Downloadable Art Programs

Aseprite / Aseprite on Steam

ClusterColor

Pixel sprite palette changer.

FireAlpaca

GIMP

GrafX2

GraphicsGale

Krita

Paint.NET / Paint.NET Plugins

Paint Tool Sai

Pixelator

Turn images into pixel art.

Pixlr E (Microsoft Store)

Slate - Pixel Art Editor

Sprite Sheet Slicer

Waifu2X / Waifu2X Online / Another Waifu2X Online Source

Image cleaner and resizer.

Online Art Programs

ASCII Art Creator

ASCII Art Generator

beFunky Collage Maker

Bulk Resize Photos

Change Colors in a PNG Image

Compressor.io - Image Compressor

Dither It!

Dither Me This

Image Glitch Tool

Inspiral Web

Online spirograph tool!

JustSketchMe

Kaleidoscope Painter

Magnet Poetry

Mystic Symbolic Cluster

Neonflames

Ordered Dither Maker

Pixel It

Pixel Me

Reference Angle

remove.bg

Removes background from image. Works extremely well, I use this site for making PNGs!

TEXT-IMAGE

Online Art Programs - Drawing Applications

Dinopixel

drawboard cafe

JS Paint

Pixilart

SculptGL

Sketchpad

Tegaki E Reboot

Online Art Programs - Image Editors

Avatar Cropper

BeFunky

BigHugeLabs

Bloggif

Canva

EzGif

FotoFlexer

ImgOps

Lospec Pixel Editor

LunaPic

Online Image Editor

Pica Demo - High Quality Image Resize

Photopea

Pixelart Converter (Japanese)

Pixlr

Remove JPEG Artifacts in Browser

Scanline Crusher

Vectr


Online Art Galleries

148 Optical Illusions & Visual Phenomena + Explanations

Can cause eye strain if you look too long!

Archiverse - Miiverse Art Archive

ASCII ART Collection by Lorrie

Cedarseed

Christopher Johnson's ASCII Art Collection

Flipnote Archive

KawaiiHannah

The Picture of Everything

PostSecret

Sudomemo

Timo Becker

Online Art Galleries - Photography

9-Eyes

Archive of Google Street photos.

Abandoned America

Rare Historical Photos

Royal Armouries

Vintage Everyday

Pixel Art Galleries

/r/place Atlas

Amiga Graphics Archive

ISOCITY

The Million Dollar Homepage

Mr. Wong's Soup'Partments

"The World's Tallest Virtual Building!"

Pixel Stamps

PixelCanvas

A active /r/place website.

Retronator


Art Resources

/ic/ Support Page

Anime Resources

Artist Statement Generator

Enormous Amount of Art Tips and Advice

Free Printable Chalkboard Style To-Do List

How to Draw: An /ic/ Guide

Instagram Story Templates

"About Me", "Current Playlist" and a Animal Crossing favorite list!

JookpubStock - Pose Images

"Neko Atsume" Info Card Template

POSEMANIACS

Art Resources - Colors and Palettes

More here - scroll down to "Website Color Schemes and Palettes"

Color Explorer

Color Hunt

Colormind

colorpalettes.net

COLOURlovers

Coolors

Design Seeds

iColorPalette

Palette Generator

Paletton

Randoma11y

PokePalettes

Displays the color palette of any Pokemon between Generations 1 to 5.

Poline

Shiny Pokemon Palettes

Art Resources - Colors and Palettes - Articles

A Quick Guide to Choosing a Color Palette

Constructing a Limited Palette

The Dimensions of Colour

Steampunk Fashion: Use of Color Theory and Metals

Ultimate Guide to Colors and Color Palettes

What are Pastel Colors and How Do You Use Them in Your Designs?


Tutorials and Resources - Art Program Specific

Photoshop

.gif Making Tutorial

Adding Text to a GIF

Cutting Out People and Hair in Photoshop

How to Edit Manga with Photoshop

How to Get Perfectly Smooth Edges on PNGs

How to Get Rid of the Transparent Border Around GIFs

How to Make a Basic Stamp

How to Turn a Photograph into Pixel Art with Photoshop / Another Tutorial

How to Use Actions on GIFs

"Instagram Reels"-ish .psd Template

itsphotoshop - Beginners' Guide

Photoshop Resource Masterpost

Photoshop Resource Masterpost II

Salvaged.nu

Rescued Photoshop resources.


