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.
Basic domesticated cat tutorial
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
Skeleton notes on wolf legs
The wolf skeleton as a whole
Wolf skeleton and muscles
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
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
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 female faces of the world
Excellent ear anatomy tutorial
Neck, shoulders, arms, back, and torso:
Muscles in the neck and face
Male torso anatomy in use
Breaking up the male torso
Male torso photo reference
Shoulder structure (male)
Detailed arm muscle drawings
Movement and muscles of the neck, torso, and arms
Simplifying a muscular male torso
A beginner’s guide to knees
Simplifying the human foot
Yet another hands tutorial
Excellent hand and feet studies
Simplifying human anatomy
Understanding anatomy part 1 (follow desc. links for more)
A guide to movement: flexibility
Varying the female figure
Excellent action and couple references
Proportional height of different positions
The human body in perspective
Fullbody proportions tutorial
Couple pose photo references
Practice figure drawing (animals as well)
Variation of colour throughout the skin
Bird wing anatomy applied on humanoids
Animal feet on a human figure
Dragon tutorials (and bat wings):
Anatomy of the Western dragon
Basic horse (back) reference
Horse anatomy and pointers
A good, large collection of horse stock references
Skeleton of a horse and its rider
Skeletal and fluid horse studies
Fantastic bear anatomy/poses references
Miscellaneous animal tutorials:
Asian elephant skeletal drawing
Animating four legged creatures
Various animal studies from an animation aspect
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
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)
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
