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JuneBerry
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:12 pm


The Mighty
List o' Tutorials


This is a list of online tutorials not found in our guild. New tutorials will be posted at the top of their respective lists.
If you find a tutorial or helpful site that's not listed here, please post here. Feel free to post suggestions as well.
*If you notice a link that doesn't work, please notify me so I can either fix it or get rid of it.



Table o' Contents
...Post 1...Introduction
.................You are here.
...Post 2...The Human Figure
.................Anime/Manga Style
.................Realism

...Post 3...Oh, The Inhumanity
.................Creatures
.................Mecha
.................Weapons

...Post 4...A Little Bit o Everything
.................Multiple and varried topics within each link for all your tutorial needs.
...Post 5...Some Technical Jazz
.................Cell Coloring
.................CG Basics
.................Effects
.................Flats
.................The GIMP
.................LightWave 3D
.................Lineart
.................MS Paint -New-
.................Multiple Programs
.................Oekaki
.................OpenCanvas
.................Painter
.................PaintShop Pro
.................Photoshop
.................Pixel Art
.................Soft Style
.................Traditional -New-

...Post 6...Artistic Resources
.................Protecting Your Art (Watermarking)
.................Color Theory
.................Perspective
.................Reference Material and Photos
.................3D

...Post 7...Extra
.................Tutorials and links from Shi_Musouka that I haven't incorporated into The List yet.
PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:28 pm


The
Human Figure



This is a list of tutorials which focus on various aspects of the human figure.


.:: Anime/Manga Style ::.

An Anime Eyes Tutorial - Eyes tutorial.

"Drawing the Manga Nose - A Brief Guide" - Nose tutorial.

A Digital Coloring Tutorial: 1 - Photoshop skin tutorial.

A Digital Coloring Tutorial: 2 - Photoshop clothing and lace tutorial.

A Digital Coloring Tutorial: 3 - Photoshop hair tutorial.

Anime Hair Shading Tutorial - Even comes with practice files!

Human Tutorials - Tutorials on facial features, chibis, various body parts, wings, and simply the body in general.

1-2-3 Bishoujo - Beginners' manga drawing tips

How to Draw Anime by Michaelp3000 - Eyes, Nose and Mouth, Head, Expressions, Hair, Hands, and Feet

.:: Realism ::.

FARP: Hand Study - Reference material for drawing hands; lots of photos!

artshow.com Drawing Resources - Everything from sketches to advanced portraiture to various media.

Drawing the Hand - An Exerpt from Drawing the Head and Figure by Jack Hamm

Merekat Creations - "Art Process Boot Camp", Portrait Shortcuts, Hair Tutorials, Perspective Lessons, Adobe Illustrator, and How to Make Leather.

Furiae - Realistic approach to drawing the nose and lips, and a guide to creating skintones.

JuneBerry
Vice Captain


JuneBerry
Vice Captain

PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:29 pm


Oh, The
Inhumanity



This is a list of tutorials which focus on everything that's not the human figure, i.e. fabric, mecha, creatures, weapons, etc.


.:: Creatures ::.

Creature Tutorials - Tutorials of dragons, feathers, werewolves, felines and more.

Dreslough - dragons

SaberFire - dragons

Fern Blossom - furry

Cactusart's bat wing tutorial - good for demons, dragons, etc.

.:: Mecha ::.

Boogs Mech tutorial part one - A basic mech tutorial on deviantART by our very own warrior_of_boognish

.:: Weapons ::.

Sword Tutorial - Just what it says.

.:: Flora ::.

How to Draw Roses - A step-by-step guide to drawing the petals of a rose.
Submitted by oXAyameXo.
PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:30 pm


A Little
Bit o' Everything


This is a list of tutorials that specialize in multiple and varied subjects. You might get all your tutorials on one site with these!


Saria Online - Basics, the face, hair, the body, clothing, characters and how to do lineart. Made by our guild member Blue Jade. ^~^

Fanart Central - Tutorials for creatures, humans, and various techniques.

mayshing's Gallery - Contains Tutorials on the multiple aspects of the figure, paneling, and more.

Sai's Manga Tuts - The Basics, Drawing Bishonen, Digital Screentones, Facial Expressions, Hair, and more.

