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bigbigtruck: slimmeroo: orangyorange: THIS IS THE ONLINE...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:17:48 -0400

slimmeroo:

orangyorange:

THIS IS THE ONLINE INTERACTIVE GAMUT TOOL

YOU CAN SLIDE VALUE AND CHROMA
YOU CAN USE 20 DIFFERENT PREMADE MASKS
YOU CAN EVEN DRAW YOUR OWN MASK

THIS WINS THE INTERNET EVERYONE ELSE GO HOME

silently screams wow wow best idea ever or best idea ever

(for more info on gamut masks: go here)

Oh man, those posts are great. Yes.

walk into the club like what up i got a big cock: cumbersome-quail: How to find textbooks online for free: a...

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:08:53 -0400

walk into the club like what up i got a big cock: cumbersome-quail: How to find textbooks online for free: a...:

cumbersome-quail:

How to find textbooks online for free: a post.

obsessionfull:

Textbooks are fucking expensive, and if your professor doesn’t require a physical copy (most don’t - they just want you to have the book at hand. Or maybe even not. Some professors literally give no fucks about whether you have the book or not) and you don’t mind having your copy as an electronic copy - this is the post for you!

Most textbook companies put out new editions every year or so even though there isn’t really that much new information. Sometimes they’ll eliminate questions if it’s something like a math or chemistry book or they’ll add in a few sentences about updated legislation (the professor I work for teaches human sexuality, and the newest edition of the book she uses included the 2009 decision to allow same-sex couples have hospital visitation rights). These new editions are pointless and only created to make the textbook company money and to cut down on students selling to each other. You’re going to ignore that. We love older editions. Make sure when you’re searching on the following sites that you don’t include the edition number to give you more search results. If one with your edition comes up - great! If not, you can usually stick to something one to three editions behind without any major changes.

I should also mention that checking your school’s library for a book you can check out to either keep for the semester or scan the pages you need is also a great option. I saved $90 the semester after I wrote this by borrowing a chemistry lab manual from the library and just scanning the labs I needed instead of buying one for myself that I couldn’t even sell later on.

Sites you should be searching:

FilesTube - FilesTube searches THE ENTIRE INTERNET for files uploaded to file-sharing websites such as MegaUpload, Mediafire, or WuUpload. Sometimes people will upload pdf files of your textbook. This is always an important first search.

Google Books - You usually won’t find your textbook on Google Books, but it’s always worth a look. Sometimes pages are missing because it’s only a preview of the book, but again - always worth a look.

Scribd - People upload documents to Scribd and by becoming a member (free!) or connecting through Facebook (if you’re lazy!), you can download whatever files you may find. This sometimes includes textbooks.

BookBoon - website specifically for finding pdf versions of textbooks

Curriki - free open source materials

Flat World Knowledge - free business, humanities, and science textbooks

California Learning Resource Network

Open Culture

Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources

TorrentScan - textbooks are also uploaded to torrent sites in some cases - you may as well check.

If push comes to shove, you can try variations of googling “textbook name torrent” or “textbook name download” or “textbook name download free.” Sometimes things pop up and I never would have known about them.

LibraryPirate is a torrent search site specifically for textbooks. (Added 10 October 2011)

AMAZING Reddit post (Added 2 November 2011)

JenkThat - I haven’t tried this out yet, but I’ve heard good things from others. It’s also a good place to find other ebooks that aren’t textbooks. (Added 29 December 2011)

I’ve found all 8 of my textbooks for this term (19 credit hours, six classes) through one of the methods above. I’m not even going to look at retail prices, but checking BigWords.com (which, if you want to buy your books/can’t find them anywhere with one of the previous methods, will give you the cheapest price on the internet), I saved $497.87 by doing this. It takes time, but it’s definitely worth almost $500 worth of time. If you know of more ways to find free textbooks - please let me know!

devidsketchbook: Montreal-based photographer Benoit Paillé has...

