Here is a masterpost of MOOCs (massive open online courses) that are available, archived, or starting soon. I think they will help those that like to learn with a teacher or with videos. You can always check the audit course or no certificate option so that you can learn for free.
Perhaps the most famous site for learning how to code, this is must have for any aspiring computer scientist, web dev, or programmer. A smooth UI, dozens of courses, APIs, and fun quizzes if you decide to cough up a bit of money. $19 is crazy dirt cheap compared to some $200 courses out there on the web.
Dubbed by its creator as the social network for programmers, TNB is a hotbed of hundreds of video tutorials for programming and computer science, as well as other disciplines like cooking.
Another crazy important site for anyone serious about programming. You can find online terminals, IDEs, and tutorials for almost every popular language out there, from oCaml to lisp
For users with some coding experience, codewars offers hundreds of challenges in various languages and help them build up their skills. Perfect for intermediate to master programmers.
What good is a programmer if they can’t make a good resume to show off their skills? With these helpful templates you can impress your potential employer.
A forum for Python usrers! There are only a few sections but there are enough posts on here so if you haev a question, it might have already been asked.
This is one of the BEST websites to learn about security and you can follow tutorials by real hackers and members of the IT field. With a strong community full of experienced authors, you will either flourish by using proper grammar or be mocked for asking “how do i hack gmail??”
Great if you cannot afford pricy online classes. Instructors know what they are talking about and despite a few poor quality videos, you will be supplied with helpful resources and forums.
ROBLOX hacking, general exploits, or just normal discussions. Roblox helped put me on my path to coding and I love how every day, millions of kids are being taught the ability of coding thanks to its studio.
Hi ^^ For years now I’ve been really bothered by all the misinformation on the internet about skincare. So let’s put an end to that so that you can all have amazing skin for back to school! Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about skincare. Enjoy!
The very basics
READ THE INGREDIENT LIST: I don’t care if your moisturizer is $60, it most likely has the same awful ingredients as a drugstore one but with a fancier packaging and smell. Ingredients are what makes or breaks a product and not just the ‘miracle x ingredient’ advertised on the packaging, every other ingredient is just as important.
Ingredients are all the same, if it says grapeseed oil, you’re getting grapeseed oil, it’s not higher quality because the product is more expensive.
I know you’re going ‘ain’t nobody got time for that’ but PLEASE, make time for that. Just quickly scanning the ingredient list, you’ll be able to spot harmful ingredients and save your money.
The more towards the bottom an ingredient is, the less of that ingredient the product contains. Meaning if the product claims to have x ingredient but it’s towards the bottom, it’s as good as nothing.
USE SUNSCREEN. Yes, every day. Even if it’s cloudy. Even if you’re staying inside. @educatier made a wonderful post about it, but here are the main reasons why you should:
UVA rays go through windows and are present as long as the sun is out. They cause AGING and SKIN CANCER. UVB causes burning and tanning.
Acne is an inflammatory disease (discussed below). The sun causes inflammation. The sun WILL make your acne worse.
Acne scars are mostly inflammation and melanin. Sun rays will basically etch them onto your skin.
Any products you put on your face will be basically wasted. At the rate the sun damages your skin, no anti-oxidant, retinol, whatever can work fast enough to help your skin repair itself. If you want a visual annalogy, your skin cells are like construction workers, any products you put on are like machinery that helps them build. Sun rays are wrecking balls.
If you’re using retinoid, benzoyl peroxide or salycilic acid (discussed below), and not using sunscreen, you’re basically ageing yourself twice as fast.
The acid mantle
The acid mantle is a lipid layer that keeps your skin’s pH slightly acidic (around 4.5). Products that have a much higher/lower pH will compromise it. This will cause dehydration, slower repair rate (read: acne scars for longer) and make a general mess out of your skin.
Why irritation is so harmful
When a product irritates your skin, it stimulates the nerve endings under your skin. One of the consequences of this is that they send a signal to your oil glands to produce more oil (more acne, yay!). It’s also been shown to cause collagen breakdown
Some tutorials that I’ve come across, organized both for my own viewing pleasure and to hopefully assist others as well. I update this list whenever I come across new, helpful pieces.
