So after being here for a while, I've seen loads of posts suggesting that the artist look up on some tutorials, but not actually linking to them. This thread shall have a list of tutorials for various purposes that can be used for traditional art - anatomy, technique, tools, almost anything to be found in the book. :3 If you know of some tutorials you'd want to see on the list, post in a comment the original source of the tutorial, it should appear as a link. Progresses, runthroughs and walkthroughs are fine too, but first of all tutorials are wanted. The general rules still apply, especially the one about art theft - no ripping tutorials or you will be in trouble. Anything under a spoiler is basic descriptions of what everything in the link entails if there is more than one tutorial within. Without further explanation, here are the tuts - note that most will need to be fullviewed/downloaded if it's from DeviantArt: Body basics Human anatomy: Guide to drawing the body, by Cedarseed. Guide to human types, by Cedarseed. Drawing the female body, by Thassaka. General human anatomy by Andrew Loomis (downloadable books for free- PDF files) Spoiler: descriptions of what each book contains Fun with a pencil How to construct lines and structures that are used everywhere in drawing e.g. the head is basically a ball with other shapes added to it. Figure drawing for all it’s worth The basics of figure drawing- laying the groundwork to help you understand the structure of the body. Drawing the heads and hands The basics of drawing heads and hands Successful drawing The basics of how to draw in correct proportion and angles and how to nail dimensions. Creative illustration How to draw something and at any time have the correct lighting, texture, structure and relation to the environment. Eye of the Painter Basics of drawing not just what we see but actually drawing to give life to the picture. Also, gives details about general proportions, presenting the image, lighting, form, design and more. Human bodyparts: Drawing anime faces, by Crysa * Very good * Manga eye tutorial - bishoujo style, by Illness-Illusion The manga eye guide, by Jakuu. How to draw hands, by kitten-chan. How to draw feet and shoes, by kitten-chan. Poses: Capturing pose and figure study, by fyuvix. Drawing character poses, by pandabaka. Clothes: Drawing clothes and folds - part 1, by Crysa. Drawing clothes and folds - part 2, by Crysa. Animals: Horse tutorial, by Droemar. Canine leg anatomy, by Bonz847. Fantasy features: Angel wing tutorial, by raerae. Angel wing tutorial - various angles, by raerae. Demon wing tutorial, by raerae. Techniques to lineart, shading and colouring Traditional tools Pencils: Shading with pencil progress (has been added digital elements, thus it's mixed media), by mythori. Shading with coloured pencils, by kamikaze777. * Very good * Acrylic paint: Cat and goldfish painting process, by paradegritar. Watercolour paint: Roxas painting process, by Revenant-Wings. Digital tools Lineart: Using the pen tool bar, by THAZumi. Guide to lineart, by cat-cat. Colouring: Basics about light and shadows, by runeechan. Basics CG Tutorial, by iDNAR. Quick and easy colouring, by vashs-angel. Colouring in realism style, by minties. Soft colouring tutorial, by Kitanya. Process of Doom, by shilin. Awe of She comic page progress, by leblackdragon. The making of Pepper Portrait, by Artgerm. Effects: Fairy glow, by Zoy. Magic glow, by makani. Various elements - lightning, snow and fire, by ShadowUmbre. Sky tutorial - sky at night, by Sadir89. Sky tutorial - sky during morning/twilight and stormy clouds, by Sadir89. Old paper look tutorial, by princendymion. Word balloon tutorial, by dynamicsketch. Manga/anime specific: This is for those more interested in Manga/anime drawing, however, it is advised that if you want to properly learn how to draw anime style you also need knowledge on the human figure and anatomy (see above). Human bodyparts: Drawing anime faces, by Crysa * Very good * Manga eye tutorial - bishoujo style, by Illness-Illusion The manga eye guide, by Jakuu. Hair: Drawing anime hair - bangs, by Crysa. * Very good * Clothes: Drawing clothes and folds - part 1, by Crysa. Drawing clothes and folds - part 2, by Crysa. Colouring: Shading with coloured pencils, by kamikaze777. * Very good * Roxas painting