)).
TheseareHEAVILYrecommendedforbeginners.Readthemnowifyouhavent,thenspendaweek~month
doingeverythingandmakingsureyouunderstandthem.

SERIOUSLY.

DOIT
.

Dotheentirebook.Lurk/ic/ifyouwant,butfocusonthefuckingbook.(Dontlurk/ic/whiledoingthis,/ic/isa
toxicplaceandyoushouldavoiditasmuchaspossible.)
Done?Okay.
Youcannowdrawwhatyousee,whichisahurdlemanyneverpass.Youcangetitthroughinstruction,oryou
cangetitbydrawingafuckton.Soonerorlater,youareactuallycopyingwhatsinfrontofyouinsteadofan
abstractconceptinyourmind.

However!Eventhoughcopyingisanessentialskillforartists,it'salmostuselesswhendrawingfromthe
imagination(whichiswhysomephotorealisticartistsareunabletodrawasimplefigurefromscratch).Once
you'veleftthespectrumofsymboldrawing,youcanstartdoingwhatyoureallycameherefor:drawingfromthe
imagination.Forthis,you'llneedtolearnthingslikeunderlyingformandgesture,perspective,colortheory,
composition,andmore.Justabitlongeruntilthose,firstletsgivesomeheadsupon:

COMMONMISTAKES
(formore[specific]tipsincludingthemostcommonanatomymistakes,headoverto
AnonsAdvice
)

Notactuallypracticing
Justreadingthebookswillgetyounowhere.Youcanhaveperfectconceptualunderstandingofthe
fundamentals,butifyoudontputinthetimetomakeitapartofyoursubconsciousmind,thenitmeans
nothing.YouvegottobeabletoputyourpentopaperandDOIT.Youvegottoknowhowtodoit,thenactually
doitoverandoveruntilitsinstinctual,untilyouwillneverNOTknowhow.PUTINTHETIME,ANDPRACTICE.

Gettingcomfortzoned
"ButIdon'tneedthisstuff,IonlywanttodrawX!IloveX!"Wereheretotellyouthemostprovenway
todrawthebestX,sodontworry!You'llstilllearnifyoudrawloadsofedgy2deep4usonicocs,beautiful
frolickinghorses,orgiantbattlelolis.Thatisifyouareintrospective,lookatthemistakesyoumade,andwork
onimprovingtheflaws.However,youlllearnFASTERandMOREwithmoreroundedandconventionallearning
methods!Themostimportantthingisknowingthatyoustillcanimproveyourstuff,andoneofthebestwaysto
doisstopavoidingthingsyoufeelweakon.Aslongasyouhavesomethingyoulovetodraw,andyouputthe
timeintodrawingit(well),youllseeimprovement.
Thereareexceptionsquantitativepractice(withoutintrospectionorcritique)canalsogo
horribly

wrong
.

Notdoingstilllifes
Stilllifesareabsolutelyvitalwhenitcomestodrawingfromthe
imagination.Itreallyknocksformandshadingintoyou.Whenyoucopying
fromaphotograph,youredrawingaflatrepresentationofaflat
representation.Whenyoudoastilllife,youretryingtorepresenta3d
spaceontoaflat2Dplane.Noticingproportionalrelationships,seeingslight
shadingchangesandrealizingthatmeansaturninginspace,andrealizing
thathighlightsarejustmirrorsarealllittlepartsoftheknowledgegained
fromstilllifes,andjustwritingoutdoesntconveythattoonesdumb
instinctualbrainenough.Onceyoudrawfromimagination,youcanuseallyouvelearnedtomakeitreal.
Ifyouwantsomemoreindepthlearningyoucanalsoreaduponthephysicsoflightanddosomegood
olwikipediaresearchonlighteffectssuchasocclusionshadows,subsurfacescattering,bloom,etc.
Cylinders,cubes,spheres,andconesarethemostbasicofbasicsforaREASON,nearlyeverythingisbuilt
outofthem.Afteryouvegotthosemoveuptorandomclutterandmirrors.GetLOADSofmirrors.Gotoyour
amerifatoryuropoorsupermarketandbuycheapmirrors(fourfootbyoneandahalf)mirrorsforsevenbucksa
pop.Flimsyasshit,andtheyhavenostands/hangersbutyoucanfigureitout.(Ivegotfive[billion],soIcan
seemyselfandsubjectsinanyangle)[Icanalsoseesoundsandgazeintotheabyssofthefifthdimension]

Drawingwiththewrist(
video
)

Whendrawingwetendtouseonlyourwristduetowriting.Thiscreatessmaller
lines(andoftenscratchy)duetoasmallerradiusofmovement.Abettermethodistouse
onesshoulder,asitmakesyourrangehuge,yourlinessmooth,andcanbemixedwith
thewristformorevariety.Youvegottaforceituponyourselfforthefirstfewdays,but
eventuallyyoullmaketheswitchanditllbeautomatic.Twopracticemethodsareto
neverletyourwristtouchthedrawingsurface,andpracticingloadsoflargeandthen
smallershapeswhilekeepingconsciousofusingyourshoulder.rpressure.Ifindthebest
timefortheexercises(inthevideos),isduringanysortofbreak,afterfinishingapiece,
anddefinitelyifIfeelanythingfrommywrists.
Youcanalsovisit/
fit
/andstartgettingripped,therearemanyadvantagestoit.

ChickenScratching
Asabeginner,youareunconfidentandunusedtodrawinglong,cleanlines,soyoudrawabunchofshort,
scratchy linesthatbunch upinanunappealingway.Thisiscalledchickenscratching.Itsbesttoworkongetting
ridofitearly,beforeitbecomesahabitandsticksaroundforlonger thanitshould.Icantimaginetryingtolearn
lineweightwhenonecantevendrawasinglesmoothline.
A popular method of becomingconfidentindrawing longlines isghosting. Toghost, youneed toknow
where you wantyourlinetostart andwhereitends, visualize thetype of lineyoud like, then practicedrawing
thatlinebyhoveringyourpenandmovingyourarmbackandforthuntilyoufeelyoucangetit,andyouactually
put it to paper for that one sweet long stroke. Sortof like a personpracticing golfswings.To makethem look
sexy however, takes much MUCH more than just ghosting, it takes loads of practice. Thats prettymuchwhat
90% ofwhatdrawingis. Try to avoidcorrectingbyredrawing theline,whichjustmakesthemistakedarker,and
think more about getting it right the first time. Some practice exercises for this are connecting dots, trying
perfectlystraightlinesontopofeachother8timesinarow,addingcurvesintothemix,etc.

GoingoverboardwithstyleAlotofnewartistsbelievetheyhavestylebecausetheyare
drawinginauniqueandspecialway.Stopit.Youarentaspecialsnowflake.There'sa
differencebetweenaveteranhavingastyleandanewbiehavingone:theveteranisawareof
whatheisstylizingandwhy,andyouarejustwastingpaper.Youneedtounderstandallthe
fundamentalstostylizeproperly
.Your123copyandpasteanimestyleisadesecrationtothehonorablelandoftherising
sun.Learningwhatmakesreallifelookreal,andthentakingawayallthepartsyoudontwant
orgoingoverboardonthepartsyouenjoyishowactualstyleisachieved.Stopnowbeforeit
becomesacrutch.
Notcheckingformistakes
Your brain progressively starts toignoremistakes bygettingused towhat ones drawing. Inabeginners
work, thisincreased drastically dueto lackofskillandknowledge. Tocounteractthis,one shoulddevelop a habit
ofgettingfreshperspectives, especially throughcritiques. A goodwaytogainanewperspectiveis toaskfriends
(preferably people whounderstand that youwant thetruthtold,andarentfishingfor compliments)or artpeers.
If you are self conscious of your work, then after you are finished with a drawing, wait a day then look at it,
comparing what you were trying to dowithwhatyou did and figureout howto work/improve onthenewday.
Mirroring the images is also a more immediate way to fix problems, and especially useful fordigitalworks for
finding quick and small mistakes. Looking at the image backwards gives you a fresh perspective so youll
instantly find mistakes. Find out what the flip shortcut key is and abuse it.
Warning: Disappointment
guaranteed.

Gettingstuck
We know, drawing is a struggle, it takes time, you may not like whatyou draw now, youmayneverlike
what you draw. The eye surpassingthe hand.You may feel demotivated,you may notseethe improvement.
Buttrust thispiece of arbitrary text, youAREimprovingif you are drawing anhour (or twoor sixorten)aday
(Based Feng Zhu recommends five for optimal gains). Still though, you need to practice effectively and with
purpose. Sobefore youpost onthe forums asking formotivation,rememberthis:Discipline>Motivation.Ifyou
get into the habit of working hard, no matter how you feel, youll be able to tough it out. If you think your
drawings need emotion or you need to be in the mood then stopandthink. If youtoughedit out nowand
gainedmore skill,andTHENwhenyouWEREinthemood,youddrawevenbetter.Besides,paintingmoremakes
youfeelbetterwhichmakesyouwanttopaintmore.
Onegoodway tokeeptrackof your progress and shake thisfeeling outofyourheadis to keepyourold
sketchbooks and skim through them every time you don't feel confident, you will (normally) see a huge
differencebetweenyourfirstdrawingsandyourcurrentones.Thisisalsoaneatwaytogetinspiration.
If youarehavingtroublecomingup withsomethingtodraw,thenImaboutto slapyou.Youcanjustlook
straight ahead and start drawing, you can ask other people for what to draw, just fucking DRAW! DONT LET
YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS, and dont remember to GO FAST to your sketchbook/tablet. Procrastinationis the
baneofartisticimprovement.

