Well, i decided to start a design resource thread because alot of people are asking where to get tutorials and how to get the basic programs for designing. I'll post some here but i will be constantly updating this thread because there are alot of links out there..
If you want me to add a site, then leave a reply or send me a pm.

Tutorial Sites

Pixel2Life
Good Tutorials
Tutorialized.com


Brush Download Sites

Deviantart

Font Downloads

DaFont


Jesus CHRIST, didnt have the time to organize everything ....(even if i did i wouldnt its way too big) . Thanks Div for posting this.


Provided By PixelART, private art forum.

v-----Photoshop-----v

http://www.pixel2life.com
http://www.thewebmachine.com/
http://www.good-tutorials.com/
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/
http://www.phong.com/tutorials/
http://www.spoono.com/
http://www.eyewire.com/tips/photoshop/
http://www.spyroteknik.com/
http://www.dubtastic.com/
http://www.designsbymark.com
http://www.effectlab.com/
http://www.designsbymark.com/
http://www.eyeball-design.com/page09.htm
http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/photoshop.htm
http://www.myjanee.com/jnetuts.htm
http://www.eyesondesign.net/pshop/tuts.htm
http://www.photoshopcafe.com
http://www.planetphotoshop.com/tutorials.html
http://www.aqa-d.se/
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/photoshoptutorials/
http://www.rtideas.com/ticks/
http://www.screaming-art.com/tutorials.php
http://www.digitaltropic.com/tutorials.htm
http://www.perfectpixels.com/index.cfm?method=photoshop
http://www.distortion.co.uk/freebies/tutorial.html
http://www.arraich.com/ps_intro.htm
http://www.teamphotoshop.com/photoshop/ … ps_tut.php
http://www.eyeland.com/tutorials.php
http://user.fundy.net/morris/redirect.h … shop.shtml
http://www.webteknique.com/
http://www.nebulus.org
http://www.wastedyouth.org/tutorials/
http://www.tutorialforums.com/index.php?referrerid=62
http://www.dreaminfinity.com/tutorials.php
http://www.n-sane.net/tutorials.php
http://www.voidix.com/

PS Painting
http://www.dubtastic.com/tutorials/tablet/tablet.html
http://www.steeldolphin-forums.com/html … steps.html
http://www.steeldolphin-forums.com/html … part1.html
http://www.steeldolphin-forums.com/html … part2.html
http://www.steeldolphin-forums.com/html … d_tut.html

PS Brushing
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6360737/ (basic brushing)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6796627/ (Basic brushing)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6754410/ (Basic brushing)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5527184/ (basic brushing)
http://martijn.techfused.com/site/creatingnebula.html (basic brushing)
http://www.tutorialman.com/tutorials/in … rial=blast (basic brushing)
http://www.tutorialman.com/tutorials/in … l=brushing (basic brushing)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5842814/ (basic brushing)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6416387/ (basic burshing)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/7033840/ (basic brushing technique)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/7117502/ (brushing)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6961598/ (brushing(download))
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6654750/ (brushing technique)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6719487/ (brushing (comet)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6830118/ (brushing)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5019261/ (brushing)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5922665/ (brushing)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5644152/ (nebula tutorial)
http://www.optidigit.com/stevens/cloudtut.html (Brushing - Clouds)

PS Miscellaneous
http://www.shiver7.com/tutorials/25/ (Smoke and wave effect)
http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/tuts … field.html (Star Field)
http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/tuts … lanet.html (Planet)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/7009053/ (planet rings)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/7080703/ (star field)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6511045/ (photoshop technique with objects)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6409887/ (photoshop techniques)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/4587942/ (planet tutorial)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/4588105/ (nebula(download))
http://www.deviantart.com/view/4403923/ (photoshop Abstract)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/4443805/ (abstract 2d)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/4364738/ (lightning)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/4367412/ (nebula filter)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/4202082/ (planet tutorial(download))
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6111999/ (planet rings)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5969926/ (basic starfield)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5645137/ (rocks)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/4988474/ (lightning)