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:52:00 -0400

devidsketchbook:

Montreal-based photographer Benoit Paillé has been working on a fascinating series of landscapes using a bizarre lighting method involving a suspended glowing square. The images above are not photoshopped, the 1×1 meter light is instead hung in the center of each photograph and the resulting image shows the unique form of illumination that creeps into the surrounding area. Paillé says his goal is to redefine what a landscape photograph is by questioning its reality, creating a kind of poetic moment in space and time. You can see many more of his Alternative Landscapes on Flickr.

[Via thisiscolossal]

likeafieldmouse: Lee Eunyeol - Starry Night, 2012

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:43:31 -0400

likeafieldmouse:

Lee Eunyeol - Starry Night, 2012

surfdog2000: americangothgirl: alecshao: The Rainbow...

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:35:04 -0400

surfdog2000:

americangothgirl:

alecshao:

The Rainbow Eucalyptus trees on Maui, Hawaii

These haven’t been painted. The phenomenon is caused by patches of bark peeling off at various times and the colors are indicators of age. A newly shed outer bark reveals bright greens which darken over time into blues and purples and then orange and red tones.

That is glorious.

oh wowwwww

likeafieldmouse: Bruce Munro - Field of Light, 2003

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:26:01 -0400

likeafieldmouse:

Bruce Munro - Field of Light, 2003

adventures in narcissism: elixiroverdose: Golgothassterror: art post tutorialsforartists: I just...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:17:34 -0400

adventures in narcissism: elixiroverdose: Golgothassterror: art post tutorialsforartists: I just...:

adriofthedead:

elixiroverdose:

Golgothassterror: art post

tutorialsforartists:

I just went back through over 900 liked posts and dug out all the art tutorials so i can keep track of them. I guess this might be helpful to some of you guys, so here you go.

Here we go then!

Freeware

Alchemy - this is a really fun program. You play around making abstract shapes until you start to see something in them, kind of like a Rorschach test. Then you use the shapes as a base to draw it from.
MyPaint - a pretty decent painting program that also has the benefit of working on Unix systems.
openCanvas 1.1 - I haven’t used openCanvas in years but it was a nice program with a pretty unique feel to it.
ArtRage - Only used this a couple of times donkey’s years ago just before I got oC, but I’ve heard good things about it.
The GIMP - In a similar vein to Photoshop, but free. I couldn’t get on with it when I tried it out a few years ago, but it’s pretty popular and is available on Unix systems and Macs.

Sketchbook copic: a bit different program

Not-free-ware

Photoshop - Standard painting fare. Probably the most flexible program (particularly the latest versions) but not designed to act in a “natural” way. If you’ve used it for painting versus something like Painter you know what I mean. Who the fuck pays for it though? Google “Photoshop tumblr masterpost” and take your pick.
Paint Tool Sai - Far more affordable and definitely worth paying for if you can. The brushes are very decent (especially when they’ve been tweaked a little), the gui is simple and intuitive, and I dare you to find a program with which making smooth lineart is easier.
Corel Painter - My program of choice for most things. More tools than you could ever possibly use and pretty cheap on a student license, providing that you can prove you’re a student! It’s got a few bugs but if you want realism or a more natural feel than PS or SAI this is the program for you.

Anatomy

heads from different angles

anatomy and rotation of the head

human anatomy for artists

speed drawing studies

nude references

hands

arm and wing movement

beer bellies

body types

noses

box and egg/run of the stroke

a trick for arm proportions

body diversity

anatomy of the waist

feet

hands and forearms

Expressions

emotions and facial expressions

expressions from different angles (love this site)

body language

Poses

figure drawing examples

posemaniacs

gesture drawing

flexiblity

hand poses

Skin tones

handy pallet

painting skin

paint some life into your skin tones

ethnic skintones

Colouring

gamut mask tool (very nice!)