Avoidanceofimaginationandtheunstudied
Studiesaregreatandall,butthegoalistolearntodrawfromourinnerself.Thiscanonlybelearntby
drawingwithoutareferenceonceeverysooften.Dontgetcaughtinaspiraloffearwhereyoucanonlydo
studiessatisfyingly,onlytonoticeyourimaginationpiecesarelacking,andrunbacktostudiesThisonlyletsthe
gapbetweenyourimaginationandstudiescontinuouslygrow,increasingthefear.Sure,nonartistswillloveyour
studies,butiscopyingothersstuffwhatyouwanttodo?Asolutionistonotpost/sharestudies.
Relatedtothisisthehabitofnotbranchingoutyourvisuallibrary.Sure,youcanpracticeapplesallday
long,andyourapplestudieswilllookgreat(everyoneisfuckinggoodatapplesbtw),butyoullonlybelearning


apples.Throwinanorangeorkiwionceinawhileseehowyoufare.Thisisoftenseenwithhandsandfeet.Yes,
weareaware,drawinghandscanbepainful.ButIbelievethepainisasignoflearning.Ihavepersonallydrawn
somanyhandsandfeetthattheyhavebecomemystrongpoint.Ihavegonefromhatinghandstolovingthem
morethananythingelse.Youcanmakethistransformationyourself,youjustneedtostopavoidingthem,and
putinthemileage.WearetiredofseeingpeoplewithdecentEVERYTHINGinanatomy,exceptthehandsand
feet.
TLDRdontbeafraid,drawwhatyourebadat.

THEFUNDAMENTALS
ReadytoactuallystartLEARNING?
Suggestedstudypath,butitsuptoyou:
Primary
ObservationandSight
LineandShape
ConstructionandForm
Perspective
Secondary
Values
Color
Tertiary
Composition
Narrative
Design
Style

ObservationandSight
recommendedmaterial:
Asstatedbefore,thefirstthingonemustlearnishowtosee.Ifyoucantaccuratelyseeanddrawwhats
rightinfrontofyou,thenyoucantdeconstructittoseeitsbuildingsblocks,whichyouuselaterontomixitup.
Observetheworldaroundyou,payanartisticamountofattentiontoeveryshape,silhouette,curve,value,
negativespace,line,color,justEVERYTHINGatalltimesIRL.Beinsaneaboutit,leavehumanitybehind.DO
KEYSTODRAWINGALREADY.

LineandShape
recommendedmaterial:
Drawabox
Yougottabeableto drawaniceline, and then usethoselinestobuildyourbasicshapes.Yourcylinders,
boxes, circles, ellipses, cones, all that good shit. You need these because pretty much everything can be
simplified them, so if youre ever being confused by HOW DO I DRAW THIS, try to think of it in block hard
shapes and then see how you can modify thosetomakeitlook closer. Nicelineweight (variationinlarge/thin
hard/soft lines) can helpaviewerreadanimagebetter,withheavierlinesbeingoutlines,andlighterlinesbeing
thingsthatyouwanttofadeaway.

ConstructionandForm
recommendedmaterial:
Sycraonconstruction
and
Drawabox
If yousuckatdrawingfromimagination,constructionisforyou!Constructionistheactoflayingdownthe
basicframe foryourpiece, then adding onto it andrefiningituntilyouhaveaworkabledrawing.Apencilsketch
of a stick figure becomes a bunch of basic shapes (boxes, cylinders,etc.), then gets refined further withsome


shading, and finally gets completed by the details. Agoodwaytolearnon howtoconstructis dothe opposite
ontoreal life objects.Figureouthowyoucouldsimplifythem,andthenrebuildthem.Alwaystrytodrawarough
idea of what youwant in theend, and compare your construction tothatthroughout theprocess, so younever
losesightofyouroriginalidea.
Themostbasicshapesforthisarethecube,thecylinder,thesphere,andthecone.Prettymuchanything
manmadecanbebrokendownintototheseshapes,andlotsoforganicthingstoo!
After you learn to get your creative juices flowing, you might still have a problem with your works.
Everything looks flat. Your drawingslook like drawings. Theres noform. Formis whenyour artlookslikeit
hasphysicalityanddepthtoit.
A whole lot of things go into making your work look 3d, from rigorous knowledge of shape (sphere,
cube, cone, cylinder, and everything in between) to shading whichshows a light source and perspective to nail
what the actual dimensionson anobjectwould be. Foralongtime,youlljust beguessingor thinkingitsmagic,
but the more you practice drawing objects as if you could see them (dotted or lighter linesgoingthrough the
image)themorelikelyitllallclick.
Perspective
recommendedmaterial:
PerspectiveMadeEasy
Perspective is the most maths youll be needing art besides countingallyour furrybux.The term means
the system of tricking a viewers eye that what they are seeing has depth, three dimensions, physicality,
whateveryou callit. In everyperspectivedrawingthere isahorizon linewhich isaflatlinevirtually aninfinite
distance fromyou where youbaseall ofyourmeasurementsfrom.Allobjectsinaperspectivedrawingaremade
usinglines, andall linesif allowedto extendinfinitely will appear tointersectwiththehorizonlineatsome
point. Lines that are parallel will appear to intersect on the same point on the horizon line. These are called
vanishingpoints. ThereareLOADSof booksforlearningperspective.Tryouttherecommendedoneif youdont
seeany you enjoy. Ifyoudontget it rightway,remember topractice.Sometimesyouneedtoreadthreebooks
andwatch a video seriesbeforeyoureallygetit (oranything)downeasilyenough.Thebiggestfactorispractice,
practice,PRACTICE.
AnatomyandGesture
recommendedmaterial:

VilppuDrawingManualA
ND
FigureDrawing:DesignandInvention
Soyougottwoarms,twolegs,ahead,somefeetmaybe,perhapsaface.Hopefullyarippedbod.
With that sentence, could you draw a person? No, no, NO! There are 206 bones in the human body and 640
muscles. If you want to draw a human likeahumanactuallylooks fromimagination, you need to knowALLof
them. LUCKILY, mostpeopledontcareaboutcompleteaccuracyonthehumanbody,justthatitlooksright.To
makeyourdrawings LOOKright,youvestillgot haveanearly complete knowledgeofthehumanbody,downto
every knuckle, and every eyelash. You could wing it withpartial knowledge,butanyone whoknowsmorethan
youcantellataglance,andanyoneelsewillinstinctivelyfeelitsoff.
HOWEVER:We arentmaking scientific models here. Whileits good to knowenough anatomy to beable
to make an ecorche, its more important to add themostessentialelement:LIFEto your drawing.You dothat
looking at howpeopleexist, the littlecasualgestures thehuman body makes. A slightleanon thechair, the
hard push onthegroundduringarun, theeaseatwhich youstand. You lookathowourmusclesalignandflow
acrossthebody,howwepushandpullwithgravityandourselves,andthelinesofaction.

LightandValue
recommendedmaterials:

Series
fromSycra.
Lightandvalueistrickysinceitisaccompaniedbymanyopticalillusions.Forexample:agreysurroundedby
puredarkmayseemconsiderablywhiter(Aryanmasterrace).Youhavetounderstandthesetrapsnottofallinto
them.Thevalueofsomethingisbasedontheangleatwhichthelightsourceishittingit.Soalwaysthinkofthe
angleatwhichyoursurfaceis.Drawingrocksisagoodwaytolearntodothis.Ifyoujuststarted,hereswhat
youwanttobetold:letgoofpurewhitesandblacks.

Ifyouwanttolearnthisshit,dovaluestudies,akacopy/breakdown/rebuildanimageintograyscaleand
understandwhylightbounceshowitdoes.
Forpainting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRJnn0UMQRQ

ColorandColourtheory
recommendedmaterials:
ColorandLightb
yJamesGurney
Justlikelightandvalue,youcanbetrickedonthecolorofsomethingbasedonwhatcolorsitissurroundedby.
Thiswasseenbymanyin2015whenthe
blackandbluevswhiteandgoldcontroversysparked.
Therearemanynamesfordifferentsetsofcolorsthatgowelltogetherandtherearemultiplechartsthatcan
helpyouunderstandthem.Ifyoujuststarted,heresthethingyouwanttobetold:Stopusingpuresaturation.

TryoutInteractionofColorbyJoesfAlbers,anonrecommendsitforhowourperceptionofcolorisrelationship
based.
agoodexercisewithacrylic/oilpaintisfindingoneofthoselowespaintsamplecardsandjusttrytomixthe

CompositionandDesign
recommendedmaterials:

floobynoobysguide
and
CreativeIllustration
byLoomis
Placeholderfornow.Ifyouarehotshit,thenwritethissection.