A lot of these are hosted on my personal Tumblr, but I don’t change my url so it’s pretty safe to bookmark them there (and not have to worry about the url changing) if you don’t wish to reblog them yourself for whatever reason.
Feline tutorials:
The domestic cat body
Improving upon (lion) anatomy
Realistic lion faces tips
Big cat paw tips
Canine vs. feline – paws and legs
Guide to big cats
Feline comparison
Canine vs. feline – facial anatomy
Canine vs. feline – chest anatomy
Guide to little cats
Big cat eyes (could work for other eyes)
Spot variation in big cats
Big cat studies
Feline feet
Extremely helpful big cat references
Domestic cat references
Canine tutorials:
Basic wolf anatomy
Skeleton notes on wolf legs
The wolf skeleton as a whole
The wolf skull and teeth
Wolf paw tips
Basic canine poses
Canine ears and chest
Drawing realistic wolves
Basic wolf tutorial
Wolf paw tutorial
Paw pad tips
Canine vs. feline – paws and legs
Canine vs. feline – facial anatomy
Canine vs. feline – chest anatomy
And this is just an excellent DA for wolf reference images
Fluid greyhound studies
Detailed canine nose tutorial
Avian tutorials:
Bird wing anatomy applied on humanoids
Bird wing tutorial (lots of underrated tips)
Varying bird wing structure
Basic owl anatomy
Bird wing vs. bat wing vs. pterodactyl wing vs. human arm
Bird wings and flight
Various bird wings
Eagle facts sheet
Bird muscular and skeletal anatomy
Some great photograph bird (wing) references
Dorsal anatomy of a bird wing
Winged people anatomy
Don’t forget the secondaries
Human(oid) tutorials:
Facial features:
Excellent expressions tut
Altalamatox face tutorial
Profile proportions
Expression tutorial
Virtual lighting studio
Various facial and body shapes reference
Drawing the nose
Human mouths
Breaking down the human nose
How to draw the ear
Jawline and kissing tip
The human head at various angles
Advice on eyes
Nose shapes
The human skull and face
Facial features
Portrait lighting cheat sheet
Animating dialogue (mouth movement)
A kissing tutorial
Expressions photo references
Semi-realistic eye tutorial
Painting a realistic eye
The face in profile
The human head at various angles
Muscles in the neck and face
Breakdown of lips
Blocked out human faces
Average feminine faces of the world
Expressive eye reference
Excellent ear anatomy tutorial
Constraining the face
The face at various angles
Human faces
Excellent teeth tutorial. Animalistic, but it works
Tips on teeth
Colours of the face
Photographic mouth/teeth reference
Stylized noses and ears
Neck, shoulders, arms, back, and torso:
A masculine shoulder study
Muscles in the neck and face
Neck and torso tut
Masculine torso anatomy in use
Arm shape and muscles
Breaking up the masculine torso
Feminine anatomy patterns
Masculine torso photo reference
Over the shoulder poses
Shoulder structure (masculine)
Masculine torso in motion
A neat arm trick
Detailed arm muscle drawings
Masculine muscle reference
Human back tips
Movement and muscles of the neck, torso, and arms
Simplifying a muscular masculine torso
Drawing boobs
Feminine vs masculine arms and shoulders
Making sure feminine people have room for organs and realistic boobs
Shoulders vs hips
Hands on hips poses
Muscles of the arms and shoulders (in motion)
Varied masculine and feminine torso references
Legs, hips, and feet:
Masculine vs. feminine waist
