Everything Listed Here Is Totally Free

Free 2D animation software @ Creatoon: www.creatoon.com/ This software was recently made available for free download! If you can't get into flash, this will do the trick!

Free hand-drawn animation software @ Pencil: www.pencil-animation.org/ All of us love the look of traditional animations right? Well with this software you can make them yourself!

Moar Free Art Instruction @ How-to-Draw-and-Paint: www.how-to-draw-and-paint.com/… This site has it all, from videos, to step by step instruction, to help with getting the correct supplies...and it's all TOTALLY FREE! There are tutorials in all the traditional mediums, check it out!

Free textures @ GR Sites:www.grsites.com/archive/textur… Using textures can really give your digital paintings the pop that you need and this site has more than 5000 large texture images that are free!

Free Program quick resource tutorials from Ian Pullen @ Ask:graphicssoft.about.com/od/Ian_… If you use Gimp, Inkscape, or Paint.net and ever wondered "hey, I wonder if I could do that" Ian Pullen has numerous tutorial style articles expanding your knowledge of your freeware!

Free Adobe Illustrator Goodies links @ Ask: graphicssoft.about.com/od/illu… If you're lucky enough to have Illustrator, here's a list of freebies to make your life even happier!

Free Filters and Plug-ins links @ Aks:graphicssoft.about.com/od/plug… There are free plugins and filters for programs such as Photoshop. You may have to scroll a bit to find what you need, but it is very comprehensive.

Free conversion software for RAW Files @ RAW Therapee: www.rawtherapee.com/? For you photographers out there! RAW Therapee is designed to work with image files from DSLR (or higher) cameras. It's really pro and you could potentially be saving yourself thousands of dollars in software if you download it!

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Now for fellow traditional artists...here's some steals on the best sales on supplies online:

Discounts on top of Discounts @ Utrecht:www.utrechtart.com/promotions/… Utrecht is currently running a spring sale on paper beginning at 60% off the original price. There are discounts for shipping as well which will apply to the whole order. Hurry up and git it!

Save 36-80% off dick Blick:www.dickblick.com/ Dick Blick has a huuuuge stock of supplies for arts and crafts that are more than reasonable! Buy in bulk and save! There are also offers for discounts on shipping!

Blow Out Blitz Sale @ Jerry's Artarama:www.jerrysartarama.com/onsale.… This sale is pretty signifigant, especially for paint! Look through the sections for things in upwards of 70% off!