Thread by @kaibette, If you want to get better at art/backgrounds:SAVEREFERENCEPICTURESI cannot stress this enough. [...]

If you want to get better at art/backgrounds:

SAVE

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I cannot stress this enough. If you see some nicephotos on the TL? Bookmark or save them, things get lost in the likes. You see some tasty art and you wanna draw like that? Save it. Something cool irl?

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You will not regret this. It will only help you. If you don& #39;t have a lot of space on your computer use dropbox or google drive to store them. Organize them. Mix and match and pull them out when you& #39;re drawing so you can reference them. PLEASE SAVE YOURSELVES!!!

Adding onto this with some things I like to do.
FREE STOCK IMAGE SITES:
https://unsplash.com/
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https://www.pexels.com/">... href=" https://stocksnap.io/
https://stocksnap.io/">... href=" https://pixabay.com/
https://pixabay.com/">... href=" https://www.reshot.com/
https://www.reshot.com/">... href=" https://picography.co/

Windows10">https://picography.co/">... pics: https://windows10spotlight.com/ ">https://windows10spotlight.com/">...

Windows 10 Spotlight Images

High resolution quality images from Windows 10 Spotlight

https://unsplash.com/

FREE/PAID STOCK PHOTOS:
https://gumroad.com/discover?category=photography&sort=price_asc
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@/SenshiStock

PAID">https://cubebrush.co/marketpla... STOCK PHOTOS:(if you dont wanna buy use these for *inspiration* only)
https://www.123rf.com/
https://www.123rf.com/">... href=" https://www.shutterstock.com/
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stock photo

Start Your Story Here. Discover over 50 million Stock Photos and Illustrations.

https://gumroad.com/discover?category=photography&sort=price_asc

Want to draw the inside of a room?:
https://roomstyler.com/ ">https://roomstyler.com/">... and https://www.homestyler.com/ ">https://www.homestyler.com/">... render any room that you make in 3D. No one is stopping you from putting a room together. Go nuts.

Take the HD photo when you& #39;re happy and reference/trace if you want to. I sketch over it.

Homestyler - Free 3D Home Design Software & Floor Planner Online

Homestyler is a top-notch online home design platform that provides online home design tool and large amount of interior decoration 3D rendering, design projects and DIY home design video tutorials.

https://roomstyler.com/

Sad Deviantart killed itself? Guess what. Pixiv has resources that are 100,000,000,000 times better. Let me direct you to the HOW TO DRAW page that exists on this site: https://www.pixiv.net/howto
I">https://www.pixiv.net/howto&quo... know little-to-no Japanese but the tutorials are still helpful.

イラスト講座や作画資料を探せる「描き方ページ」

イラストを描く時に、参考資料を探したことはありませんか？描き方ページでは、pixivに投稿されたイラスト講座や素材が簡単に探せます

https://www.pixiv.net/howto

This is me telling you NOT to do this.
Please do NOT look up the most helpful art and perspective books. Please do NOT go to http://gen.lib.rus.ec/ ">https://gen.lib.rus.ec/">... and DO NOT look them up and ABSOLUTELY DO NOT download them.

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Oh look, it& #39;s a wild google document I made a long time ago, filled with a bunch of tutorials that I still find helpful to this day!!
It would be a shame if someone went to File> Make a Copy And saved it forever in their own google drive!!!

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/10sde6isokcjfKpJsssspypzbxlu0q9nZhPr1y5sOhqc/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/...

IF YOU ARE NOT USING CLIP STUDIO PAINT PRO, YOU ARE SHOOTING YOURSELF IN THE FOOT (unless the monetary or specs requirements are unreachable for you in which case you are doing fine)
https://www.clipstudio.net/en/
There">https://www.clipstudio.net/en/"... is an assets store within the program with free/paid brushes,

CLIP STUDIO PAINT - The artist's software for drawing and painting

Graphics software and app designed for drawing and painting, loved by concept artists, character artists, comic and manga artists, illustrators, designers, and animators for its natural drawing feel.

https://www.clipstudio.net/en/

effects, assets, background elements, and more. There is a tips section where people post MORE free tutorials. CSP goes on sale a couple of times a year so keep an eye out!
Here& #39;s a mini-thread of tips/tricks/brushes I use!! https://twitter.com/kaibette/status/1262155734940336128">https://twitter.com/kaibette/...

https://twitter.com/kaibette/status/1262155734940336128

Pretty affordable brushes for multiple drawing programs!
#home">https://www.daub-brushes.com/ #home

Look!">https://www.daub-brushes.com/... An illustrator on youtube that critiques artwork in hour-long videos while also explaining core foundations of art! She also sells PS brushes!
https://www.youtube.com/user/Istebrak ">https://www.youtube.com/user/Iste... https://istebrak.com/store ">https://istebrak.com/store&quo...

