Hi,
I just posted part of the 1listsculpting reference sites and books list over at another forum and thought you might be interested too. If you have more suggestions for interesting sites, let us know.
These are just the websites etc. I've left the (long) list of books out.
Movement
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/M/mu.../muybridge.html
http://americanhistory.si.edu/muybridge/index.htm
http://www.figuredrawings.com/Animation.html
Body language/expressions
-"the expression of emotion in man and animal"
http://www.gutenberg.net/.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2ww...sions&id=DarExp
Anatomy
-Anatomical models
http://hon.nucleusinc.com
-Gray's Anatomy Online Reference:
http://www.bartleby.com/107/
-Basic Anatomy for The Artist:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/ArtSchool/Drawing...tomy/index.html
-Bio 201
http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio201/muscle/mustut.htm-
-Biology 2100
http://sciences.aum.edu/bi/BI2100/cadams/
-Dragon anatomy
http://www.draconian.com/body/body.htm
-Dream anatomy
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/dreamanatomy/index.html
-Bone clones, skeletal models:
http://www.boneclones.com
-Eskeleton
http://www.eskeletons.org/
-Freedom of teach
http://www.freedom-of-teach.com/index.php
-Forensic Antrho.com
http://www.forensicanthro.com/forensic-resources/
-Leonardo da Vinci
http://www.gfmer.ch/International_activiti...al_drawings.htm
-Anatomie artist. P Richer "Planche" for the drawings
http://charcot.bum.jussieu.fr/image.php?NF=2&NM=59&Id=1
-Rey bustos
http://www.reybustos.com
-Skulls unlimited, skeletal models
http://www.skullsunlimited.com/museum.htm
-The online skeleton
http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~pbrown3/oskel.html
-UC Clermont college
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Labs/...e_Features.html
-Virtual hospital Lots of info!
http://www.vh.org/
Bodylanguage
-The nonverbal dictionary of gestures, signs & body language:
http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/diction1.htm
-Bodylanguage/Lichaamstaal (Dutch and English section):
http://www.lichaamstaal.com
Casting and mouldmaking
-Aluminite
http://www.alumilite.com/howto.cfm?ID=2
-Dan Perez studios:
http://www.danperezstudios.com/workshop.htm
-Casting FAQ
http://www.ravensforgeminiatures.com/faq20413.html
-PTI prototype
http://www.ptiprototype.com/spinsteps.htm
-Vision projects
http://www.miniature-painting.net/
Drapery
-How to draw manga
http://www.cablenet.ne.jp/~japanime/tutori...othingmain.html
Drawing (including anatomy and proportions)
-Anime modelg sheets
http://www.anime-model-sheets.com/index.php
http://www.catsuka.com/interf/gengal/gal.htm
-Artcluster drawing tips:
http://www.artcluster.com/whiteboard/tips/index.html
-Elfwood Fantasy Art Resource:
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/farp/index.html
-Figuredrawings and portraits:
http://figuredrawings.com/
-The figure drawing lab:
http://www2.evansville.edu/drawinglab/LAB.html
-Loomis books resource:
http://www.fineart.sk/
http://www.saveloomis.org/
-Polycarbon:
http://www.polykarbon.com/tutorials/index.htm
-The society of figurative arts
http://www.tsofa.com/forum/index.php
Demos http://www.tsofa.com/?programme.text.course
Reference pictures for anatomy and proportions
There are "artistic nude photography " and sports sites that can be used for reference pictures. A search engine should help in locating them. Many search engines also have the possibility of searching for pictures. This can be very useful for locating references on animals and objects. There are some sites that are geared toward 3d computer modeller that have suitable reference pictures and links. Some of them are:
http://www.fineart.sk
http://www.3d.sk
http://www.planetquake.com/polycount/cotta...ref_links.shtml
Mailinglists
At http://groups.yahoo.com (was egroups, was onelist).