Feminine anatomy patterns
The human hips
Masculine legs reference
A beginner’s guide to knees
Feet and shoes tutorial
Simplifying the human foot
Feet reference drawings
Feet, ankles, and shoes
Shoulders vs hips
Bent legs yes and no’s (feminine)
Hands and feet from cone shapes
Hands:
Hand tips and reference
Simplifying hands
The human hand
More hand(y) tips
Yet another hands tutorial
The fist
The hand in motion
Hand and feet tips
Excellent hand and feet studies
How hands grip a sword
Hand poses
Boxing out the hand
Hello more hand refs
Hand angle references
Correct grip on a pistol
Various hand references (with object holding poses)
Simple hands, fingers, and nails
Hands and feet from cone shapes
Full body and poses:
Simplifying human anatomy
Understanding anatomy part 1 (follow desc. links for more)
A guide to movement: flexibility
Pose tutorial
Varying the feminine figure
Excellent action and couple references
Various athletic builds
Proportional height of different positions
The human body in perspective
Body type diversity
Another feminine body tutorial
Fullbody proportions tutorial
Guide to human types
Couple pose photo references
Practice figure drawing (animals as well)
How weight sits on different (feminine) bodies
Kneeling and sitting stock references
Constructing poses and the line of action
Varying your body types (feminine)
Large source of feminine anatomy references
Hair and skin:
Various types of hair
Drawing hair
Skintone palettes
Variation of colour throughout the skin
Painting skin
Skin tutorial
Skin undertones (masculine examples)
Drawing freckles
Drawing different types of hair
Other:
Bird wing anatomy applied on humanoids
Animal feet on a human figure
Various human bone studies
Interesting mythical creature skeletons with humanoid anatomy
Winged people anatomy
Dragon tutorials (and bat wings):
Anatomy of the Western dragon
Dragon wing tips
Dragon wing tutorial
Dragon anatomy
Dragon tutorial
Bat wing anatomy tutorial
Equine tutorials:
Basic horse (back) reference
The equine skeleton
A good, large collection of horse stock references
Skeleton of a horse and its rider
Horse hooves
Skeletal and fluid horse studies
Cervine tutorials:
Basic deer anatomy
Deer skeleton drawing
Deer musculature
Deer skeleton
Fluid deer studies
The Big Book of Drawing: deer
Reindeer noses
Ursine tutorials:
Fantastic bear anatomy/poses references
Basic bear structure
Bear anatomy tutorial
Miscellaneous animal tutorials:
Sheep vs. goats
Anteater studies
Chimp studies
Asian elephant skeletal drawing
Animating four legged creatures
Various animal studies from an animation aspect
Drawing rats
A tutorial on creature design
Snake mouths
Amazing teeth tutorial
Background and objects tutorials:
Griffsnuff background tut part 1 (second in desc.)
Tree tutorial
Realistic gems tut
Water tutorial
General water tutorial
Drawing crystals
Drawing bows
Painting rocks
Parts of a saber (other swords linked in desc.)
Analyzing key and contrast/time of day/etc
Corner-pin perspective distortion
Using three cubes to make a street view
Cloud tutorial
A beautiful flower tutorial
A simple but effective tree tutorial
Drawing mechanical objects
Multiple tree tutorials
Perspective tricks
Weapon and shield accessory tutorial
Background painting tips (blocks and angular objects)
Clothing tutorials:
Fabric tutorial
Clothing folds part 1 (second in desc.)
