salarts

an archive of art materials and resources. for all artists, for free.

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about salarts - art resources!

salarts is a school project started by three artist high schoolers. we decided to create the website we’ve always wanted for to exist: an archive of all kinds of art resources, with user-submitted resources and a specific search/tag system. 

to search for a specific reference you have in mind, you can use the search bar - all references should come with a description. you can also filter by tag if you’re just browsing. you can find reference websites, references, brushes, and more on salarts.

we are always open to questions, and post submissions are largely encouraged - right now we need them a lot, please submit! happy creating!

dm if you want your resource removed!

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negative space art guide

credit to @/starrysea666 on twt!!

a guide that can help you reexamine how you draw poses from a unique perspective!!!

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Color Hunt - Color Palettes for Designers and Artists

Discover the newest hand-picked color palettes of Color Hunt. Get color inspiration for your design and art projects.

Color Hunt provides ideas and options for color matching!

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La veille de Saint-Nicolas. Les sabots devant l’âtre (1918)

Léon Spilliaert (Belgian, 1881-1946)

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Study of Bracken (1802)

Robert Hills (English, 1769 – 1844)

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Figure Studies

Frederic Leighton (English, 1830-1896)

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Estrela Lourenco

A website that allows clients to access high-definition images of children's book artists and their illustrations. Users could get inspiration by browsing through the different art styles and how other artists design their characters or settings.

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Just Sketch Me

A 3d modelling website provides 3d models of characters that allow users to freely move around. At the same time, users can edit the lighting, shadows, settings, and colours. Great for pose references, lighting references, and setting references.

JustSketchMe - Character posing for artists

Breathe life into your art with the best character reference tool on the web.

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a 3d pose model that you can move around and control as you wish!! it's really useful for drawing anatomy <3

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How Does Perspective Work in Pictures?

Notes: portions of this blog post have been incorporated into a paper in Journal of Vision. I also have a new theory about perspective descr

How Does Perspective Work In Pictures?

“Highly recommend it to anyone learning perspective. It looks at why there is no one "correct" perspective technique, from the perspectives of computer/photography science, vision science, art history and personal art experience.”

(submission + note by @il3x!)

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Perspective Made Easy by Ernest R. Norling (1939), available to borrow or download on the Internet Archive. 

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JookpubStock – Pose reference photos for artists

jookpub stock!

free to use stock photos with all kinds of poses! very useful for proportions, poses, and perspective.

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Free image library and gesture drawing tool for artists

quickposes

rapidly draw a certain category of poses within a time limit! very useful for practicing and improving at poses.

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Landschappen met bergen en dennenbomen (1880)

Marius Bauer (Dutch artist, 1867-1932)

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Line of Action

line of action

a website dedicated to improving skills at drawing a certain subject, such as figures, hands, etc. the aim is to mimic art classes with live models. a great way to practice poses and quick drawing.

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hand art guide!

credits to @/artsbylenie on pinterest (lenie pabelonia)!

a guide on how to draw hands with simple blocking.