The Art Corner - Tutorials on CG, Inking, Folds, Hands, Head/Face and Hair, as well as an Artist Dictionary and Sketch Archive

Dragon Paint Art Tutorials - Photoshop, Creatures, People, Other Media and Programs

Manga Tutorials.com - Basics, Anatomy, Clothes, Effects, and more

::Warrior Dreams:: - Female, Sexy Girls, Robots, Male

Stoic - Figure, Inking, CG, HTML

How to Draw Manga - Hair, Clothing and Folds, Faces, Female Figure, Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop

Baka neko - Male and Female Figures, Head and Face, Computer Coloring, Practice Files (downloads to practice with)

About.com - Anime and Manga Articles and Resources

Polykarbon Tutorials - Drawing Basics, Male and Female Figure, Mecha, Accessories (clothes and weapons)

JuneBerry
Vice Captain


JuneBerry
Vice Captain

PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:26 pm


Some
Technical Jazz


These tutorials focus on technical stuff, such as coloring techniques and programs.


.:: Cell Coloring ::.

Katais Cell-Coloring Tutorial Part I - Cell shading using the pen tool.

Katais Cell Coloring Tutorial Part II - Cell shading using the lasso tool.

CG Art Tutorials - Basic Cel-Style Coloring in Photoshop

Kimmais Cell ColoringTutorial - Just what it says. ^^

.:: CG Basics ::.

CG Tutorials - Textures, eyes, lips, feathers, fur, hair, clouds/smoke, and much more!

CGTalk - Tutorial on CGing a realistic eye.

.:: Effects ::.

The Photoshop Gurus Handbook - For everybody from beginners to advanced. Even has video tutorials.

Planet Photoshop - Tutorials Archive: Effects

.:: Flats ::.

Flatting Tutorial - A tutorial on flat color.

.:: The GIMP ::.

[GUG] - Basics, icons and misc.

.:: LightWave 3D ::.

LightWave 3D Tutorials - Tutorials for making interactiive guides, surfacing and texturing, animation, UV mapping, modeling and more!

.:: Lineart ::.

A study in line weight - Having problems with how thick/thin you think your lines should be? Check this out.

Al's Photoshop Tutorial - Covers digital inking, coloring, shading, and basic effects used to produce cartoon-like imagery.

.:: MS Paint ::.

Yuliya's MS Paint Tutorial - Cuz she's so cool!

.:: Multiple Programs ::.

Computer Technical Tutorials and More - Tutorials on programs such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, FreeHand and much more!

.:: Oekaki ::.

Harasume.net - tutorials for Paint ad Oekaki BBS

Ninja Monkey - Oekaki tutorial

weee lookie...its a tutorial XD - Just what it says. ^^

Oekaki Central - List of Tutorials Available

.:: Open Canvas ::.

Complete Guide to openCanvas - A fantastic tutorial and guide on deviantART.

openCanvas - tutorials

.:: Painter ::.

Canhead - A MetaCreations Painter 6 Tutorial by Tyan Wood

.:: Paint Shop Pro ::.

Take My Advice - Paint Shop Pro Resources

Scan Lines Tutorial for PaintShop Pro - How to make them on PSP 7.

.:: Photoshop ::.

TV Scan Lines in Photoshop - Simulates the lines of a TV screen.

Nature Morphosis vs. Effect Lab - Image manipulation and photoshop.

Jay Arraichs Photoshop Tips - Basics, brushes, tools, palettes, filters, and more.

Screaming Art Designs - Textures, blood, sparkles, chains, pipes, screws, and more.

Janees Photoshop Tutorials - Tools, tutorials, and other tutorials.

Essential Tutorials for Photoshop & ImageReady - Learn Photoshop or brush up on your skills with these free online tutorials.

The Photoshop Roadmap - Photoshop tutorials.

Team Photoshop - Tools, Techniques, Effects and more!

Photoshop Cafe - Special FX, Text FX, Textures

Noir Tutorials - Photoshop tutorials

PS Workshop - Your source for the best Photoshop Tutorials and Tips

Phong.com - tutorials

Absolute Cross - Basics, tools, text effects, special effects, photos, textures.

Designs by Mark - Written and Video Tutorials

Wacam - Photoshop Tips

.:: Pixel Art ::.

