My Tips, Tutorials, Workflows

[#1]

Here's a list of free stuff that you can find on the net. I hope it will help.

Human ANATOMY:
www.personal.psu.edu/jas43/skel/skeletal.htm (photos of the entire skeletal system)
www.bartleby.com/107/indexillus.html ANATOMY OF THE HUMAN BODY-Henry Gray 1918
fineart.sk/ (Anatomy books an photos.The main attractions are 4 old Andrew Loomis books and an old Anatomy atlas)
www.bvh.univ-tours.fr/Consult/consult.asp?numfiche=56&index=1&numtable=B372615206_47294&mode=1 DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA by ANDREAS VESALIUS 1543-THE FIRST ANATOMY UBERBOOK -This link contains the whole book...IT is in latin, but if you're not interested in the text or don't know latin , you can just browse thru it and look at the wonderful anatomy drawings. Here's an example of the kind of pictures that you will find in Vesalius's book:

http://www.bvh.univ-tours.fr/B372615206_47294/ecran/CESR_47294_0187.jpg
www.artnatomia.net/uk/artnatomy.html
www.getbodysmart.com/ap/muscularsystem/menu/menu.html
www.rad.washington.edu/atlas/
www.michaelmhensley.com/page0006.htm
www.flickr.com/photos/dmontesi/sets/1499867/

Animal anatomy:
Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists by W. Ellenberger. choose Browse the Veterinary Anatomical Illustrations


www.skeletaldrawing.com/ (dinosaurs)
www.flickr.com/photos/curiousexpeditions/sets/72157600339587826/ (Mammal skeletons)

Free CG TUTORIALS
www.3dtutorials.sk/
www.luxology.com/community/tutorials/
www.subdivisionmodeling.com/wiki/tiki-index.php
www.3dtotal.com/
www.antropus.com/tutorials.htm (the first 2 links from antropus aren't working anymore. But you can find them on the tutorials section from zbrushcentral.com, along with many other zbrush tuts)

TEXTURES
www.mayang.com/textures/ ( many many free hires textures- download quota 20/day)
www.cgtextures.com/ (17.000 highreztextures- you can download 15Mb/day)
www.psicosonic.net/?zona=01downloads&cat=02textures&subcat=-view%20all%20categories-&PHPSESSID=68d33...

Art:
www.artrenewal.org/
www.allartclassic.com/pictures.php?p=1&p_number=835&forder=1&countsp=15

Modern master sculptors:
www.richardmacdonald.com/
www.richardstipl.com/
www.sabinhoward.com/
www.tskuebler.com/gallery.html
www.schellstudio.com/sculpture.htm

Various reference sites:
www.old-picture.com/collection-index-001.htm (huge collection of old photos)
www.cherrys.com/ped_rif1.htm (rifle photos)
www.trekearth.com/ (thousands and thousands of photos from all corners of the globe)
www.tenring.com/stuff.html (fire arms photos)
oldguns.net/catedw.htm ( lots of weapon photos- press view picture)
www.uglybug.org/06dex.shtml (electron microscope insect photos)
www.tescan.com/an/an_gal.html (electron microscope insect photos)
www.mos.org/sln/sem/sem.html
remf.dartmouth.edu/imagesindex.html
vvdfx0.tripod.com/id11.html (make-up FX )
www.tccandler.com/
www.iowbathospital.org.uk/gallery.html (hires bats photos)
therionarms.com/old_armor_page.shtml
www.flickr.com/photos/dmontesi/sets/1499867/
www.k-state.edu/parasitology/625tutorials/

Free/Opensource SOFTWARES:
modeling:
www.blender.org/ (modeling,rendering,rigging..)
www.wings3d.com/ ( nice little modeling app-it has all the necessary tools for doing a nice job)
moi3d.com/ (NURBS modeling)
rendering:
www.povray.org/
sunflow.sourceforge.net
www.indigorenderer.com/joomla/

[#2]

super, thanks for taking the time to compile this list.

[#3]

Sweet links, thanks man!

Bookmarked the lot of them.

[#4]

tons of insect photos
www.insectimages.org/
animal and human skeletons
www.boneclones.com/
roaring and yawing animals
www.gapingmaws.com/GapingMaws.htm
tarsiers (primitive primates)
www.flickr.com/photos/sungityabang/134148871/
tons of old stuff- weapons,armours,clothing items
www.aurorahistoryboutique.com/ahb_flintlockPistols.htm
old arms and armour, Glasgow museum
www.glasgowmuseums.com/showExhibition.cfm?venueid=0&itemid=74&Showid=52&slideid=50
katar knives/blades..or something like that
www.jnanam.net/shastra/katar.html
blueprints for vehicles,aircraft,ships
www.suurland.com/
factory machines
www.widell.com/newsale1.htm
Ron Mueck (sculptor)
www.flickr.com/photos/brooklyn_museum/sets/72157594352071092/
blip.tv/file/94203 a video wich starts by showing some of /mueck's pieces from Brooklin Museum and continues by showing some of his techniques
David Simon (sculptor)
www.davidsimonart.com/
Daniel Simon (designer)
www.danielsimon.net/

[#5]

Thank You much very useful.

[#6]

Yeah! great stuffs...Very handy! thanks!!!

[#7]

some medical related stuff:

Atlas of clinical medicine ( I do not feel good when I say this, but it can be inspiring) It shows pictures of different diseases and deformities.
www.fleshandbones.com/imagebank/bytitle.cfm?ISBN=0723431949
Human cadaver dissection-by regions( it may be disturbing ). It can be useful for some of you. Althogh I spent a couple of hundred hours doing this kind of stuff I don't think I would be able anymore to do it....:er: :\
www.med.umich.edu/lrc/coursepages/M1/anatomy/html/courseinfo/video_index.html
Old medical instruments & stuff
www.braceface.com/medical/Civil_War_Articles/Instruments_found_in_Civil_War_hospital_set_1861-65.htm
medicalantiques.com/
antiquescientifica.com/

[#8]

Thanks.
A great job here

[#9]

well..this is not really anatomy site
but it can be very useful for wrinkles


www.markstoryphotography.com/

[#10]

great links guys, thanx