v-----Illustrator-----v

http://www.adobe.com/products/tips/illustrator.html
http://www.sketchpad.net/illustrator.htm
http://www.2ginc.com/tutorials/illus.html
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/illustratortutorials/
http://www.techtutorials.info/drzadill.html
http://www.pixel2life.com/tutorials/ill … php?tut=17
http://www.designertoday.com/tabindex-9 … fault.aspx
http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop … 11-18.html
http://www.vecpix.com/tutorials/illustrator/

v-----3D Studio MAX-----v

http://www.3dbuzz.com/
http://www.3dcafe.com/
http://www.3dluvr.com/
http://www.discreet.com/
http://www.voidix.com/
http://www.3dlinks.com/
http://www.3dspline.com/
http://www.maxforums.org/
http://www.the3dstudio.com/
http://www.scifi-meshes.com/
http://www.pixel2life.com
http://www.xbitlabs.com/cpu/3dmax-platform/
http://www.find.com.au/tutorials/3dsoftware/
http://www.webreference.com/3d/
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/
http://home.swipnet.se/%7Ew-43920/ulf/tutorial/main.htm
http://www.3dtotal.com/
http://www.dectus.com/
http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3dhelp.cfm/
http://www.3dtotal.com/
http://www.raph.com/
http://www.exchange3d.com/main/index.php
http://www.3dark.com/
http://www.maxhelp.com/
http://www.max3d.com/
http://www.flay.com/
http://www.voidix.com/
http://www.maxtd.com/
http://www.topleftpixel.com/ila_solomon/Tutorials.htm (provided by Ila Solomon)

3DSM Miscellaneous
http://www.deviantart.com/view/7144818/ (3dsm abstract)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5877080/ (3dsm abstract)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5856084/ (3dsm abstract)
http://www.tutorialman.com/tutorials/in … l=abstract (3dsm abstract and brushing)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/7002057/ (3dsm max rendering, materials and brushing)
http://www.suurland.com/tut_grass/tutorial_grass.htm
http://www.itoosoft.com/english/forest_tutorial.html
http://www.dlc.fi/~ops/tutorial/human.htm
http://www.jonesinc.com/inktutorial1.html
http://www.digitalproducer.com/pages/Max_effects.htm
http://home5.swipnet.se/~w-57917/Tutktx.html
http://www.suurland.com/tut_ball/tutorial_football.htm
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/3d/tutorials/lespaul/lp.htm
http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3ddocs/hair/
http://burningpixel.com/Max/MaxCarp1.htm
http://visualmagic.awn.com/html/tutorials/santa.html
http://www.3dgate.com/techniques/000328/03283ds.html
http://www.uvmapper.com/
http://waylon-art.com/uvw_tutorial/uvwtut_01.html

Scripting (Maxscript)
http://www.origamy.com.br/max/English/maxscript_01.html
http://www.origamy.com.br/max/English/maxscript_02.html
http://www.origamy.com.br/max/English/maxscript_03.html
http://www.origamy.com.br/max/English/maxscript_04.html
http://www.origamy.com.br/max/English/maxscript_05.html
http://www.origamy.com.br/max/English/maxscript_06.html
http://www.origamy.com.br/max/English/maxscript_07.html
http://www.ruff-stuff.com/3dmax/Tutorials/Scripting.zip

Mental Ray
http://www.cinegrfx.com/
http://www.mentalimages.com

v-----Cinema4D-----v

http://www.pixel2life.com
http://www.shiver7.com/tutorials/108/ (Abstract)
http://www.shiver7.com/tutorials/36/ (Abstract - Using Splines)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6974433/ (tutorial on Futuristic city)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6953788/ (Abstract)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6707073/ (Wireframe)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/7056632/ (abstract)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6992164/ (technique *no background*)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6974433/ (tutorial on Futureistic city)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6953788/ (Abstract)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6707073/ (Wireframe)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6692634/ (abstract)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6697124/ (modeling technique)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6689272/ (abstract)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/4629741/ (modeling)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5309374/ (abstract)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6366096/ (Abstract)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/6387401/ (Abtract)
http://www.deviantart.com/view/7197101/ (Abstract)
http://www.7thchamber.com/tutorials/Chev/

