I have organized my messy bookmarks. Please note that these are for MY needs. (,,>﹏<,,)
There are 0 mentions of piracy, all resources and methods are, or should be legal.
ASSETS
3D, general. https://sketchfab.com/
⭐https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/stylized-anime-female-head-e8d04325a74e46a98a6494abe721a8b2
3D, focused on textures. https://www.textures.com/library
For animals (3D websites can work as well). https://x6ud.github.io/#/
Photography. https://www.flickr.com/
Photography, decent. https://unsplash.com/es
Photography, if lucky to find genuine profiles of individual users. https://www.tumblr.com/explore/
Tree pngs (from Copenhagen, not global collection). https://meye.dk/
⭐Hubble Telescope real galaxy images. Good to know how real galaxies and space look like before making an interpretation or taking from existing art. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/multimedia/hubble-images/ + https://x.com/NASAHubble/media
⭐Military Uniforms https://archive.org/details/militaryuniforms0000unse_x4z0
Firearms database for weapons that appeared in media. https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Main_Page
⭐Pantone official color collection. https://connect.pantone.com/
(Collection is available, but tools like tones and harmonies are paid. Color palette generator is free, supposedly curated even if its AI powered).
⭐ Lets you select a color and find the closest pantone matches for it. https://www.pantone.com/color-finder
You can still pair a color with other colors, very basic though (analogous, complementary and monochromatic). https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/16-5426-tpg
It’s for manufacturing and design, but you may find colors you like 🙂
PATTERNS, HISTORICAL
⭐https://artvee.com/
https://wellcomecollection.org
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection
https://www.vam.ac.uk/collections
(these 4 are to be checked thorougly before I categorize them)
patterns, fairly upscaled https://www.pictureboxblue.com/
⭐https://www.pictureboxblue.com/category/other/vintage-art-nouveau-images-prints-illustrations-patterns-and-art/
⭐https://www.pictureboxblue.com/natural-history/
medieval stuff https://weirdmedievalguys.substack.com/
⭐https://weirdmedievalguys.substack.com/p/25-medieval-manuscripts-you-can-look
French architecture. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/30781/pg30781-images.html
Variety. https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.39205/page/n43/mode/1up
Persian rugs. https://en.wikirug.org/wiki/Main_Page
FASHION, OUTFITS
I encourage searching for a brand that covers the style that you like, and going through their catalogue or their projects/runway shows. Designer brands not only will prevent you from encountering AI but will show you clothes that don’t correspond to a current trend and are timeless, and carefully designed.
⭐VOGUE Runway Archive (historical archive for all designers) https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/image-archive
Some styles inevitably aren’t covered by any good brand, but I encourage to not go to pinterest/aliexpress and go through dedicated shopping sites. Searching within a catalogue is easier and better AND you learn vocabulary to search precisely.
https://www.lolitawardrobe.com/
https://www.devilinspired.com/kuro-and-shiro
I use it for jewelry inspo, so UNDERRATED. https://www.etsy.com/
FONTS (quick guide for free fonts)
Find a font you really like in any font database/marketplace. It can also appear in art/images you like; in that case you can find its name in a dedicated reverse image engine eg. https://www.myfonts.com/es/pages/whatthefont.
Then, in your search engine, type «nameofthefont.otf» or «nameofthefont.ttf». The results will contain pages with the font file available to download. You can look through several of them and choose the page that contains the largest amounts of glyphs (characters) or styles, if you want more customization.
Have a website that offers these free fonts as an example. https://www.onlinewebfonts.com/fonts
Additionally, some font makers offer free trials (which usually include the whole alphabet). eg. https://177studio.com/
ARTBOOKS (quick guide for «free» books)
Database that includes artbooks (among other published content). Good to check metadata for harder-to-find material. (books not available for free, it is just as a database). https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org database
Displays every page of (usually) popular asian artists’ artbooks. https://www.youtube.com/@artbookie
Displays every page of (usually) videogames artbooks. https://www.youtube.com/@TheArtbookCollector
⭐THE ultimate website. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%27s_Archive (for safe URLs).
⭐THE ultimate website. https://archive.org/
– Do not download in PDF, as it compresses quality, and download individual images if possible.
– If books are only for borrow, and no download is available, use a script that lets you download, preferrably individual images over PDFs. Find one on Github.
– If borrowing is not available, you may request access to all unavailable books by completing this form if you are print disabled. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSBbT17HSQywTm-fQawOK7G4dN-QPbDWNstdfvysoKTXCjKA/viewform
[could be considered piracy, at your own risk].
GAME INDUSTRY
Where the most amount of videogame assets/content are published, I’d argue. https://www.artstation.com
League/other Riot games HQ assets. https://wiki.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/Category:High_definition_champion_skins
New skin releases (sorted by date; to not rely on checking twitter/game itself). https://wiki.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/List_of_champion_skins
HK. https://www.hallownest.net/
HK, Silksong. https://scripterswar.com/silksong/map
Entire HK/HK:Silksong maps displays, not in the best quality. If a place catches your attention and you want higher resolution watch a walkthrough of the game on youtube and skip to the specific area, or play the game and travel with no-clip or a similar tool that makes it comfortable to navigate.