Dolleria - Tutorials for pixeling. Visit the main website for the artist, featuring dolls, requests, bases, etc.

.:: Soft Style ::.

CG Art Tutorials - Airbrushed Coloring in Photoshop

.:: Traditional ::.

Giname's Copic Tutorial I - The first of 3 copic marker tutorials by this deviant.
PostPosted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:50 am


Artistic
Resources



These are sites and tutorials that will help you with your artistic skills in general. They are not necessarily anime/manga in nature.


.:: Protecting Your Art ::.

How to Create a Watermark - Simple tutorial for a watermark.

Kenzie's Watermark Tutorial - Keep your art safe! Watermark your images!

Anti-Ripper Watermark System - Embed a hidden watermark.

TV Scan Lines in Photoshop - Simulates the lines of a TV screen.

Scan Lines Tutorial for PaintShop Pro - How to make scan lines on PSP 7. (This is often used in avatar editing.[x] [x] [x])

.:: Light and Shading ::.

Light Tutorial - A detailed but clear tutorial about how light works.

.:: Color Theory ::.

Color Matters - As an introduction, this site has a few basic concepts.

Color Theory - Additive color synthesis, autochrome process, film and paper composition, screen process and more.

Art Studio Chalkboard - Color Wheel and Color Complements

.:: Perspective ::.

Anime by Example - 3D Perspective

scottmcdaniel.net - Drawing Comics: Perspective

TeamGT Studios - Tutorials and Critiques

.:: Reference Material and Photos ::.

Animal Pictures Archive - Animal photos

Martial Arts Supply - Images of gear and weapons

AWMA - Martial arts gear and weapons

Century Fitness - Martial arts gear and weapons

fuzzypics.com - The Leading Posters Site on the Net

Getty Images - Imagery, film and digital services

Fairy Fashion - Medieval wedding gowns

The Costumers Manifest - Your Free One-stop Site for Costume Info and Images

Victorias Secret - Good for figure poses.

Blads and Beasts - Swords and figurines.

Swords n Stuff - Weapons

Smith & Wesson - Good for firearm references.

SecurityArms - Firearms photo index

Galleries - Automobile photos and wallpapers

Suurland - Automobile Blueprints

Ditto - Image search engine

FreeFoto.com - free pictures

Free Images - Free stock photos

FreeStockPhotos.com - Free Photography for Personal or Commercial use

GoGraph.com - Your ultimate source of web graphics!

iStockphoto - The fastest growing royalty-free collection in the world

PhotoBox - Stock photography, images, and pictures

Pro-Visions - Stock Image Library

Snap Shot - Free desktop pictures and screensavers

Webshots - Photo sharing, free wallpaper and free screensavers.

Stock - a stock photography account on deviantART

Creative Photography for Beginners - Make your photography look more polished.

.:: 3D ::.

ISO - Modeling Tutorials

Renderosity - Gallery, Downloads, Tutorials, Models, Textures, Poser Resources

JuneBerry
Vice Captain


aureenc

PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 1:41 pm


This is a tutorial list that I've already posted somewhere else before so I was hoping to share it with you. I apologise if any of these were already mentioned. I deleted whatever in here was already said.
(21)

Click Here to Learn Cel-Style CG

Click Here to Learn How to Accurately Draw the Human Body.

Just because it's made mostly for realism doesn't mean it won't apply to anime. Instead of paying attention to the style, just draw the guidelines.


Click Here for Photo References on People Posing(There is nudity in this site just so you've been warned)

Click Here to learn about Perspective

Click Here if you want good tips and pointers on drawing people and want to learn perspective.

Click here if you want to learn Soft-style CG and draw the human head.

Click Here for links to more tutorials.

Click Here to learn how to draw anime and anime-related stuff.

Click Here to learn some drawing basics and tips.

Click Here to Learn How to Draw a Head.

Click Here to Learn How to Draw Hair

Click Here to Learn How to CG Hair

Click Here for Another CG Hair tut.

Click Here to Learn How to Render Hair via Photoshop

Click Here to Learn Human Anatomy.

Click Here to Learn anout Human Proportions.

Click Here to Learn Life Drawing(realism).

Remember how I said realism applies also to anime. You will also need to learn life drawing in order to fully master anatomy.