Drawing hoods
Drawing jeans
Hat on human figure reference
Armor
More hat on figure references
Different shirt collars
Collars, sport backs, vests, and pants
Draperies and costumes
Making colourful fabric patterns
Baseball cap reference
A ton of clothing references
A boatload of well-organized clothing refs
Feet and shoes tutorial
Dressing Rosalind Lutece (older female clothing)
Feet, ankles, and shoes
Hats and how to draw them
Clothing folds tutorial
Drawing clothing wrinkles
A breakdown of medieval armor
Drawing hoods
General painting, drawing, and style tips:
Altalamatox digital painting walkthrough
Simple fur tutorial
Realism painting tutorial (human subject)
Excellent colour tutorial
Painting a wolf (good fur painting visual)
Photoshop brushes tut
Basics of Photoshop tutorial
Another digital painting tutorial
Common digital painting mistakes
Colour and light
Soft cel-shading tutorial
Various types of hair
Colour tips and the mood it expresses
Composition tips
Lighting and colour tips
Shadows
Another composition tut
Simple colouring via overlay
From paper to digital
Painting gold
Colour palette turtles
Excellent fur painting tutorial
Skin painting tips
Colouring black and white pictures
Creating a colour palette with MS Paint
Obeying screen direction
Analyzing key and contrast/time of day/etc
The coil technique
Colour adjustment tips
Making flat colour pieces look gorgeous
Blending with hard brushes
Outlining in SAI
Uncommon information regarding colours
Compositional balance
Visual algorithms
Gesture over anatomy
Disney Chris Sanders’ style tips
Design, colour, and value
Decent art without lining or shading
Varied shots of the human figure
Cinematography of the Incredibles
Giving characters personality with poses and expressions
Since once in a blue moon I actually discover a decent rule for adulting, and since I know I have followers a few years younger than me who are just entering the workforce, I want to tell you about a very important phrase.
“I won’t be available.”
Imagine you’re at work and your boss asks you to come in on Saturday. Saturday is usually your day off–coming in Saturdays is not an obligation to keep your job. Maybe you were going to watch a movie with a friend, or maybe you were just going to lie in bed and eat ice cream for eight hours, but either way you really, really don’t want to give up your day off.
If you consider yourself a millennial you’ve probably been raised to believe you need to justify not being constantly at work. And if you’re a gen-Z kid you’re likely getting the same toxic messages that we did. So in a situation like that, you might be inclined to do one of three things:
Tell your boss you’d rather not give up your day off. Cave when they pressure you to come in anyway, since you’re not doing anything important.
Tell your boss you’d rather not give up your day off. Over-apologize and worry that you looked bad/unprofessional.
Lie and say you’ve got a doctor’s appointment or some other activity that feels like an adequate justification for not working.
The fact is, it doesn’t matter to your boss whether you’re having open heart surgery or watching anime in your underwear on Saturday. The only thing that affects them is the fact that you won’t be at work. So telling them why you won’t be at work only gives them reason to try and pressure you to come in anyway.
If you say “I won’t be available,” giving no further information, you’d be surprised how often that’s enough. Be polite and sympathetic in your tone, maybe even say “sorry, but I won’t be available.” But don’t make an excuse. If your boss is a professional individual, they’ll accept that as a ‘no’ and try to find someone else.
But bosses aren’t always professional. Sometimes they’re whiny little tyrants. So, what if they pressure you further? The answer is–politely and sympathetically give them no further information.
“Are you sure you’re not available?” “Sorry, but yes.”
“Why won’t you be available?” “I have a prior commitment.” (Which you do, even if it’s only to yourself.)
“What’s your prior commitment?” “Sorry, but that’s kind of personal.”
“Can you reschedule it?” “I’m afraid not. Maybe someone else can come in?”
If you don’t give them anything to work with, they can’t pressure you into going beyond your obligations as an employee. And when they realize that, they’ll also realize they have to find someone else to come in and move on.
IMPORTANT!! PLEASE READ!!
Just like with many other parts of life, learn to say ‘no’ to people. You are important. Don’t kill yourself for another person, esp. if they are your boss.
the greatest skill a woman can learn for herself is self reliance
to clarify … so many strong women in my life rely on men. that dependence is dangerous. ladies here are some good ref resources I’ve found helpful on my journey towards self reliance
this list is in no way comprehensive feel free to add on
a lot of ‘man things’ are a lot easier than you think they are. especially considering the fact that most of these things when buying the parts come with directions on the packaging that men usually don’t even look at (and often end up doing it wrong because they were taught by fathers who also did not look at the packaging).
like i recently had to change my car battery and freaked out cause i thought id electrocute myself but turns out new batteries come with directions and its the easiest shit in the world so long as you can lift the damn thing.
so yeah, ladies dont ever feel like a man is a necessity for life, you can do this shit on your own its easier than you think!
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