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hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage. (for future editing convenience i am just linking my blog post on dreamwidth.)
✨ good places to find art reference that are not full of AI trash 🌈
As more and more people are being forced to switch to Windows 11, Microsoft's most AI-malware-ridden OS yet, I've been putting together articles and links for how to undo the damage and save your battery, your RAM, your disk space, your privacy, and your sanity from this bullshit.
FIRST:
The easiest way to get rid of the majority of the bullshit that Windows is forcing on us, as of October 2025, is this one-stop-one-click debloat solution from a modern day hero:
A simple, lightweight PowerShell script to remove pre-installed apps, disable telemetry, as well as perform various other changes to customi
It's very easy, even if you're not tech savvy or get scared of pop up windows saying "ARE YOU SURE?" Yes, you are sure, I promise. This program takes maybe two minutes and will save you SO MUCH pain, time, and money (and exploitation).
Now that you've done that, here's the cleanup, to catch the little shit that the debloat might have missed (most of this will already be done by debloat, but hey, it's good to double check).
Microsoft wants to put AI everywhere on your PC, but you can take back control.
Even just reading about some of these features makes me angry. Fucking Copilot and "Discover" AI scrapers are in Notepad. NOTEPAD. And then there's this uncanny valley garbage:
No uncanny valley video calls for me, thanks! (Also, what else is it doing while it scans your face and listens to your calls? What else, microsoft? Because there was a lot of memory being assigned to this program for a simple "smooths your skin" add on).
Tired of Microsoft pushing ads throughout Windows 11? Here are the settings you can tweak to turn them off and reclaim some privacy.
The truly insane number of places they have stuck ads on your own home computer is sickening. Become Unmarketable.
Bonus:
Some background programs you probably don't need that are taking up space and how to remove them (Microsoft forums, 2024)
Your Samsung Galaxy Phone comes with 22 apps you don't need (Android Police, 2025)
How to disable the AI in firefox (still the only browser that lets you do this permanently) (Windows Report, 2025)
So it seems like some of you might be interested in learning more about Dreamwidth.
Listen, here's the thing: Dreamwidth is not slick. It is not fancy. Its base code was originally put together some two decades ago or more, and it looks like it. It can't do much with images and definitely not with video—like, I think there's some way to embed video, but I have no idea how to do it, and hosting it on Dreamwidth is, uh...
The point is! Dreamwidth is a lot different from Tumblr. It's closer to Tumblr than it is to Facebook or Instagram, but it's a lot more old-school internet than Tumblr is. And that means that, for anyone who wasn't on the internet some ten, fifteen years ago, there's probably going to be a steep learning curve. It can take more effort to post things there, and more effort to find your people, its image hosting capacity can charitably be described as both "limited" and "poorly organized", and overall it may still never be the kind of website where you, personally, will want to spend a lot of time or do a lot of things. Dreamwidth does not and will never have an app, for pretty much the same reasons as AO3.
But there is one thing I can guarantee, and that is that Dreamwidth is willing to fight for us and our rights. They're already doing so.
If you've ever thought to yourself, "I wish AO3 were an actual social media site," consider checking out Dreamwidth; it's not too far off from that as an idea.
You can host media on squidge.org, which is specifically for hosting fandom media.
While we're on the topic, Proboards is still around, and still free, and still customisable, and still WORKS. Neocities has replaced geocities and is also pretty great (and you can host things from there too if you want).
The old infrastructure is there. We don't have to rely on for-profit social media companies that censor everything all to hell. The tradeoff is YOU can't be a for-profit social media company either. There's no 'reach' there's not 'like and subscribe' there's no 'i want my socialising space to also be my job' nope. It's just socialising.
I know folks have been sharing this link on other posts, but &udm=14 works well:
You can add it as an extension to Firefox now: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/udm14/reviews/
zlibrary gone... FUCK TIKTOK FUCK BOOKTOK I hope that app burns in hell
library genesis is still up (very similar site) and r/freemediaheckyeah and r/piracy have lots of other alternatives. zlib was the GOAT though. fuck tiktok
(originally commented. putting as a reblog as its important)
for anyone that wants to know about other sites, I also didn't know so this is a big help!!! thank you!
some sites i use to read online: - https://libgen.li/ - https://www.pdfdrive.com/ - https://libretexts.org/ - https://openlibrary.org/ - https://novel80.com/ - https://www.allfreenovel.com/ - https://bookreadfree.com/ - https://allbookshub.com/ - http://thefreeonlinenovel.com/ - https://www.epub.pub/ - https://www.readingsanctuary.com/ - https://yes-pdf.com/ - https://www.booksfree.org/ if none of the links work if you just search up "(book title) read online free" there's almost always gonna be a pdf link and those are always good to read from too
This is even more important with the internet archive losing the lawsuit and being forced to remove so many books. Consider donating to the Internet Archive.
also oceanofpdf.com it has nearly every novel ive wanted to read
https://annas-archive.org/ uses ZLib database and more. It's my way to go.
