I implore you, Look!
Websites I use often or find interesting. These are not made by me. NOTE: If using properties (Images, audio, etc.) from any of these sites, be sure to do your due diligence by researching the terms/copyright licenses of the materials you use, even if it is labeled as public domain.
Art Reference
- ✶SketchDaily Reference Site - People, body parts, animals, structures- speed through photos rapidly or go at your own pace. This page contains nudity, but there is an option for only clothed references if you prefer.
- ✶x6ud.github.io - Animal and human skull 3D models- move in whichever direction you need to reference.
Art & Art History
- ✶The Index of Medieval Art - Medieval art database from Princeton University.
- ✶Old Book Illustrations - Scanned and unscanned illustrations from old books.
- ✶Artvee - Classic and modern art.
- ✶Public Domain Image Archive - Archive of images in the public domain.
- ✶Wikimedia Commons - Freely usable image database.
Literature
- ✶Project Gutenburg - Vast library of free eBooks.
- ✶Retromags - Vintage videogame magazine archive.
- ✶An Eclectic Library - Metalibrary of online libraries.
Resources and Archives
- ✶Internet Archive - Non-profit digital library of webpages, books, audio, video, images, software, and more.
- ✶Smithsonian Open Access - 2D & 3D digital items from the Smithsonian's archives.
- ✶The Lost Media Wiki - A community dedicated to finding lost media- scroll through the list of lost media, or explore their archive of found and partially found media.
- ✶UbuWeb - An archive of free avant-garde materials, from film to ethnopoetics.
- ✶iNaturalist - Take pictures of organisms and have them identified by other naturalists: your observations become part of an open data source of creatures across the globe!
Miscellaneous
- ✶Wiki Spy - An endless collage of images from Wikipedia.
- ✶The Phrontistery - Dictionary of Unusual Words.
- ✶Marginalia Search - Complimentary search engine designed to find obscure sites.
- ✶Slacks Antique Mall - A historic antique mall.
- ✶Dragon Cave - Raise dragons by getting views and clicks.
