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Little Art Reference things: Comprehensive Resource List for the Aspiring Artist V1.01

kastiakbc:

sixmilliondeadinternets:

A.K.A. “Pato is autistic and shows off his massive collection of saved links”

Have a seat, get a cup of coffee and sit through this. Hopefully you won’t regret it. This is mostly about illustration, by the way.

FREQUENTLY ASKED BULLSHIT

  • “WHICH TABLET SHOULD I BUY?”

Get the cheapest shit available. If you’re in America/Europe a Wacom Bamboowhatever apparently does the trick. If you’re anywhere else get the cheaper-end Genius ones because Wacom tablets are expensive in every place that’s not the first world. Getting a $600 tablet will not make you magically improve and it’s a goddamn waste of money. Too poor for tablets? Start with a damn pencil.

  • “POORFAG HERE, CAN’T AFFORD PHOTOSHOP/SAI, WHAT THE FUCK DO I DO?”

This is the Internet, pirate the shit out of them! Here’s a list of freeware programs you could use, because pirating is bad, mkay.

For general illustration:

  • GIMP - Non-shitty, open-source Photoshop Clone.
  • Paint.NET - If you are somehow too dumb for Photoshop clones here’s something easy to use.
  • Flowpaint - Even simpler.
  • Inkscape - Apparently good for things like vector art.
  • Artweaver - Get the free version which kind of sucks but otherwise decent.
  • Chibipaint - Sounds weeaboo as fuck The best thing out there for oekaki, or so they say.
  • Will add more as I find them.

For 3D modelling and such:

More links coming SOON! (Soon: Duke Nukem Forever).

  • “I’M TOO MUCH OF A FAILURE I WILL NEVER IMPROVE”

Spoilers: Improvement will take a long time, specially more if you’re self-taught. Improvement requires dedication and consistenct in your learning. Don’t expect to get great if you’ve just started, and don’t expect greatness in the first year or so either. Save the shit you draw so in the future you can notice that progress has indeed been made.

If you still think you’ll never improve just look at this and realize how wrong you are. Now, if you think you’ll instantly be as cool as that guy, look at this and realize that you still have a long way to go.

  • “I HAVE ARTIST’S BLOCK WHAT DO”

Artist’s Block is a very complicated thing but the underlying reason is either lack of creativity, acedia or just a towering pile of bullshit. The best way to treat it is to take up theoretical drawing (anatomy studies, for example) and treat it as a chore. If you need ideas look for the Ideas Generators section below.

NOW, ONTO THE ACTUAL LIST THING.

All links taken without permission but I’m sure nobody minds a bit of publicity.

BOOKS

This is actually more than enough to get you started when it comes to getting books. Saying that the amount of books here is FUCKING MASSIVE would be an understatement.

A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO GESTURE DRAWING

Simple practice method for the aimless artfag: Open any of the first two links, and choose a distinct category (For example, faces). Tell it to switch every 10 minutes if possible; else, get a timer. Fire it up and start drawing what you see. The idea is that you should stop after 10 minutes and move onto the next one, no matter how incomplete it is. Repeat until your art gets showcased in the Louvre.

COLOR THEORY AND MISCELLANEOUS COLORING FOR THE MASSES

ANATOMY AND GENERAL HUMAN BODY STUFF

PERSPECTIVE

GENERAL REFERENCES

LOOSE BUNCH OF VARIOUS CRAP

  • /ic/ Thread 1 - Collection of tutorial images.
  • /ic/ Thread 2 - Humongous thread with a crapload of links. A must-see.
  • Manga to Realistic (dA) - A Twelve-Part walkthrough that dips your toes into realistic illustrations aimed at people with a weeaboo background.

GENERAL ART WEBSITES AND TUTORIALS

ILLUSTRATION TECHNIQUES

TEXTURES, BRUSHES AND ALL THAT JAZZ

  • CG Textures - Massive collection of free textures. Also tutorials.

IDEA GENERATORS

ART COMMUNITIES

If you want me to add something, please notify me through my /ask. Be sure to check back often as I’ll be adding more things.

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The Motion Computing LE1700

tSo, with Christmas around the corner, I’d like to spread word about this magnificent device here called the Motion Computing LE1700. What is it, exactly? Well, it’s a computer, obviously, but what makes it unique is its screen works just like a Wacom. Yup, this thing is its very own Cintiq, only it’s a computer itself — so no hassling around with hooking it up to another computer.

How good is it?

Put shortly; GOOD. very impressive for how old this thing is. It was originally released in 2007 running Win XP, but can be upgraded to Win 7 like mine. It runs beautifully considering its age, and it does well with Photoshop, SAI and especially Sketchbook Pro. I’ve been using this thing for nearly a year and it has yet to let me down.

That said, lets take a look at the specs (or you can go here to fill yourself in, but I’ll go ahead and point out the things an artist would want to know).

Yes, the stylus has pressure sensitivity — 256 points to be exact. That’s a little below the standard Wacom, but it’s hard to see the difference in my opinion. Currently, my LE1700 boasts a 30GB HDD and 2GB of RAM, though it can be upgraded to greater heights. The screen resolution is pretty damn spiffy, too (1400x1050). You can also find them with a special “View Anywhere” screen, though that jacks the price up pretty high. It depends on where you get this baby and who refurbished it. I got mine from a refurbishing company called U.S. Micro on Ebay for around $459.99. They seem pretty legit.

The downside to these pieces of hardware is their shitty battery lives. You’ll at most get an hour if you’re lucky. It sort of defeats the purpose of it being portable, but you can attach a battery extension. It also gets very hot, but with how cold it is now, it works well as a lap-heater.

Keep in mind that these are discontinued, so you’ll most likely have to settle for a used one, but don’t let that deter you. These things are a gift from God to artists everywhere. They are your personal, compact, intuitive and beautiful computerized sketchbooks, and you’ll always want to keep drawing with them.

Check out the crap I’ve made with it here if you wish, or go write this baby down on your Christmas wishlist. Good luck, and keep striving!

(Oh, and I might as well add; if you want to know something about this, just ask me a question. I know a shitton about this thing.)

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drawnblog: Ray Frenden reviews the too-cheap-to-be-true Monoprice graphics tablets. How do they stack up to industry standard Wacoms? After spending a week with the 6.25“x10” Monoprice, my Yiynova and Cintiq remain unplugged and I gave my Intuos away to a friend. The Monoprice tracks subtle pressure variances and small movements with less lag and more crisp fidelity than any of the others. It is, put crudely, fucking awesome, in both OSX Lion and Windows 7 x64. Hmm. I have to say it does look very slick.

drawnblog:

Ray Frenden reviews the too-cheap-to-be-true Monoprice graphics tablets. How do they stack up to industry standard Wacoms?

After spending a week with the 6.25“x10” Monoprice, my Yiynova and Cintiq remain unplugged and I gave my Intuos away to a friend. The Monoprice tracks subtle pressure variances and small movements with less lag and more crisp fidelity than any of the others. It is, put crudely, fucking awesome, in both OSX Lion and Windows 7 x64.

Hmm. I have to say it does look very slick.

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I made a page to put this on, but I thought I would post an edited one in hopes of it getting more views

So I really want a digital pen tablet, and they are expensive for someone with no income. (I actually need to get a job, but I live in a place where jobs are hard to come by. Stupid Upstate New York, Curse you!)

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