Itisaboutcontrollinghowdifferentpartsofyourpicturelookliketocreateavisuallypleasingoutcome.
ReadupGestalt.
http://graphicdesign.spokanefalls.edu/tutorials/process/gestaltprinciples/gestaltprinc.htm
http://facweb.cs.depaul.edu/sgrais/gestalt_principles.htm
http://www.users.totalise.co.u

((Planforthissection,IwillbewritingalothereAlaya))
((DunningKrugereffect,thepathtogettinggudthebattlewithyourselfwhendrawingwillIimprove,keeping
upmotivation,thedrivethewilltokeepdrawing,procrastination,mypersonalexperiences(Oranyanons
experiencewiththis))
Onceyouknowyoucandrawacircleorabox,thehardestpartisputtinginthetimeandpractice.
Youhavetogainthemileage,the10,000hourstomastery.undWorkingalittlebithereorthereaweekisnt
goingtocutit.Maybeifyouareahobbyist,youdontreallycareaboutgettinggood,andjusttheactofdrawing
itself,thenthisreallyisnttheplacetobe.
Weareheretogetgood.
k/~kbroom/Lectures/gestalt.htm

THEMINDSET
:Whatmattersisdiscipline,gettingupinthe
morning,anddrawingforhoursonend.Somepeople,
especiallyprocrastinatorsandNEETshavetroublewiththis.
Onceyouknowyoucanputinthetime,youcanactuallystart
togrindoutwhatyouwhenneedtolearntobeabletodraw
creativelyandproficiently.

Aguri'sguide
getgoodinoneyear
Lavaflake'sblog
dailyjournalofgettinggood.
Getinto
LastArtistStanding
!

BELIEVEIT!
Firstoff,no,youarentgoingtodo10hoursadaystartingtomorrowifyouhavebeendoinglessthanonehoura
daythepast6months.Youwanttoburnout?Thisishowweburnout.Buthey,weveallliedtoourselvesabout
futureeffortandthisisntgoingtostopyou.Butwhenyoudofail,as99.9%do,tryonehouraday,dontgive
upcompletely.

Idoowealotto/ic/whenIstartedout,formakingmerealisemyartwasshitandstartingmeonaroadof
selfdiscovery.Itdidntgivemeanydirection(pleasedontspend2yearsdoingnothingbutphotostudiesand
selfportraits,actuallydesignsomething)butyoulearneverythingeventuallyifyouarereallythinkingenough
aboutyourdrawinganddoingresearchandmorethinking.Drawingonlivestreameverydayfor15+hoursaday
tostudy(youknowthekindaguysimtalkingabout)doesntgetyouanywherecomparedtopaintinganoriginal
piecefor12hoursadaywhilethinkingabouthowtomakethebestfuckingpieceintheworldeachtime,and
thenthinkingaboutwhyyousuck,patchingthoseholesupwithstudyafter(evenifitsjustobservation,you
donthavetoputapentopapertostudy)

Asecondpieceofadviceinthanksforanyonestudyingon/ic/neverstudybeforecreating.Youdonotlearn
anythingthatwayinart.IfyouarenotimprovingfromstudyingLoomisorlifedrawingorHamptonitsbecause
yourenotdrawingenoughfiguresfromyourhead.Thisisabsolutelygoldenadviceandittookme3wasted
yearstoreallyrealisemyself.Nearlyalloftheartprocessisintuitive,andrequiresaskingquestionstoyourself
firsttoreallyachieveanunderstanding.
tehmeh

Okay, Im not good yet, so my words are trash, but this is my mindset when it comes to art. Lets put in a
ballpark figure andsaythataround1% peoplepursue art in some formoranother. Im entering into thisworld
fresh, withonlythe knowledgeIveabsorbed here or there, but really Imcluelessonhowitworks.All Iknowis
one thing, and thatsmy dreamofbecominggreatatart.Now,whatdoIhavetodo?SinceImtryingtobecome
great,Imentally distancemyselffrom thehobbyists,the photobashers,everyoneandanyonewhodoesntcare
aboutreallygettinggood.IvegottothinkthiswayifImgoingtoimprove.Now,Imin mymind, Imcompeting
with thepeople who havemadeit,butsinceIvejuststarted out,Ill never getontheirlevelexcept withtime
andeffort.Ivegot toputinhoursand hours,havemyentireliferevolvearoundart, andIplanonthinkinglike
this foryearsto come,becauseTHEYDID,andthatshowtheymadeit.Imgoingtoneedtowakeup tomorning
gesture practice andgo tosleep doing value studies. Duringmybreakfast/lunch/dinnerbreaktimes,Imreading
about art, associating myself with art chats, art communities, collecting reference images while I shove down


hastilymadesandwhiches.IneedtobelikethisIfIwant toimprove.Suresure,Icouldputinonly a fewhoursa
day,butthen Id justbeahobbyist.Iwanttobe more,Ineedmore,Iwanttoimproveandbethe bestI canbe,
andmaybeevenbetter.EverythingIdo,everythingImake,will becomparedtoeverythingthathasbeen.UntilI
show the world something that it has never seen before, Im not worth anything. Its going totakeyears,its
going to take dedication, but I know I can getthere, just like so manybefore me. Youve just gotta put in the
time,theeffort,andthewill.ANDPRACTICEPRACTICEPRACTICE.

Yo,writeaschedulethenfollowit.Ifyoudontfollowitslapyourselfphysicallyandmentally,youdirtbag.
ANDTHENILLCOMETOYOURHOUSEANDFUCKYOURSHITUP,PRIVATE

Howtomakegoodgoals,
theshortguide:

Specificknowbeforehand,planwhattodonext.
Measurabletakenoteofdateandsaveyourprogresstoseetheoverallpictureofamonthswork
Realisticdontbedelusionalwithyourexpectations
Timebounded

NEEDMOREOPINIONS

THEPROCESSOFART
sketchingtocleaningtorendering
studyingandcreativity.
needtoaddtothis
thisisforstufflikewhatsthebestwaytolearnorwhatsthebestwaytopolishmystufforanythingthatis
actuallydoingtheart.Notthetheory/selling/tools,buttheWHENIPUTTHEPENTOPAPER,WHATDOIDO
NEXT?!!?!?!?Itsthesectionthatsforgottenaboutinbetweendrawacircleanddrawtherestofthefucking
owl(First,planwhatyouregoingtodowithdots,circles,orconstructionmethods.Then,gooverthe
rudimentarythumbnailandoutlinewithslightlydarkerlines.Findthedarkestvalues,notewheretheyareand
thenrendereverythinginbetweenfgt){note:feelfreetoeditorelaborate}
NEEDMOREOPINIONS

TOOLSOFTHETRADE
WhyshouldntIbuythemostexpensivematerials?
This hasbeenanendlessdebate foralong time,whilesomepeoplesustainthat youshouldbuyexpensive
material as it has more quality to it and so iswaymore comfortableto use*,thetruthis that usingexpensive
materials won't make you better, just as buying the books we recommend here won't give you knowledge
instantly. We highly advise you to find the middleground betweenexpensiveand cheap,suchasusing printer
paper and a good pen to do studies. Unless you're loaded, in which case, do not pay attentionto suchtrifling
concerns.
There isno rightor wrongorbest medium or material. Theartcomes frominsideyou.Thetoolsyouuse
are not theart,they arejust tools,find outthe bestandmostoptimalwaytouse whatever youhave carefully
chosentopickupasatool.
*This depends on which tool or medium. For example, in oil, it is literally the case of youpaymore
yougetbetterquality. (But oil is a difficult medium that gets all over the fucking place and ruinsclothes and
shit.Forbeginners,startwithsomethinglikeacrylicorwatercolor.)

Traditional
Pencils
Howtosharpenyourpencil:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwpiPn9d6Q

GraphitePencils
Staedtlerpencils:(themostbasicbitchMarsLumograph)Buylotsofthembecausetheyllfallallovertheplace
andtheleadwithinwillcrackanyway.Buyan8Bandpracticecontrollingyourarmstrengthtoproducearange
ofvalues.
PentelGraphGear1000AutomaticPencil:Iliketheweightofit.Ithasanarrowsleevesoitseasytoseethe
pointoruseitaccuratelyagainstaruler.Thesleeveisalsoretractablesolesspronetobreakingifyoukeepitin
yourbag.Italsohasanicerangeofleadsizesavailable.
KoohINoor:Pencilsandothertraditionaltoolswithaverygoodprice/qualityratio.Perfectforpractice.
UniKuruTogaMechanicalPencil.

ColourPencils

Paper
Lifedrawing,stilldrawingandgesturedrawing:A2Newsprint
Genericdrawing:Anypaperwilldololbutifyouwanttomakeitgloriousthengetsomethingacidfreewithat
least150gsminpaperweight,ormaybeeventonedortexturestock.

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Ink
Pens
Staedtlerpigmentlinerisagreatfelttippenforanyoneinterestedininkdrawing.
PilotGtecC4goodbalancebetweenacheapandaexpensiveballpointpen,doesn'ttendtoforminkblobs,is
NOTwaterproof.There'sasimilarversionofthispenwhichistheHitecC,whichistechnicallythesamepen.
Pentelbrushpenis(asthenamesuggests)aninkpenwithabrushtip,allowingforinkingwithouttheneedfor
dippingthebrushinink.Itisoneofthebestbrushpensavailable(usedbymanygreatartistslikeKimJungGi
andothers)andforaround10$it'sasteal.Bewarnedthatthisisamoreadvancedtoolthatrequiresalotof
practicetobecomeproficientinusingit.Itishowevergreatfuntouseevenforbeginningartists.(Tryitout,
makingstrokeswithabrushpenisakintoreceivingoralsex)

Markers
Paper
Youwanttogetbleedproofpaper.(makingpapercutsathingofthepast)

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Paints
PaintTheory
Paints,regardlessofmedium,shareafewcommoncharacteristicsthatyoushouldknow.
Lightfastness

Paints:Acrylic
?

