Resources for Artists & Animators

Links for traditional and digital artists to products that we've found indespensible. Also a few links for those of you in business looking to reduce costs.

For those of you starting out here are 2 links for free software.

Open Source Applications for MAC

Open Source Applications for Windows

Art Supplies

Software/Hardware

Save on Painter 11 + Wacom Pen Tablet Bundle!

Artist Sites

Below are great sites to stay up to date on what's happening in Animation. Also sites offering tutorials to learn new techniques or brush up on the basics.

Reel Exchange- Demo Reels, Articles, & Job Board
Luxology- The makers of Modo.
Vertex Monkey- Tutorials and Downloads for Modo
Autodesk Area- A great resource for all things Maya
High End 3D - Resources for Maya and CG apps
CG Channel- Community for CG artists.
Gnomon- Professional training for artists
Digital Tutors- Training for CG artists
Video Co-Pilotview- Great tutorials for After Effects
Creative Cow- Community for media production professionals

Site Name Dot Com - a blog, portfolio & personal site

Resources for Artists & Animators

Art Supplies

Software/Hardware

Artist Sites