I try to save resources when I come across them, just in case myself (or someone I know) ends up needing them, and this is one of those collections.
I have not tried all of these, so please let me know if there are any problems.
Digital Art Specific:
Krita: Open source free program
Light Brush: a web-based drawing program
Photoshop Alternative:
PhotoPea:Â online (no download) alternative to photoshop
GIMP:Â photoshop alternative program
Other:
Blender:Â pro-level 3D creation software
OpenToonz: animation
Inkscape:Â Free open-sourced program for Vector format files
Vectr: Create and export vector graphics as SVG or PNG files.
Polotno Studio:Â Free Canva alternative
đ¤ Humans:
Kibbitzer: Draws references poses and images
toshi: Draws references poses and images
Character Posers:
PoseMy.Art: a free character poser
Referenceangle.com: You can move a head in any angle
JustSketchMe: Character poser (Free limited version)
Poseit (app only)
Easy Pose (app only)
Other:
Wildlife Reference Photos
Floor Plan Creator: design a floor plan, then view it in 3D
x6ud.github.io: Skull poser
Character Design References: it has an overwhelming huge list of references for drawing
đ¨ Palettes:
CoMiGoâs Palette Generator
Palentton
Colors.co
Colormind
ColourLovers
đŽ Video Games and Pixel Art:
Universal LPC Spritesheet Generator (free)
RPG Character Builder (Free)
RPG Map Editor 2
LDtk: Level Designer Toolkit
PixilArt:Â Create and share pixel art
LibreSprite:Â a free open-sourced program for animating pixel sprites
Games Fashion Archive: 3d Clothing Reference (Added by @horrorsprovider )
Sketchfab: 3d Models for reference or to buy (Added by @horrorsprovider)
đŹ Fonts:
Calligraphr: Turns your handwriting into a useable font
FreeTypography:Â Free fonts for commercial use
Creative Fabrica:Â Free fonts for commercial use (sign-up required. Click âMenu,â then âFreebies.â)
Google Fonts
đĄ Learning:
Line-Of-Action: This one could go in references, but I didn't put it there, because this website is specifically for practicing art
Quick Poses: Practice drawing poses
The Etherington Brothers: A free encyclopedia of drawing tutorials
đ Other:
TinyWow : Collection of several free online tools
Pattern.Monster: Create patterns to be used for clothing or website background tiles
Designspiration: lets you search for graphic design inspiration and see what your competitors are doing
I have no excuses and no regrets
Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil 2 Remake
Kenshi, Kung Lao, Lemon and Johnny were all summoned to meet Liu Kang in front of the wooden mansion/orphanage they were staying in.Â
âSo we find him in Outworld and bring him here for questioning?â Kenshi questions, holding up a paper with the drawing of a manâs face on it.
âYes.â Liu Kang responds. âIf what I fear has happened, he is a grave threat to the realms.â
âAnything else?â
âShang Tsung is a master of deceit. Do not trust a word he utters.â
âSounds a lot like my first agent.â Johnny comments.
âItâs a tricky mission.â Kenshi continues. âIâd rather Raiden fo than this one.â He pointed to Johnny who looked extremely offended.
âHey! âThis oneâ is up for the job.â
âThis mission must be done quietly.â Liu Kang informs, getting closer to the group to whisper to them. âI am breaking my word with Empress Sindel by sending you into Outworld without her knowledge. Due to the tournament, Raiden is now a familiar face there. Sending him will only increase your risk of being discovered.â He takes a red talisman from out of his back pocket. âThis talisman is attuned to Shang Tsingâs chi. Follow it to him.â
Kenshi takes it out of his hand and examines it.
âAnd be careful. May the Elder Gods protect you.â
âAre we there yet?â Johnny whined.
âAgain? How old are you, five?â Kenshi questioned.
âWhat can I say? These boots arenât made for walking.â
âJust take the boots off then.â Lemon huffs. âOr stop complaining, Iâm the one that has to make sure I donât accidentally roll off this hill.â
âThen take them off.â Johnny repeats, making Lemon roll her eyes.
âHe is right about that part.â Kung Lao agreed. âWhy would you wear rollerblades? Thatâs just asking to make things harder.â
âWell Iâm sorry that I only brought two pairs of shoes and one got destroyed. If I knew we were going on the hunt for some âpotentialâ villain, I wouldâve brought another pair.â Lemon says sarcastically before suddenly smirking at Kung Lao. âWanna make a bet on if Iâll fall or not?â
âNo! Raiden told me to stop and for once Iâm going to listen to him.â
Lemonâs smirk fades away as she rolls her eyes and brings her attention to Johnny. More specifically, the sword on his back. âJohnny, when have you ever used a sword? I thought you just had that thing for decoration.â
âItâs not just for decoration!â Johnny and Kenshi shout at the same time.
âDamn, sorry.â
âThatâs my familyâs sword. Sento.â Kenshi explained. âAnd at some point Iâm getting it back, Cage.â
âDo you have three milâ on you? If you do, I could give it to you right now.â Johnny teased.