Paints:Watercolour
Goodstarterbrands:

TalensVanGogh(
colourchart
)

TalensRembrandt(
colourchart
)

Holbein(
colourchart
)

WinsorandNewton()

Technicallynotwatercolourbutcanbetreatedassuch:

KisshoGansai(
link
)

KuretakeGansai(
link
)

Brushes

Paper
http://kmyechan.deviantart.com/journal/Watercolorpapersreview380307649
Archesisexpensive,itsreallygood,butithinkitsmellslikerawfishvaginasoistoppedbuyingit.
Fabrianoisprettygood.
CuthbertsMillsisokay.
Cansonischeap,thepapertears/shedsabittooeasily,butitscheapandgoodenoughforbabbysfirstpainting
DalerRowneywatercolourpapersareallshit.Donotbuy.

Paints:Oil
Oilsareabiggerhassleaswellasbeingmoreexpensive.Theyhowevermakeyourpiecesbeworthmore,if
you'relookingtomakeaprofit.
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Digital
DrawingTablets
Wacom
ThedefaultformostpeopleisgoingtobeWacombecausetheyhaveastrangleholdontheindustryduetotheir
penswithoutbatterieswaybackwhen.Theirstuffiswhatssupportedoneverything.Ifyouaregoingtobuy
anythingfromthem,thenmakesurethatitsatleastmediumsizeandthatyoudontgoforthewirelessaddon,
asitdoesntwork100%,ergotrash.ThebiggestdetractoronWacomondriversthatcangetalittleiffy,andthat
theUSBportisfragile,sojustbecarefulwithyourshit,andtrytoalwayshavethemostuptodatestuff.Also,
itsgoingtobemoreexpensivethanthecompetitors,toughshit.
Website

Thisisalargepurchase,andweneedasmuchdataaspossibletohelpanons.
IhaveaWacomIntuos4LargePenTablet,andIlikeit,butIveonlyhadthatandaWacomIntuosPenand
TouchSmallwhichsuckedandyoushouldneverbuy.AvoidthesmallstuffunlessyouarejustusingitforOsu!

NotWacom
Monoprice
:
website
(
review
and
driverinstallationguide
here)


Huion610pro:

website
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Screentablets
Cintiqisthegotobrandforprofessionalsthatdonothavethetimetolearndrawingtablets.Theyaretheart
worldequivalenttotactilescreens.Nootherproviderreachestheirqualityatthetimeofwritingthis(2016).
However,theyarebyfarthemostexpensiveastheyrange1kto3k.Mostprofessionalillustratorsonscreen
tabletswillusethismodel.
Website
TheSurfaceseriesbyMicrosoftisthebestcomputer/screentabletcurrentlyonthemarket.Somepeopleprefer
themoverthecompanion(themobileversionofCintiqs).Everyiterationhasbeennoticeablybetterthanthe
last,youcanexpectthefuturetobemuchmoreinclusiveofthesurfaceasanarttool.
website
THEIPADPENANDPROAREAJOKE.
Theyreactuallyprettygreattodrawwith,butitsiOSsoyourchoiceofsoftwareislimited.
Anythingwithoutpenpressureisawasteofyourtime.
Huionscreentabletsare,asof2016,stillaknockoff30%offCintiqwithatriadofannoyingslittlethings,but
hey,3001ksavings.
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Programs
PaintingandDrawing
PaintToolSai
updated03/10/2014(previewversionreleasedin2016)$50Everyweeaboosprogram.Easy,
fast,lightweight,andjap.NoGFXmagicthough.
PhotoshopCC
updated11/30/2015$10/moTheprofessionalstandard.SoSOMEONEmustveusedit.Write
upwhyitsgood.Haseffectsandshit.
Industrystandard,nobodywillhireyouforknowingKrita.Barringapotentialemploymentasanartist,Photoshop
istheWindowsofartsoftwares:everyoneusesit,itcandoalotofstuff,somefairlydecently,somenotas
much,butmostofitstoolsarenevergonnabeofanyusetosomeonewhojustwantstodraw.Itstargetedat
multiplekindsofprofessionalswithdiverse,sometimesoverlapping,needsanallinoneimageeditingsoftware
inshort.Lotsofplugins,lotsofcustombrushes,doesitsjob.
MangaStudio
updated07/10/2015$45Actualmangakausethis.Ithasloadsoftoolsandstuff(like
everythingelseever,whatmakesitGOODandRECOMMENDED?).Someonewriteupwhyitsgood.
AsanactualMangaStudiouserIcanvouchforitwithaquickoutlineofitspluses:theUIisgreat,even
hasaverytouchfriendlyalternativeUIforifyougetsomethinglikeSurfaceProorCintiqCompanion.Itworks
verywellforwhatitdoes,greatnativelinesmoothingandpressuresensitivitywithadjustablepressurecurves,
toolslikeoilbrushandwatercolorsandsubtoolsofthosethatallhavefairlyunique,adjustablepropertiesasfar
ascolormixingandetc.goes.ItsjustoverallamoreartorientedprogramthanPhotoshop.Alsonicecomic
panellingandtextbubbleeditableshapes.Andtheabilitytodovectorartaswellasrasterondifferentlayers.
Krita
updated02/04/2016FREEOpensourcepainting,builtforlinuxbutworkswellonotherplatforms.Has
issues,butitsfunctionalforfree.AimstobeaviablereplacementforcommercialpaintingapplicationslikeCorel
andSAI,andisunderactivedevelopmentbackedbyaKickstarter.Hasalphasupportforananimationtoolkit(I
dontknowwhythisisathingbutitis).KritaGeminionSteamisanongratisbuildofvanillaKritabutis
technicallystillfree(ifyourewillingtogothroughthetroubleofbuildingfromsourceyourself)
CorelPainter
updated01/12/2016$430willtypeshituplater
MyPaint
updated01/15/2016FREEGreatforsketching(asopposedtopainting?itscalledmy
paint
).Infinite
canvas,andlotsofbrushes,sensibleandminimaldefaultsthatgetoutoftheusersway,plentyofroomfor
customization.MayhaveproblemswithlosingfocusonWindows,butisextremelypolishedonLinux.MyPaint
alsohasascratchpadwindow,nativegamutmaskeditor,andobscure(butuseless)colorselectorshapestailored
toapainterlyworkflow.MyPaintismorehobbyistorientedandcasualbuthaspotentialforsrswork.


Mischief
updated01/19/2016$15Greatforsketching.Barelyanybrushes,buttheyfeelsogood.Infinite
canvas,butnochangingshortcuts.Makesuseofuniquedrawingtechnologythatallowsinfinitezoomwithout
lossofclarity.Runsverywellonpotatocomputers.Tailoredforhobbyistsoridledoodlers,buthaspotentialfor
srswork.
Colors3D!BehipandcoolanddigitalPaintonyour3DS.Trulythegreatesttoolfordrawing.

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Animation
EasyToon
updated11/07/2010FreeSimplelittlesuckerthatonlymakesblackandwhitegifs.Useitfor
thumbnail,unseriousworks.ShitheadActionwasmadeonit.FuckingBahiJD.Fuckhim.WishIwasasgood.
TVPaint
updated02/2015500

Hasabunchofbrushes.Theclosestpossiblealternativetotraditional

animation.TheUIisveryfrenchbutitscontrolsareintuitive.OpposedtovectorbasedsoftwarelikeFlash
(AdobeAnimate)TVPaintisrasterbasedsoyoucantakeadvantageoftexturedbrusheswithverylittlelag.
IntroducedinTVP11,
CTG(lazybrush)
Layersallowyoutocoloryouranimationstupidlyfastopposedtothe
finickyfilltool.
FlashStandardindustryprogrambutisbeingquicklyreplacedbyotherprograms(suchasTVPaintand
ToonBoom).TheUIissimplecomparedtootheranimationprogramsandallowsforconvenientcustomization.
Oneoftheprogramsbiggestconsarethelackofbrushes(theresonlyonepaintbrushandonepencilfromwhat
Iremember,someonedoublecheck)andhowthatonepaintbrushisunpredictableandoverallshitty.Lotsof
effectsandsystemsavailablewithintheprogramthough,whichmakesitgoodfor3DAnimationorcopyingthe
drawnframesmanuallyfromanotherprogram.SomethingIveseendoneisdrawingtheframesonPhotoshopor
SaithepastingandcopyingtheframesintoFlash.
KritaUpdated___FreeAnopensourcealternativetoTVPaint,itisstillbeingworkedon,itprettymuch
allowsyoutooperatekritaasitisonatimeline.
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Pixel
MSpaintupdated2001FREEFindanolder.exe,thecurrentmspaintsucks.Itsfuntouse,sosimple.
Paint.netisthenextstepupfromMSpaint
Aseprite
updated02/29/2016$10.49Designedforpixelart,simpleinterface,supportforlayersand
animation,consideredbestpixelarteditorby/vg/agdg/(ifIremembercorrectly).Olderversionsarefreeoryou
canbuildityourselffromsourcecodewhichisdistributedunderGPLv2license.
GraphicsGale
updated12/11/2015FREEYoudopixelart?Writeupwhyitsgood.$18ifyouwantGIF,ICO,
CUR,ANIimport/export.
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3Dmodelingsoftware
Blender
updated10/11/2015free3dmodelingsoftware.Completesuite(3Dmodeling,animating,sculpting
rendering,etc).Writeupfeatures.
Powerfulandcustomizable,butverysteeplearningcurve.Basicshitisdoneviahotkeyonly.Somecontrolsmay
becounterintuitivetomost.
Max
/
Maya
updated06/15/2015unfree3dmodelingsoftware.$1.5kyearlysubscription.Completesuite(3D

modeling,animating,sculptingrendering,etc).Industrystandardsinmodeling/animation.Pleasedontanimate
in3dsMax.SomeprefermodelinginMayadirectly,MaxiseasiertopickupIMO.Dontsculptineither.
Zbrush
updated03/25/2015Extremelypowerfulindustrystandardsculptingprogram,dontknow.Specializes
indetailingorcreationofhighpolyconcepts.
Sculpturis
free,basicdigitalmodelingsoftware,notupdatedanymoretheguywhomadeitwashiredtowork
onZbrush


