Digital Art Resources

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Note: Please see the Art Resources Page for overall navigational notes on my directories.

🌕DIGITAL ART🌕
🏷️ Resources dedicated to digital art in general, graphic art programs and the like

I made a page, rather than a blog post for Digital Art Resources because I have a feeling I will end up making this a sub-directory to more specific resources in the future. With that being said, this page will act as a directory for anything related to Digital Art in general, with a focus on illustration. I am looking to include a section on Graphic Design as a related topic (which of course is different!), but it probably won’t be as extensive as Digital Art.

Beginner related resources will be added in the future; you can pretty much just skip the sections you’re familiar with (notably anything related to beginners). As a reminder, this is just a personal list collection mainly for my own navigational needs — I’m not going to include every digital art software out there, only the ones I personally use or have used in the past; additionally, this applies to the type of digital art as well. There may be sections added in the future I will not necessarily have experience with before (E.g. 3D Art). Talk about technology equipment is somewhat included, as this will mainly focus in on the making of digital art. Lastly, adjustments to this page will be done over the course of time.

🌕TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
🔳 Introduction
▪️ Digital Art Fundamentals
🔳 General
🔳 Graphic software
▪️ CLIP STUDIO PAINT
▪️ FireAlpaca
🔳 Graphic Design
▪️ General
▪️ Publishing/Printing

Related topics in detail/Pre-requisite for starters:
🟥Art Fundamentals

🌱🌕INTRODUCTION

⭐🌱🌕 DIGITAL ART FUNDAMENTALS
📖🏷️ Basic Terminology, Data Management, Getting Started
Basic things digital artists and beginners should familiarise themselves with.

Basic Terminology

• ⭐🌱📖Definition: Digital Art by Tate
• ⭐🌱Definition: Types of Digital Art by Niio
• ⭐🌱📖What is Digital Art? by Jeri Holt
  ▪️ Provides an excellent extended definition of digital art and exploration on the types of digital art out there. Explore the sidebar for related topics.
• ⭐🌱Difference between a Graphic Designer and Digital Artist by Columbia College
• ⭐🌱📖Difference between Graphic Design and Illustration by David Paul (designhill)

Basic Terminology – Images

• ⭐🌱Definition: What is a Pixel? by Techopedia
• ⭐🌱What is Resolution? by UofM
• ⭐🌱Understanding Resolution vs Pixel Dimension by 729Solutions
• ⭐🌱Rasters and Vector Images and the differences between them by PSPrint
• ⭐🌱CMYK and RGB Color: Which One Should You Use?️ by The Paper Mill Store
  ▪️ This is more-so relevant when it comes to digital printing, but it’s good to know about colour modes in general.
• ⭐🌱📖 Computer Image File Formats by Lawrence Abrams (Bleeping Computer)
  ▪️️ An absolute must-read for starting out digital art and knowing what kind of images you are working with.

Data Management
Crucial to all digital artists and starters!

• ⭐🌱📖 10 File Management Tips to Keep Your Electronic Files Organized by The Balance Small Business
  ▪️ Absolutely crucial for all artists, especially digital! This is good to know in general for your overall computer.
• ⭐🌱Basic File Setup by @worstwizard (Twitter)
  ️▪️ Specific for working within graphic software programs. An absolute must know for beginners who are just starting out and for people who struggle with organisation.

Getting Started

• ⭐🌱 Tips for Beginners: Getting Started in Digital Art by Nyle Inc (CLIP STUDIO PAINT)
• ⭐🌱Graphic Software functions – A key concept Visual Dictionary by Adobe
  ▪️ Although this may be specific to Adobe, a large number of their Photoshop Element functions can be found in a wide variety of graphic software. It’s not a comprehensive list, but this is what I consider to be the basics to be familiar with.
• ⭐🌱 Did You Know? Terms Related to Digital Drawing by Nyle Inc (CLIP STUDIO PAINT)
• Glossary of Terms for Digital Art by Cynthia Millis (HCSS)
  ▪️ Added this here just as a general resource, it’s basically a large dictionary for Digital Art terms. Not something for beginners to know right off the bat, but it’s helpful if you encounter a term you’ve never heard of before.
• ⭐🌱What is Resizing? by University of Michigan
• ⭐🌱A Guide to Obtaining Copyright Permissions by University of Michigan
  ▪️ This is an excellent guide that provides an overview in regards to copyright, it is very relevant if you are looking to use works made by other creators. As a personal note from me, if a creator does not have anything stated about the usage of their work, always assume that it is not allowed.

📝 Note from Blazi: And this is where things start to branch off! Choose what kind of digital art you want to focus on and keep doing your research for your personal needs.
Best of luck to your creations! 😄

🌕GENERAL

🏷️ Things that can be universally done across all graphic arts software, tips

📝 Note from Auri: If it says “How to do ____ in (Software name),” I listed this resource in this section because you can actually do the same functions in other software, as long as you know your tools and the available adjustment options in your program.

