#useful websites

[fugitiverabbit]

Fat Photo Ref just got an update!

New photos are up now to help you draw some beachy babes this summer. I'm hoping to update a little more frequently this summer and get to access requests quicker too. You can apply for access or login by going to fatphotoref.com (follow the link on the splash page to request access.)

[remidiy]

We Don't Gatekeep Art Resources | A Comprehensive List

Here's a list of some of the tools/sites I currently use or have used previously for works/studies. I'll separate it into Software/Utility, Reference, and 'Other' which will be just general things that could help you map out things for your experience with art. **[Free highlighted in pink, paid highlighted in green. Blue is variable/both. Prices Listed in USD]**

Software/Utility:

2D

Krita Painting app (PC) (my main digital art software on PC for 5+ yrs)

Clip Studio Paint [PC] [CSP 2.0+ allows for 3d modelling within the painting app and a lot of other cool features] [apparently allows up to 6 months free trial]

Procreate (12.99) [iPad/iPad Pro] (the GOAT)

Artstudio Pro [iPad/iPad Pro] (An alternative to Procreate if you enjoy the more traditional art app layout) -- I find this app handy when Procreate is lacking a feature I need, or vice versa. (you can easily transfer files between the two, but keep in mind Procreate's layer limit)

2D "Collaborative Painting/Drawing apps"

Magma Studio

Drawpile

Discord Whiteboard

Gartic Phone (Pretty decent for 2d animation practice, but has a hard limit on frames)

3D

Blender [3D Modelling, Sculpting + Layout] (PC)

Sculptris [PC] (it's an old unsupported version of Zbrush, but can help to get ideas out, and functions better than browser sculpting apps

Nomad Sculpt [iPad/iPad Pro] ($20) Works pretty well if you prefer a mobile setup, but it is a bit intense on the battery life and takes some getting used to

References + Study

Magic Poser [ PC and Mobile ] Has both free and paid versions, I've made do with just the lite version before

Artpose ($9.99) [Iphone + Steam]

Head Model Studio [IPhone] A 3D head, with both a basic blockout version for angles, and a paid version with more detail

Cubebrush [simply search "[keyword] pose reference pack"], they usually have good results + they frequently have sales!

Line of Action [Good for Gesture practice + daily sketching], also has other resources built in.

Quickposes Similar to Line of action, more geared toward anatomy

Drawabox | Perspective Fundamentals Improvement modules (Suggested by @taffingspy )

Sketchfab, this skull in particular is useful, but there is other models that can help you study anatomy as well.

Pinterest can be good, you just have to be careful, usually you're better off just finding reference pack if you have the money, sometimes certain creators have freebies as well

Artstation Marketplace can be decent [make sure to turn on the Aye-Eye filter so it doesn't feed you trash], a colleague of mine recommended this head model for practicing facial blocking, there is also this free version without lighting.

Local Art Museums [Unironically good for studying old "master work" if you're into that, or even just getting some inspiration]

Brushes + Other Useful software:

I personally have used both of these brush packs before making my own

(I actually don't know how to share my daily brush set because I frequently switch between Krita, Procreate, and ASP, but once I figure that out I'll be sure to do that lol)

Marc Brunet's Starter brush pack [Technically free but supporting him for this if you like it is ideal, there's some good brushes]

Dave Greco Brush Pack [$3]

Gumroad in general is a good place to find brushes and art resources. *Note; for Krita specifically, brush packs are a bit weird, so it may require you to find different packs, or import them in a particular way

PureRef [PC] - Reference Compiler/Moodboarding

VizRef ($3.99) [iPad] - Moodboarding/Reference Compiler

Artist Youtubers/Creators that helped me improve/guide me along as a self-taught artist from when I first started digital art to where I am today:

Proko

Marco Bucci

Sinix Design

Sycra

Hardy Fowler

Lighting Mentor

Winged Canvas

Moderndayjames

Swatches

Chommang_drawing

Marc Brunet (YTartschool)

+ Observing a lot of speedpaint art by people whose work I enjoy on social media/youtube, trying to dissect their processes

If you've gotten this far, first of all, congrats, you can read a lot, and second of all, thank you for reading and I hope this helps! I'll continue to come back and update this if I find any new resources in the future, or if my processes change :)

Much Love,

-Remidiy

[queriesntheories]

A Nest of Internet Trinkets v1 is now LIVE!!!

