think of this webpage as a glorified bookmarks folder, and a dumping ground for any site I find interesting or useful!
I plan to give each site at least a short description, so if a site doesn't have one, it just means I'm still getting around to it! there's some sites on here that I haven't looked at very thoroughly yet and want to explore them in more depth first.
this is also where i'll put my shrines and miscellaneous pages i've made
Line of Action - timed figure drawing exercises
SketchDaily - timed figure drawing exercises
Quickposes - free image library and gesture drawing tool for artists
Art Models 360 - rotatable nude models
AdorkaStock - pose reference photos
Pose Search - find reference images of any human pose using a moveable skeleton model
Pose Search - same as above, except using reference photos from Human Anatomy for Artist
Human Anatomy for Artist - pose reference photos
JookpubStock - pose reference photos
The Pose Archives - pose reference photos
Bodies in Motion - figure and anatomy reference videos/gifs
Shutterstock 3D Objects - rotatable 3D models (inanimate objects)
POSEMANIACS - poseable hands and body
PoseMy.Art - poseable 3D models
DesignDoll - poseable personalized sketch doll (download only)
Figurosity - 3D models to figure draw from
ArtStation - Male Head - lighting reference model
ArtStation - Female Head - lighting reference model
Perspective Grid - moveable perspective grid
Animal Photo Art References Search - find reference images of any animal head at any angle using a moveable animal head model
Muscle Plus - muscular male body reference photos
Photo Reference for Comic Artists - dynamic pose reference photos
Characterdesigns.com - pose and costume reference photos
Fat Photo Reference - fat body reference photos (requires you to request access)
Afro Index - library of Black hairstyles
Height Weight Chart - reference photos of people at different heights and weights
Wikimedia Commons - huge image library (public domain)
NYPL Digital Collections - New York Public Library photo collections (public domain)
NASA Image and Video Library - great for referencing anything space related
Nasa Johnson | Flickr - more NASA photos
Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive - Find your birthday astronomy picture! mine is here if you're curious...
30 Desk - 30-minute drawing exercises with a random reference photo
Internet Archive - HUGE archive of anything you can think of, all on the internet. I cannot overstate how important archival is. if you'll let me get on my soapbox, I'll say this: archive anything that's important to you!
Please be patient - This Page is Under Construction! - every "under construction" gif EVER!
99GIF Shop - a collection of internet gifs in the style of an online shop
MoMG - GiF GALLeRY - a massive collection of internet GIFs in the style of an art gallery.
88x31 - every 88x31 button EVER! has a search function and links to other 88x31 button archives
GifCities - a play on the name of the once popular and now defunked web-hosting service, "Geocities," GifCities is a search engine for every animated GIF that's been archived from old Geocities websites.
Internet Bumber Stickers - a collection of internet bumper sticker images
Freesound - free sound library
DaFont - a BUNCH of downloadable fonts to use on your site!
CSS border-image styles - free to use image borders
TextureTown - huge collection of textures
FreeBackgrounds.com - huge collection of backgrounds
Seamless Tile - collection of seamless tile backgrounds
Tiled Backgrounds - another collection of tile backgrounds
Blinkie collection - collection of blinkies, stamps, and buttons
HOARDER'S PILE - a colorful collection of web graphics
Emoticon Central - collection of Kaomoji / ASCII emoticons
RedKetchup Image Resizer - tool for cropping and resizing images (includes different resampling methods)
Trim Transparent Pixels - tool for trimming the transparent pixels off the edges of an image
Dithermark - tool that dithers photos for you
Dither Me This - another site that dithers photos for you
3D Text Animator - create animated 3D text with a bunch of different animation templates. very customizable!
Seamless texture check - checks if your texture/pattern image is seamless
NeedCoolerShoes - Minecraft skin editor that I like
The Useless Web - button that takes you to a bunch of weird and interesting websites
Mr.doob - site with weird and interesting simulations and gizmos
Neal.fun - site with weird web games and gizmos
Optical Toys - interactive optical illusions
Toms Toys - fun daily puzzles
The Adaption to My Generation - man takes a photo of his face every day since 1998 (and he's still at it!)
First-Person Tetris - Tetris game where your Tetromino stays and place while everything else moves around it
NYAN.CAT! - official Nyan Cat website
