All artists need a place to share their work, read up on current and ancient masterpieces and expand their creative horizons, both in reality and in cyber-reality. So put down your brushes and take a look.
www.deviantart.com, commonly abbreviated as dA, deviantart is essentially the artist’s version of Facebook, with 11 million members and 100 million pieces of artwork. Users are able to showcase their artwork (anything from photography to traditional art to literature) and follow the work of others.
www.posemaniacs.comis a resource of 3-D digital images of an anatomically accurate human body, which can be rotated and studied at different angles, for illustrators, manga artists and painters alike.
www.linesandcolors.com releases an insightful daily article, accompanied by pictures, about important art resources and past masters, as well as new and upcoming artists. A great way to get a daily dose of art history and inspiration.
www.lulu.com serves as a reasonably-priced self-publishing site where artists can professionally publish anything from posters, to comic books, to iPhone applications. For a small price, you can even use lulu to place your product on Amazon.com.
www.inspiredology.com is a self-professed design inspiration lab, providing graphic designers with all sorts of tidbits to get their creative but practical juices flowing.
www.colorschemedesigner.com presents an interactive full color wheel which allows users with options to consciously design a multicolored palette for digital or traditional use, or to generate a random palette using complimentary or analogous schemes.
www.youtube.comis not just for goofy videos of Llamas with hats and singing kittens. It’s a world-wide conglomeration of art tutorials, time-lapse digital painting and bizarre artistic experiments. Whether you’re sharing or visiting, checking out art on youtube is worth your while.
www.whatsitscolor.comallows users to glean a unique color scheme simply by uploading a single photograph. Quickly scanning that picture for primary and complimentary colors, as well as unique colors, whatsitscolor will generate a scheme that’s sure to surprise.
www.cafepress.com is an online store for self-publishing anything from T-shirt, to coffee mugs, to bumper stickers. Simply set up shop and put up your designs and images for sale in just minutes.
www.webdesignerwall.comsports web trends and ideas for the novice web designer as well as the expert. Webdesignerwall is well put together and easily navigable. It’s also candy for the eyes.
