NBM IV

Wrapping up the popular series, Nuthin’ But Mech IV perfectly complements the thrilling volumes that preceded it, and celebrates how far artistry and technology can advance in just a few years. This final installment features artists from all manner of industries, and their remarkable works illustrate a vast range of tones and themes. You'll also learn about the creators themselves through their accompanying biographies, which add a personal―sometimes comedic―touch.


designstudiopress.com
nuthinbutmech.blogspot.com

photographic reference

Bodies in Motion is an ongoing photographic project that aims to document the power, beauty and possibility of the human body in motion. Scott Eaton began shooting photography for Bodies in Motion in 2009 to support his renowned Anatomy for Artists course. Inspired by the work of Eadweard Muybridge and discovering many artistic lessons studying his plates, Scott photographed high-resolution sequences of athletes and dancers in motion. These photos helped deepen his own understanding of form, anatomy, and animation. The project has developed over subsequent years and the Bodies in Motion library is now online to share these images with current and future generations of artists.

http://www.scott-eaton.com
https://www.bodiesinmotion.photo

free web application

Color Scheme Designer (CSD) is a web application designed to easily create set of matching color. Color theory used by artists for centuries was transformed into algorithms to combine color they go best together while avoiding uncomfortable combinations.

colorschemedesigner.com

crowd funding for design projects

Kickstarter is a funding platform for creative projects such as films, games, music, design and comics. Each project is independently created and crafted by the person behind it. If people like the project, they can pledge money to make it happen and receive rewards in exchange for their efforts.

kickstarter.com

SPMag

Selfpublischer is the platform where comic creators meet fans. The Magazin is available for free to download from their server.

This month's issue contains: Interviews with Amy Letts, Jennifer Walker, Eric Douthitt. Convention Report, Comics in a Bottle, The Condition One App, Sneak Peek features, How To Create a Comic Book, Ads from indy studios and tons of reviews.

Self Publisher Magazine, 44 page full size and color, download here →

www.selfpubmag.com

cars

CarDesignCommunity.com is a professional informative online service and community aimed mainly at professionals in the automotive industry, design students and transportation design devotees.

Designers can show their professional level by posting their works in the ‘Portfolio’ section, where the works are discussed and rated by the community. Apart from the informational and social constituents the site has educational facilities such as tutorials and master-classes. Moreover, the site is specialized in holding different types of contests.

The project was launched in 2001 as a Russian-speaking web-source CarDesign.ru, which deservedly gained general popularity in Russia and other countries – starting with the specialists, who work in the industrial and automotive design sphere.
 
cardesigncommunity.comhttp://cardesigncommunity.com/       cardesign.ru

open sources

FreeArtSoftware lists the best free graphic design software downloads. Some may be test versions and only valid for 30 days, others are designed as freeware or licensed under open source.

freeartsoftware.com

Evyind Earle

Eyvind Earle was an author and illustrator, best known for his contribution to backgroundspainting and styling of Disney animated films in the 1950s. Finally, EvyindEarle.com goes online with many images of his oil paintings and serigraphs.

 EvyindEarle.com

art blog

…and here is another nice web blog. This time hosted by architect Alison Sampson featuring hundreds of remarkable images from comics, illustration, architecture and graphic design.

spaceintext.wordpress.com

screenshots

For resource hunters and all those interested in cinematography, here are some nice websites with movie screengrabs. The first link is exclusively dedicated to Hitchcock's films:

www.hitchcockwiki.com
framefilter.blogspot.com
cinemosaic.blogspot.com
evanerichards.com

work in progress

Artboxforum offers a site with samples of sequential art in the field of comic book illustration, showing the different stages of a page from rough sketch and inking to colored pages.


·Storyboard, lápiz y tinta y color por Adrián Fernández.

art, design and free resources

Designzzz is a great resource for all artists related to digital publishing, web-design and typography. The site offers all kinds of web-news and inspiring tutorials in various fields of graphic design.

www.designzzz.com

book illustration

Uncovered Cover Art is a website designed for artists who want to show off their passion for illustrating children's books, art directors looking for artists to illustrate children's books and agents on the lookout for new talent. Subsmissions of artwork can be emailed to uncoveredcoverart@gmail.com

http://uncoveredcoverart.wordpress.com

The Concept Art Blog is a great resource for all kinds of visual development related to film, game and animation. It provides many illustrations, book reviews, preview trailers and links to websites of industry pros. The language of the site can be changed by using the translator in the sidebar.
http://theconceptartblog.com/

Nuthin But Mech is the a blog of Lorin Wood and fellow designer, Scott Kester. A place to harbour their passion for robots. Lorin proposed a blog; Scott rambled something about having "nuthing but mech." Lorin then corralled some friends and professional acquaintances to populate this nook of cyberspace.

nuthinbutmech.blogspot.com

today's inspiration

Today's Inspiration is a place for those with an interest in illustration from the 40's and 50's, to share their knowledge, views and opinions.

You can join the site for free and sign up for a full-size scan being mailed to you on a daily basis. Just click on the profile below right and enter your email address.

todaysinspiration.blogspot.com

CG Unit

Founded in 2005, CG Unit is an Online gallery updated seven days a week and dedicated to bringing its readers the very best art images from around the web. This place is designed to keep you up to date with the art of many contemporary artists.

cgunit.net

Tutorial

DrawingStudio is an inspiring and educational website offering drawing videos and tutorials for both beginners and advanced students. For drawing samples visit the gallery - or subscribe to the guestbook to receive more info and tutorial updates.

ArenaNet kicks off a brand-new blog with the Guild Wars 2 Design Manifesto, a message to MMO players from ArenaNet Studio Head Mike O'Brien which outlines the bold new direction GW2 will take. That's just the beginning – They've got a lot more stuff planned! Check out the new blog here! and the Flickr Photostream with concept art from the game.

Retro-Future-Transportation

darkroastedblend.com continues with it's retro-future series, and presents now the next installment in "Futuristic Transportation". Fascinating concepts that appeared in the 1940s-60s magazines that could still prompt interest in modern designers and manufacturers - read the first part here and view the gallery here. www.darkroastedblend.com