-miniature figure sculpting:
1listsculpting
-miniature figure painting:
mini-painter
Mini_Painting
MasterclassMiniaturePainters
-miniature figure mixed:
Corps_of_Miniatures_Engineers
Figurines_fr (French)
-miniature figure photographing:
MiniPaintingPhotography
-miniature vehicle building
1VehicleSculpting
-casting:
Casting
-sculpting, mixed sizes:
FigurativeSculpture
figuresculpture
learningtosculptfigures
NoviceSculptors
-anatomy:
ArtisticAnatomy
-wargame terrains:
terrainmaker
terrainmakers
Forums
-Creafigs:
http://www.creafigs.com/forums.php?m=topics&s=5
-The miniatures page:
http://theminiaturespage.com
-Planet figure:
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/index.php?showforum=37
Sculpting
-Alterton Bizarre: garage kit sculpting with links to tutorials:
http://www.iespana.es/sculptorscorner/tutorials.htm
-Article by Sylvain Quirion:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/sylvain.quirion/
Tutorial on making faces:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/sylvain.quirion/si...reens/heads.htm
-Article by Christiaan Ellegaard on miniature sculpting:
http://www.thewarp.net/features/articles/art3.html
-Article on hydra creature for VOID:
http://www.thewarp.net/void/art/SculptingHydra.htm
-Basic article on sculpting a mini by Mike "Skuzzy" Nielsen
http://www.thewarp.net/features/articles/minibirth.html
- Bragonart
http://bragonart.free.fr/francais/bragon/p...pates_texte.htm
-Chris Fitzpatrick's tips:
http://www.konversions.com/fitzTips.html
-Chris Ellengaard:
http://website.lineone.net/~lonefox/sculpting.htm
-Creafigs:
http://www.creafigs.com/list.php?c=Sculpture3
- Dane's sculpting a likeness.
http://www.iespana.es/alterton/dane/Dane.htm
-Dragonrune-sculpting corner:
http://www.dragonrune.com
-Eldaronline
http://www.eldaronline.com/paintingtutoria...reenstuff.shtml
-Elvenwork by Katherine Dewey:
http://www.elvenwork.com
Tips page:
http://www.elvenwork.com/tips.html
-Figure sculpting by David Drage:
http://website.lineone.net/~battleground/f...esculpting.html
-US games workshop
http://us.games-workshop.com/games/warhamm...tty/default.htm
-Gremlins in the Garage!, garage kits:
http://www.gremlins.com/index.html
-Heresy miniatures -making a wire armature
http://www.heresyminiatures.com/wiredolly.htm
-Hirst arts on buildings:
http://www.hirstarts.com/sculpt/sculpting.html
-John Winter's making of a mini:
http://www.montecook.com/mpress_makingofmini.html
-Kevin Chenevert's site with a lot of articles from different authors:
http://www.lyonstudio.com/index.htm
-Making of
http://starkidz.free.fr/dimn/makingof.htm
-Mandragora miniature by Gael Goumon
http://mandragoreminiatures.free.fr/sitemandragore.htm
-Military models in scale. 1:35 military
http://home.planet.nl/~klink244/mcr.htm
-Milliput article on site:
http://www.milliput.com/home.htm
-Ming-Hua's tutorials:
http://photos.yahoo.com/minimaker3
-Miller's Sculpting. Portfolio and tutorials on request.
http://groups.msn.com/SculptingMiniatures
-Nimin. Article by Stefan Niehues on sculpting an orc:
http://www.nimin.net/
-Planet figure tutorials:
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/index.php?showforum=116
-Ramon Laan's site
http://www.miez.nl/putty-n-paint/
Seminar
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/pjlehtim/maala...pting/img0.html
-Sculpting fire
http://us.games-workshop.com/games/warhamm.../fire/putty.htm
-SouthernGFX
http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/general/tutorials/tutorial.htm
-Stan Johansen:
http://www.stanjohansenminiatures.com/sculptin.htm
-Strategic headquarters:
http://www.miniaturesbattles.com - at the moment through http://www.archive.org
-Warmania, sculpting a dragon
http://www.warmania.com/articles/content/view/128/62/
Visions project site
http://www.miniature-painting.net
You'll find a demo of professional mouldmaking and casting through the VIP1 page.
Other sites that could be of interest:
-References on swordplay:
http://www.thehaca.com
http://www.bellatrix.org/school/default.htm
-Pictures of weapons and armour:
http://therionarms.com/old_armor_page.shtml
http://www2.kumc.edu/itc/staff/rknight/Armour.htm
http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/
http://www2.kumc.edu/itc/staff/rknight/Armour.htm
http://www.arador.com/
http://www.armadilloarmory.com/
-Firearm diagrams and photos
http://www.mek-schuetzen.de/
-Information on mounted and foot archery:
http://www.horsebows.com
-Background information on warfare:
http://www.military-sf.com
Bye, Ming-Hua
I just posted part of the 1listsculpting reference sites and books list over at another forum and thought you might be interested too. If you have more suggestions for interesting sites, let us know.
