curnifex’s art tutorial masterpost

curnifex:

tired of having to search endlessly for that art tutorial you saw five months ago? me too.

start here
How to draw anything
photo referencing
being creative

color guides
life-changing (personally) color tutorial
how to pick color palettes
shading’s effect on color
more coloring/shading tips and tricks
online “color blender”
how color effects mood
shadows
color palette turtles

picking a paint brush
shape
natural materials and what paint it goes with (synthetics can typically be used for everything)

how to watercolor
just in general
another go over
how to pick the paper you want
tool list
leaf tutorial
watercolor crayon tutorial
watercolor pencil tutorial
gouache (sorta falls in this category)
mediums and their techniques
misc techniques

acrylic painting
basic tutorial, kind of wordy
less wordy tutorial that does a face
tutorial w/ an owl on slate
blending with acrylics
basic acrylic mediums
Pro level How to make a palette (you could use an lunch tray, dish, etc too)

oil painting
tutorial
tutorial focusing on layering, kind of wordy
traditional oil paint prep (emphasis on traditional)
oil over acrylic
clean up or else
various mediums/varnishes/solvents
varnish

what exactly is gesso

charcoal/pastels
materials
charcoal portraits
charcoal reduction (starting dark, erasing to light)
oil pastel tutorial
soft pastel tutorial on black paper
pastel dust tutorial

graphite pencils
tutorial
explanation of graphite scale
types of erasers
fixative so your graphite isn’t everywhere (also for charcoal & pastels)

colored pencils (expensive ones, not crayolas)
how to blend
not realistic basic tutorial
portrait tutorial
types of colored pencils
“wax bloom” issues
sealing fixatives for layering
in depth brand discussion before you buy anything

markers (still not crayolas)
purchasing the right stuff
marker papers
prismacolor marker tutorial (kinda weeaboo)
copic marker tutorial (less weeaboo)
taking care of your overpriced markers

crayola tutorials
crayola pencil tutorial
crayola marker tutorial (download to read properly)
how to use crayons like an adult
melted crayon art
encaustic paint DIY made from melted crayons
DIY rainbow crayons

acrylic ink tutorial

india ink
using it w/ a brush
using it w/ a dip pen
ink calligraphy
gouache/ink technique
ink wash
DIY ink recipes

ballpoint pen
tutorial
shading

how to use tracing paper

how to use palette paper

use omni-gel to transfer images

silk screening
silkscreen photo emulsion
screen print with mod podge
xacto knife screen printing
drawing straight on the silkscreen

artsy converse/vans/keds
fabric painting tutorial
adding studs
acrylic painting on shoes
markers on shoes
galaxy print
dye shoe laces
clean converse w/ magic eraser
waterproofing shoes (recommended if you’ve drawn on them)

spray paint
tips & techniques
space artwork tutorial
stencil cutting

draw on ya smartphone/tablet

japanese painting

chinese painting

celtic art
celtic knot basics
celtic (roan) script
celtic knot animals
big reference post

confetti card

pumpkin carving
tutorial (manually click part two in description)
pokemon pumpkins

collages
collaging 101
how to collage in an art journal

leaf/flowing pressings or prints
how to press flowers
color idea
using pressed flowers on greeting cards
hammered leaf and flower prints
acrylic leaf and flower prints

comic strip info
basic info
writing aspect
common lettering mistakes

weeaboo trash
basic anime/manga types
anime eyes
how to watercolor manga art
traditional manga page
chibi tutorial

sick as hell MS paint tutorial

digital art tutorials for ACTUAL PHOTOSHOPPING
“she totally looks shopped, I can tell by the pixels” BASICally how to fix imperfection/humanity
paste crap together like a pro
creatively paste crap together
how to get shit you pasted together to match color-wise
how to color a black and white image
photo blend a movie poster
color curves tutorial

digital art tutorials for PAINTING
how to get nice clean line art from a drawing by hand
basic digital painting tutorial
digital lineart tutorial
what NOT to do w/ digital art (opinions)
how to fix paint tool sai brush settings
gemstone tutorial
different gemstone tutorial
shiny metal tutorial
water tutorial
bubble tutorial
gold tutorial
glow effect

some “basic” drawing tutorials
cloth
blood
dogs
cats
dragons
trees
rocks
fur (can be for both clothing and animals)
silhouette guide

weirder drawing tutorials
clock thingy tutorial
mermaids
people w/ wings
armor
sci-fi guns
wolves
bows
greek dresses by time period
hoods

drawing people because PEOPLE ARE HARD TO DRAW
human feature catalog
body part reference
movement guide
skin color palette
skin painting tutorial
five-color face trick
height comparison calculator
how to draw hands
clothing helper
drawing hair
how to draw a profile that matches the front view
how to draw a guy that looks like a guy
chest varieties
making a drawing look like the person you’re drawing
where do the arms go when bent??

saving image files

helpful?
video on the creative process and getting better
drawing click and drag prompt generator
other art prompt generator
prompt list

I like pretending I know many things when in reality I have a vague knowledge of a few things. notify me if one of these links is screwed up, anything important has to be added, etc