Everyone can improve on something here is a collection I am building of helpful links for figure drawing, painting, and the basics. I will updating this post every few months adding more tutorials and resources for artist of all levels.

*Know the basic’s*

  Color theory Basic theory Colour lovers Colour in harmony Colour mixer Colour blend Colour scheme designs Lighting Basic lighting Virtual Lighting Studio Photoworkshop’s Light Cage Perspective Perspective Pose Reference Humans All pose Pixel lovely Bodies in motion Facial Expressions Quickposes Life Drawing VirtualPose Animals Pixel Lovely Mammalian Crania Photographic Archive Anatomy Humans Fineart.sk Artnatomia – Faces ArtistAnatomy.com 3D Interactive Anatomy 3D Museum Gray’s Anatomy Online Muscle Atlas Animals  Illustrations  Animal Frame Mammalian Crania Photographic Archive   Tutorials Humans http://snigom.deviantart.com/gallery/38916 Ears http://kaoyux.deviantart.com/art/TUTORIAL-EARS-299843090 Hands video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCeCiDKd3XI Animals http://creatureartteacher.com/ Horse’s http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-draw-animals-horses-their-anatomy-and-poses/ http://refomatic.tumblr.com/post/74342060690/paintaloosa-all-right-heres-my-contribution Fur http://www.deviantart.com/art/Fur-Tutorial-288870509 Cats Paws: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Big-Cat-Paw-and-Leg-Tutorial-206292792 Paws: http://tamberella.deviantart.com/art/Big-Cat-Paw-Tutorial-2-206446818 Dogs Paws http://magnum-k9.deviantart.com/art/Paws-203599422 If you know  basics http://www.deviantart.com/art/Tutorial-How-To-Paint-A-Wolf-165698655 Random subjects A great series of videos http://fengzhudesign.com/tutorials.html http://www.3dtotal.com/index_tutorial.php http://www.wysp.ws/ http://www.artyfactory.com/sitebody/art_lessons.html Tutorials by Sam http://www.sammacha.com/gallery/tutorials.html