Some tutorials that I’ve come across, organized both for my own viewing pleasure and to hopefully assist others as well. I update this list whenever I come across new, helpful pieces.
A lot of these are hosted on my personal Tumblr, but I don’t change my url so it’s pretty safe to bookmark them there (and not have to worry about the url changing) if you don’t wish to reblog them yourself for whatever reason.
Improving upon (lion) anatomy
Realistic lion faces tips
Canine vs. feline - paws and legs
Canine vs. feline - facial anatomy
Canine vs. feline - chest anatomy
Big cat eyes (could work for other eyes)
Spot variation in big cats
Extremely helpful big cat references
Skeleton notes on wolf legs
The wolf skeleton as a whole
Canine vs. feline - paws and legs
Canine vs. feline - facial anatomy
Canine vs. feline - chest anatomy
And this is just an excellent DA for wolf reference images
Detailed canine nose tutorial
Bird wing anatomy applied on humanoids
Bird wing tutorial (lots of underrated tips)
Varying bird wing structure
Bird wing vs. bat wing vs. pterodactyl wing vs. human arm
Bird muscular and skeletal anatomy
Some great photograph bird (wing) references
Dorsal anatomy of a bird wing
Don’t forget the secondaries
Excellent expressions tut
Altalamatox face tutorial
Various facial and body shapes reference
Breaking down the human nose
The human head at various angles
Portrait lighting cheat sheet
Animating dialogue (mouth movement)
Expressions photo references
Semi-realistic eye tutorial
The human head at various angles
Muscles in the neck and face
Average feminine faces of the world
Excellent ear anatomy tutorial
The face at various angles
Excellent teeth tutorial. Animalistic, but it works
Photographic mouth/teeth reference
Neck, shoulders, arms, back, and torso:
A masculine shoulder study
Muscles in the neck and face
Masculine torso anatomy in use
Breaking up the masculine torso
Feminine anatomy patterns
Masculine torso photo reference
Shoulder structure (masculine)
Masculine torso in motion
Detailed arm muscle drawings
Masculine muscle reference
Movement and muscles of the neck, torso, and arms
Simplifying a muscular masculine torso
Feminine vs masculine arms and shoulders
Making sure feminine people have room for organs and realistic boobs
Muscles of the arms and shoulders (in motion)
Varied masculine and feminine torso references
Masculine vs. feminine waist
Feminine anatomy patterns
A beginner’s guide to knees
Simplifying the human foot
Bent legs yes and no’s (feminine)
Hands and feet from cone shapes
Yet another hands tutorial
Excellent hand and feet studies
Various hand references (with object holding poses)
Simple hands, fingers, and nails
Hands and feet from cone shapes
Simplifying human anatomy
Understanding anatomy part 1 (follow desc. links for more)
A guide to movement: flexibility
Varying the feminine figure
Excellent action and couple references
Proportional height of different positions
The human body in perspective
Another feminine body tutorial
Fullbody proportions tutorial
Couple pose photo references
Practice figure drawing (animals as well)
How weight sits on different (feminine) bodies
Kneeling and sitting stock references
Constructing poses and the line of action
Varying your body types (feminine)
Large source of feminine anatomy references
Variation of colour throughout the skin
Skin undertones (masculine examples)
Drawing different types of hair
Bird wing anatomy applied on humanoids
Animal feet on a human figure
Various human bone studies
Interesting mythical creature skeletons with humanoid anatomy
Dragon tutorials (and bat wings):
Anatomy of the Western dragon
Bat wing anatomy tutorial
Basic horse (back) reference
A good, large collection of horse stock references
Skeleton of a horse and its rider
Skeletal and fluid horse studies
The Big Book of Drawing: deer
Fantastic bear anatomy/poses references
Miscellaneous animal tutorials:
Asian elephant skeletal drawing
Animating four legged creatures
Various animal studies from an animation aspect
A tutorial on creature design
Background and objects tutorials:
Griffsnuff background tut part 1 (second in desc.)
Parts of a saber (other swords linked in desc.)
Analyzing key and contrast/time of day/etc
Corner-pin perspective distortion
Using three cubes to make a street view
A beautiful flower tutorial
A simple but effective tree tutorial
Drawing mechanical objects
Weapon and shield accessory tutorial
Background painting tips (blocks and angular objects)
Clothing folds part 1 (second in desc.)
Hat on human figure reference
More hat on figure references
Collars, sport backs, vests, and pants
Making colourful fabric patterns
A ton of clothing references
A boatload of well-organized clothing refs
Dressing Rosalind Lutece (older female clothing)
Hats and how to draw them
Drawing clothing wrinkles
A breakdown of medieval armor
General painting, drawing, and style tips:
Altalamatox digital painting walkthrough
Realism painting tutorial (human subject)
Excellent colour tutorial
Painting a wolf (good fur painting visual)
Basics of Photoshop tutorial
Another digital painting tutorial
Common digital painting mistakes
Soft cel-shading tutorial
Colour tips and the mood it expresses
Simple colouring via overlay
Excellent fur painting tutorial
Colouring black and white pictures
Creating a colour palette with MS Paint
Analyzing key and contrast/time of day/etc
Making flat colour pieces look gorgeous
Blending with hard brushes
Uncommon information regarding colours
Disney Chris Sanders’ style tips
Design, colour, and value
Decent art without lining or shading
Varied shots of the human figure
Cinematography of the Incredibles
Giving characters personality with poses and expressions
The main shapes of character design
Tamberella’s shading tutorial
Choosing interesting colours (by PurpleKecleon)
Local colour and dramatic lighting
Silhouettes and line of action
Carpal tunnel syndrome information
Carpal tunnel syndrome exercises
Wrist, hand, and finger stretches video
Another video with good hand exercises