v-----Maya-----v

http://www.pixel2life.com
http://www.aliaswavefront.com/en/Tm...m … yle=normal
http://www.tutorialfind.com/tutorials/3dsoftware/maya/
http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutalias.asp
http://www.3dgate.com/techniques/tutorials.html
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/
http://www.the-gnomon-workshop.com/
http://www.tutorialzone.de/
http://www.rhonda.com/Maya_TopTen_intro.html
http://www.find.com.au/tutorials/3dsoftware/maya/
http://www.medialab.chalmers.se/
http://www.web3dservice.com/maya_tutorials.html
http://www.keithlango.com/
http://www.thehobbitguy.com/
http://www.pixho.com/
http://www.mtmckinley.net/tutorials.html
http://www.mayasg.com/tutorials.htm
http://www.gnomononline.com/
http://www.3dtotal.com/
http://www.flay.com/

v-----LightWave3D-----v

http://www.pixel2life.com
http://www.niklasindustries.com/tutorials/
http://members.shaw.ca/lightwavetutorials/
http://www.kolumbus.fi/erkki.halkka/
http://www.lightwave3d.com/tutorials/
http://www.clickgrafix.com/
http://lwg3d.org/LWG/
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mark.davies/
http://www.ap3d.com/betterspace/betterspace-tut-00.htm
http://www.flay.com/

V-----Flash/Flash MX-----v

http://www.pixel2life.com
http://www.cbtcafe.com/flash/index.html
http://www.flashguru.co.uk/tutorials.php
http://www.ultrashock.com/
http://www.virtual-fx.net/vfx/tutorial.php
http://www.developingwebs.net/flash/
http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/mu … ave_flash/
http://www.spoono.com/
http://www.voidix.com/

V-----Bryce-----V

http://www.pixel2life.com
http://www.petersharpe.com/Tutorials.htm
http://calyxa.best.vwh.net/pearl/tutor.html
http://www.halcyon.com/alrives/brycetips/
http://www.3dlinks.com/tutorials_bryce.cfm
http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/tutorial/
http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutbryce.asp
http://3dmodelworld.com/brycetut.asp
http://www.brycetech.com/tutor/b4tut.html
http://lonewolf.tierranet.com/tutorials.html
http://www.find.com.au/tutorials/corel/bryce/
http://www.jccreations.com/tuts.htm
http://www.huntfor.com/3d/tutorials/bryce.htm
http://www.spacejetters.co.uk/html/tutorials.html
http://www.fignations.com/
http://www.bmacleod.com/bgframesfolder/frlibright.html
http://www.cadtutor.net/dd/bryce/resource/resource.html
http://calyxa.best.vwh.net/pearl/clipart.html
http://dmoz.org/
http://www.btinternet.com/~d.s.w/brycetuts.htm
http://my.netian.com/~brace/brace.htm
http://jam-graphics.com/peter.html

v-----Rhino 3D-----v

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutrhino.asp
http://members.tripod.com/~fyre3d/tutorials.htm
http://www.huntfor.com/3d/tutorials/rhino.htm
http://www.amazing3d.com/services/tutrhino.html
http://www.3drender.com/rhino/
http://www.geocities.com/rhino3dtutorials/tutorials.htm

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v-----3D Help-----v

Modelling

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=116
[A very gcoold tutorial about making realistic jewelry.]
*****

http://www.3dm-mc.com/tutorials/car/
[Making a concept car. This tutorial is for a bit advanced.]
*****

http://www.3dm-mc.com/tutorials/dmf/
[a very gcoold tutorial about making, texturing and lighting a missile.]
*****

http://www.ludd.luth.se/~strat/tutorials.html
[A serie of tutorials about Mesh-modeling.]
****

http://www.cgm3d.com/tutorials/teeth/teeth.php
[making human teeth. Usefull.]
***

http://www.cgm3d.com/oceantutorial.php
[an ocean scene.]
***

http://www.voidix.com/glasscrystal.html
[A glass crystal effect.]
***

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=115
[A way to make text on objects.]
***

http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/dolphin.html
[modeling a dolphin.]
****

http://www.geocities.com/ribok7/multiloft.html
[Here's something about multi-lofting.]
****

http://www.3dworldmag.com/tutorials/eggcell/
[Eggcell tutorial... What weird lcoolk.]
****

http://www.raz.ro/tutorials/heart/heart.htm
[making a neclace with two hearts.]
*****