So it appears that Autodesk did a thing.
Go nuts, my friends.
this is my favorite art program. it’s *much* more intuitive than photoshop/gimp or corel paintshop, but it still has the full functionality of a digital art program (layers, brush stabilizer, etc.). it’s not overwhelming to start on like practically every other decent art program I’ve tried, you can just pick a brush and start drawing as if it were paper if you want. plus you can download extra brushes for free! and they publish free art tutorials pretty regularly
ANYONE looking for a free art program: worth looking into.
YALL I LOVE THIS PROGRAM, especially the ipad version!! and i’m psyched that i don’t have to pay $30 a year for it anymore!!!
Save an artist and r e b l o g
So uh….some dude apparently recreated Adobe Photoshop feature-for-feature, for FREE, and it runs in your browser.
Anyway, fuck Adobe, and enjoy!
Give credit to the 30-year-old who did this shit for free and offers this remarkable thing for free!
How to Auto-Mask Everything in Photoshop
I’ve gotten some questions about how I edit still images, completely change colors of certain areas, etc.
let me introduce you to the newest tool in my PS arsenal: auto masking!
I highly recommend Unmesh Dinda’s PS tutorials: they always get right to the point & are constantly teaching me things I had no clue about.
let me know if y’all would be interested in learning more of the PS techniques & tricks I use!
why are pose references for women like That
men are allowed to just stand there but women must look sexy TM at all costs
shitty artistic rendition of the issue
allow me to recommend AdorkaStock
AdorkaStock provides safe-for-work pose references for artists of all ages. We include a diverse range of body types.
these guys have a crapton of pose references and a lot are for free, under Sketch you can even cycle random ones for practice and for warmups, and their photos include stuff like this
and like this
oh. and also
actually more than one body type like a boss
ok i need to stop myself before i paste their entire stock collection in here but still for some of your pose ref needs
Oh yeah, they're great!
Lady in top two photos is part of internet history, we’ve been studying her poses for years. I used her crawling down the stairs in my first big project. What a legend.
Studio Ghibli’s animation software will be made available via open source this month.Â
That’s right…💯% free.
Read more on CartoonBrew.com
This is a BIG DEAL, folks.
Animation software is, by and large, very expensive and out of the range of most people seeking to get into animation. Â As of March 26th, this software will become open source and available to all prospective animators!
Spread the word!
Here’s a direct link to the Toonz website.
Update: Here’s a new link going straight to the page for OpenToonz, since I can’t find mention of it on the main Toonz website anymore!
My new Grass & Field’s brush pack is officially out for Photoshop CC, Procreate, and Clip Studio Paint!Â
You can download it from this page (click!)
Like all my brush packs it is free, with tips welcome but optional. You can use these brushes in anything - personal work, freelance work, professional work, commercial work - including things you sell, no license required. Demo videos are linked on the product page. Enjoy!!
Long time no see Tumblr. Quick guide on coloring deeper skin tones
fuck google docs so fucking much
i've just lost hundreds of docs and pdfs and i'm beyond pissed right now
they're all permanently gone
actually they're not holy shit
okay so, gonna tell ya'll something awesome rn
google drive is a mess sometimes with its storage things and if you're unlucky it might delete some of your files and you won't realise until it's well past the point where they won't be in 'trash' anymore and you're fucked
all is not lost however!
if you're on drive via browser, hit the little ? in a circle next to the settings cog and select "help"
search for "file recovery"
it'll show you the ways to try and recover your files on pc, android, and mac etc
these don't matter
you need to scroll down to the bottom and just hit the "contact us"
you'll be logged out automatically
log back in
click the little box to give google permission to attempt to restore your files for that account
click "submit"
give them some time to work but it's an automatic process
i've got most of my files back in less than 10 minutes
all is not lost! rejoice!
I'm gonna reblog this again bc wow but was it helpful to learn!
