* '''Metal and Hard Surface'''<<BR>> [http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=373024 Hard Surface Materials (metal scratches and wear)] <<BR>>[http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_education/vertex_map_wear/vertex_map_wear.htm Neil Belvins Procedural Paint Chips]  Check out Neils other materials too, even tho its 3D he breaks them down in a way that makes sense for 2D.<<BR>> [http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/3d-art/how-to-hand-paint-convincing-metal-textures/ How to Hand Paint Convincing Metal Textures]<<BR>> [http://racer445.com/pages/tutorials/scratch-painting.php tutorials by racer445, hard surface and weapon artist.] <<BR>>[http://www.psionic3d.co.uk/tutorials/shiphull.html Creating metal Greeble from scratch] <<BR>><<BR>>'''Flesh, Faces and Fur'''<<BR>> [http://www.anticz.com/heads.htm Drawing Heads,  some general guides]<<BR>>[http://www.2dvalley.com/tutorials/painting-face.shtml Painting a realistic face tutorial by George Patsouras]<<BR>> [http://www.furiae.com/index.php?view=gallery Furiae's Painting tutorials, Eyes, Lips, Hair, Noses, Skin Tone]<<BR>>[http://forums.cgsociety.org/member.php?u=45074 Enayla Painting an eye]<<BR>>[http://www.creativemac.com/2003/08_aug/tutorials/pshair030825.htm Hair and Fur Photoshop Bursh] <<BR>>  <<BR>>''' Grass''' <<BR>>[http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1461878&postcount=32 Hand painted grass tutorial] <<BR>> <<BR>>  '''  Painterly'''<<BR>> [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=47912#Post205019 SoilChild Texture Tutorial] Josh Singh, nuff said.<<BR>> [http://www.michaeldashow.com/tips_texturepainting.html Texture Painting - Michael Dashow] and its that easy...<<BR>>  [[http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=68799&page=6|[WIP] - Old Fishing Bait Shop - Page 6 - polycount]]<<BR>><<BR>> '''Pixel Art'''<<BR>> [http://www.petesqbsite.com/sections/tutorials/tuts/tsugumo/ So You Want To Be A Pixel Artist?]Oh you think pixel art is easy?<<BR>> [http://www.gas13.ru/v3/tutorials/handmade_antialiasing.php Handmade anti-aliasing Pixelart  Tutorials] A long forgotten tool. '''<<BR>>'''<<BR>>''' Tips and Tricks'''<<BR>> [http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials Tutorials - GFXartist.com] Lots of tutorials and break downs of paintings. <<BR>>[http://www.pioroberson.com/extras.php pior  oberson character artist]  its Pior foo, pay attention. <<BR>>[http://www.leighvanderbyl.com/tutorials.html leigh van der byl]  Good to know general tips and tricks.<<BR>> [http://www.horribledeath.com/tut-hardlight.htm Honorible Death's Hard Light Tutorial] Slime on a sphincter.<<BR>> [http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=107217 Digital Painting In PS #2 - ConceptArt.org Forums] Read it, at least twice.<<BR>> [http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/tag/how-to-draw-caricatures/ How To Draw Caricatures]<<BR>> [http://www.tutorialman.com/abstract_airbrushing_tutorial_tutorial.html Abstract Airbrushing Tutorial On TutorialMan.com]<<BR>><<BR>> '''Watch Them Paint'''<<BR>> [http://www.carloscabrera.com.ar/tutorial.html Illustration Concept Art Tutorials - Carlos Cabrera] <<BR>>[http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=65614 Painting Tutorials polycount]  A collection of videos<<BR>> [http://media.massiveblack.com/ Massive Black  DVD]<<BR>> [http://sclipo.com/videos/view/transport-design-aerodeslizadores Transport Design: Aerodeslizadores - Video - Sclipo]  Concepts a transport ship.<<BR>> [http://www.eatpoo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=176 A list of artists and their sites from the EatPoo forums] '''<<BR>>'''<<BR>>''' Normal Maps'''<<BR>> [http://www.hull-breach.com/Talon/temp/normalMapMiniTut.jpg normalMapMiniTut.jpg (JPEG Image, 1280x4096 pixels)]<<BR>> [http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=485335 Hand Made Normal Maps]<<BR>><<BR>> '''Seams'''<<BR>>[http://www.twisted-strand.com/ut_tutorials/text_tut/index2.html Texturing Tutorial, by SweetnutZ]