PaintNET

How to Crop an Image with Rounded Corners / Another Topic

How to Feather Edges

How to Smooth out Rough Edges in Paint.NET

How to Use Custom Brushes in Paint.NET

Paint.NET Tutorials


MS Paint

How to Use Microsoft Paint

MS Paint Information

MS Paint Tips


For Other or Multiple Programs

Handy Tweaks to Make GIMP Replace Photoshop

Obsidian Dawn - Photoshop and GIMP Brushes

Stamps For Beginners and Beyond

Winamp Skinning Resources

List of links about the art of winamp skins. (I didn't know where exactly to put this.)


Tutorials - Making Pixel Art - Sites with Tutorials

2D Will Never Die

Awesome Pixel Art

Link directory.

Derekyu

Deviantart Tutorials List

drububu

finalbossblues

Lospec

Pedro Medeiros' Medium, Patreon, and Website

Pixel-Dorks

Pixel Joint

Sam Keddy

Scrollboss

Slynyrd

Sprite Domain (Archived)

Spriters-Club

Stuart's Pixel Games

Studio Purloux

Tutorials - Making Pixel Art - Guides

/r/PixelArt FAQ's Post

A Handy Guide for the Aspiring Pixel Animator

Creating a Scratch Built Sprite

Creating NES Graphics

Dithering Styles

Dithering Tutorial

"Final Fantasy VI" Pixel Art Style Guide

"Fire Emblem" Pixel Art Style Guide

How to Make Pixel Art in PaintNET 1 / 2 / 3

How to Recolor Sprites in GIMP

Improving your Pixel Art Sprites

Les Forges Pixel Art Course, Translated

Mechanical Maniac's Spriting Tutorial

"No Bullshit" Pixel Art Tutorial

Pixel Joint Forums: Noob Tutorials

"Ragnarok Online" Sprite Shading Tutorial

"Seiken Densetsu 3" Pixel Art Style Guide

So You Want to be a Pixel Artist?

Step-by-Step Pixel Basics

"Yume Nikki" Character Sprite Editing

Tutorials - Making Pixel Art - Pokemon Spriting

An Introduction to Pokemon Spriting

High Resolution DS Style Sprite Tutorial

Pokemon Sprite Tutorial

Recoloring and Fusing Tutorial

Serebii Forums Sprite Tutorial Thread

Spriting Guide


Tutorials - Pixel Dolling - Sites with Tutorials

desdemona's lab

Designwell

The Edge

Fainelloth Dolls

KawaiiHannah

LTnnOg Dolls

Ninique's Minidollz

Wayuki's Place

Xandorra's Place (Archived)

Tutorials - Pixel Dolling - Guides

Clarification of Digital Doll Catagories

Clothing Tutorial

Details Lession

Doll Dictionary

Dolling Terms

Full Doll Tutorial

Hair Tutorials 1 / 2

How to Make a "Wee!" Doll

Lineless Pixel Doll Hair

Palette Use with Dolls

Pixel Doll Shading


Tutorials - Manga Coloring Tutorials

Most of these use Photoshop but a few use other programs.

animeps

bakamura

Berserk Analysis

dattebaa-yo

deafmic

elliejoys

faeriiess

fallencrows

getPaint Forums

hachi-gatsuu

heartfiliae

justmoonthings

kamikukisama

karasunowings

katsukes

kirishimma

kurapikababu

mangastories

neokingendymion

oshiokiyo

poke-polished

rip-aizawa

rokuudaime

sailor-scribbles

sharingan

sukerokus

yachiru-blog1

yuutta

Tutorials - Manga Coloring - Specific Topics

Changing Black Hair to a Different Color

Creating Shadows

Hair Highlighting


Non-Digital Drawing and Art

Art Masterpost

How to Find and Develop Your Own Artistic Style

nekonokuni's Art Resources

A Quick Beginners' Guide to Drawing


Tutorials - Crafting

In the Hand

Cute video game cross stitches!

Instructables

Random Hobby Generator

Sprite Stitch

Templatemaker

This to That

How to glue things together properly.


Tutorials - Crafting - Bullet Journaling

Bullet Journal Examples 1 / 2 / 3

Bullet Journal Set Up Process

Bullet Journaling Masterpost

Journaling (Non-Diary) Ideas

Tutorials - Crafting - Sewing

Cosplaying Crash Course for Beginners

DIY First Aid Kit

Easy DIY Maxi Dress

Hand Sewing Basic Techniques

Maxi Skirt Tutorial

Ruffled Maxi Skirt Tutorial

Sewing Tips and Tricks for Beginning Cosplayers

Tutorials - Crafting - Other Tutorials

A Clever Trick for Hanging Posters on Your Wall Without Making Any Holes

Masking tape, paperclips and magnets are the three materials needed for this.

Collaging for Beginners

DIY Spring Flower Crown

How to Cover a Notebook with Fabric

How to Make a Comfort Box

Make a No-Sew Nut Milk Bag

Turn a Book into an Art Journal


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