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gabrielwhist
12-28-2007, 07:44 PM
Hey guys. Just thought I'd post a thread with some useful links for drawing.

Heres a site that has some awesome tutorials, and teaches you a lot about the basics.
http://www.polykarbon.com/tutorials/index.htm

And here is a nice, fully comprehensive list from the boards of an art site I frequent, entervoid.

COMICS 101
http://grindingstone.8m.com/comics101.htm
http://www.makeshiftmiracle.com/Tutorials.html
http://www.artbabe.com/comicsandart/diy/

COLORING
http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/tut_comiccoloring.php
http://www.nethersphere.com/tips.html
http://www.polykarbon.com
http://www.howardcruse.com/howardsite/feat...mics/index.html
http://www.lopezstudios.com/index.php/weblog/tutorials

LETTERING/FONTS
http://www.blambot.com/
http://www.balloontales.com/tips/index.html
http://dafont.com/en/
http://www.1001freefonts.com/
http://www.fontalicious.com/
http://www.misprintedtype.com/
http://www.fontmonster.org/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/18215918/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/18411221/
WORD BALLOONS
http://www.drawb.com/howto/psimmons/ps_lettering_01.htm
http://www.balloontales.com/tips/lettering...loon/index.html
http://www.blambot.com/balloons.shtml
http://www.makeshiftmiracle.com/TutWordB.html (Photoshop)

SOUND EFFECTS
http://www.balloontales.com/articles/tutorial/part2.html

SFX
http://www.nethersphere.com/tips.html

GRAPHICS PROGRAMS
Painter
http://jajatom.moo.jp/E-top/LOcover02/top.html

Dudeo
12-31-2007, 01:22 PM
(Bitter laugh at the "coloring" section)

Thank you. I found the first link, especially drawing the hands, useful. I suck at hands.

gabrielwhist
12-31-2007, 08:41 PM
Same. I'm making progress though.

NickyChris
01-01-2008, 06:11 PM
I usually use youtube.

gabrielwhist
01-01-2008, 08:19 PM
I like moving through tutorials at my own pace though, not be annyoed when the video goes through a part to fast, or takes to much time on a part I don't care about.

NickyChris
01-02-2008, 08:30 PM
Just pause... or skip. :P That's what I do.

gabrielwhist
01-02-2008, 09:48 PM
Meh, I like working from stills, video is teh fail.

Dudeo
01-05-2008, 09:09 AM
My style is usually to mimic and add my own touch. I never trace images, as reproducing is more helpful.