There seems to be more activity in this subforum lately. Maybe it just feels like that as I’ve been paying attention, but at any rate there are a few people in here now that seem to be really motivated to improve their skills, which is great.
Anyway, I was thinking that whilst there is already a tutorial thread, it would also be good to have a “resources” thread, where we link to good sites or books for reference, inspiration, learning etc. Hopefully if enough people contribute then we can make this a really useful sticky thread for those new to the traditional forum.
Right, I’ll start the ball rolling:
Drawing/Anatomy Books on Google Scribd
Andrew Loomis:Eye of the PainterSuccessful DrawingDrawing the Head and Hands
Creative Illustration
Fun with a Pencil
Burne Hogarth:Drawing the Human Hand and Head
Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery
Drawing Dynamic Hands
Dynamic Anatomy
George Bridgman
Constructive Anatomy - George Bridgman
Charles Bargue
Bargue Plates
Art Discussion Sites/Forums:
CGTalk - In particular check out the Artistic Anatomy Subforum for great fine-arts related stuff.
ConceptArt
HDFortress on Facebook (some good tutorials here)
The Society of Figurative arts
The Society of Figurative arts on Facebook
Daily Drawing/Sketching Groups
These are highly recommended, great practice:
CGTalk Daily Sketch Group
ConceptArt Daily Sketch Group
References For Study - Figure Drawing
Character Designs
Posemaniacs<-- This is a great one! They have some really fun tools, like the 30 second figure drawing app.
ConceptArt Reference + Inspiration Subforum
LIFE Photo Archive
Inspiration:
Concept Ships
Dark Roasted Blend
We make money not art
Goliathus (beetles)
Gorilla Artfare (warning, often NSFW)
Old Anatomy Drawings (warning, some NSFLunch depending on your constitution)
Steampunk Workshop
Beautiful Life
Right, so what have you got? Remember, anything that isn’t a tutorial is fair game.