3Dprinting3Dprintinghasbeengaininginpopularityandnotorietyandisagoodwaytomakethephysical
objectsthatyoumodel/designexist.Checkyourlocalareaforavailableprintingservices,priceisusually
determinedbysizeandamountofmaterialused.Many
differentmaterials
andcolorscanbeusedtoprint
commonlyusedareplasticssuchasPLAandABS.Itsveryimportanttonotethatyourfilemustbea
.STLor
.AMF
toprintsoafteryousaveyourmodelledfileconvertit.Youcanalsodownloaddesignsalreadymadeat
thingiverse
andprintthose.Itsactuallynotveryhardtodoand3dprintingisbeingexploredbymanyartists
todayasanewmedium.
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Posingsoftware
DesignDoll
updated12/15/2015Programforposinganimemarionettes.Haventusedit,needmoreopinions.
Poser11Generic3dmodelingprogram.Haventusedit,needmoreopinions.

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ImageViewers
Nomacs
updated12/17/2015Freeandallthatjazz,andithasFRAMELESSMODE(Ohgod,thatframeless
mode).Slideshowtimermaxesat99seconds.
Picasa3.9
updated12/8/2011Someoneputthishere,why?.
AsofMarch15,2016,wewillnolongerbesupportingthe
Picasadesktopapplication.Forthosewhohavealreadydownloadedthisorchoosetodosobeforethisdateitwillcontinuetoworkasit
doestoday,butwewillnotbedevelopingitfurther,andtherewillbenofutureupdates.

ZonerPhotoStudio
updated2015NOTFREEIt'sbetterthanyourwindowsphotoviewer,youcanzoomin
easily,blowup,makeatimeronthediaporama,etc.onthefreeversion(lastsforever).
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Apps
VideoSpeedcontroller
Googlechromeextensionthatallowsyoutomorepreciselycontrolthespeedatwhich
videosplay(webmsincluded!),it'sgoodifx2doesn'tcutitandyou'dratherhaveitx3.9.
Ghostery
and
ublockorigin
Makesbrowsinganywhereablast.Ghostery,aprogramtoblocktrackersandublock
origin,aprogramtoblockadsthatdoesnottrackyourinfo.
Disconnect
PrettysimilartoGhosterybutalsohasasafesearchenginethatspitsoutGoogleresults(pretty
sure)withouttracking.
AdblockPlus
Blocksads,annoyingscripts,annoyingpopups,etc.Canmakeyourownfilterbutitcomeswitha
fewdefaults.
Noscript
Blocksannoyingscripts,prettystraightforward.
HTTPSEverywhere
EncryptsyourconnectionsoeverysiteyouvisitisHTTPS.
Pureref
Paywhatyouwantprogramthatisbasicallyaclipboardforimages.Toomanyoptionsforfree.Checkit
out.
SketchbookPro
Apple,Android,Amazon,andWindowsphoneapp.Itsprobablythebestdrawingappfor
mobileandiscompatiblewithWacomsmobilestyluses.
SketchbookExpressFreeversionofProwithsomefeatureslocked.

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RESOURCEMATERIALS
thissectioncurrentlylookslikeshitandneedsLOADSofwork.
firstthingfirstshouldbereplacingallurlswiththelinksfunction,andjusthavingthemlooklike
this
with
descriptionsofwhattheyare.

Videos
Beginner/Fundamentals
ShadingLightandFormBasics
value/lightandform
StructureBasicsMakingThingsLook3D
construction/form/perspective
HowtoDrawGesture
gesture
DynamicSketching1withPeterHan
lineandshapes

Referencechannels
endlessreference
animationreference,walkcycleswithgridsandframecounts

Websites
Poses,Gestures,andFigures
QuickPoses
Themostvariedandlargestposegalleryitseems.Hasoptionsforcustomtimeandchallenges
whereyouyoudo2m30sdrawingsofuniquephotosets.
SketchDaily
r/SketchDailysposelibraryandviewer.Doesnthaveawholelotofimages(2k)buttheinterface
isnice.
PixelLovely
Adecentenoughfiguredrawing.Hasaclassmodewheretimeisincreasedasyougo,withbreak
timesbuiltin.
Posespace
Lotsofnicemodelsandposes,madeforfiguredrawing.Handyfiltersforgender,lighting,propsetc.
CroquisCafe
Youtubechannelwithmodelsposingforfiguredrawingthatarentjuststillimages.
Anatomy360
Modelsyoucanspin

Stockreferenceandmodels
PhotoReferenceForComicArtists
willcomebacktolater
FaeStockdA
goodclothedposesandoneofthemoreattractivemodelsondA
SankakuComplex
nakedladiesdoinglewdthingsforyourdrawingpleasure
PoseEmporiumdA
anokayreferenceaccount
SenshiStockdA
anotherdeviantartforstocks
Textures
itsliterallyjustcalledtextures.GUESSWHATSTHERE?!
CharacterDesigns.com
Adecadeoldstockreferencewebsite.Theygotalotofstocktothem.
Humanae'stumblr
Portraitswithvariedskintones.
FineArt
costsmoney,shouldIremove?
FaceResearch
Combinedifferentfacestocreateanaverage
Hairfinder
Cantthinkofsomehair?Well,
hair
youare!

3Dviewers
CaliforniaAcademyofSciences
THISISHOWEVERYTHINGSHOULDBELOADSofhiresphotosofskullsfrom
everyanglemeshedonto3dmodelsyoucanrotateatyourwhim!NeverbeconfusedonhowtodrawPlatanista
gangeticaeveragain!
SkullSketcher
Nowoneforthehumaninyou!Greatprogramfordrawingskulls,withmultiplemodels.
Kineman
Andfortheentireskeleton,aposable3dmodel.
InnerBodySkeletalSystem
Moreindepthinformationabouteachbone.
3Dsk
humanphotoreferencesfor3dartistsandgamedevelopersANDYOU!
AnatomyNext
3dmodelviewerforsculptors
DessinPoseViewer
nip3dmodelviewer.


PoseManiacs
Containshundredsof3dmodelsstrippeddowntothemuscle,withtheabilitytorotateanduse
grids.Alsohasdetailedmodelsfullyrotatableinthehandviewer,notjusthands.

TheClassics
WebGalleryofArt

AllPaintings
allofthem
GoogleCulturalInstitute
therestofthefinesitethatbroughtyoudolphinskulls.IthasLOADSofeverything.
paintings,history,maths,younameit!
WikiArt
Moreoldart!
ArtistsCreationBooks
oldbooks.thatisntabadthing!Fivehundredyearsofthemastersdissertations!

Compositionreferenceandmoviescreenshots
1000FramesofHitchcock
Athousandscreenshotsforeverhitchcockfilm.Automated.
DoctorMacroGalleries
FewscreenshotsforLOADSoffilms.
Leavemethewhite
LOADSofscreenshotsforstillalotoffilms.Automated?
FrameFilterBlog
Persontakenshotsoffilms!

Animation
AnimationstuffMEGA
animationbooks
Referencereference
animationreferencewithframecounts
RowVid
Framebyframeforyoutubevideos/animations

RandomizersandGenerators
Alchemy
aprogramthatcreatesrandomcolorsandlines,ifyoujustwanttodosomethingdifferent.
LifefromzIdeaGenerator
Justarandomsentence.
ChaoticShiny
ADnDgeneratorfrompoliticalbuzzwordstoplanets.

Downloads
Weneedtogothroughalloftheselinks,onebyone,andfigureoutwhichotherlinksarealsoworth
recommending.Wegottasurpass/ourwici/.

Linkslinkinglinks
Anon'smishmash
pastebinloadsoflinksforeveryoddandend,ahassletogothrough
Bookthreadlinks
pastebin(9/10/2015)
FinalTrinitypost
tumblrpostwithartreferencetumblraccountslinks

MegasandMediafires
8ch.net/loomis/
mega.nzbookcollection
Fellowbro
mediafireebookcollection
Mike'sbookcollection
mediafire
Anon'scollection
Books,software,andvideosmega.
Referenceandinfographics
mediafire,beaware,itsnotazipandwilltakeforevertodownloadonebyone.
Maybesomeoneshoulddoitandmakeitazip?
Dibujo'sBooks
Googledrivecollection

ImagePacks
AcademicWork
mediafirewithover4kimages
Bougueraucollection
mediafirewith130imagesfromWillimaAdolpheBouguerau
Muchacollection
mega.nzwith149imagesfromAlphonseMucha


WWIIcollections
mega.nzwith151imagesfromthesecondgreatwar.
ElectronMicroscopecollection
mega.nzwith54imagesofreallysmallstufflikeadustmitesfaceoragrainof
sugar.

