I. have. so. many. ART BOOKMARKS!!! IT IS INSANE!!! but like I need a good excuse to declutter my digital life, and what better way to do that than to share my dragon's hoarde with the world!

this is an ever-evolving page btw, like it will probably be REGULARLY updated. so check back in every so often

last update: 2.6.2026

General Art Resources

• Alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud & other subscription services
• Art Help Blog
• Art Res (resources & tutorials)
• Art Resource Database
• Artists Help
• Artisteem (positivity blog)
• Coolors (palette generator)
• Fuck Ad*be: The Masterpost (☠️‼️)
• Fuck Yeah Art Tips
• How to Draw / Drawing Tips & Tutorials
• Straightforward Solutions to Common, Art Related Frustrations
• Studio Emry - Tumblr
• Tiny Tools (gigantic directory of accessible/open-source art, music & coding resources!)
• Useless Art Tips (misleading name)
• wannabeanimator (blog for animation resources, character design & art tips)

Posing, Anatomy & Life Studies

• AdorkaStock (stock photo references for artists)
• The Character Turnaround
• Featherbase (huge visual ornithology resource; good for studying bird anatomy & wings)
• Fuck-ton of Anatomy References (yes, that is the actual name)
• Drawing drapery & clothing ruffles
• Insects Unlocked (Flickr collection for visual references of insects) [CW: bugs/insects/entomophobia]
• JustSketchMe (free posing app for web, iOS, Android, Windows & Mac!)
• Line of Action
• Nature Picture Library
• OSF Costumes (collection of vintage costume/outfit references)
• POSEMANIACS
• PoseSpace [CW: anatomical nudity]
• Reference Angle
• SketchDaily

Pixel Art

• Create your Own Custom Animated Cursor! (video)
• JPixelStudio [$3.33 USD] (convert images to pixel art)
• Pixel Art Scaler by Lospec
• Seamstress (create seamless pixel patterns)

Minimalist / Simple Art Tools

• Flipbook Doodler
• LIPSU DRAW [R$3.00 BRL]
• JSPaint (classic MS Paint in your browser!)
• scribbonius
• Wobblepaint

Bases / Prompts

• Character Design Generator by Magical Gurll!
• m4dh4ttey - Smol & Tol Chibi Bases

Comics

• 20 Tips for Webcomic Beginners
• The Art of Lettering Comics
• The Biggest Mistakes People Make When They Start A Webcomic
• How to Draw FASTER & Meet Deadlines (video; 12 min.)

Misc. Art References

• PureRef (software for organizing reference images)
• Same Energy (visual search engine)

CC0/Free Images & Tools

• Artvee (collection of public domain paintings & other artwork)
• CC0 Category on Wikimedia Commons
• Free Images (collection of public domain/CC0 photos & clip art)
• Free Images and Open Access - National Gallery of Art
• Free Stock Photos by Shopify
• Free to Use and Reuse - Library of Congress (collection of public domain and free-to-use materials)
• LukaszAdams (CC0/free SVG illustrations)
• MorgueFile (free stock photos for commercial usage)
• NASA Images (astronomy photos; most are CC0/public domain)
• Open Access at the Met
• Pexels (royalty-free stock photos)
• Pixabay (website for free-to-use photography & illustrations)
• Smithsonian Open Access (free-to-use materials provided by the Smithsonian)
• Stocksnap (free stock photos)
• Unsplash (CC0/public domain stock photos)
• Vecteezy (free stock photos, videos & vectors)
• Vintage public domain & stock photos

Writing & Character Development

• Character Development Resource Hub (hosted on Toyhouse forums)
• OC Idea/Design Generators by Magical Gurll!
• OC Question Generator (ShindanMaker generator)
• Random Character Development Question Generator by Springhole
• Random OC Questions (Perchance generator)
• Springhole (awesome writing resource, been using this for years!)
• TV Tropes - How to develop characters
• Websites for Writers (masterpost)

Character Psychology

• 40 OC Development Questions
• 50 Questions to Ask Your Antagonist
• Anti-villain motivations besides “tragic past”
• Character Development Questions by Springhole
• Defining Your Characters: 150+ Character Mannerisms
• Edgy OC Questions
• MORE Tips to Improve Your Villains by Springhole
• Script Trauma Survivors [TW: discussion of trauma, abuse, and the psychology behind traumatic events]
• So you want to write a character with sexual trauma... (thread by @fictionsurvivor) [TW: S/A discussion]
• So You Want to Write a Plural Character by Dragon's Roost
• Writing Children Right by Springhole

Cultural Sensitivity

• Can White Authors Write Characters of Color?
• Fuck Yeah Mixed Beauty
• Things in Speculative Fiction That Would Be Unforgivably Offensive If Only Everyone Was Human by Springhole
• Writing with Color
• Writing Queer & Trans Characters:
  • A Few Things Writers Need To Know About Sexuality, Attraction, & Gender
  • So You Want To Write a Trans Character.
  • Writing Better Trans Characters
  • Writing Trans Characters: Corrections of Common Mistakes
  • Drawing realistic transfem characters

Worldbuilding

• Fantasy Forest Generator by Magical Gurll!
• Fantasy Name Generators
• Random name generators!!!
• Things to Consider when Creating a Magic System

Music

• Awesome Music Projects (masterlist on Github)
• Basic Pitch (convert instruments/vocals to MIDI)
• Citizen DJ (free-to-use samples)
• Online Fretboard
• Petaporon (minimalist sequencer)
• PulseQ (minimalist electronic DAW)
• Stemmy (stems for indie songs)
• Viktor Vee (archived; LOTS of music production resources)

Not Sure Which Category to Put These In Yet

• Abandoned America
• Make Stretchy Universe Slime! by NASA
• sew-much-to-do
• Sparkle Text Maker
• List of Crayola crayon colors
• Things Writers Need To Know About Birth & Babies
• Roadside America Photographs - Library of Congress
• Add pride flags to your PFP