http://3dworld.3dark.com/tutorial/3d/lathe/index.htm
[another nice lathe tutorial for beginners.]
****

http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/Windows.html
[Making a simple window frame and applying textures to it.]
***

http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/Cartman.html
[Modeling some guy from south park.]
***

http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3ddocs/eyerigging/
[making an animatable cartoony eye setup.]
***

http://www.taffix.com/Tutorials/GoldRing/gold_ring.htm
[Even a tutorial for making a ring.]
***

http://www.suurland.com/tut_ball/tutorial_football.htm
[making a soccer ball... Simple?.. Not actually.]
****

http://www.terra.es/personal2/palmiro/tut_jar.htm
[A gcoold tutorial for modeling a jar.]
****

http://3dworld.3dark.com/tutorial/3d/warp/index.htm
[space warps for beginners.]
****

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=37
[lofting a spoon... Not so stupid idea.]
***

http://www.voidix.com/coolabstract.html
[doing abstracts.]
****

http://www.topleftpixel.com/ila_solomon/tut_exh_01.htm
[Modeling a fantasy toy car's exhaust pipe.]
****

http://www.cgm3d.com/tutorials/boxm1/boxm1.php
http://www.cgm3d.com/tutorials/boxm2/boxm2.php
[a two-part box modeling tutorial.]
****

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/geoff/main.asp
[making a cartoon character. ]
****

http://www.3dm-mc.com/tutorials/bolt/
[A bolt and a nut...]
****

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=13
[an interesting way of making candle sticks.]
****

http://www.derelictsands.com/tutorials/t-aloe.htm
[Some stuff to make plants.]
***

http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/F1-1.html
[Modeling a ferrari F-1.]
***

http://www.derelictsands.com/tutorials/t-space.htm
[Making a full space scene... Texturing modleing lighting, etc...]
***

http://www.derelictsands.com/tutorials/t-mushroom.htm
[Modeling and texturing a mushroom.]
***

http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/shipgrid.html

[some space stuff that everyone does.]
***

http://www.digitalproducer.com/pages/old_house.htm

[A full scene in an old house... The atmosphere, fogs, lighting, texturing.]
***

http://www.dlc.fi/%7Eops/tutorial/clothing/clothing.htm
[Making clothes on a character.]
***

http://www.dlc.fi/~ops/tutorial/human.htm
[modeling a full human body, by using box-modeling.]
****

http://solobiking.tripod.com/3d/tut1.html
[oh joy! A low-poly "hummer"! ]
***

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/3d/tutorials/splines/index.html
[How to make Rhino and Max to work togeather... ie. A Rhino and max tutorial.]
****

http://www.digitalproducer.com/pages/rezin_grass.htm
[ok... This is another tutorial about making grass.]
***

http://www.geocities.com/ribok7/shapemerge_tut
[a shapemerge tutorial.]
***

http://www.fineart.sk/tut/yoda/Yoda_Tut_p1.htm
[Modeling and texturing that small green guy from star wars: episode II... I guess his name's Yoda. =)]
****

http://www.renderedrealities.net/tutorials/hand1.html
[Modeling a human hand.]
****

http://www.cglearn.com/tutorials/max3/07_boolean.html
[booleans.]
***

Texturing

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s= … eadid=6648
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s= … eadid=7681
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s= … adid=11053
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s= … adid=17631
[A 5 part tutorial about proper texturing. Lot's of tips.]
*****

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=125
[The AA filters is 50% what makes a gcoold renderer realy work.]
*****

http://www.flay.com/getarticle.cfm?articleid=5
[Making a leather jacket.]
****


http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=31
[How to add animated textures.]
***

http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/Iris1.html
[An iris texture tutorial - very useful for making eyes.]
****

http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-12643/tutoria2.html
[A very easy way of making a seamless texture.]{Photoshop for 3D}{Non-software-specific}
*****

http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/Skin.html
[A human skin material.]
***

http://www.axsstudios.com/tut/Dirt/
[Adding some dirt to liven your maps a bit.]
***

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=107
[Blending directly two (or more) materials.]
***

http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/psptiles.html
[Making a stone texture in PS. {Not software specific.}]
****

http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/photomagic.html
[maping photos onto objects, to get a photorealistic lcoolk.]
***