Books
+(Visitthe
bookthread
on/ic/tofindanyoftheseandmuchmore)
(needmorebookshere.themoreessential,informationloaded,thebetter)

Beginner/Fundamentals
KeystoDrawing

BertDodson(/ic/recommends)
Everythingfrom
Loomis
isfree.

Perspective
PerspectiveMadeEasy

ErnestR.Norling
Perspective!forComicBookArtists

DavidChelsea
PerspectiveDrawingHandbook

JosephD'Amelio
Perspective

GwenWhite

AnatomyandFigure
VilppuDrawingManual

GlennVilppu
FigureDrawing:DesignandInvention

MichaelHampton
Bridgman'sCompleteGuidetoDrawingfromLife

GeorgeBridgman
FigureDrawingforAllItsWorth

AndrewLoomis
AtlasofHumanAnatomyfortheArtist
StephenRogersPeck
HowtoDrawandPaintAnatomyUK
ImagineFXPresents
StrengthTrainingAnatomy
FredericDelavier

Hands
TheBookofaHundredHands

GeorgeBridgman
DrawingDynamicHands
BurneHogarth

Heads
Heads,FeaturesandFaces

GeorgeB.Bridgman
DrawingtheHeadandHands

AndrewLoomis
ArtistsGuidetoFacialExpressions
GaryFaigin

AnimationandGesture
TheAnimator'sSurvivalKit
RichardWilliams
ForceDynamicLifeDrawingforAnimators
GestureDrawingforAnimation
WaltStanchfield
DrawntoLife:TheWaltStanchfieldLecturesVol.1&2
WaltStanchfield

CompositionandStoryboarding
ArtofStoryboard
DonBluth

CreativeIllustration
AndrewLoomis

Painting
AllaPrima
RichardSchmid
ColorandLight
JamesGurney

Comics
UnderstandingComics
ScottMccloud
MakingComics
ScottMcCloud
TheoryofComics&SequentialArt
WillEisner
FramedInk
MarcosMateuMestre

Animals
AnimalDrawingManual
Vilppu
TheArtOfAnimalDrawing
KenHultgren
AtlasofAnimalAnatomy
Ellenberger
TheArtistsGuidetoAnimalAnatomy
Gottfriedbammes
AnimalAnatomyforArtists
ElliotGoldfinger

Apparel
1000PosesinFashion
Rockport
DynamicWrinklesandDrapery
BurneHogarth
DrawingtheClothedFigure
MichaelMassen
DrawingDraperyfromHeadtoToe
CliffYoung
FashionIllustrationforDesigners2ndEdition
KathrynHagen

ArchitectureandEnvironments
HowtoDrawandPaintFantasyArchitecture
RobAlexander
Architecture:TheWholeStory
DennaJones

TraditionalTechniques
RenderinginPenandInk

ArthurGuptill
DrawingRealisticTexturesinPencil
J.D.Hillberry
SolvingTheMysteryofWatercolour
TaylorRanson

OldandProven
DrawingCourse
CharlesBargue
OnDrawingTreesandNature
J.D.Harding
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ARTISTSTOKNOW
EducationalArtists
Loomis
recommendedTOOmuchbecauseheissoamazing.
Vilppu
prettycool.
Proko
agloriouslovechildbetweenthetwoabove


ScottRobertson
gotstwogreatbooks
BobRossOLEV
https://www.youtube.com/user/glennvv/videos
JamesGurney
veryinformativeblog
StapletonKearns
Landscapepainterwithencyclopedicblog
SycraYasin
Notthebestartistever,buthasdonealotofanalysisbehindtheprocessofdrawing,informative.

TheClassics
Loomis
DaVinci
AlphonseMucha
Rembrandt
CaravaggioakafuckingMichelangeloMerisi
MichelangeloBuonarroti

MemeArtists
Loomis
Sakimichan
kronpr1nz
KimJungGi
RuanJia
CraigMullins
(Krenz?)
IrakliNadar

GreatArtists
GeorgiaOKeefe
Probablyoneofthebestpastelsartistsever
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BEINGPROFESSIONAL
Howtonotbegypped
Animportantpartofartasatradeisknowingyourworth.Alotofartistsoftensaythingslike,I'mclosing
commissions".Unlessyougotloadsofbank,orhaveasteadyincome,thisshouldnthappen.Ifyoucantkeepup
withtherateofcommissions,thatmeansyoueitherhavebadworkethicORyouarepopular.Inthefirstcase,
youneedtobuckledownandfigureoutaprocesssoyoucansatisfypeople,andforthesecond,youshouldraise
yourpricessoyougetmoremoneyforyourefforts.Sometimespeoplewon'tcommissionyoubecauseyouare
chargingtoolittle!Imagineifadoctorwaschargingyou16$anhour...youdthinkitsascam?It'sthesamewith
art.Youneedtotrydifferentcombinationstoseewhatpaysthemost,isitbettertogetfivecommissionsat
$200ortwentyfivecommissionsat$125?Gettingtwoorthree2000$commissions(highrollaaaaar)?Howmuch
workareyouputtingin?Isitbettertoworkasaninstructor,flatorperhourrate?Freelanceorinstudio?Which
onesgiveyouthemostartisticexposure,freedom,press,following,pride?Ihearalotofpeoplesaythis:I
dontwanttodothiscommissionrequest.Ifyoucantbefuckedtobepayedtodraw,youarentbeingpaid
enough,raiseyourprices.
Somecompanieswilltrytocoaxyouintoworkingforfree,alwayssayno.Workingforfreelowersthemarket
valueofartistsasawhole,PLUSawasteofyourtimeandwillneverleadtopayingworkorsocalledexposure.
Hereisaninfographiconworkingforfree
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Howtobeacheapfuck
Manypeoplestealprinterpaper.DontstealmyFUCKINGPRINTERPAPER.
Orderapackageof200MatadorballpointsfromBangladesh,bestfuckingballpointsevermade.200for~$3

ForWacomusers
Wacomhaspenswithnibsthatwearoutovertime,sothatyouhavetopayformore(andalsobecausewelive
inaworldwithphysics).Ifyoudontwanttospendyourhardearneddoshon1000000%markedupnibs,then
justbuy.065"UniversalNylonTrimmerwire.Cutittotheexactlengthofhowastandardnibis,thenuse
sandpapertosoftenitdowntoanicepoint.Itcostslike10bucksforanearlyinfinitesupplyofnibsthisway,
comparedtoWacoms6for$12.
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Howtonotbeacheapfuck
http://artistsbeware.livejournal.com/

Dontskimpoutontools.Ifyouactuallywanttolearnhowtodraw,thengetthethingsyouneed.Dontalways
stickwiththeshittiestofballpointpensand2centpencils.Gettherighttoolsforthejob,andprobablyalittlebit
moreforsomeleeway.
NEEDMOREOPINIONS

Wheretoadvertise
Soyouwanttogetyournameout.Maybeyourcommissionsarerunninglow,youwanttoboast,oryourfatheris
disappointedinyoubutifonlyyouhadthathundredthousandthfollowerhe'dfinallyapproveofyou.Abigpart
ofgettingknownispostingEVERYWHERE.Whereiseverywhere?
HentaiFoundry
Tip:Posthentai
FurAffinity
Tip:postfurries
ArtStation
Tip:posthighlyrenderedworks
DeviantArt
Tip:postmylittleponyorforcefeedfetish
Reddit
Tip:actoverlyhumbleandpostbadpaperstudiesandcrosspostandrepost
Tumblr
Tip:postfat,black,hairytransgirls
Facebook
Tip:poststupidinspirationalorcontroversialstuffthatpeoplewillshare
Instagram
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IRCTip:Findagoodchannel,getsomeacquaintances,andcasuallyslideinthatyoudraw.
Thesestrategies,may,however,hurtyourreputationasanobleandhumbleartistifthatssomethingyoucare
about,buttheyareundeniablyeffectiveintheshortterm.RememberthatfanartisthenumberONEwayto
reachanewaudiencenomatterwhichstrategyyougofor.Keepaneyeoutforwhatfandomiscurrently
exploding.Also,tryandpostsomethingfinishedonceamonthtolookproductive.Lotsofartistsfallthrough
thecracksbecausetheyonlyfinishtwothingsayearsopeopleforgetaboutthem.
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/ic/CULTURE
I'mnewto/ic/,whatdoIdo?Wellyouvetakenagoodstepbyreadingthesticky.


Heresashortguidetothreadsthatarealmostalwaysavailable.Youcanfindthembyusingthesearchbaror
browsingthe
catalogue
.
/i
c/ThreadGuide:
BeginnerThread
Forpostingstudiesandreceivingcritique.Ifyouhaveanobviouslackinfundamentals,youll
bereferredtothisboard.
QuestionThread
Selfexplanatory.
DrawThread
Postyourdraws.
AlternativeArt/AnimeGeneral
Postyourweebdraws.
AnimationGeneral
Postyourmovingdraws.
PornThread
Postyourtiddydraws.
PixelArtThread
Postyourpixeldraws.

