Would you like to be an illustrator and you don't know where to start your illustration business?
Or do you want to take your business to a higher level?

You're not alone in this huge and mysterious world of illustration!

Over the years, I collected a lot of information about the creative, technical and business side of illustration. So why not share this huge amount of tips, tricks and great insights with you?

Here is a list of websites I visit on a regular basis. Some sites are incredibly useful when you subscribe to their mailinglists. I call this my illustrator's guide to the galaxy ; )
Please feel free to submit other links in the comments. I would be happy to add these to this list!

(Online) illustration academies & classes

• Schoolism Schoolism.com

• Society of Visual Storytelling https://svslearn.com/

• Folio Academy http://folioacademy.com/

• The illustration Department https://illustrationdept.com/

• Oatley Academy http://oatleyacademy.com/all-courses/

• Computer Graphics Master Academy http://2d.cgmasteracademy.com/digital-painting.html

• Stephen Silver's Silvertoons https://www.silvertoons.com/classes/

• Creative Live https://www.creativelive.com/

• Skillshare https://www.skillshare.com/

Creative business

• Red Lemon Club http://www.redlemonclub.com/

• Chris Oatley http://chrisoatley.com/

• The Creative Introvert http://www.thecreativeintrovert.com/blog/

• James Greig articles

• Creative Class | Paul Jarvis https://creativeclass.co/

Podcasts, vlogs & interviews

• All the wonders http://www.allthewonders.com/

• Oatley Academy podcasts http://oatleyacademy.com/shows/

• Paper wing shows http://chrisoatley.com/category/paper-wings-show/

• Character Designer interviews http://characterdesignlinks.blogspot.nl/

• Will Terry illustration https://www.youtube.com/user/willterryart

• Jake Parker https://www.youtube.com/user/jakeparker44/videos

• James Victore https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNeCzet_WoNEaysTCgZSdkQ

• Stephen Silver art talks https://www.youtube.com/user/silvertoons/videos

• Seven impossible things before breakfast http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/?page_id=807

• The Future https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSkoolRocks/search?query=story+brand

Drawing and Painting Techniques

• Kyle Webster digital painting brushes https://www.kylebrush.com/

• Drawing Tutorials Online https://www.drawing-tutorials-online.com/

• Ctrl+Paint digital painting and drawing https://www.ctrlpaint.com/

• Tonko House https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0JyYj-OHh2xzrpf11zndgg/videos

• Bobby Chui https://www.youtube.com/user/digitalbobert/videos

Drawing and painting software for computer and iPad Pro

Vector based:

• Adobe Illustrator (subscription based)

• Affinity Designer (great affordable and professional alternative for Illustrator)

Pixel based:

• Adobe Photoshop (subscription based)

• Affinty Photo (great affordable and professional alternative for Photoshop)

• Painter (real media painting software)

• Rebelle (real media painting software)

iPad Pro app's:

• ProCreate (drawing and painting software)

• Adobe Sketch (drawing and painting software)

Storytelling

• Pixar Storytelling course https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar/storytelling

Books to read

• The artist's way - Julia Cameron

• Being You, changing the world - Dain Heer
  

• The war of Art - Steven Pressfield

• Turning Pro - Steven Pressfield
  

• Color & Light - James Gurney

• Alla Prima - Richard Smit

• The art of / The making of animation movies books - Pixar, Dreamworks, BlueSky
  

• Ideas for the Animated Short | Finding and Building Stories - Karen Sullivan | Kate Alexander

• Invisible Ink | A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate - Brian McDonald

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