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=91
[car paint that looks gcoold.]
****

http://www.nawyecky.com/tuts/tut-me.htm
[mixing procedural maps is my favourite way of texturing... =)]
*****

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=53
[making a very interesting material, called X-Ray material.]
***

http://www.3dm-mc.com/tutorials/can/
[the pcoolr can...]
****

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=119
[Texturing a tire.]
***

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=118
[making and texturing a very nice tire.]
***

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=80
[basics of compositing materials.]
****

http://www.taffix.com/Tutorials/SwimPool/index.htm
[A swimming pcooll material.]
***

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=126
[some tips for making organic materials.]
****

http://www.taffix.com/Tutorials/Undersea/index.htm
[the making of different underwater effects.]
****

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=52
[the "polished wcoold" lcoolk]
***

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=122
[silk material.]
****

http://www.rethinkfx.com/tutorials/texture.htm
[realistic texturing... Nice dream-house =D ]
*****

http://hem.passagen.se/kareola/tut/drops/drops.htm
[droplets on a surface, as the material.]
***

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=114
[morphing materials can be usefull for making
***

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=41
[A metalic surface that works very gcoold onto text.]
***

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=57
[a realistic ocean surface.]
****

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=109
[the way of making the ground to be of background color, except display shadows.]
****

http://www.geocities.com/ribok7/halfwire.html
[Half wireframe rendering with 3DsMax and PS.]
****

http://www.3dstation.net/Tutoriaux/php/tut_face01.htm
[Texturing a face. An extrememly gcoold tutorial, but it's written in french...]
****

Lighting

http://www.geocities.com/pixelmagic2002/Page1.html
[An awesome GI tutorial! Worth checking out even for advanced artists.]
***** +

http://www.3d-worxx.de/tutorials/lighting.html
[A set of lighting tips. Very gcoold explanations.]
*****

http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutor...& … amp;page=0
[Lighting without using lights... Stupid?.. no.]
*****

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=7
[radiosity tutorial. Essential.]
***

http://www.nawyecky.com/tuts/tut-gi.htm
[Another gcoold GI tutorial.]
*****

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=121
[soft shadows (GI again). A very full of examples tutorial.]
****

http://www.3dlight.com/page-lighting.htm
[matching lighting in compositing.]
****

http://www.3d-worxx.de/tutorials/lighting.html
[Some basic explanation of lighting.]
****

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=97
[faking sunlight.]
***

http://www.taffix.com/Tutorials/Lighting/light03.htm
[Some explanation about painting with light.]
****

http://www.3dlight.com/page-softlights.htm
[This one's very usefull for making realistic lighting.]
****

Animation

http://www.3dm-mc.com/tutorials/carving/
[woodcarving. A very useful trick.]
***

http://www.angelfire.com/fl5/jcmiller/Acell.htm
[A very quik tutorial about acceleratio9n and deceleration.]
***

m-box.htm">http://www.3dspline.com/bcoolm-box.htm
[Yay! A subwoofer animation! =)]
****

http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=24
[How to switch multiple cammeras during an animation.]
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http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=11
[A tutorial about motion capture.]
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http://www.anticz.com/animatio.htm
[Some very gcoold tips about making gcoold animation.]
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http://www.anticz.com/eularqua.htm
[Some kind of gimbal lock and why it occures.]
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http://www.anticz.com/morphy.htm
[prograssive morphing for animations.]
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The Font Thing
http://www.webmasterfree.com/thefontthing.html
Info: Browse installed and uninstalled TrueType fonts, viewing sample text, individual characters and detailed font information.

