I haven't felt comfortable posting my art online because of the AI forced into everything..
Fuck AI! AND PLEASE STOP USING AI GENERATORS!!
It's so fucking unethical, but it's also speeding up our inevitable doom since the generators need a massive amount of electricity to make your stupid word-promts turn into shit made from our stolen art!
If you don't have any patience or motivation to actually LEARN something, you're not an artist at all. Art takes a lot effort, you're just lazy and selfish. You have to suck at something before you get good at it. Please stop sucking as a person and try to learn an actual skill for a change.
The other day I saw a comment on Tumblr from someone who was just starting out in drawing and was using AI to help study their drawings. I decided to put together some resources that I know can help artists study and use as a reference without feeding this algorithm that is being so harmful to so many people in the artistic field.
Feel free to add more in the comments and reblogs!!!
Note: Some YouTube channels and profiles mentioned here I don't follow for so long or/and I didn't have time to analyze the content posted in full, but they were recommended by other people. Some channels/profiles are on these lists because of these recommendations or because they were useful with a post/video/tutorial at some point in my life. If there is any controversial/questionable conduct, I make it clear that I didn't know before posting! (We never know, right? hehehe)
LET'S GO:
1. You and your environment:
That's right, YOU. Your person and what you have available at home can be great references! Photos of family or friends, your pet, everyday objects that you barely pay attention to, the landscape around your house (even if it is not considered the most beautiful landscape or if it is just a wall), your food, the forgotten plant in the pot, your shoes, your clothes, your own body! They are physical objects, in YOUR hand, where you can rotate, position, arrange as you wish, and as a bonus you can do light studies on them with your cell phone's flashlight or natural daylight.
2. Follow your favorite artists and styles you like:
By following profiles of artists you like on social media, you can study their drawings, to understand how they do what they do, and, little by little, develop your art with your personality based on the styles you like!
Just be careful not to plagiarize! There's a difference in taking art from your artists to study, and keeping it for yourself and posting copies of other people's art or copying someone else's design! Study, understand and end up developing yours! DO NOT base your studies purely on the arts of others, but complement with them!
3. Follow photographers:
Photographer profiles are a treasure for anyone who likes to draw! There are photographers who capture images of people, animals, plants, landscapes, cities, etc. There are several categories! And different styles! Black and white, evidence in the shadows, play of colors and perspectives! It can be a fun exercise!
4. Follow model profiles:
Templates also provide good references. Today there is great variability in model profiles (if you know how to look well), and it can be a good exercise to design clothes and accessories on people! Study of fabric, movement, makeup and pigments in skin, hair, pose, among others
5. Media:
You can pause and take a screenshot of scenes you like from series, films, documentaries, cartoons, anime, or even take a panel from your favorite comic and draw it in your style, or study that image and try to copy it before applying in your style!
6. Pinterest:
The classic of classics! Great for references, using PHOTOS, of REAL people, animals, objects and landscapes. In addition, there are also several posts with drawing and painting tips, and even several mechanisms about various objects and elements, which can allow you to better understand the dynamics of what makes up your drawing, making your drawing, design and painting easier! There are even ready-made folders shared by other artists with several images, but you can make your own, in your own way! Mine have more than 60.000 pins!
7. Tumblr’s focused on tips for drawing and painting:
There are several names that we can mention and it is very easy to find these Tumblrs!
8. Follow artists here on tumblr:
These artists often share tips, techniques and brushes!
9. YouTube channels focused on drawing and painting:
There are several channels focused on art, tutorials, classes and drawing tips!
Some are: New Masters Academy; FZDSCHOOL; Proko; Alphonso Dunn; SamDoesArts; Marc Brunet; HABOOK; Brad's Art School; KeshArt; 조맹 Chommang_Drawing; NIRO; Sinix Design; Mmmmonexx; Draw like a Sir; fjordwind; Angel Ganev; Desenho Mestre; Pikat; One Pencil drawing; Bluebiscuits; SulaMoon; Uncomfortable; Bob Ross; Kevin Oil Painting; Fine Art Academy; Sycra; Moderndayjames; Kaycem; Tim Mcburnie - The Drawing Codex; Swatches; Ahmed Aldoori; Jordan Grimmer; Justin Donaldson
10. DAZ Studio:
It is a free program that allows you to model characters. You can customize and position the avatars however you see fit. You can even work with light incidence. You can also set up scenarios.
The free program already comes with some basic elements and on the website you can download more elements to compose your scene, such as other avatars, animals, objects, clothes, textures, among many others. However, it should be noted that some of these elements are paid. But the free basic elements already help A LOT in reference position, proportion, anatomy, scenery and study of light and shadow
11. Sketchfab:
It is a website that has several 3D elements generated by other artists. It has a free basic plan, with certain limitations, but it helps a lot when photos and other drawings are not enough for the pose you want!
12. PixelSquid:
It offers 3D models that can be useful for reference.
13. Floorplanner:
Allows you to create 2D and 3D house plans with a free account. This can help you with references to compose the scenario!
14.Dimensions:
It allows the notion of the dimension of different objects and figures.
15. Comparing Heights:
Website that allows you to compare heights between two figures
16. SculptGL:
Free basic 3D sculpting tool
17.Textures.com:
It has 3D molds and textures. There are free options in its gallery
18. Justsketch.me:
It has a free version with basic human models to create positions for reference. They are somewhat reminiscent of the articulated dolls used in the past.
19. Reference Angle:
Offers photographs of people that match the position of a 3D mold. You can select facial expressions
20. Photo reference X 3D model:
It gives you some 3D molds of human and animal skeletons and correlates the position you leave with photos
21.Bodies in motion:
Provides several stop motions of people moving. There is free and paid content
22. Sketchdaily:
A website that offers several reference photos for drawing, with different poses. You can select whether you want photos of structures, vegetation, animals, body parts, people and other specifications. One cool thing about this website is that you can choose to set a timer for the image, allowing you to leave it exposed for you to draw for 30 seconds to 1 hour (or not, you can choose to leave it without a timer).
23. Line-of-action:
It has an interface that is very similar to Sketchdaily, but the maximum time for displaying an image is 10 minutes. It has the categories of human figures, animals, hands & feet, faces & expressions and scenes & environment and basic shapes & still life.
24. Reference.pictures:
Site with several posed photos. However, there is paid content.
25. Croquis.cafe:
Various reference photos of people. Paid content
26. Pose tool:
Selection of multiple reference images that can be selected according to a filter
27. Clip Studio Tips:
Various digital drawing tips provided by the clip studio website itself
28. CecelyV:
Blog created by Cecely Valderrama (CecelyV) where she provides free tutorials
29. Drawawesome:
It has free content for artists
30.Will Kemp Art School:
A blog with free painting and drawing lessons
31. Blog Art Instruction:
Offers free art instruction. Created in 2007 by Ralph Serpe.
32. Draw Mix Paint:
Offers a series of tips, classes, videos and content focused on painting and drawing for free
33.The Dimensions of Colour:
Material created by David Briggs for coloring
34.Guide To Drawing:
A guide from Bill Martin
35.Artyfactory:
Offers some tutorials for free
36.Art Lessons Online:
This website has some free content
37. Ctrl+paint:
Offers a range of free and paid content
38. Drawspace:
It has free and paid drawing and painting courses
39. Paid classes:
Domestika
Sketchbook skool
Proko
Teacups
The Virtual Instructor
40. Color Palette Cinema:
Instagram account that creates and publishes palettes based on scenes from movies and series
41. Canvas color palettes:
Create color palettes from an image upload
I can do a drive collecting books for drawings too, but that's for another post or for someone's reblog hehe
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