process, by Revenant-Wings. Basics about light and shadows, by runeechan. Quick and easy colouring, by vashs-angel. Soft colouring tutorial, by Kitanya. Process of Doom, by shilin. Lineart: Guide to lineart, by cat-cat. Various tutorials: Polykarbon's tutorials over how to draw bodies, weapons, clothes, which tools to use etc. Now available in Spanish! Spoiler: Descriptions of what each link entails Materials: What do I draw this stuff with? The materials you use for manga drawing explained. The Basics: Can't start without knowing this stuff! The simple building blocks that make up the things you draw explained. HANDS part 1 and part 2 How to successfully draw hands. FEET How to successfully draw feet. HAIR!!!! The basics of how to draw hair so it flows. Expressions!!!! The basics on how to draw expressions. Foreshortening: A short cut? A quick and easy tip on helping with foreshortening (how to convey an image as 3 dimensional). Creating a Character! Basics on the body language of a character you are making. Fighting and Camera Angles The basic body stance reactions for fights and the effects of different camera angles. The basic female head/ front view The dynamics of drawing a female head from the front. Frontview simplified The basics of drawing a face from the front (specifically female). The basic female head/ profile The basics of drawing a female face from profile (sideways). Profile simplified The basics of drawing a head from profile viewpoint (sideways) (specifically female). The 3/4 view female head The basics of drawing a head from the ¾ viewpoint. 3/4 view simplified The basics of drawing a head from the ¾ viewpoint (specifically female). The female body The basics on the female figure and how to successfully get the proportions right. Facial Features Part 1: the EYE One way of drawing manga eyes. Facial Features Part 2: The Mouth The basics of drawing manga mouths with or without lips. Chibi Drawing! (aka Super Deformed) The basics of chibi drawing (non-proportional body that is normally used to convey cuteness). The Male Body The basics on drawing a proportional male figure. The Male Torso The basics on drawing a male torso. The Male Head The basics on drawing the male head. Action Poses The basics to different action poses and how to successfully use them. A Basic Mech The basics of drawing a Mecha (a suit of armour/robot). Clothing part 1: The Physics of Folds Where to place folds in clothes when drawing characters. Clothing part 2: Buckles, Snaps and Laces How to successfully draw buckles, laces, zips and snaps. Weapons: Pistols and Revolvers The basics on drawing revolvers and pistols StoryBoards (semi Tutorial) A BROKEN LINK Mark Crilley (Youtube tutorials) Broken links Ninja in air pose progress, by phoenixelement. Starry sky tutorial, by Fatal-mantis85. If there's broken links or typos, tell Ienzo or Peyton and one of them will change them.
Odd. It worked to me... Maybe try again to fullview or the download button? It could have been a temporarly maintaining buisness DA went through, they do that often. (though that would only affect members options like commenting) File is still there so you should be able to view it. The link is correct as well, I checked. *update* Some new links added, all digital.
Coco, if I'm not mistaken, then this link is broken. I guess she took it down or something. The file is no longer found. :sleep:
Dang, you're right.. It was a rather useful tutorial too... shame. The other two works tho, and the starting point for the wings are pretty much the same. Hopefully she won't take those down as well. *fixes*
Just thought I'd post what I always used, since I never posted it before. http://www.4shared.com/get/32681625...sionid=89DD630812512C2317DC8646DC7E3206.dc113
Alright, I'm gonna bump this with a super cool link with awesome tutorials for the human anatomy. http://alexhays.com/loomis/ The loomis books are really awesome if you want to improve your anatomy of the human body. Plus, it's all downloadable and free.
UPDATED This was long overdue, but I made some changes: Added a manga specific section Checked for broken links Editted formatting of post Added descriptions on some of the larger tutorials Please post any more Traditional art tutorials you have found useful here. If you have any problems, feel free to PM me.