Store — Istebrak

https://www.daub-brushes.com/#home

I don& #39;t know if you guys have heard, but MangaMaterials has a youtube channel now! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnx8zKs3c3yeFPYQ2QzMqLA
Other">https://www.youtube.com/channel/U... youtubers I watch:
Ethan Becker https://www.youtube.com/user/ToBelgium
ergo">https://www.youtube.com/user/ToBe... josh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD6v_eY0IDEGittgHsmd8aQ
ericanthonyj">https://www.youtube.com/channel/U... https://www.youtube.com/user/LeanThirteen
@/7NekoRina7https://www.youtube.com/user/Lean... href=" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwYhFAz5aSEoat4B_SJzoQg">https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...

Neko Rina

Welcome to Rina's channel ~ I'm a self-taught and hard-working digital artist. I hope my videos can be of some help for those who are looking for inspiration...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnx8zKs3c3yeFPYQ2QzMqLA

foervraengd https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjt8l5a5lFyEUevVlpHYF_A
@/HyannaNatsu">https://www.youtube.com/channel/U... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vr5gV11oSIstj9mer5AiA
Marco">https://www.youtube.com/channel/U... Bucci https://www.youtube.com/user/marcobucci
Tyler">https://www.youtube.com/user/marc... Edlin https://www.youtube.com/user/TylerE2284
mewTripled">https://www.youtube.com/user/Tyle... https://www.youtube.com/user/mewDoubled
@/HeidiBlikeng">https://www.youtube.com/user/mewD... https://www.youtube.com/user/Aninonood
Her">https://www.youtube.com/user/Anin... kickass CSP feather brush set https://gumroad.com/l/VjKfX ">https://gumroad.com/l/VjKfX&q...

24 Feather brushes for Clip Studio Paint!

I finally just made my first brush pack for Clip Studio Paint! A lot of work went into this and I can finally share it with you. All of the feathers are made so you can choose two different colors ...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjt8l5a5lFyEUevVlpHYF_A

@/sinix777 https://www.youtube.com/user/sinixdesign
@/StanProkopenko">https://www.youtube.com/user/sini... https://www.youtube.com/user/ProkoTV
The">https://www.youtube.com/user/Prok... draftsman podcast is invaluable to me, listen while you draw! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtG4P3lq8RHHAgsTl7_pd55-qHOxUBi3B
@/neo_aca">https://www.youtube.com/playlist... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjb-oBKXwCu9pmObxwKe__Q
Coax">https://www.youtube.com/channel/U... Illust https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbkrEw1LDPvrT3QZRrkVjng
@/fajyobore323https://www.youtube.com/channel/U... href=" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbjLnLNzucpvBcza7hAIbPA">https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...

파죠보레

그림 그리는 파죠보레씨입니다! 주로 스피드 페인팅 영상을 올립니다. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLOG : https://blog.naver.com/...

https://www.youtube.com/user/sinixdesign

There is no reason for you not to draw a beach/water scene anymore. I repeat, NO REASON. muraljoe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFiPi_91wFvqB1g1eRCSqZg">https://www.youtube.com/channel/U... has a FABULOUS video series on how to paint water here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVk44BbF34gy6NGi3OLsn9k0lwfT6fX-6">https://www.youtube.com/playlist... +
https://youtu.be/-9uRdBWnspY ">https://youtu.be/-9uRdBWns... https://youtu.be/SO5Q4ByvdWE ">https://youtu.be/SO5Q4Byvd...

Speedpaints and streams are INVALUABLE to learning. Regardless of if you can tell which program/layer the artist is using, watch them closely! Most skills are transferrable from program to program and from medium to medium. Things don& #39;t have to have a 1:1 ratio for you to LEARN

I& #39;m tired of putting together resources for now, but I& #39;ll close out with this. Some of these sources may not be the style or subject matter you& #39;re interested in. You may draw furries and I might& #39;ve linked something with humans, or you might only draw humans and I linked some--

-thing for animals. I& #39;m telling you right now:
STOP BEING PICKY.

When I say skills transfer, I mean it. The perfect tutorial won& #39;t ever cross your path without a lot of wasted time, so pick up skills and apply them to different subjects! I am SPOONFEEDING you these sources--

-because I& #39;ve found ALL of them to be super useful regardless of what style or subject matter I draw!

The /ic/ (illustration critique) and /gd/ (graphic design) boards on 𝟦𝒸𝒽*𝓃 are places I used to lurk. More resources (art books, discussions, etc) are there if you& #39;re brave.

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