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Font sites

http://www.acidfonts.com
http://themeworld.com
http://www.1001freefonts.com/
http://www.flamingtext.com/
http://www.abstractfonts.com/fonts/
http://www.dafont.com
http://fonts.ontheweb.com/
http://simplythebest.net/fonts/
http://www.fontfile.com/
http://www.pizzadude.dk/

2D Tools

Photoshop CS
Great tcooll for creating any graphic related content all together. With this tcooll you can do anything. It's what we call a creative program, because it's mostly focused on the freehand tools and such, which gives you freedom to do whatever you want.
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/main.html

Paint Shop Pro 9
Very similar to Photoshop, though photoshop has become the industry standard this tcooll is also worth a lcoolk!
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite? … 7023911984

Illustrator CS
Great freehand tcooll from adobe. You can create lots of digital drawings with this tcooll, with it's effective and "intelligent" brushes. Vector-based program.
http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/main.html

Painter IX
Much like Photoshop, only it has focused mostly on the drawing tools. Great for making digital drawings, or to mimic real-life painting techniques.
http://www.corel.com/painterix/home/index.html

3D Tools

3D Studio Max 7
This is one of the most famous 3d applications out there. It's build around a natural environment, a 3 dimensional space. This tcooll is great for modelling and animations.
http://www4.discreet.com/3dsmax/

Maya 6
Another leading 3d application with many great features! Maya and 3d studio max are the leading professional 3d applications at the moment.
http://www.alias.com/eng/products-servi … ndex.shtml

Lightwave 3D 8
A close runner up to Maya and 3d studio max. In competition with Cinema 4d mostly. This is also a great 3d tcooll, and most users will not notice much difference in quality on any of these 4 tools. Choose what's best for you!
http://www.newtek.com/products/lightwave/

Cinema 4D
Great tcooll, and newcomer on the market. Great rendering engine.
http://www.maxon.net/

Poser 5
Great tcooll which lets you create human beings and other living things with the right proportions and overall lcoolk. Very effective, though lacks a bit of freedom in some areas.
http://www.curiouslabs.com/

Zbrush

Terragen v0.9.19
Perhaps the most proffesional landscape generation tcooll around. This will let you construct anything between the sky and the earth, literally!
http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/

Bryce 5
This landscape tcooll lets you create beautiful mountains, lovely skies and great water. You can make things lcoolk so real that you will fcooll yourself. This tcooll is a more beginners tcooll. It is easy to use, but looses a bit of its freedom just because it is easy.
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite? … 7022702299

Vue d'esprit 5
Similar to bryce. This is a bit more advanced tcooll. It's deffinately worth a lcoolk.
http://www.e-onsoftware.com/Products/VueIndex.php

Other

GifOptimizer
Create smaller .gif files!
http://chemware.co.nz/tgo.htm

JPG Cleaner
Cleans up .jpg files!
http://www.rainbow-software.org/program … %20Cleaner

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Plug-ins and filters

Kpt Effects, Developed by Corel for its procreat brand.
It features effects such as; Fractal effects, texture and pattern tools, a lightning-creation tcooll where u can actually controll every aspect of the lightning bold, And even the common Liquidizer.

Knockout, from procreat, a tcooll for quick and highly accurate masking. With this u can "knock out" fine details like liquid, ice, hair, smoke, or firemore easily then with ordinary tools.
www.procreat.com

Cinematte from Digital Dominion is another plug-in for Photoshop that allows blue and green screen compositing of objects or people into sticl photographs, 3D rendered backgrounds and more.
www.members.aol.com/dgdominion

Alien Skin Software has produced a number of plug-in packages for editing programs. The most notable being Eye Candy, which features tools for creating fire, smoke, fur, and a host of other effects.
www.alienskin.com

Flaming Pear is another great developer of plug-ins. Glitterato adds starts and nebulas, Lunar cell creats instant planets, while Solar Cell allows the creation Of fantastic suns. Or at least this is what i am told lol.
Other Flaming pear plug-ins, such as BladePro or SuperBlaePro, add textures, bevels, and mirror-like reflectinos to objects, whole Flood Inundates ur seane with a deluge of water.
www.flamingpear.com

Digimation which offers hundreds of 3D plug-ins and objects for users of 3Ds Max. It develops it own tools as well as selling plug-ins from third-party developers.
www.digimation.com

Dark Art
Resources and Tutorials

Textures:

