The following are some of the best links on the internet we have found, that contain insightful, practical, and helpful information on various aspects of creating images.
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[b]Niklas Jansson's (Prometheus) Mini Art Course[/b]
[http://androidarts.com/art_tut.htm](http://androidarts.com/art_tut.htm)
really useful, complete and clear
[color=SandyBrown][size=3][b]Anatomy
[/b][http://www.artnatomia.net/uk/index.html](http://www.artnatomia.net/uk/index.html)
Great facial anatomy learning tool
For more anatomy see link at bottom (no pun intended)
[b]Composition[/size][/b]
[http://www.noteaccess.com/Texts/RUSKIN/index.htm](http://www.noteaccess.com/Texts/RUSKIN/index.htm)
(No images, only the text)
[http://www.androidblues.com/visualperception.html](http://www.androidblues.com/visualperception.html)
[b]Many similar points with the following:[/b]
[http://www.wetcanvas.com/Articles2/135/120/](http://www.wetcanvas.com/Articles2/135/120/)
Composition for Landscapes, but most of it also holds for any image.
[b]Aesthetics in Symmetry:[/b]
[http://home.earthlink.net/~jdc24/symmetry.htm](http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ejdc24/symmetry.htm)
[b]Gestalt Theory in design:[/b]
[http://daphne.palomar.edu/design/gestalt.html](http://daphne.palomar.edu/design/gestalt.html)
Getting Composition Right by Gary Tonge
http://www.imaginefx.com/02287754331360267539/tutorial.pdf
[b]Shading[/b]
[b]Light and Dark[/b]
[http://www.anticz.com/drawing1.htm](http://www.anticz.com/drawing1.htm)
[b](Cubes exercise, led by Craig Mullins)[/b]
[http://www.hippytrippy.net/sijun/cubes/index.htm](http://www.hippytrippy.net/sijun/cubes/index.htm)
[b]Color Theory
[/b][http://handprint.com/HP/WCL/wcolor.html](http://handprint.com/HP/WCL/wcolor.html) Huge, but I recommend reading every word
[http://www.worqx.com/color/](http://www.worqx.com/color/)
Not so huge, and less technical
[b]eChalk Colour Percepton[/b] (amazing optical effects that show you how color is perceived is strongly influenced by surrounding colors)
[http://www.echalk.co.uk/amusements/OpticalIllusions/colourPerception/colourPerception.html](http://www.echalk.co.uk/amusements/OpticalIllusions/colourPerception/colourPerception.html)
[b]Drawing[/b]
[http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=Columns&column=vilppu](http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=Columns&column=vilppu)
Series of articles in Animation World Magazine by the great Glenn Vilppu (vilppustudio.com)
[b]Perspective[/b]
[b]The long version (VERY complete)[/b]
[http://handprint.com/HP/WCL/tech10.html](http://handprint.com/HP/WCL/tech10.html)
[b]Lighting[/b]
[http://www.itchy-animation.co.uk/light.htm](http://www.itchy-animation.co.uk/light.htm)
[b]Art Movements
[/b] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_movements](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_movements)
[b]Photoshop tutorials[/b]
[b][size=2]Illustration tutorials and video demos, mostly in Photoshop[/size][/b][size=2]
[/size][[size=2]http://danidraws.com/[/size]](http://danidraws.com/)
[b]Long and thorough photoshop video [/b]
[http://monstercutie.com](http://monstercutie.com/blog/2009/04/10/concept-cutie-painting-tutorial/)
Concept Art
Thumb War by Paul Richards
http://www.autodestruct.com/thumbwar.htm
[b][size=3]CG SOCIETY Reader Projects and Tutorials
[/b][/size][b]Various CG SOCIETY Reader Projects[/b] (making of articles)
[http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/readerproject/6/#CGSFeatureList](http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/readerproject/6/#CGSFeatureList)
[b]Various CG SOCIETY Tutorials[/b]
[http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/tutorial/9/#CGSFeatureList](http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/tutorial/9/#CGSFeatureList)
[b][size=3]Tutorial threads in the Art Techniques and Theories Forum
[/b][/size][b]Painting an eye (tutorial/exercise)[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=227727](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=227727)
[b]
Just some thoughts on smooth blending (examples in Photoshop and Painter)[/b]
[http://](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=253711)[forums.cgsociety.org](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=253711)[/showthread.php?t=253711](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=253711)
[b]How to paint in Photoshop[/b]
[http://](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=219588&page=1&pp=15)[forums.cgsociety.org](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=219588&page=1&pp=15)[/showthread.php?t=219588&page=1&pp=15](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=219588&page=1&pp=15)
[b]
Thread of useful things (various tips and tutorials)[/b]
[http://](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=239810&page=1&pp=15)[forums.cgsociety.org](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=239810&page=1&pp=15)[/showthread.php?t=239810&page=1&pp=15](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=239810&page=1&pp=15)
[b]Where the shadows fall?[/b]
[http://](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=257941)[forums.cgsociety.org](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=257941)[/showthread.php?t=257941](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=257941)
[b]Painting with the fingers (photoshop painting tutorial)[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=260976](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=260976)
[b]
A brief look at diagonals (composition tutorial)[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=260368](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=260368)
[b]Texuring a Painting[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=2498697#post2498697](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=2498697#post2498697)
[b]
[/b] [b]Blending Tool For Photoshop CS[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=263139](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=263139)
[b]Easy Way To Making Incredibly Detailed Skin...wrinkles, Pores, and now stone too[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=263878](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=263878)
[b]Tutorial: Painting Hair[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=259468](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=259468)
[b]Painting Tutorial: Lute Player[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=2580646&posted=1#post2580646](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=2580646&posted=1#post2580646)
[b]Tutorial: Some doodlings and explanations on perspective...[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=2587347&posted=1#post2587347](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=2580646&posted=1#post2580646)
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[/size][b]The Making of "Advice From a Caterpillar"[/b]
[size=1] [http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=286726](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=286726)
[/size][b]About pai[color=white]nting hair[/color][/b]
[size=2][http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=298710](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=298710)
[b]Making A Comic[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=2958895#post2958895](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=2958895#post2958895)
[b]Trade Secrets (various tutorials)[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=316323](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=316323)
[b]Earth Tutorial[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=415547](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=415547)
[b]Texturing A Painting[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=422331](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=422331)
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[b][size=2]Fur Tutorial[/size][size=2]
[/size][/b][[size=2]http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=4705443&posted=1#post4705443[/size]](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=4705443&posted=1#post4705443)[b][size=2]
[/size][size=2]Coloring A Greyscale Painting[/size][/b][b][size=2]
[/size][/b][[size=2]http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=166&t=740960[/size]](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=166&t=740960)[b][size=2]
WIPCritique: 2D, Illustrations and Concept Art Forum >
Artistic Anatomy and Figurative Art subForum[](http://www.cgtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=177)[/size][/b] [http://www.cgtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=177](http://www.cgtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=177)
[b]Thread describing the highlights of the forum:[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=273525](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=273525)
An excellent and HUGE source of interesting useful threads right here on CGTalk, dedicated to actually "doing it" - 2d drawing, painting and sketching, critiquing each other, posting useful links etc, moderated and critiqued by the amazingly talented artist Rebecca Kimmel. A definite Must-Browse.
Also brought to you by Rebecca:
[b][color=DarkOrange]Hong Ly's Photo Reference, Human Texture Reference, and Concept Art Resource[/b]
[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=278986](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=278986)[/color]
[b]
[/b][](http://www.ballisticpublishing.com/books/dartiste_digital_painting/)