These are just the websites etc. I've left the (long) list of books out.
Movement
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/M/mu.../muybridge.html
http://americanhistory.si.edu/muybridge/index.htm
http://www.figuredrawings.com/Animation.html
Body language/expressions
-"the expression of emotion in man and animal"
http://www.gutenberg.net/.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2ww...sions&id=DarExp
Anatomy
-Anatomical models
http://hon.nucleusinc.com
-Gray's Anatomy Online Reference:
http://www.bartleby.com/107/
-Basic Anatomy for The Artist:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/ArtSchool/Drawing...tomy/index.html
-Bio 201
http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio201/muscle/mustut.htm-
-Biology 2100
http://sciences.aum.edu/bi/BI2100/cadams/
-Dragon anatomy
http://www.draconian.com/body/body.htm
-Dream anatomy
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/dreamanatomy/index.html
-Bone clones, skeletal models:
http://www.boneclones.com
-Eskeleton
http://www.eskeletons.org/
-Freedom of teach
http://www.freedom-of-teach.com/index.php
-Forensic Antrho.com
http://www.forensicanthro.com/forensic-resources/
-Leonardo da Vinci
http://www.gfmer.ch/International_activiti...al_drawings.htm
-Anatomie artist. P Richer "Planche" for the drawings
http://charcot.bum.jussieu.fr/image.php?NF=2&NM=59&Id=1
-Rey bustos
http://www.reybustos.com
-Skulls unlimited, skeletal models
http://www.skullsunlimited.com/museum.htm
-The online skeleton
http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~pbrown3/oskel.html
-UC Clermont college
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Labs/...e_Features.html
-Virtual hospital Lots of info!
http://www.vh.org/
Bodylanguage
-The nonverbal dictionary of gestures, signs & body language:
http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/diction1.htm
-Bodylanguage/Lichaamstaal (Dutch and English section):
http://www.lichaamstaal.com
Casting and mouldmaking
-Aluminite
http://www.alumilite.com/howto.cfm?ID=2
-Dan Perez studios:
http://www.danperezstudios.com/workshop.htm
-Casting FAQ
http://www.ravensforgeminiatures.com/faq20413.html
-PTI prototype
http://www.ptiprototype.com/spinsteps.htm
-Vision projects
http://www.miniature-painting.net/
Drapery
-How to draw manga
http://www.cablenet.ne.jp/~japanime/tutori...othingmain.html
Drawing (including anatomy and proportions)
-Anime modelg sheets
http://www.anime-model-sheets.com/index.php
http://www.catsuka.com/interf/gengal/gal.htm
-Artcluster drawing tips:
http://www.artcluster.com/whiteboard/tips/index.html
-Elfwood Fantasy Art Resource:
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/farp/index.html
-Figuredrawings and portraits:
http://figuredrawings.com/
-The figure drawing lab:
http://www2.evansville.edu/drawinglab/LAB.html
-Loomis books resource:
http://www.fineart.sk/
http://www.saveloomis.org/
-Polycarbon:
http://www.polykarbon.com/tutorials/index.htm
-The society of figurative arts
http://www.tsofa.com/forum/index.php
Demos http://www.tsofa.com/?programme.text.course
Reference pictures for anatomy and proportions
There are "artistic nude photography " and sports sites that can be used for reference pictures. A search engine should help in locating them. Many search engines also have the possibility of searching for pictures. This can be very useful for locating references on animals and objects. There are some sites that are geared toward 3d computer modeller that have suitable reference pictures and links. Some of them are:
http://www.fineart.sk
http://www.3d.sk
http://www.planetquake.com/polycount/cotta...ref_links.shtml
Mailinglists
At http://groups.yahoo.com (was egroups, was onelist).