- http://hybel.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://stock-lobster.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://temabinastock.deviantart.com/
- http://lebstock.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://bstocked.deviantart.com/gallery
- http://sh4vo.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://cranial-bore.deviantart.com/gallery
- http://koopseht.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://selj.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://zombiestock.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://charlotte-dreams.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://neb8stock.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://flosaurus.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://defmunky.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://redhairtie.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://sundel.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://della-stock.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://jensstockcollection.deviantart.com/gallery/
- http://suriastock.deviantart.com
- http://resurgere.deviantart.com
- http://stock-feratu.deviantart.com
- http://www.imageafter.com
- http://www.mayang.com/textures
- http://nemmy-stock.deviantart.com
- http://www.photobreed.com (Free release packs )
- http://deathangel.deviantart.com
- http://n-gon-stock.deviantart.com
- http://neubie.deviantart.com
- http://inspirastock.deviantart.com
- http://t-gar-stock.deviantart.com
- http://www.sxc.hu

Stocks:

Female:
- http://neebow-stock.deviantart.com
- http://blue-stock.deviantart.com
- http://outofstars.deviantart.com
- http://inspirastock.deviantart.com
- http://xstockx.deviantart.com
- http://browse.deviantart.com/stockart/w … p;limit=24
Male:
- http://pdtnc.deviantart.com
- http://stock-feratu.deviantart.com
- http://t-gar-stock.deviantart.com
- http://browse.deviantart.com/stockart/m … p;limit=24

Brushes:

- http://www.deviantart.com/view/7190969/
- http://www.deviantart.com/view/9612106/
- http://www.deviantart.com/view/5788524/
- http://www.deviantart.com/view/742153/
- http://www.deviantart.com/view/6104781/
- http://www.deviantart.com/view/3935857/
- http://www.deviantart.com/view/1056798/
- http://www.deviantart.com/view/6334929/
- http://www.deviantart.com/view/5245929/
- http://www.deviantart.com/view/4992490/
- http://www.deviantart.com/view/10121153/
- http://www.deviantart.com/view/4539182/
- http://www.deviantart.com/view/6997870/
- http://www.deviantart.com/view/5992934/
- http://www.deviantart.com/view/4069917/
- http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/ … p;limit=24


Tutorials:

Texturing With Displacement Maps

http://www.deviantart.com/view/11869176/

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Using Layer Adjustments, Layer Masks, and Clipping Masks

http://www.deviantart.com/view/12187179/

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How To Make Tubes

http://www.deviantart.com/view/11561275/

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Beautiful Eyes 101

http://www.deviantart.com/view/8820574/

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Dark Art Tutorial 1: Dark Angel

http://www.deviantart.com/view/4139964/

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Basics of Photomanipulation

http://www.deviantart.com/view/4759573/

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Dark Art Tutorial 2: Dark Angel

http://www.deviantart.com/view/4573596/

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'Ziel Doder' TUTORIAL - one of my fav. tuts

http://www.deviantart.com/view/9514222/

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Airbrushing Tutorial

http://www.deviantart.com/view/1615957/

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Bionic's Home Tutorial - one of my fav. tuts

http://www.deviantart.com/view/4442159/

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Dark Photomanip Tutorial

http://www.blizzhackers.com/viewtopic.php?t=215976

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Nebu Dark Tutorial 1: Tempus Fugit

http://nebu.twistedrealmz.com/gallery/t … it_tut.jpg

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Nebu Dark Tutorial 2: Huge Eyes


http://nebu.twistedrealmz.com/gallery/t … es_tut.jpg

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Texturing and Layer Masks

http://www.kyscorp.com/tutorials/photos … 0heart.php

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Dark Photomanipulation

http://www.webdesignstudien.de/webdesig … rkart.html

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Easy Dark Art Tutorial

http://www.visualdesigncore.com/showthread.php?t=18

ORB TUT
By KIRBIR

Alrite Div, to save space i deleted this post and put in the first one - Flirch

ps.gave you some credit too

good stuff


Deviant art has alot

and i know a forum called chaosgfx or something

lmao div ur sig, ive seen a tutorial for that nice outcome though...

should see his new one

i didnt do that tag from a tut either... Someone showed me that tut a couple days ago, and i admit while the color and the render are the same, the techniques used are completely different. If you know me, you know that i dont do tuts anyways

um i believe it was me who showed u the tut

wtf are you talking about? You sure it wasnt the ripper you showed it to? Ive only ever made 1 tag from a tut, and its long since been deleted off my comp and it was only a gesture of kindness.

.....nevermind we've been arguing about this tutorial topic for a month or at least a few weeks, just drop it.