Tutorial Master Post
This here is an ever-evolving list of tutorials, categorized and linked for your convenience! Hopefully, this post will continue to update as we find new tutorials with helpful insights.
Alternatively, youâre more than welcome to peruse the blogâs various tags too if you wish to not venture too far!
The Redline Stationâs Tags
The F.A.Q. - if you ever have a question specifically about this blog whether itâs about how to submit, guidelines for submissions, questions about joining the team, and more, itâs always good practice to give this a quick read over before asking your question! You may find the results youâre looking for right in here~
#Tutorial - reblogs, answered asks, and mod created tutorials
#Reference - answered asks and recommendations to helpful resources that can be used as reference material
Specific Redline Tags:
#Anatomy - any and all anatomy, including humans, animals, and other nonhumans!
#Human Anatomy - specifically human anatomy
#Animal Anatomy - animals, anthros, and any other animal-like creatures
#Nonhuman - creatures and mythical creatures
#Pose Dynamics / #Poses / #Posing - improving upon and refining poses
#Shading - improving upon and refining shading
#Cursive / #Calligraphy / #Typography - tutorials, tips, and advice on typography
Human Anatomy Resources
The Whole Thing
âCREATING THE HUMAN FORM out of simple shapesâ by dredsina (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âLine of action, straight vs. curved, and weightâ by mrhailboot (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âHow To Draw Better, Stick Figure for Beginnersâ by microbluefish (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
[NSFW] âVarying Your Body Typesâ by dredsina (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âHuman Anatomy Fundamentals: Basic Body Proportionsâ by Joumana Medlej (tutsplus) [found by Mod Em]
âDrawing childrenâ by Mod future ( Redlinestation )
âheavier charactersâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âThe body in profileâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
â Characters of mixed races â by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
â The difference in buff â by mod wackart ( Redlinetation )
Head, Hair, Face, and Neck
How to draw noses by shrylia (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
How to draw faces by kananeski (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
Digitally painting hair tutorial by hazakurain (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âhead to shoulder ratioâ by Mod Chekhov ( Redlinestation )
âmonolidsâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âplacing the pupil in the eyeâ by mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âMapping out hair for angles â by Mod wackart
âFrench braidsâ by mod Xy
âDrawing the trapzeiusâ by mod Todd ( Redlinestation )
âquick look at head-anglesâ by mod Wackart
âlipsâ by mod Wackart
âFacesâ by mod Future
âcurly hairâ by mod future
âEars in 3/4 viewâ by Mod future
âmonolidsâ by mod Todd
Torso and Pelvis
 https://www.deviantart.com/kriscynical/art/Tutorial-Male-Torso-Front-137712509 ( deviantart ) ( found by Mod wackart )
https://www.deviantart.com/banjodi/art/Drawing-Hips-Tutorial-490256355Â ( deviantart ) ( found by Mod wackart )
â The torsoâ by Mod Wackart
âTorsos in 3/4 anglesâ by Mod Future
Hands and Arms
Add depth and extra details by batsquatchstudios (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âSo here are some things about Drawing Handsâ by suzannart (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âHands, hands, handsâ by miraculoustang (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
Arm Anatomy Notes by oldbolo (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âArms and handsâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âarmslengthâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âHands on hipsâ by Mod Wilden ( Redlinestation )
Hips and Legs
âDrawing Hipsâ by owl-and-the-moon (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âLeg Dayâ by grizandnorm (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âLegs!â by necromancier (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âThe pelvic bone structureâ by Mod Wackart ( Redlinestation )
âFeet and shoes in 3Dâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âLegsâ by Mod Future (Redlinestation )
Extra Anatomy
Breasts (nsfw warning)
âBreast Tutorialâ by artofpan (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
Feet / Shoes
âHow To: Show (how I do it)â by electroslime (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
https://www.deviantart.com/goku-no-baka/art/TUTORIAL-Feet-drawing-guide-257925538Â ( deviantart ) ( found my Mod wackart )
https://www.deviantart.com/micky-k/art/Tutorial-How-to-Draw-Feet-375523934Â ( deviantart ) ( found by Mod wackart )
https://www.deviantart.com/dyemelikeasunset/art/Tutorial-Feet-and-Shoes-252869062Â ( deviantart ) ( found by Mod wackart )
Teeth
âFangs!â a master post of various teeth (contains multiple references) [found by Mod Em]
Posing and expressions
âHow bone draws tearsâ by jankybones (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âCartoon Empathy: Degrees of Emotionâ by modmad (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âTutorial: Character Expressionâ by lunaartgallery (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
"Idle posingâ by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation )
âDynamic posesâ by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation )
Croquiz generator app [found by Mod Wackart]
Pose generator [found by Mod Wackart]
âA note on kissingâ by Mod Chekhov ( Redlinestation )
âContextual idle posingâ by Mod Goji ( Redlinestation )
â Posing characters with four arms â by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âstanding straightâ by mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âDrawing expressive, semi realistic animals â by Mod wackart
âstudying expression in gesture â by Mod wackart
âThe line of actionâ by mod Future
âmapping out posesâ by mod Wackart
âa quick introduction to expressionsâ by mod Wackart
â three tips to energetic posesâ by mod wackart
âadding tension to a poseâ by Mod future
âDynamic chainsaw posesâ by mod future
Clothes
âCrash course in draperyâ by lesbidar (Tumblr, original post cannot be found) [found by Mod Em]
âSuitsâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
â Looking up specific eraâs of fashionâ by mod RyR
âReference searching for eras in fashionâ by Mod Todd
â knightâs armorâ by mod Wackart
âglassesâ by mod Future
âprint on clothesâ by mod Future
Blood
Blood tutorial Master Post on tumblr (contains multiple tutorials) [found by Mod Doe]
Painting Blood Step By Step by CGCookie (DeviantArt) [found by Mod Doe]
 Blood tutorial step by step by domirine (Tumblr) [found by Mod Doe]
Blood tutorial by beccahallstedt (Twitter) [found by Mod Doe]
Extra Resources
âSkin tone swatchesâ by lizalot (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
Height comparison app [found by Mod Wackart]
Body building app [found by Mod Wackart & Doe]
Animals
Various animals
Drawing animals by simplifying them into shapes by polartoon (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âAnthlersâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âA rough introduction to scalesâ by Mod Wackart ( RedlineStation )
âdrawing deer anthlersâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âDragon wingsâ by Mod Wackart
Birds
âHow to draw Bird Feet & Legsâ by SPARROUU (DeviantArt) [found by Mod Em]
âmerging birds wings with human handsâ by Mod Goji ( Redlinestation ) Cats
âTiger Model Packâ by karolynmosesart (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âCat faces and headsâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
Line Art
âSimple lineart trickâ by Looji (DeviantArt) [found by Mod Seraph]
âAvoiding hairy linesâ by Mod Future & Mod Wackart ( redline station )
âLineart: character vs backgroundâ by mod wackart
âlineconsistency excersizesâ by mod Wackart
Colors
Color Theory
Tips on Color by sarahculture
Part 1: Value
Part 2: Hue
Part 3: Saturation & Color Mixing
Part 4: Color Palettes
âValue mapping your art!!â by dragonsroarart (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âColor in Artâ by seiyoko (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âColour theory â by Mod Em ( Redlinestation )
âA look at colour theory â by mod Wackart ( redlinestation )
âundertonesâ by Mod Wackart
Coloring
âGreyscale to Colourâ by Josh Summana (ArtStation) [found by Mod Em]
âUsareiâs Colouring Processâ by usatherei (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âcolourpicking from picturesâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )Â
âColouring backgroundsâ by mod future
âfinding colours from 3D charactersâ by Mod wackart
âColouring black skinâ by mod FutureÂ
Light/Shading
âHOW TO MAKE YOUR ART LOOK NICE: Lightingâ by trisketched (DeviantArt) [found by Mod Doe]
Things to keep in mind when shading by iguanamouth (Tumblr) [found by Mod Wackart]
âShading tutorialâ by Grypwolf (DeviantArt) [found by Mod Wackart]
âGiant Shading Tutorialâ by TamberElla (DeviantArt) [found by Mod Wackart]
âChromatic Fringeâ by grizandnorm (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
How to make something glow brilliantly by vetyr (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âmatching background lightsourcesâ by mod Future
Digital Art / Art Program Tips
Helpful photoshop techniques demonstrated through GIFs by kvebox (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
Go from gray scale to color by domirine (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âGradient Maps for Digital Painting" by rejamrejam (DeviantArt)
Part 1: The Basics
Part 2: Techniques
Reference layers in Clip Studio by zambiunicorn (Tumblr, their original reblog of the post seems to be deleted) [found by Mod Em]
âMedibang stabilizerâ by Mod Chekhov ( redlinestation )
â Switching from analog to digital â by Mod Em
âLayersâ by Mod Chekhov ( Redlinestation )
âLaptops for digital art â by Mod Wackart ( Redlinestation )
â digital colour vs traditional colourâ by mod Koikro55
âart laptop on a budgetâ by Mod wackart
â destructive editingâ by Mod Wackart
âperspective gridsâ by mod Koikro55
âart tabletsâ by mod Future
Typography
â Getting started with handletteringâ by Mod Seraphtonin ( Theredlinestation )
Traditional Art / Pencil and Paper
Lighting / Shading
âTuesday Tips - Power Shadingâ by grizandnorm (Tumblr) [found by Mod Wackart]
Advice on shading traditionally by shacklefunk (Tumblr) [found by Mod Wackart]
âShading Tutorialâ by victoriandeath (DeviantArt) [found by Mod Wackart]
Animation
âSmear thingsâ with GIFs by chicinlicin (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
Nature Resources
Grass, Trees, Forest
âHow to Paint Ghibli Grassâ by starfur12 (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