colour does not have to suck

5 easy ways to improve your colouring

fucking gradients, how do they work

light and shadow

painting crystals

achieving a painterly look in SAI

painting forests

colour scheme designer

kuler (more colour schemes)

portrait lighting cheatsheet

Brushes

a very nice setting for the sai acrylic brush

photoshop fur brushes (and tutorial)

lots of photoshop brushes

Other peoples masterposts

handy art link megapost

art references

stock artists

cocks and how to draw them

love your fellow artist (anything from prompt generators to animation background here, very nice)

e-books

art e-books (mediafire download)

even more e-books (including human anatomy, animal anatomy, cartoons, animation, composition, design, scenery, perspective…)

Andrew Loomis’s books

the art of drawing

cutting edge anatomy

Tutorials

drawing 101

how to paint realistic hair

how to paint realistic eyes

conceptart.org tutorials

creature design

folds

glasses

a pretty extensive general art tutorial

tumblrs

fucking art, how does it work

wannabe animator

anatomical art

artist problems

criminallyincompetent (check out their #reference and #tutorial tags, they’re gold)

whenever I see this post, I unlike it then like it again so it’ll be easier for me to find later lol

silentbuffalo: tytodiem: “It is as beautiful as it is rare. A...

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:09:02 -0400

silentbuffalo:

tytodiem:

“It is as beautiful as it is rare. A frost flower is created on autumn or early winter mornings when ice in extremely thin layers is pushed out from the stems of plants or occasionally wood. This extrusion creates wonderful patterns which curl and fold into gorgeous frozen petioles giving this phenomenon both its name and its appearance.”

Friggen nature, man.

Good article on practicing effectively.

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:51:56 -0400

Good article on practicing effectively.:

zenis:

also explains why you might not be improving as much as you think you should be, and other stuff that’ll probably ring a bell.

Artists! Stop wasting time drawing out those pesky perspective lines!

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:43:31 -0400

kalce:

It’s recently come to my attention that there’s a new program on the block with the ability tocreate perspective guidesthat can easily be copy pasted into your favorite drawing program :D

Carapace is a really simple tool that can not only create a guide for you in seconds, but also help you to find the perspective of an image by uploading said image into the program and playing with the lines until it lines up appropriately. Really, everything’s explained in the link so check it out!

pixiepunch: helpyoudraw: Become a better artist tips from...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:34:39 -0400

pixiepunch:

helpyoudraw:

Become a better artist tips from ImagineFX

Nom. Coloring tips are always welcome.

destinyfall: Water tutorial for PS Elements 11 by *Destinyfall

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:26:04 -0400

destinyfall:

Water tutorial for PS Elements 11 by *Destinyfall

wannabeanimator: Tips on color & light from The Artist’s...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:17:35 -0400

wannabeanimator:

Tips on color & light from The Artist’s Guide to Color by Wendon Blake

paintvrlife: by =Delano-Laramie

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:09:10 -0400

paintvrlife:

by =Delano-Laramie

Idea Generators for the Artist

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:52:04 -0400

the-art-post:

Daily Themes and Challenges

Concepts

Words

Color Scheme Designer

The Color Wizard

Video Game Name Generator

Read More

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Thu, 16 May 2013 18:43:11 -0400

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snowce: Flower-shop, Brussels, designed by Paul Hankar, XIX...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:35:01 -0400

snowce:

Flower-shop, Brussels, designed by Paul Hankar, XIX century

godtricksterloki: I wanna bring your attention to LandscapePalettes. Very, super helpful for when...

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:26:04 -0400

godtricksterloki:

I wanna bring your attention to LandscapePalettes. Very, super helpful for when you need help in picking colors.

truebluemeandyou: DIY Easy Wire Wrapped Bow Ear Cuff Tutorial...

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:17:45 -0400

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Easy Wire Wrapped Bow Ear Cuff Tutorial from Essas Frescurites here. I translated from Portuguese to English using Chrome. Combine it with the wire bow ring here. For more DIY ear cuffs go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/ear-cuff and for wire DIY jewelry and wire wrapping tutorials go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/wire

swarthydamsel: How I Sketch Poses (by Sycra)

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:09:19 -0400

swarthydamsel:

How I Sketch Poses (by Sycra)