DONOT:
Makeyourownthreadsbeforehavinglurkedforaweek.
Makeorreplytoanyoftheselowqualityandrepetitivethreads:

Boohoo,Ican'timprove,Ihavenotalent_
Talentisnegligible,workhardinsteadofcrying.

Boohoo,Ican'tmotivatemyself
Motivationisirrelevantifyousticktoyourschedule.JUSTDOIT.

Sotheresthisguycalled[youtubeinstructionalartist]
Iftheymakeyousalty,watchsomeoneelse.

Lookatmyartwhatdoyouthink
seethethreadguideabove

Hey,Ihaveatechnicalquestionabout
postinthequestionthread.

Hey,lookatmyphotography/3dcg/video/origamiart
Wrongboard.

Lookatthisbadmodernart.

BAHAHAHAHAHAWEKNOW,FUCKOFF.

Iamabetterartistthantherestoftheboardandyouguysknownothing
PleaseleaveIlastrat.

/ic/SpecificRules
Forthosesmartassesoutthere,yes,allregularrules(of4chan)doapply

Usercreatedartworkissubmittedforcritique,andvisualartisdiscussed.Donotclaimauthorshipof
worksyoudidnotcreate.

Onlyconstructivecriticismwillbeaccepted.Rudeoroffensivecommentswillresultinaban.

Requestsforfreeworkofanysortareforbidden.

Discussionofdrawingtabletsbelongsin/g/.
Ignorethisone.

AnonsAdvice
Material

Ifpossiblescanyourdrawing,especiallyifit'ssmall.Checkyourlocallibrary/school/printingplacefora
publicscanner.Scanatpreferablyat300DPIandeditvaluesandsizeasneeded.Donotscanyourfurry
hentaiatthelocallibraryyouautisticfaggot.

Ifapieceislargerthanascannercanallow,photographit(orstitchimagestogetherfromascanner).If
possibleborrowaDSLRcamerawhichisgreatforhighqualityandgivesraws.Ifyoudont,thatsfine.
Makesurethepieceisflatandlevelonthewall(whitewallworksbest)tosavetroubleinpostediting,try
tomakethelightingevenandasnotdiscolouredasyoucananddontshootatanangle.
Hang/tape/piningwillhelpshootingsteady.Naturallightingcanhelpifthelightsyouhavearent
working.Putwhitepaperbehindthepieceorpaintthewallwhite.Havingproperdocumentationofyour
artreallyhelps.Alsotripods.

Recordthesizeandmaterialsyouareworkingwith.

Usegimp/photoshop/etc.toeditasneeded(levels,colorbalance,sizeusually)

ReallyI
meanit
resize,rotate,anddontapplycrapfiltersbeforeposting,youhavethe
tools
available.

Remember,thecomputerscreendistortsthedrawingnomatterhowhardyoutry,sominimizethe
impact.

ALWAYShaveasavedmastercopyofyourworksaved.Preferablybothonthecloudandthumbdrive.

Documenteverythingforproofandnostalgia.

Knowledgefromdifferentfieldswillalwayshelpyou,learningsomebasicphotographysoyoucanshoot
yourownworkandbasicgraphicdesignwillhelpyoudistributeandtouchupworkforshowingtoother
potentialwhatevers.

Yourlocallibraryisagreatresource.Gothereonceinawhileandfindabookbyanartistyouvenever
heardof.Youmightgetinspired.

Dontputyourselfonapedestalbecauseyouregood,because110%(notatypo)ofthetimetherewillbe
someonebetterthanyou.

Useresources.
Allthebestartistsusethem.Youknowthatoneyoureallylike?Yeah,themtoo.
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Anatomy

Hands:
Handsareroughly50%palmand50%finger.Dontgocheaponconstruction.Itsaneasyratio
toremember.

Importancedoesnotequatetosize:
Eyesaresmallerthanyouthink.Thingsarenotmadeimportant
bytheirsize.Asamatteroffact,thefaceisprobablysmallerthanyouthink.THISISESPECIALLY
IMPORTANTTOREALIZEFORBLACKPEOPLE:Idontknowwhatitis,butblackstendtomakethefacial
featuresabsolutelyhuge.Stopit.

Onefootin,onefootout:
Itsnotuncommonforartistsgettingcomfortabledrawingfigurestoreuse
thesameposeoverandover.Onthetopicoffeet,ifyoujuststartedoff,youreprobablydrawingthem
toosmall.Doyourselfafavorandputyourfoottoyourarmandseehowlongtheyreallyare.Doyourself
anotherfavorand
lookathowmuchverticalitythefootgains
,itslessflatthanyoumightthink.

Genericposes:
Stophidingfeet,legs,hands,ears,thesecondeye(eyepatch/hair/winking).Youareonly
makingthenextdrawingwhereyouneedthefeaturemorepainfulforyourself.

Muscledontlookuniform:
Forinstance,
lookatthisguysrightarm
.Wheredoesthemusclereallystart
toexpand?
Lookatthesecalves
.Samething.

Showless,knowmore:
Sometimes,tryingtodemonstratethatyouknowsomething,showsyou
knowless.*dunningkrugercough*Thisisthecasewhenyoumissthesubtilityofthings.Forexample:
Manybeginnerstrytodrawsmilelineswithdarkerlinesthantheyneedto.Thewanttodemonstrate
whattheyreseeingisoverpoweringtheirjudgement.Thelinesareactuallyverylight,soeitherleave
themoutcompletely,ormakethemthinner.Bytheway,thisisalsoVERYcommonininthephiltral
columnandphiltraldimple.

Usingclothestohidebadanatomy:
Whateverthecasemaybe,evenataprolevel,youdrawthebody
(howeversimplified)andthentheclothesontop.Drawingtheclothesfirstwillcausemoreproblemsthan
itsolves.Adresswonthideyourinabilitytodrawthefemaleform.Thesameisapplicableforthehairand
theskull.

Straightnessinthebody:
Necksarenotperfectlystraight,theyarebentforward,lookatasideview.
Actually,nothingisperfectlystraight:thebodyisfilledwithalternatingmassesthathelpwithbalance.An
addedeffectofthisisthatitguidestheeyethroughalternatingflows.

Eyelashesdonotgoupwards:
Themostcommonpieceofsymboldrawingisfoundintheeyes.Often
times,peopleputeyelashesdirectlyup/down,however,itshouldbenotedthateyelashesactuallygo
outwards.Theydonotgotowardstheside(thisisanillusioncausedbyhavingaroundsurface,sothings
inthedistancehavemoreopportunitiestostickoutandtakespace.Dontbelieveme?Lookataneyein
profile.Allgoingthesamedirection,anditsnotupwards.Allupwardnessiscausedbythemakeup
mascarawhoresexaggeratingtheirupwardstilt.Also,fuckingclumpyoureyelashstrandstogetheryou
degenerate.

Therearenostraightlinesorperfectcirclesinnature:
Nowhereinnaturewillyoufindaperfect
straightline,curve,orshape.Seriously,tryandfindone.TheEarthisslightlyoblong,grassiscurved,the


eyeisnotasphere,etc.Ofcourse,manmadeobjects(rulers,printerpaper,buildings)willhavestraight
linesandothermanmadeobjects(lacrosseballs,erasersonpencils,
circles
)willhaveperfectcurves,but
theyrenotreallynature.

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Memes
(WARNING:OPINIONSAHEAD)
Whatarememes?
Theyareideasthatarecontagious.Perhapstheyarethiswaybecauseyoucanrelateandunderstandthem
easily,suchasmoneymeanssuccessorbecauseyoufindhumoroutofthem,smhtbhfam.Sincememesare
ideasthathaveintrudedintofromothersandcanformintobeliefsthatyouactouton,maybeeven
subconsciously,Ibelievetheyshouldbecarefullynurturedorspurned.

GoodMemes

Theideathatyoudontneedtopayforschoolinginordertolearnart:Havingteachersandcompetitionin
theformofpeersstrugglingaround,andhavingsunkcostthroughtimeandmoneycanbeahuge
motivatorinforcingyoutoimprove.Noneofthosethingsareexclusivetoartcollegesand,money
especially,dontneedtobeexorbitant.Youcangetteachingfromavarietyofwebsites,oraskingothers
forcritique,orthroughbooks.Iwillneverdownplaytheimportanceofamentorwhoknowsyourskill,and
canteachyouoneonone,butmoststateartcollagesdonthavethepersonnelwhowillactuallycareor
begoodforyou.Fewartcollegesareactuallyamazing/good.Idlikeanonstorecommendactualgood
placesinotherplacestolearnsoifyouarethinkingaboutthispath,youcangotheretofindout.

Thatyoushouldalwaysbestrivingtoimproveyourself:Acomfortzoneisfortheweakandstagnating.
Themomentyoustopexpandingyourboundariesandexperimentationisthemomentyoustart
regressing.Arthasnoceilingtowhenitcomestolearning,sothereshouldneverbeareasontostop
learning.

Thatpopularitycaninflateonesegoandbedetrimentaltoyourabilitytoselfcritique:Imnotsaying
makingitbigsmakesyoushit.Imsayingthinkingyourselfasbigdoes.Therewillalwaysbesomeone
betterthanyou,andalwayssomeonetrailingbehindyou,readytoovertakeyou.Youneedtoknowthat
popularityisfading,butskillisforever.