Here's the rest of the junk.

Quote:

Inking (6 tutorials)

CG how-to

Basics/General (3)

Flats (1)

Soft style (2)

Cel style (1)

Cuts (2)

Effects(5)

Backgrounds (1)

Program specific

Photoshop (15)

Painter (4)

Paint Shop Pro (1)

The GIMP (5)

Open Canvas (3)

Oekaki (8 )


Color Theory (5)

Perspective (3)

3D (6)

Dragons (2)

Furry (2)

Pixel Art (1)

References (17)

neutral Tutorials|: (51)

neutral Photos|: (54)

Here are some sites about channels returned after performing a search for "photoshop channels" on Google... some may be helpful, some not: (33)

http://www.digitalproducer.com/page...using_photo.htm
http://www.webreference.com/graphics/column41/
http://photoshopgurus.info/beginner...explained.shtml
http://www.polykarbon.com/tutorials/html/channels2.html
http://pub102.ezboard.com/fdbmforum...opicID=14.topic
http://www.pcreviewonline.com/revie...chops_book.html
http://www.icdc.com/~ncassway/compu...op-channels.htm
http://www.andromeda.com/info/stained.html
http://www.photofoolery.com/tutorials.html
http://www.bloobseven.com
http://www.digitaldoodler.com/links.html
http://www.gurusnetwork.com
http://www.photoshopgurus.info
http://www.b-man.dk/tuts_pixelstretch.asp
http://aqa-d.se/
http://www.photoshopcafe.com
http://www.digitaldoodler.com
http://www.ice.org/tutorials.php?tutorial=5
http://www.creativecow.net
http://www.kraix.com/tutorials/photoshop/tutind.asp
http://eye.box.sk
http://www.neofrog.com
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/2d/
http://www.opticalorgasm.com/huge_tutorial_list.html
http://www.lamtruongonline.com/~pixeleyes/tutorial.php
http://www.aqa-d.se/
http://www.proart.tk
http://www.tutorialforums.com/
http://docs.rinet.ru:8080/PhotoZh/
http://www.pslover.com

.: neutral PS Tutorial and Resource sites|::. (22)

http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/photoshop.htm
http://www.actionxchange.com/
http://www.arraich.com/ps_intro.htm
http://www.aqa-d.se/
http://www.axxessdenied.com/photoshoptut.php
http://www.b-man.dk/
http://www.bizark.com/learn/
http://www.bloobseven.com
http://www.bluesfear.com/tutorials.htm
http://www.carbonfour.com/tutorials/
http://www.catscape.com/
http://www.chapter3.net/
http://www.circle.bc.ca/
http://www.creativecow.net
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/2d/
http://www.darkerimaging.com/tutorials.htm
http://www.dbfantasy.f2s.com/
http://www.deepspaceweb.com/
http://www.designsbymark.com/
http://www.deviantart.com/
http://www.shiver7.com
http://www.thewebmachine.com


These other forum threads have a good amount of tutorial links as well...

http://www.moshimoshineko.com/bnphpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2236
http://mangatutorials.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=766
http://www.eatpoo.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=30314&sid=1215c7176ec4ce4e25aff3a244e3f097
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49549

That's all I've got at the moment...
PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 2:01 pm


eek Damn. That's a lot of tutorials.

Thanks so much Shi_Musouka. I'll get started incorporating them all into the List. Is it alright with you if I delete links from your post as I add them to the main list? (I don't want to post stuff twice. xp )

JuneBerry
Vice Captain


aureenc

PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 2:11 pm


sure, go ahead. knock yourself out...
PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:29 pm


wow! theses are really great! I know half this stuff but for begginers these are some really good things to look at! rofl

Nato_san


blkdrgn86

PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 1:01 am


eek Holy crap, that a hell of a lot of tutorial sites O_O, it will take me 2 months or so to visit em O_O


Oh yeh Junie, erm on the 3D section, U should also include Newtek Lightwave 3D, www.newtek.com

they have some tutorials on that site, it could be useful, erm ill try find ones that make anime animations aswell, although u can use them in Lightwave n 3ds Max, Have u ever heard of Maya 3D, its one of the prgrams they use in the film industry, its like best in the world, they use it pixar animation studios n stuff...

I just thought u should knw ^_^
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