What are your favorite drawing resources?
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Thats a good list there;
Here is mine;
http://www.ctrlpaint.com/ Matt Korh he is a brilliant tutor, is style is clear and simple. He has hundreds of painting tutorial that are free. It a great introduction to digital painting. His paid videos are more advanced and very reasonably priced
http://chrisoatley.com/digital-painting-in-photoshop/ I am currently enrolled it this. Its a great course that complements SVS..
https://www.udemy.com/u/neilfontaine/ Anatomy for Figure Drawing: Mastering the Human figure, is quick and dirty method of drawing the human figure for comice. For the price its worth it.
http://www.vectology.com/category/anatomy/ some good tutorials for drawing the human figure
http://fengzhudesign.com/tutorials.htm Free tutorials about concept art.
http://www.onlineartacademy.com/ I have bought the fist two courses, a comprehensive course. Very detailed. Take awhile before advance material is discussed. Really good.
www.alienthink.com Really great course on drawing the human figure.
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All those links are amazing! I would like to toss in my favourite resource. Pinterest! 2 boards I follow.
Character Design References: https://www.pinterest.com/characterdesigh/
Kaartoon Studies: https://www.pinterest.com/KarrtoonStudies/ -
http://artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/
This website is a great resource for doing figure drawing study. I'd say if you can get to a live figure drawing class go for it but as a virtual tool this is very helpful.
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This is exactly the kind of stuff I had in mind! Keep 'em coming.
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Stephen Silver's Youtube is great for advice and watching some of his processes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvNO82-AgrJFYNkvdBWKSng
New Master's Academy has some really cool figure drawing courses and tutorials, not to mention they have a youtube channel that has some timed poses: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCliUF1c8m7MUspaCykJljSg
Matthew Mattesi has a decent website with some tutorials on character design and dynamic poses, which you can view a sample of but need a subscription to watch : http://www.drawingforce.com/
I sometimes use www.quickposes.com if I need to brush up on my gesture work ( which is a lot)
A lot of what I watch has already been mentioned above. I like Instagram for some inspiration, and incidentally there are a lot of artists on Instagram/Twitter that use the new Periscope app to live stream some of their sketching. Hope that helps.
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These are very helpful. I most look at some old master painting and pose for myself with my mac pro camera haha.
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thanks for all the tips! wow, a lot to check out. I use deviant art for photo's of people posing.
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@Ben-Rudnicki142 thanks man, thats a great one!
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Books
- George Bridgeman's figure drawing books -- The set linked to is very affordable.
- Andrew Loomis's Figure Drawing for All It's Worth -- All his books are finally back in print, which is awesome.
- Ernest Norling's Perspective Made Easy -- Excellent visual guide.
- Understanding Comics and Making Comics by Scott McCloud -- The classics.
As a kid, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, which LuAnn suggested above, was my first drawing class, so I have to mention it as well. The science is somewhat inaccurate/outdated now, but the exercises are highly recommended for anyone who is struggling to draw accurately from life.
Online Classes
- CG Master's Academy - Excellent teachers, many of whom also teach at colleges/universities, every assignment is critiqued, entertainment industry focus
- Watt's Atrlier of the Arts -- Fine art foundations in drawing and oil painting
Other Online Resources
- http://drawabox.com/ -- Free fundamental sketching assignments.
- Croquis Cafe -- Nude figure model videos.
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I'd just like to throw Marshall Vandruff's name into the metaphorical hat/ring/pot thing.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0MdSo4IwuFeAcvsltL43_A