• The best drawing tablet: Our pick of the best graphics tablets in 2020 by Richard Hill and Jon Stapley (Creative Bloq)
  ▪️ An article outlining about what are some art tablets suitable for your needs, it describes both the pros and cons on what’s out there. For my personal input, I can definitely back up on the point about the Wacom Intuos Pro M tablet often experiences driver issues. There is also a large diversity of tablets included, rather than just listing a Wacom Cintiq for example.
• Applying Transparent Color in Photoshop by Justin Gerard (MuddyColors)
• 🌱Drawing a female face by @loish (DeviantArt)
  ▪️ Good for beginners learning the basics in digital programs
• Painting gemstones by Mizomei (Tumblr)
• 💡 Soft shading 🇯🇵 by refeia (Pixiv)
  ▪️ This is a visual process with soft shading.

🌕GRAPHIC SOFTWARE

🌕 💖CLIP STUDIO PAINT (CSP)
🏷️ Tips, tutorials
📎 Official website

• Official Tips and Tutorials Overview by CLIP STUDIO PAINT
• CLIP STUDIO PAINT Close and Fill Tool Demonstration

🌕 💖 FIREALPACA
🏷️ Tips, tutorials
📎 Official website

• 🌱AlpacaSchool: FireAlpaca Tutorials (Overview) by FireAlpaca
  ▪️ FireAlpaca has a dedicated section for their tutorials on their website, it is recommended to go here to see what the program has to offer in function. They also teach you how to work with computer image files if you are not familiar with the formatting and saving.
• 🌱AlpacaSchool: FireAlpaca Tutorials (Beginner) by FireAlpaca

🌕 MATERIALS
🖼️🏷️ Free materials such as brushes and textures for usage in programs. This is focused in on what you can get from CLIPSTUDIOPAINT and FireAlpaca rather than other programs so it may not be specific to what you use. Please always check the creator’s usage terms when it comes to this section.

CLIP STUDIO ASSETS

I won’t be listing out everything, but rather some of the stuff I personally downloaded. (Stay tuned for more)

• Homepage
• Neon Pens
• Tone Brush & Tone Set
• Watercolor Marker
• Tree Brushes
• Cute pattern 10 pieces set
• Glitter (image material)
• Leaf brushes
• Cloud Brush Part II
• Pool tile texture (image material)
• Copic Colors (color set)
• Prismacolor Pencils (color set)
• Copic Wind (brush)
• Copic pressure brush
• Rope brush
• Zipper brush
• Cross-hatching sketch
• STAR BRUSH Tongari
• Confetti Flower Star Pen
• Star Sparkle Brush
• Character design effect
• Pen – General Brush
• Alcohol marker texture (image material)
• Retro uninterrupted pen
• 80s Pattern
• Finger brushes
  ▪️ I personally never used nor downloaded this so I’ve no idea how well this works. I’d rather stick to manual practicing. ^^;
• Gouache Brush Set
• Simple Retro Halftone
• Unhelpful Eraser
• Lineart 2
• Ivy brushes
• Wood flooring
• Japanese style material
• Retro Shoujo Color
• Retrowave Master Set (color set)

Gumroad

• Devin Elle Kurtz Brushes

DeviantArt

• Copic and Prismacolor Palette (FireAlpaca) by r3v-chris
  ▪️ Has instructions on how to install the palette in the description as well.

🌕GRAPHIC DESIGN

🌕 GENERAL
🖼️📖🏷️ Tips, tutorials in relation to graphic design.

• ⭐🌱How to Design a Logo: The Ultimate Guide by Antonia Gesch (99 Designs)
• ⭐🌱Font Types: A design’s guide by Garrick Webster (DesignBloq)
• ⭐🌱How to Design a Poster: The Ultimate Guide by Deanna deBara (99 Designs)

🌕 PUBLISHING/PRINTING
🖼️📖🏷️ Anything related to publishing and printing

• ⭐🌱Paper Sizes and Formats Explained by Swift Publisher
• What are the Standard Book Sizes in Publishing? by reedsyblog
• CD Cover Size Specifications by PFL

🌕PHOTOGRAPHY

🌕 GENERAL
🖼️📖🏷️ Tips, tutorials in relation to photography.

• ⭐🌱Types of Film Lights (and How to Use Them) by Jason Hellerman (No Film School)
• ⭐🌱13 Film Lighting Techniques Every Filmmaker Should Know by Jason Hellerman (No Film School)

🌕ASPECT RATIOS

🌕 Aspect ratios
🖼️📖🏷️ Anything related to aspect ratios. Please note that this section is just for references only.

• Aspect Ratio Cheat Sheet by Firehouse Creative
• Video Aspect Ratios by RED
• Aspect Ratio Calculator