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Illustrating Resources- Another article on tools of the trade is John McCleod's, creator of Dishman, Tool Talk.
- You might also want to check out R'ykandar Korra'ti's Art Materials FAQ
- Rob Davis has written a number of excellent articles for artists, which you can access through the directory here. Some of the best include:
- Scott McDaniel (Artist on DC's Batman) has also written a number of excellent tutorials for comic artists. Here are some of them, but check out his web site as there are a lot more and more are added regularly. Click 'Drawing Comics' on the lefthand side to access the tutorials.
- One of the most complete information on creating comics is Jessica Abel's Do-It-Yourself Comic Guide.
- For tons of links about illustrating, you might want to check out the Techniques/How to/Tips page.
- Another place that is posting illustrating techniques is Drawing Tips.
- Another good general site with information on various subjects is Artlair's Start Art
- Anyone interested in inking will find Larry Dempsey's Comic Book Inking Survey fascinating. Over 100 artists have contributed to this page with their tips and techniques. Tips can be searched either by artist or by question.
- More information on inking can be found at MethArt's Inking Tutorials
- If you are looking for some general pointers about illustrating and inking in specific you might want to check out Jason Cheeseman-Meyer Art tips and techniques.
- Another good general site with advice on various topics is Figma's Secrets of Comicbook Art, where several pros and semi-pros have articles.
- An excellent guide to coloring is D'Israeli's Colouring Comics on Computer.
- One of the best places to for help for colorists is Comic Color site, formerly known as the Comic Colorists Unite site.
- If you have any questions about coloring you can ask professional colorist Fred (Gigabyte) Ochoa on his messageboard Gigabyte's coloring School
- Anyone interested in doing anime/manga comics might want to check out these various links:
- Baka Neko's How to draw Anime - Various Anime drawing tutorials
- Online Manga University - Various online tutorials
- Polykarbon's Drawing tutorials - from the Anime/Manga prospective. Very good and straightforward
- Need help with anatomy? Check out these online books:
- Gray's Anatomy - The classic book on Anatomy : Complete online book
- Need photo references? Check out these sites:
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If you are looking for art supplies there are a number of online stores you can try:
- Blue Line Pro - Sells various art supplies including comic art boards
- Dick Blick Art Materials
- Offers a free art supply catalog with tons of stuff in it including comic strip boards.
- Eon Productions - Sells primary comic art boards
- OTTS - Sells various art supplies
- Check out Steve Lieber's article Showing your profolio for a good reference on the subject. He also has other articles including:
- For more serious study check out Joe Kurbert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art which offers both correspndence courses, as well as a college for study.
- For general art lessons online check out The Original ArtSchool Online
- If you are looking for critique of your artwork you can post samples to Comic Art Support BBS.
- To get your creative juices going you might want to try Avery Cohen's Improvisation Games for Comics Writers and Illustrators.
- Anyone interested in cartooning can check out these sites:
- About.com's Guide to Cartooning - Has tons of information on the subject.
- InkTank.com - Cartooning 101 - Includes various information all about cartooning.
- National Cartoonist's Society's - How to be a Cartoonist