Arknights artwork. https://arkwaifu.cc/
YOUTUBE
Tutorials in youtube are to avoid at all costs and taking a course or reading a book is recommended. However there are some nice essays or content.
Seminars from Industry artists. https://www.youtube.com/@LightBoxExpo/videos
⭐https://youtu.be/wDzanfQQ1xk
https://www.youtube.com/@linesinmotion
⭐https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDQrr9OkimQ
⭐https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Hr2_uX73o
https://www.youtube.com/@tppoart
⭐https://youtu.be/AM69kS7y6Jc
⭐https://youtu.be/dUvP5lTL8zI
https://www.youtube.com/@ProkoTV
⭐https://youtu.be/CjiKlLE3NuI
Composition and Storytelling with Kim Jung Gi
https://youtu.be/9R-ZjQOpSgc
DEPRECATED pt1
Archived due to not being consulted enough/being a one time read. You may find use in them.
[perspective, shapes]
Form intersections. https://eyes.training/intersections/
Perspective tool. https://perspectivetools.com/home
[human figure]
Gestures, ready to use with in-built timer [https://www.rkgk.org/]
Accurate pose finder. [https://pose.aphrite.com/]
Pose library. [https://bodiesinmotion.photo/]
Nice collection of drawings from masters/busts for references. https://www.halftonestudio.art/references
[movie frames]
I recommend taking screenshots yourself as it lets you choose the frame you want instead of relying on the frames someone else picked which may not be the best.
https://film-grab.com/
https://fancaps.net
https://animationscreencaps.com/
[other artists’ content]
james gurney’s blog (not very art-related) https://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com
eo58 playlist. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTdOHivVMIVIAVqAoefPUWw4oR7q5gVHt
kieed’s vods https://space.bilibili.com/25589919
cg’s vods https://space.bilibili.com/8063907?spm_id_from=333.788.upinfo.detail.click
[misc.]
A very good color palette creator. https://supacolors.studio/
nice read, that’s it. https://www.artofscholes.com/checkingvalues/
Animation. https://www.sakugabooru.com
Catalogue for car hardware. https://www.mcmaster.com/
Going through the «time period» tab; about what people/notable figures wore in specific times through history. https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/
DEPRECATED pt2 (not checked yet)
[manga resources]
https://globalcomix.com/news/details/200/creator-tips-and-tricks-2-margins-and-trims-for-comics-and-manga
https://globalcomix.com/news/details/243/creator-tips-and-tricks-7-paneling-and-flow-in-comics
https://globalcomix.com/news/details/249/creator-tips-and-tricks-8-gutters-and-panel-layouts
https://globalcomix.com/news/details/254/creator-tips-and-tricks-9-basics-of-komawari
https://globalcomix.com/news/details/260/creator-tips-and-tricks-10-more-tips-for-paneling-manga
https://globalcomix.com/news/details/270/creator-tips-and-tricks-11-the-art-of-the-page
[misc.]
A study on halation. https://mononodes.com/a-study-on-halation/
[NOT CHECKED]
TOS for artists guide https://docs.google.com/document/d/13GapW8AQWEqzb8IPC_L1DSaeFvqhncBPDSF4ooDoZUA/edit?tab=t.0
https://lab.alembic.space/
https://grainrad.com/
https://visign.com/downloads/visign-cheat-sheets-2025
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvCxSkhTONgcsx9fvI4ozFSB6Qi-BPXzf
textures https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HmCTMDId93KhwSxV8jyieu6lGzNgKnU9
https://www.buildyourdynamic.com/
https://gallerix.org/
https://sandripper.vercel.app/
https://www.heavypaint.com/
https://cavalry.studio/es_es/
https://www.aseprite.org/
https://archive.org/details/pantoneonfashion0000eise
https://x.com/Ginsoul_0725/status/2076238779468394646?s=20
https://www.flickr.com/photos/137351914@N04/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/118917288@N03/page2
https://anatomy4sculptors.com/es/product/entender-la-figura-humana/
https://topologyguides.com/
https://www.yeguozi.com/
https://nameboard-mangalayout.netlify.app/ ¿¿
https://scry.studio/
https://www.everyartifact.com/
https://film-grab.com/
https://cc-summer-camp.aurel-d4a.workers.dev/#figure-drawing
https://x.com/puck_psx/status/2069507931419074592
https://www.jaqrabit.com/product/medieval-sticker-sheet
https://forget-last-night-morimens.fandom.com/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=500&user=
https://es.scribd.com/document/852299124/New-Artistic-Anatomy-Female-Morphology-Allana-M-Benham
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