Thatphotoshopping/bashingexcessivelytoachieveeasyresultsdetractsfromonesskill:Sometimesthe
endjustifiesthemeans,butifyoucantpickupapencilanddrawyourendproduct,atleasteven
minutely,thenyouvelostyourway.
Dontloseyourway.

Copying1:1isntallthereistodrawing:Artisagatewaytotheimagination,wehavecamerasguys,you
shouldknowthisbynow.

BadMemes

Postyerwerk:Justbecausesomeonesdrawingsareworsethanyoursdoesntmeantheiropinionsare
wrong,butusuallyitdoes.

Merc_wip:HOWEVER,theirworkDOESshowhowmuchtimetheyvespentstudyingthecraftandtheir
relativeexperienceindrawing,soitCANbeifthepersonistellingyouknowtheyknowhowanatomy
works,butpostsadrawingsochockfulofbrokenbonesthedepictedpersonwoulddieifmadereal.
PostingMerc_wipprettymuchmeansyouknowyoudonthavetheskilltobackupyourwords,IE:you
dontknowwhatyouaretalkingabout.Trytoredlineinstead.

Heyguys,firsttimedrawing/sketching/painting/oncomputer,whatdoyouthink?:Yo,yo,yo,yo.Youare
postingyourFIRSTthingintoanewmediumorstyle?Literallyforwhatpurpose.YouKNOWitsgoingto
bebad.YOUKNOWIT!ThisisESPECIALLYredundantwhenaskingforcritiquesofsuchthings.You
haventincorporatedthecycleofselfcritiqueandimprovementatallifitsyourfirstdrawing!Compare
yourdrawingtowhatyouweregoingfor,andrealizethatitsnotthereyet,andtrythreemoretimes,
THENaskforcritique.

Beingoverlydefensiveaboutcriticism:Ifyouareat/ic/youarehereforartworkandcriticism.Ifyou
Wow,youworkinTHATmedium/style/site/topic?Whatafaggot:allthatmattersisifitsgood

IfIchangetheface,thenitsmywork!:

wantthecriticismtoactuallyhelpyou,youneedtolistentoit.Theveryactofbeingdefensivecreates
mentalbarriersandblockadesinyourmindthatmakesthecriticismfallshortornothitashardasit
should.Trytobeopen.

IfIputpentopaper,thenImanartist!:Letsjustsetthebaselineasbeingabletohaveactuallypeople
wanttobuyyourart.Notsayingthatmoneyvalidatesartinanyway,butasabaselineforskill.

TheSPARK

Ligameem

InternetMemes
Ifyouborrowedthemthenyouoweme
i'mlookingforwardtothistobehonest,family
weallare
maybethejokeisthatineveractuallypostit

Whataboutgondola?Itsnotterriblesinceitsasimpleexerciseinexperimentingdifferentstylesandcomposition

/ic/COMMUNITIES
Samefagsand(You)!Gettoknowwho'sbehindtheanon.

Chatrooms
Wonderwhoyou'refightingwithontheforums?
Us!Werethepeopleonthe
4chanArtwork/Critiqueboarddiscordchat
.Joinus!

PaintChats
gimmerecommendations
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Groups
LastArtistStanding
Lavaflakescreationtomakeusallcreate!Thread
here
.
4chandAgroup
Brandyourselfafaggot!

OTHERPLACESTOLEARN
Herearesomeotherpeoplewhoaretryingtoteachyou,yesyou!Howtogetgoodatart.
ireallyneedtomakethislookbetterandfigureoutasystemforit=
//Thiscategoryneedstoberethoughtorabsorbed(ANDCONDENSED)into"Resources".
//Onthe"Tutorials"section:
Therearesomanyusefultutorialsoutthereandthelist(atthetimeofwritingthis)covershardlyanything
essential.MightbemorehelpfultoscrapthissectionandgivesuggestionsonwhatkindsoftutorialstoAVOID
using.
myreasoningforthissectionnotbeinginresourcematerialsisthatresourcematerialsarebasicallystatic.they
neverupdateorchangetoomuch.Thisstuffhoweverupdates/changes/hasnewlessons/classes.Itsplacesyou
GOtoandSTICKwith.Notjustdownloadoruse.Notsurehowtotreatthetutorialssection.Iwasaimingfor
thelargestandbesttutorials,notanyofthoseshittyhowtodrawafacewithfourpanels.Imlookingforhuge
longrantsandexplanations,stuffthatyoucanjustdigestinaday.


(removedthesuggestion/commentbox,butkeptthewords,asseenabove,becauseitmadethissectionlook
ugly,maybetrytojusthighlightthesectionnamenexttime?)

Youtube
Sycra
Tutorialsandtalksaboutstyle
Proko
Classicapproachonconstruction
AlphonsoDunn
nicepen&inktutorials
MoatDD
(MarksDrawingTutorials)fundamentalexerciseswiththetablet
FZDschool
hasaneatpodcastindustrytalks
Sinix
corelpainterinsights
Cubebrush
Tutorials,talksalotaboutPS
ChinaDigitalPainting
Timelapses
LevelUp
Podcastinterviewingprofessionals.
AlejandroGarcia
Physicsdiscussionwithafocusonanimation
XiaTaptara
idrawgirlswiderangeofhowtotutorials
JeffWatts
ClassicfineartistandbossmanofWattsAtelier
AnthonyJones
robotpencildudewithpaintingtips

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Websites
Ctrl+Paint
Introductiontodigitalartandrendering
DrawABox
Introductionandfullyearcourseonform
NewMastersAcademy

Demonstrationsandlecturesoftraditionalart.Alsohasa
youtubechannel
.
Autodestruct

NEEDMOREOPINIONSmaybeincludepaidsiteswithsomesortofreviews?(wattsattelier,NMA,etc)

LargeTutorials
AndroidArts'arttutorial
renderingguide
ItchyAnimation'slighttutorial
lighttutorial
FloobyNooby'svisualstorytellingguide
storyboardsandcompositionguide
RemindBlog'smakingcomics
comicbooksblogcompilation
HueValueChroma'smoderncolortheory
colortheory
TomRichmond'sinkingtutpt.1
inking1
TomRichmond'sinkingtutpt.2
inking2
IamPeth'spenmanshiplessons
howtowritepretty
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Blogs
JamesGurneysBlog

Communities
ConceptArt
goodifyouwanttoskimthroughsketchbooksforinspiration
DeviantArt
http://www.conceptart.org/go/artjobs/
whyisthisgood
Pixiv
japanesecommunity
CrimsonDaggers
anothersketchbooksite&sometimestheydogooglehangouts
Furaffinity
Itsfurryandnotthebest,butitsthere.


IRCalotofIRCchannelsareartbasedandcanhelpyou

RealLife
Lookupyournearestcityandjoinalifedrawingclub/class.Ithink
www.meetup.com
isagoodplace,butifyour
cityislesspopulatedmaybetrylookingupthelocalartschool.
Yourlocallibraryprobablyhastonsofbooksthatcanhelpandmightorderthemforyouiftheydonthaveit.
Mineactuallyhasartlessons.

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GLOSSARY
Anatomy
Scienceofthebodilystructure.
Bleed
Whenadrawingiscroppedinprinting,orwheninkseepsthroughapage.
Blending
Themixingofcolors.Mainlyusedinreferencetopainting.
ChickenScratch
Multiplescratchylineswhereonelinewoulddo.
Chroma
Theintensityofcolor.Highmeansmorecolor,lowmeanslesscolor.
ComfortZone
Notimprovingorexpandingonesknowledgeforfearoffailure.
Eyeballing
Judgingdistancesandrelationshipsbyeye.
Form
Theillusionofsolidityorthreedimensionality.
HSV
Hue,Saturation,andValue.
Hue
Ashadeofcolor,unrelatedtoitsvalueorchroma.Theoutsideofthecolorwheel.Red,blue,green,yellow,
etc.
Lineweight
Thevariationsofaline.Fromalighterthinneronetoaheavyboldone.
RGB
Red,Green,Blue.Inrelationtohowthosethreeshadesoflightmixintoanyothershadewhenaddedto
oneanother.
Saturation
Theintensityofcolor.
Speculars
Highlightsonglossysurfaces.
Study
ItISNTmindlesslycopyingaphoto.Thatisnttotallyuselessyou'reeyeballing(proportionsense)will
getbetter.You'dbegoingdowntheMarkCrilleyroutehowever.Whendoingastudy,thegoalistolearnthe
underlyingform,construction,balance,texture...anything!ofthesubject.You'retryingtolearnbyanalyzingit.
Trytomergeyourknowledgeofconstructionwhileyou'redrawingfromareference.Takeitonestepatatime,
though.Forgesturestudies,focusonsimplelines,thenobservethebalancebetweenthelinesthatrepresentthe
body.Forconstruction,disregardthegestureparts.Onlytrytofocusontheseeingin3Dforms.
Texture
Detailsusedtoshowthematerialofsurfaces,orbreakupmonotony.
Value
Theshadeoflight.Thinkgrayscale.
VisualLibrary
Theimages,visualinformationorknowledgethatleadstoabetterillustrationthatyouhave
storedinyourhead.

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IFYOUDONTWANTTOFORMAT/READALLTHISSHIT/WANTTOSTARTADDINGYOURVOICERIGHT

AWAY,WRITEYOURSTUFFHERE:
Followtheformwithyourbrushstrokes