-miniature figure sculpting:
1listsculpting
-miniature figure painting:
mini-painter
Mini_Painting
MasterclassMiniaturePainters
-miniature figure mixed:
Corps_of_Miniatures_Engineers
Figurines_fr (French)
-miniature figure photographing:
MiniPaintingPhotography
-miniature vehicle building
1VehicleSculpting
-casting:
Casting
-sculpting, mixed sizes:
FigurativeSculpture
figuresculpture
learningtosculptfigures
NoviceSculptors
-anatomy:
ArtisticAnatomy
-wargame terrains:
terrainmaker
terrainmakers
Forums
-Creafigs:
http://www.creafigs.com/forums.php?m=topics&s=5
-The miniatures page:
http://theminiaturespage.com
-Planet figure:
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/index.php?showforum=37
Sculpting
-Alterton Bizarre: garage kit sculpting with links to tutorials:
http://www.iespana.es/sculptorscorner/tutorials.htm
-Article by Sylvain Quirion:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/sylvain.quirion/
Tutorial on making faces:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/sylvain.quirion/si...reens/heads.htm
-Article by Christiaan Ellegaard on miniature sculpting:
http://www.thewarp.net/features/articles/art3.html
-Article on hydra creature for VOID:
http://www.thewarp.net/void/art/SculptingHydra.htm
-Basic article on sculpting a mini by Mike "Skuzzy" Nielsen
http://www.thewarp.net/features/articles/minibirth.html
- Bragonart
http://bragonart.free.fr/francais/bragon/p...pates_texte.htm
-Chris Fitzpatrick's tips:
http://www.konversions.com/fitzTips.html
-Chris Ellengaard:
http://website.lineone.net/~lonefox/sculpting.htm
-Creafigs:
http://www.creafigs.com/list.php?c=Sculpture3
- Dane's sculpting a likeness.
http://www.iespana.es/alterton/dane/Dane.htm
-Dragonrune-sculpting corner:
http://www.dragonrune.com
-Eldaronline
http://www.eldaronline.com/paintingtutoria...reenstuff.shtml
-Elvenwork by Katherine Dewey:
http://www.elvenwork.com
Tips page:
http://www.elvenwork.com/tips.html
-Figure sculpting by David Drage:
http://website.lineone.net/~battleground/f...esculpting.html
-US games workshop
http://us.games-workshop.com/games/warhamm...tty/default.htm
-Gremlins in the Garage!, garage kits:
http://www.gremlins.com/index.html
-Heresy miniatures -making a wire armature
http://www.heresyminiatures.com/wiredolly.htm
-Hirst arts on buildings:
http://www.hirstarts.com/sculpt/sculpting.html
-John Winter's making of a mini:
http://www.montecook.com/mpress_makingofmini.html
-Kevin Chenevert's site with a lot of articles from different authors:
http://www.lyonstudio.com/index.htm
-Making of
http://starkidz.free.fr/dimn/makingof.htm
-Mandragora miniature by Gael Goumon
http://mandragoreminiatures.free.fr/sitemandragore.htm
-Military models in scale. 1:35 military
http://home.planet.nl/~klink244/mcr.htm
-Milliput article on site:
http://www.milliput.com/home.htm
-Ming-Hua's tutorials:
http://photos.yahoo.com/minimaker3
-Miller's Sculpting. Portfolio and tutorials on request.
http://groups.msn.com/SculptingMiniatures
-Nimin. Article by Stefan Niehues on sculpting an orc:
http://www.nimin.net/
-Planet figure tutorials:
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/index.php?showforum=116
-Ramon Laan's site
http://www.miez.nl/putty-n-paint/
Seminar
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/pjlehtim/maala...pting/img0.html
-Sculpting fire
http://us.games-workshop.com/games/warhamm.../fire/putty.htm
-SouthernGFX
http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/general/tutorials/tutorial.htm
-Stan Johansen:
http://www.stanjohansenminiatures.com/sculptin.htm
-Strategic headquarters:
http://www.miniaturesbattles.com - at the moment through http://www.archive.org
-Warmania, sculpting a dragon
http://www.warmania.com/articles/content/view/128/62/
Visions project site
http://www.miniature-painting.net
You'll find a demo of professional mouldmaking and casting through the VIP1 page.
Other sites that could be of interest:
-References on swordplay:
http://www.thehaca.com
http://www.bellatrix.org/school/default.htm
-Pictures of weapons and armour:
http://therionarms.com/old_armor_page.shtml
http://www2.kumc.edu/itc/staff/rknight/Armour.htm
http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/
http://www2.kumc.edu/itc/staff/rknight/Armour.htm
http://www.arador.com/
http://www.armadilloarmory.com/
-Firearm diagrams and photos
http://www.mek-schuetzen.de/
-Information on mounted and foot archery:
http://www.horsebows.com
-Background information on warfare:
http://www.military-sf.com
Bye, Ming-Hua
