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3D Tutorials Part 2

by Hector Ruiz | Nov 19, 2015 | Resources

3D Tutorials: Part 2

This week ending 11/21/2015 we are providing you with some really good and insightful 3D tutorials from Gumroad. This is the second part of the two-part series using 3D. Feel free to support the artists who took the time to create these 3D tutorials for everyone to learn from. Most are very affordable paid tutorials. These 3D tutorials are mainly for artist who would like to know how to use Zbrush or Google Sketchup for concept art. Enjoy!

Zbrush Tutorial Links:

3DS Max Tutorials Link:

David Lesperance

Google Sketchup Tutorial Link:

Chris Rosewarne

Want to help us grow our resources section? If a resource has helped you greatly please e-mail it to me or any suggestions

to: me@eliottlillyart.com. I will be keeping this list updated as I discover new entries. Thank you–

3D Tutorials Part 1

by Hector Ruiz | Nov 16, 2015 | Resources

3D Tutorials: Part 1

This week ending 11/21/2015 we are providing you with some really good and insightful 3D tutorials from Gumroad. This is the first part of a two-part series in using 3D. Feel free to support the artists who took the time to create these 3D tutorials for everyone to learn from. Most are very affordable paid tutorials. These 3D tutorials are mainly for Modo and Fusion 360, but concepts can be applied to any other 3D package. Enjoy!

Modo Tutorials Links:

Fusion 360 Link:

Want to help us grow our resources section? If a resource has helped you greatly please e-mail it to me or any suggestions

to: me@eliottlillyart.com. I will be keeping this list updated as I discover new entries. Thank you–

Free Photoshop Brushes

by Hector Ruiz | Oct 22, 2015 | Resources

Use these free Photoshop brushes to spark some creativity.

This week ending 10/24/2015 we are providing you with a few free Photoshop brushes from some really cool artists who were kind enough to share them. Even though having these brushes will not make us masters of digital painting, it will provide us with new tools. If you ask some of these artists how often or how many Photoshop brushes they use on a daily basis, the majority of them will tell you that they only need a handful. There is a time when some of these free brushes might come in play though.

Enjoy these free Photoshop brushes. We welcome you to send us some the the work you’ve done with them. Also, feel free to follow these artists who took the time to create Photoshop brushes to share with art community.

Click on the free Photoshop brushes links:

Anthony Jones Brushes

Dan Luvisi Brushes

Jaime Jones Brushes

Jama Jurabaev Brushes

Jonas De Ro Brushes

Kekai Kotaki Brushes

Maciej Kuciara Brushes

Shaddy Safadi Brushes

We have updated our recommended resources page with these Photoshop brushes. You can view the entire list of resources and more Photoshop brushes here:

https://bigbadworldofconceptart.com/////bbwca_resources/

Want to help us grow our resources section? If a resource has helped you greatly please e-mail it to me or any suggestions

to: me@eliottlillyart.com. I will be keeping this list updated as I discover new entries. Thank you–

Facebook Groups and Pages Worth a Look: Part Deux

by Hector Ruiz | Aug 28, 2015 | Resources

This week, ending 8/29/2015, we have compiled a second look at Facebook groups and pages to check out.

This is the second part to last week’s post on Facebook groups and pages to check out. These places are good resources to improve and get inspired by all kinds of artwork. Hope you enjoy.

3D Artist (art improvement, networking, information)

3D Modeling, Texturing, and VFX, Animation for Digital Artists (art improvement, networking, information)

Ani+Forum (art improvement, information)

Artorder (art improvement)

Concept Ships (inspiration)

Digital Art Tutorials (art improvement)

Digital Tutors (art improvement)

Traditional Animation (art improvement, information)

We have updated our recommended resources page with these goodies. You can view the entire list of resources here:

https://bigbadworldofconceptart.com/////bbwca_resources/

Want to help us grow our resources section? If a resource has helped you greatly please e-mail it to me or any suggestions

to: me@eliottlillyart.com. I will be keeping this list updated as I discover new entries. Thank you–

Facebook Groups and Pages Worth a Look

by Hector Ruiz | Aug 21, 2015 | Resources

This week, ending 8/22/2015, we have compiled some Facebook groups and pages to check out.

In the art world it is important to have and keep up a presence. This is part of branding yourself, branding a studio, or branding a company. Social media is a key factor in keeping this going among a multitude of people. Facebook is a tool that can help in a way that was not possible years ago. It can become a place to discover artists, network, get inspired, and get critiques from many other artists. Here is a list of groups and pages that can serve as resources for artists who are looking to network, improve, and see what the world has to offer.

A Bunch of Short Guys (art improvement, networking, information)

ArtStation (inspiration)

Atlas of CG (art information)

Brainstorm (art improvement)

Brunch Crunch (art improvement)

Digital Artlords (inspiration)

Level Up (art improvement)

Stan Winston School of Character Arts (art improvement)

Super Speedpainting Funtimes (art improvement)

TEN24 (3D asset creation and outsourcing)

Ten Thousand Hours (art improvement)

Trojan Horse was a Unicorn (art improvement, networking, information)