It's a whole directory of cool things I've collected, with 190 links so far! (and more to come in future!!)

art and writing tips

free games

web tools and webtoys

free books and watchable media

awesome things you can learn

mental health resources

a wheel you can spin!

one whole crow!

and more that i haven't elaborated on!!

Special thanks to @good-morning-czernobog for inspiring me to do this, @paperoxalis and my beloved mutuals for bearing witness to my insanity, and to everyone who's been interested in this for their utmost patience. If you have any sites to suggest, shoot me an ask, or email me!

Now go look at my awesome webbed site!!

(link was updated 16th April 2025)

[artnwill]

Resources for animal artists

As an animal artist I am always trying to find good resources that I can use in aiding my artworks or for studying animals and animal anatomy. Here are a few that I have found that have been really helpful and wanted to share some for any other artists that may need more resources to learn from. I also try to look for resources that do not include AI generated images as it can be difficult to find regular photos in-between all the new AI spam on Google images.

iNaturalist - This is a website in which users can upload pictures of animals and have them identified by other users for identification purposes. There are a large amount of photos for various species of animals and some included videos. I recommend starting with explore and hitting the species tab to get a list of different species that you can start referencing from. Love this site for bug references!

Here is the link to the website: https://www.inaturalist.org/

ArtProf- ArtProf is a website created by Clara Lieu, who was a professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. This website focuses on teaching art online for free and is a great resource for artist who are beginning or for educational materials. Seriously recommend checking them out and they also have thousands of image resources that you can use as well as a YouTube channel. Definitely recommend them! Here is a link to their website: https://artprof.org/

Here is a second link that links directly were you can view reference images. Not only are there animal references but they also include people, building, fish markets and many more: https://www.flickr.com/people/189561381@N07/

National Museum of Wildlife Art- This is the website for the National Museum of Wildlife Art, which is a museum in Teton County, Wyoming. This museum features a collection of thousands of animal artworks created by various artist from around the world. This website is really nice to use when wanting to study other artists animal artwork from past eras and recent ones.

Here is a link to the website: https://www.wildlifeart.org/

and another for the collection area specifically: https://www.wildlifeart.org/collection/explore

Biodiversity Heritage Library- The Biodiversity Heritage Library is a digital library that provides information on biodiversity and resources for old literature and artworks that have been collected from different eras such as from the 17-18 hundreds. They also provide a collection of hundred of thousands of old illustrations of different species and old scientific illustrations of animals.

Here is a link to the website: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/

and to specifically the photo collection they have on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/people/biodivlibrary/

I hope these resources help any artists who are looking for resources to use in learning more about animal art. I also recommend going to museums and zoos, as they can be great resources to learn from, especially zoos as you can do live drawings of the animals, which helps with observation skills. Of course if it is not possible for you to go to these places in person, I hope these resources help you and many more that can be found online.

Here is a few of my favorite pictures from when I visited a museum in California:

[drive-pdfs-and-stuff]

With the rise of AI generated images, it's becoming harder to search for accurate photo references, especially for artists

So, I made a small drive with a bunch of encyclopedias full of real life photos

I plan on adding a bit more variety eventually

I also threw in there a few movie art books for inspiration and a few other drawing books made for artists.

Also, here are a bunch of other resources related to this!

Tumblr post with A LOT of resources for photo reference.

Another tumblr post with two more drives for art courses and art books. There are books on painting, life drawing, animation, cartoons, landscapes, fashion and many more. Incredibly useful

Even more tumblr posts about where to search for drawing references!!!

