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Saw my recent rock tutorial blow up a bit, wanted to also share this mountain painting tutorial I‘ve made!

here is a master list of great art tools that can make your workflow easier! 👇 (consistently updating)

1. Tools for artists: anatomy, posing, room designs, shadows, animals, etc + my fave brushes, by kittydisk

2. Handy ($1.99, iPad and Android): if you struggle a lot with hands, this is a great tool. You can move bones individually to adjust the hand pose, play with lighting and shadows, and more! Has hands, feet and props as well as practically no in app purchases after initial price.

3. Magic Poser and Easy Pose (free(ish), iOS and Android): In Magic Poser, you can create scenes and pose characters. You can customize the body on select models, add clothes, props, and mess around with lighting / shadows. Perfect if you have the money. Full app is unlocked for $14.99 a month. A cheaper alternative is Easy Pose. It's basically the same. You don't have as much customization over the model, though.

4. Dog Anatomy ($4.99, iPad): Useful if you like doing anatomical animal art. A free alternative is Easyanatomy:3D Canine Anatomy.

5. Live Home 3D (Free, iOS, Android, Windows, Mac): Design rooms houses in a 2D and 3D space. Lots of customization + furniture to pick from. Super free camera movement tools for precise perspective. Free, but Pro is $100.

6. https://x6ud.github.io/#/ : Lifesaver if you struggle with animal heads / muzzles. You can move the skull and get images of animals in that particular perspective. You can change the skull and get species specific! Completely free and no AI generation. http://referenceangle.com [is the] human version of above.

7. Shading Assist for CSP (requires CSP subscription): This is an in app feature of Clip Studio Paint, and requires you to already have a subscription. Shading Assist is great for loosely referencing where your light source and shadows are! [It's located in] Edit > Shading Assist.

8. PureRef (free, Windows, Mac, Linux): A drag and drop tool for displaying and sorting all of your reference images