User Made Resources

VioletSpectrum
Sarah
Birdie
AnneHijme

Specific Tips
Animal Anatomy
Cinematography (good for camera angle comics and storyboard)
Creature Creation
Comic
Expressions
Perspective
Story Tips and Opinion
Web Template
Video
Art

Artist Tutorials
Free
Freemium

Art Education Websites

Free
Freemium
Paid

Youtube/Video
Free
Writing
Animation
Art
References
Freemium
Drawing
Software

Books
Free
Paid
Comics
 Storyboarding/Animation
Writing
Web Coding

Software/Applications
Art
Free
Freemium
Paid
Writing
Free
Freemium
Paid

Lessons
User Made Resources

VioletSpectrum

Sarah

Birdie

AnneHijme
Specific Tips
Animal Anatomy
From Majnouna on DA, she has tutorials for general ideas on people as well as some animal
general trends that she covers.

ThunderCluck on Snouts

ThunderCluck on Horns vs ThunderCluck on Antlers

Cinematography (good for camera angle comics and storyboard)

Cinematograph of ‘The Incredibles Part 1 by Flooby Nooby
Part 2 and Part 3

Storyboarding: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytelling

Creature Creation
Differentiating your Designs from harrie5, a good tutorial.

General exercise from Thundercluck

Imagine FX’s 15 Tips for better Creature Design

Helpful Techniques from Game Developer Magazine

Constructive Design and Aesthetics by Lackadaisy

Comic Panels
Panel Variation Tutorial by Lotsie

Comic Panels by Lostie

Comic Writing
How to Write a Comic Book Script from Chris Oatley
Comic Scripting by CouldHaveBeenKing/Eldritchrach

Expressions
Lackadaisy on Expressions

Perspective
2 point Perspective using Elastic String

Storytelling Tips
Pixar's 22 rules of Story Analyzed (that aren't really Pixar's) by Stephan Vladimir Bugaj
Power of Pictures: How to Show not Tell available as mp3 or pdf or watch on Youtube.

Web Template
Responsive HTML 5 template for those who can modify codes

Video

Art
Quick Sketch Motivation by Ron Lemon

Comic
10 Mistakes New Comic Creators Make by McKay&Gray
Resources

Writing

Comic Scripts
Finished Comic Scripts Writing

Business
How to Commission an Illustrator

Legal Documents
Contracts from Gino Diavonti
Artist's Licensing Agreement
Legal Documents for Designers
Freelance Contract by Freelancer Union
Tips for Using Contracts as an Artist

Copyright
Artist Tutorials

Free
Thunder Cluck Tumblr
reMind: Making Comics
Nsio on Perspective
Betsy Illustration Tutorials on DA
Etherington Brothers 'How to Think When You Draw Tutorials
Etherington Brothers How to Think when you write

Freemium
The Drawing Website: like Kung Fu
Art Education Websites

Free
Student Art Guide: 1 point perspective
Digital Photograph School: Perspective views
Animation Resources Instructions
Art Rocket

Freemium
Media Loot: Elements and Principles of Design
Artist's Network: Draw Perspective
BluPrint: 3 point Perspective

Paid
Marshall Vandruff: 1994 Perspective Drawing Series
Youtube/Video

Free

Writing
Just Write, references movies and what they did right and wrong

Animation
AMB Animation Academy, mostly animation tutorials but goes over techniques important for
comic books as well

BAM! Animation, some nice info, drawovers, small channel

Art
Ross Draws, artist channel that has his own drawings as well as some tutorials.

Love Life Drawing, a channel dedicated to build up fundamental life drawing skills

References
CroquisCafe, great nude model resource. It does have other resources. Apparently due to
changes on youtube. Their models are now on Vimeo.

Freemium

Drawing
Proko, Youtube is free though he may have bonus episodes behind a paywall. Great anatomy,
gestures, ask the pros, guests artists, and his Draftman’s episodes (podcast)

Modern Day James- has in general more intermediate and advanced tutorials.

Pencil Kings, includes the podcast, they have a basic education website. I had explored it and it
didn’t have many advanced techniques. Has contests/challenges and critique forum.

CG Cookie Concept has education website, this is some of their free tutorials.

Imagine FX, tutorials from the magazine. It is fairly nice though probably compliments better if
you have the magazine.
Software
Made With Mischief, mostly self promotion for their wonderful software, but goes over useful
techniques. Small channel

Autodesk Sketchbook, mostly tutorials of their software which has a free and paid version.
Books

Free
Andrew Loomis Art Books as PDFs

Imagine FX How to draw and paint anatomy

Paid

Comics
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics by Scott McCloud
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud
Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers by Marcos Mateu-Mestre

Character Design
The Silver Way: Techniques, Tips, and Tutorials for Effective Character Design by Stephen
Silver

Storyboarding/Animation
Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques by Francis Glebas

Writing
The Art of Fiction by John Gardner
Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

Web Coding
HTML & CSS: design and build websites by Jon Duckett
JavaScript & JQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development by Jon Duckett
Software/Applications

Art

Free

Freemium

Paid

Writing

Free
True Novelist BETA, It is online only, but allows organization and is in beta.

Manuskript, free download that is still creating their application. It has multiple views for writing
and is designed to make a distraction free writing environment.

Freemium
yWriter, free for PC, paid for Android and iOS. Testing for Mac. It allows to view writing in
scenes. Has a visual layout view and other things.

Notebook AI, online worldbuilding app. Has limits as free and less for monthly payers.

World Anvil, online worldbuilding app. Has limits at free and less for monthly payers.

Evernote, app for note taking that many like for research and/or general writing.

Paid
Scrivener, popular app for all types of writers available on Mac, Windows, and iOS. It allows one
to organize and see your writing in different ways. It has ability to export to multiple formats.
Lessons