Just a bunch of useful websites
12ft – Hate paywalls? Try this site out.
My Fridge Food – No idea what to make? Tell this site what ingredients you have on hand and it will give you recipes to cook.
Project Gutenberg – Always ends up on these type of lists and for very good reason. All works that are copyright free in one place.
Ninite – New PC? Install all of your programs in one go with no bloat or unnecessary crap.
Unchecky – Tired of software trying to install additional unwanted programs? This will stop it completely by unchecking the necessary boxes when you install.
Sci-Hub – Research papers galore! Check here before shelling out money. And if it’s not here, try the next link in our list.
LibGen – Lots of free PDFs relate primarily to the sciences.
Zotero – A free and easy to use program to collect, organize, cite and share research.
Car Complaints – Buying a used car? Check out what other owners of the same model have to say about it first.
CamelCamelCamel – Check the historical prices of items on Amazon and set alerts for when prices drop.
Have I Been Pawned – Still the king when it comes to checking if your online accounts have been released in a data breach. Also able to sign up for email alerts if you’ve ever a victim of a breach.
Radio Garden – Think Google Earth but wherever you zoom, you get the radio station of that place.
Just The Recipe – Paste in the url and get just the recipe as a result. No life story or adverts.
Tineye – An Amazing reverse image search tool.
My 90s TV – Simulates 90’s TV using YouTube videos. Also has My80sTV, My70sTV, My60sTV and for the younger ones out there, My00sTV. Lose yourself in nostalgia.
Foto Forensics – Free image analysis tools.
Old Games Download – A repository of games from the 90’s and early 2000’s. Get your fix of nostalgia here.
Online OCR – Convert pictures of text into actual text and output it in the format you need.
Remove Background – An amazingly quick and accurate way to remove backgrounds from your pictures.
Twoseven – Allows you to sync videos from providers such as Netflix, Youtube, Disney+ etc and watch them with your friends. Ad free and also has the ability to do real time video and text chat.
Terms of Service, Didn’t Read – Get a quick summary of Terms of service plus a privacy rating.
Coolors – Struggling to get a good combination of colors? This site will generate color palettes for you.
This To That – Need to glue two things together? This’ll help.
Photopea – A free online alternative to Adobe Photoshop. Does everything in your browser.
BitWarden – Free open source password manager.
Atlas Obscura – Travelling to a new place? Find out the hidden treasures you should go to with Atlas Obscura.
ID Ransomware – Ever get ransomware on your computer? Use this to see if the virus infecting your pc has been cracked yet or not. Potentially saving you money. You can also sign up for email notifications if your particular problem hasn’t been cracked yet.
Way Back Machine – The Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites and loads more.
Rome2Rio – Directions from anywhere to anywhere by bus, train, plane, car and ferry.
Splitter – Seperate different audio tracks audio. Allowing you to split out music from the words for example.
myNoise – Gives you beautiful noises to match your mood. Increase your productivity, calm down and need help sleeping? All here for you.
DeepL – Best language translation tool on the web.
Forvo – Alternatively, if you need to hear a local speaking a word, this is the site for you.
I’d also like to further note that the Way Back Machine can (and should) be used to capture tweets, news stories, and social media posts that might get yanked. If that website you love is not around anymore, there very well might be a copy of it on the Internet Archive. You can even get an add-on for Firefox that will automatically prompt you if a version of the page that’s not loading exists in the archive.
Remove background is great for pictures with a clear distinction between subject and background, but if the subject shares a color with the background (even if they aren’t touching) it will sometimes take that too and it has trouble with more complicated backgrounds as well sometimes. There are tools in there to fix that but they aren’t always easy to use
The BBC is releasing over 16,000 sound effects for free download
The BBC have released their incredible, expansive library of bizarre and obscure sound effects, all available for free download.
THIS will be sooo good for my soundboard. Those online sessions are about to become even better :D
First music, then voice modifiers… Now this. Perfect.
Also, I’m pretty sure it can be used for a lot of other activities.
Yay, no more Soundbible!
Yellowstone National Park are in possession of a treasure trove of ambient samples which they've released into public domain for your sampli
The direct link: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/soundlibrary.htm
For any content creators who’d like it!
this site definitely doesn't allow you to paste the link to any article blocked by a paywall (say, a NYT article) so that you can read it free of charge! that would be illegal and would benefit broke college students too much. it definitely does not do that. promise.
