This is the official resource collection for the Comics and Cartoons Gallery. It's a work in progress so feel free to note me your links. Please note though: I believe endless lists of links are more confusing than helpful, so I will be keeping the list trimmed to only the most useful sites and tutorials. So if your link submission doesn't make it in the listing don't take it personally, it just means there's already a similar but better resource up there 
If you're just getting started or want quick resources, look for the 
symbol before an entry. These are resources that provide a good overview , while the rest go more in depth and into technical details.WRITING
Six tutorials for novice writers, from Sinister Squid Studios:
Concept,
Tableau,
Plot,
Technique,
Composition and
Review.
"What the heck makes a good character?" A brilliant rundown.
iTools: A one-stop page for language tools (dictionary, thesaurus, terminology, translator...)
SEQUENCING
My personal work process for
The Making of a Page, from idea to finish, is of course not a method that suits everyone but I recommend the read for the numerous insights and tips included.
PENCILLING
Tools: Different ways of holding a pencil for different purposes: <a href="
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[link]">page 5.
People and animals: `
Cedarseed's
collection of tutorials for drawing people and animals.
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what-i-do-is-secret has excellent
reference sheets that include good tips to bear in mind.
If you
really need someone to tell you where to put your hands while kissing,
this reference will tell you
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Elruu has guides to draw
wolves and
tigers.
*
akeli also has a tutorial for
tigers, only covers a few details but they're useful.
*
Droemar's horse tutorials:
Part 1,
Part 2 and
Riding Tutorial.
Tutorials for some dinosaurs by *
Droemar:
Ankylosaur,
Sauropod,
Theropod,
Raptor Clothing and folds: How clothes behave on the body, useful pointers to find your folds.
Additional useful fold insights on
Manga University.
Creases and Folds by ~
KealeS.
A lot more at the
The Artists Hospital Clothes and Folds by *
kitten-chan.
Folding Physics by ~
jinglestan Backgrounds: The Perspective Tutorial: Excellent, as it covers not only 1- and 2-point perspective but also perspective applied to colors, and such.
INKING
Inking with pens and a lightbox.
Digital inking using the Brush tool.
COLORING
PSG Art tutorial: A one-stop, quick reference for a number of useful notions – Light and shadows, colors, composition, perspective, line art, common mistakes.
Coloring: Digital coloring video tutorial – 36 minutes long, downloadable in 3 parts, probably best for fast connections!
Special effects A quick guide to making zoom lines.
How to give your comic the look and feel of
old comics from the Golden Age, by ~
rosalarian Shading: Basic planes of the face and how they are shaded under different light angles.
LETTERING
Blambot is an excellent source of professionally designed comic book fonts of all types. Enough free fonts are offered to make everybody happy.
Comics Grammar and Tradition by Nate Piekos: A breakdown of the Unwritten Rules of Comics Lettering, or Comics Grammar, by a professional letterer.
Glossary of lettering terms.PRINTING/PUBLISHING
Preparing your work for print: The 4 areas of a page: something you MUST know if you're working for print.
Submitting to publishers:The Submission Guidelines for every Comic and Manga Publisher in the Universe: A fantastic list of active publishers, briefly stating their submission requirements and linking straight to their submission pages.
Getting your comic under a label.
Self-publishing: How to make your own small press comics.
Reviews of Print-On-Demand sites:
Ka-BlamWEBPUBLISHING
Thank you ~Kezhound for the many invaluable articles posted on your blog, which I have pillaged for this section... ~
Kezhound's thesis,
The Art of Webcomics is well-worth the read to comprehend all aspects of this emerging medium. It's divided into several blog posts, start from the first (at the bottom of the page).
Important consideratiosn for building a good Webcomic website that's also convenient to update:
The must-haves,
the archives page and
tips for your FTP.
TalkBack: A free, powerful comment script to add to one's webcomic.
Reviews of webcomic hosts:
Comic Dish,
DrunkDuck,
Comic Genesis.
Webcomic networking on:
deviantART,
Twitter,
StumbleUpon.
About webcomic collectives.
OTHER
Common mistakes for first time comic artists by `
misskittyoooo.
{French] Histoire de la Bande Dessinée autour du monde:
Afrique Centrale -
Brésil -
Burkina Faso -
Canada anglophone -
Finlande -
Guinée Equatoriale -
Israël -
Madagascar -
la Réunion -
Maroc -
Maurice -
Monde Arabe -
Seychelles
`TimberClipse's dedication to our community is without question. From developing helpful tutorials, to being a community leader in groups such as #fella and #deviant365, you can always find Zev connecting with all areas of our community in order to spread his infectious enthusiasm and inspiring positivity. We are delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2012 to `TimberClipse, congratulations! Read More
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Artistic 
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As for the jian, it's really simplified, and not really to model, so I'm probably going to replace it with a better refernce. I thought jian mainly refered to the single handed sword of Chinese design, with a diamond cross section blade (sorry if that sounded dumb), I did not know there were other kinds of jian, so forgive me (and the fact that I can't seem to get the accent on that word). The whole strengths and weaknesses thing was not what I had in mind, but if I'm going to put that in, I would have to do a lot more reseach. Thanks for the critique, I'll see what I can do with this.
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I have already got some from Top Cow: [link] if that helps anyone else?
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