Links

Hi,
When you'll set your primary goal to be a graphic artist, photographer etc. besides pure practice you need to learn a lot. A to learn you must go through a lot of references, books, videos etc.
There're a few things that I want to recommend:

Sites for graphic artists:

• http://www.cgsociety.org/ - social site for graphic, You must see it

• http://conceptart.org - another social site for graphic

• http://cghub.com/ - next social site for artits

• http://shadowness.com/

• http://www.digart.pl/

• http://conceptartworld.com/

• http://www.deviantart.com - next social site for artists, not only graphic designer but also photographers, traditional artists and more. Check this site.

Free textures:

• http://lostandtaken.com/gallery

Tutorials:

• FZD School - great digital painting tutorials, I totally love it.
• CGCookie
• CTRL Paint
• PSD Tuts
• 3dTotal
• GnomonSchool - it's not free but it's worth it. I recommend You Scott Robertson tutorials(about vehicle design and fundamentals)
• CGMW
• CGWorkshops
• IDrawGirls
• DRAW123 - fundamentals

Books/Magazines:

• ImagineFX - nice magazine
• Anatomy and Drawing by Victor Perard
• Anatomy for the artist by Sarah Simblet
• Andrew Loomis Books
• Digital Painting Techniques by 3DTotal + Focal Press

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Hope that links will be useful.

Marek Tamowicz