Cat photo reference sources

Historical Fashion Masterpost.

Tineye: For reverse image search

Coolors: Generate a color pallet

REMEMBER TO NOT POST DIRECT LINKS TO THE DRIVES ON PUBLIC SOCIAL MEDIA, AS IT CAN GET TAKEN DOWN FAST. Share links privately or at the very least within small communities where not a lot of people will see it instantly.

Sharing stuff like this and receiving a lot of attention on it on mainstream social media (especially on twitter) will most likely get it taken down faster than it usually does.

Sorry for the possible bad english, it's not my first language

[tyiart]

i made a big post about useful websites for artists and content creators!

no paywall ofc, go take a look and i'm sure you'll find something useful for your creating!

[masterhallmark]

Found this through a DailyDoseofInternet YouTube Video. Reblog to save a writer

[ink-drenched-art]

A List of useful Websites I have found over the years (some might already be known but Idc):

Storyteller's roadmap: a useful guide for writers in three different stages -> planning, writing, revising

writing realistic injuries: as it says. A useful guide to write em properly.

TheBump.com: typical naming website but also provides the origin and meanings of the names. Useful for extra research.

In different languages.com: you can look up a word and it will spit out every variation in all languages. Though it only works for singular words and does not show multiple versions of a word like Google translate would.

Springhole.net: A collection of Outfit generators.

Colorhexa.com - color names: as the name says, it shows a list of all colors by name and hex.

Britannica: has obviously a lot of stuff on it but this refers to the list of ancient civilizations. (Sadly it has a chatbot now so... )

Family education.com - baby name search: basically a name generator with filters for meanings, origin etc.

Behind the name.com: as it says, it can be used to find out more about a name and uncover it's history etc.

Family search.com - surnames: as it says, can uncover the meaning and or origin of one's surname.

Sfwa.com - fantasy world building questions: everything one could ever know about the world they build. Extremely useful, though not required. That just depends on the type of writer that you are.

Tabletop audio.com: Ambience audios for any ocassion.

Creative uncut.com: library for game design, concept art and more. Also excellent for character references.

Character design references.com: another amazing collection of art, interviews and more.

[mrboblik]

Useful websites

turn any text into image [here]

watch tv shows / movies for free [here] (it doesnt block adblockers)

turn any image into repetitive pattern [here]

answer questions passive aggressively [here]

type any text on a customizable free board, or view other public boards [here] (make sure to register so you can make your board private)

download free images [here]

[mysticmothworld]

If you live in the uk and want to identify a moth you saw, or if you don't but just want to appreciate some cool uk moths, this site is for you

It lets you enter country, size, colour and any special features of the moth you want to find

^ a little fella I found while looking around on it (merveille du jour)

[queriesntheories]

Okay, adding another tool to the Internet Trinkets pile; this is basically the VLC trick I posted but 1000x better.

A web-based social media video/audio downloader with no tracking, no ads, no foux de fafa!

Thank you to @lakefoundtheirexit who brought this to my attention in the VLC post replies! :D

You can download video and audio from a heck ton of social media sites like YouTube, Twitter/X, Reddit, TikTok, Vimeo, Twitch, Tumblr(!) and many more!

I would implore you to leave a donation when using if you can afford to do so!

[thivell]

REFERENCES

MY ART AND DOODLE BUDDIES HERE TAKE THIS

It’s an head angle reference finder- you can specify things such as age, gender, facial expression and move the model head for what angle you want and it’ll find references for you!

There is also an animal one- ENJOY💕

[athingadrift]

i just found this website where you can search for other websites. i can't wait to discover more of the Internet!

[an-extra-planetary-black-hole]

Gonna reblog this for anytime I wanna try or use these (and for sharing it around a lil’ more ofc), this is a pretty cool list of resources and it won’t hurt to try ‘em :3

hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.