Painting trees tutorial by erebun (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âNatural Variationâ by FISHB0NES (DeviantArt) [found by Mod Em]
Water
Link to WebGL Water and Various Painting Tutorials by drawingden (Tumblr) [found by Mod Pixelart]
Weather
âSnow Tutorialâ by cosmos-kitty (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âRain Tutorial + Video explanationâ by Neko-Rina (DeviantArt) [found by Mod Em]
Effects
âSmoke tutorialâ by cosmos-kitty (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âeyes with cataractsâ by Mod chekhov ( Redlinestation )
Meta
âwhat is a reference?â  by Mod chekhov ( Redlinestation )
âPortfolios for artschoolsâ by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation )Â
âdrawing on a smaller canvasâ by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation )
âprinting formats and resolutionsâ by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation )
âDPIâ by Mod Em ( Redlinestation )
âColours on different displaysâ by Mod wackart¨
âThe case abt. RCDartâ by Mod wackart
âadvertising commisionsâ by mod Wackart
âhow to find a referenceâ by mod future
Process
âThumbnailingâ by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation )
â Doodling vs. Illustrating â by Mod Wackart ( Redlinestation )
Basics
âBasic shapesâ by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation )
âBackgrounds and perspectiveâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
â Classical studies â by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
â Heads as a proportional toolâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âDrawing in 3DÂ â by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âLearning to draw characters consitentlyâ by Mod Wackart
âLoosening upâ by mod Todd
Stylization
 âdesigning your comic book styleâ by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation )
â A quick introduction to toonâing â by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation )
 âSimplifcation for semi-realismâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
â Pupils in cartoon eyes â by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
â Heads in cartooning â by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
â picking landmarks when stylizing photorealism to semi-realismâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âAvoiding racial caricatureâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âintegrating anatomy into toony artstylesâ by Mod Chekhov
MISC
 âMerging objects with charactersâ by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation)
âCyber goreâ by Mod chekhov + Mod Seraph ( Redlinestation )
âCutting time in your speeddraw videoâ by Mod Wackart ( Redlinestation )
âpost-it note excersize â by Mod Chekhov ( Redlinestation )
âseraph talks of perfectionismâ by Mod Seraphtonin ( Redlinestation )Â
âDrawing tattoos on a character â by Mod Future
âscarsâ by mod Wackart
âDrawing atompunk aestheticâ by mod wackart
âgravity and textilesâ by mod Wackart
âPrograms for 3D exteriorsâ by Mod Wackart
âorganic looking clutter â by mod Vain
Productivity, motivation and mentality
âDealing with perfectionismâ by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation )
âThe pre-requisites of a productive dayâ by Mod wackart ( redlinestation )
Art Critic Rehtoric by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation ) l 1 l  l 2 l l 3 l l 4 l l 5 l
âStaying motivatedâ by Mod wackart ( redlinestaiton )
â getting sick, as a freelancer â by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation )
âpost-it note excersize â by Mod Chekhov ( Redlinestation )
â a note on inconsistent artstylesâ by Mod Em ( Redlinestation )
âDrawing with aphantasiaâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
âArt blockâ by Mod Future ( Redlinestation )
â Underlying causes of art block â by Mod Wackart ( Redlinestation )
âWhat to know when working with comicsâ by Mod wackart
âExcersizes to get you out of your comfortzoneâ by mod wackart
â help my health is wainingâ by Mod wackart
âsticking to a scheduleâ by mod Koikro55
Character- and Creature- design
âCostume design â by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation )
Tips on character design by najsigt (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
"Idle posingâ by Mod wackart ( Redlinestation )Â
âA look at same-face-syndromeâ by Mod Wackart ( redlinestation )
âHow to avoid âsame-face-syndromeââ by anyaadventures (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âFacial Diversity - a tutorialâ by sketcholivia (Tumblr) [found by Mod Em]
âOvercoming Same-Face ~Syndrome~â by nakatadraws [found by Mod Em]
âCharacter turn-aroundsâ by Mod Wackart ( Redlinestation )
âCharacter fashion design â by Mod Wackart ( Redlinestation )
âCharacter design for contempoary young adults â by Mod Future
âconsistent style, different character designs â mod Koikro55
Helpful External Resources
Itâs entirely likely that this list will not be your one true pitstop for finding the right set of tools you hoped to find. In that case, here are some blogs dedicated to the finding of useful tutorials and categorizing them for easy access!
Tumblr Blogs
Drawingden
Grizandnorm
Stanprokopenko
Javicandraw
Thundercluck-blog
Etheringtonbrothers
YouTube Channels
Proko
Alphonso Dunn
Sinix Design
Sycra
TB Choi
Javi Can Draw!
Draw with Jazza
Circle Line Art School
FTZDSCHOOL
Twitter Profiles
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