âYou know I donât have it.â
âI bet your Yakuza pals could come up with it. Oh, thatâs right, you blew them off. If thereâs one thing Hollywoodâs taught me, itâs never burn bridges. You never know who can help.â
Kenshi stops walking and turns to Johnny, flashing his flashlight in the manâs face. âThe Yakuza are leeches, bleeding out those too weak to resist. I grew up in that life and I never understood it. Why did my gain require otherâs pain? I got out, I need my clan out too. We canât be a part of the Yakuzaâs crimes any longer.â
Lemon huffs and snatches the talisman from Kenshi, gaining his attention. âKeep arguing if you want. Iâm going to actually complete our mission before my legs give out on me.â She says, rolling past the trio and following the talisman. Kenshi glares at Johnny once more before he and Kung Lao follow behind Lemon. Johnny rolls his eyes and follows as well.
Lemon reached the end of a cliff, above a bunch of other people and creatures that were fighting each other. She lifted the talisman up to feel its reaction to the crowd.
âWhatâs your precious say?â Johnny asked, taking his phone out and recording the fight. Mainly the creatures.
âOur potential villain is in there. Somewhere.â Lemon answers.
âAlong those creatures?â Kenshi questioned.
âMhm.â
âOh, my fans are gonna go nuts cosplaying them at Cage Con.â Johnny commented.
Two armored men drag one of the creatures out of their house, against their will. Another man, who the group was able to recognize as Shang Tsung, walked behind them. âHold him still.â He commands, taking an empty syringe out of his pocket. âIf he squirms I cannot extract marrow.â
âLetâs just jump him after heâs done.â Johnny suggests. âOh! In âFist of Ironâ we did this thing where likeââ
âWeâre not basing strategy on your films, Cage.â Kenshi interrupted.
One of the armored men kicked the creature in the back of its knee, forcing it to kneel down. âLet me go!â It shouted. âYou canât do this!â
âThe wound will heal quickly, it is a small price to pay for progress.â Shang Tsung declared, pushing the syringe into the back of the creatureâs neck. It screamed out in pain and broke the ropes tying it behind its back. It then stabs both the armored men through the chin and head.
Shang Tsung backed away from the creature, getting to a fighting stance. The creature quickly overpowered him, knocking him to the ground with only a few hits.
âOn second thought, this sceneâs playing fine without us.â Johnny yawned. âYep, I say we let them finish it.â
âWe have to save Shang Tsung.â Kenshi argues. âLiu Kang needs him alive.â
âI was going to say that youâre way too calm, then remembered your past.â Lemon says, slowly backing away from Kenshi who was glaring at her. âOkay, Iâll justâŚgoâŚaroundâŚsomewhere. Bye!â Lemon quickly skates away from the group, lightly hitting herself on the head with her fist. âWhy the fuck would you bring up his past!?â She shouted at herself.
The other three jumped down the cliff and towards the fight. Kenshi grabbed the creature and pulled it away right before it could stab their potential villain.
Shang Tsung quickly moved away from the fight, smirking at the interference and shapeshifting into one of the creatures. He then roared at them and walked away.
âHow did he do that!?â Kung Lao exclaimed before him and Johnny quickly got into a fighting stance to hold off the rest of the creatures. Behind them, Kenshi got flung off the main creatureâs back and onto the ground.
âI wouldâve killed him, but for you!â It shouted at him.
âI get why youâd want to, but you canât!â Kenshi argued, standing up and taking his sword out.
âYouâre one of his minions! Youâll die in his place!â
Going back to Lemon who still hasnât found a way to come down, the girl just shouted, âFuck it!â and jumped down to where the fight was, landing on top of one of the creatures. âOh shit, sorry!â
âDonât apologize! Theyâre trying to kill us!â Johnny shouted from the left.
âOh, so do you want me to kill it?â
âNO!â Kung Lao shouted from the right. âWe have no reason to kill them!â
âThen what the hell do I do? Knock it out?!â
âYou would rather kill it!?â
âYES!?â
âNO!â
âUGH!â Lemon kicked the creature on the side of its head, promptly knocking it out.
Kenshi, who was still behind them, won his fight against the main creature and put his sword back. âNow please, let me explain.â he pleaded. Kung Lao, Johnny and Lemon all back up to him, suddenly being surrounded by the creatures.
âYou got us into this. How about getting us out?â Johnny asks Kenshi who continues to talk to the main creature.
âI know what this looks like, but we donât work for Shang Tsung.â
âIf not, why save him?â The creature asked.
âBecause Liu Kang, Earthrealmâs Protector, wants to question him. He thinks Shang Tsung may be a threat to both our realms.â Kenshi holds his hand out. âIâm Kenshi Takahashi.â
âOur kind do not shake hands.â
âIâm sorry. I didnât mean to offend.â
âDonât you know what we are?â
âNo, we donât.â
The creature lifts its arms up. âWe are victims of Tarkat.â It explains. âThe disease is not easily gotten, but you canât risk more close exposure.â
Johnny quickly wipes his hands on his clothes after hearing that.
âOh shit, so theyâre not creaturesâŚâ Lemon mutters. âI canât call them âitsâ anymoreâŚâ
So the MAN continues to explain how Tarkat works. âIt disfigures, then debilitates. In time, it will turn us all into blood-thirsty monsters. Death is our only release.â
âSo you werenât always like this?â Kung Lao guessed.Â
âI was once a rich merchant. But when I became ill, I was banished. Now I run this colony. I am Baraka.â
âWhat does Shang Tsung want with your bone marrow, Baraka?â Kenshi asks.
âI donât know. But he comes here each month to harvest it.â
âRelease us and weâll capture Shang Tsung. And weâll find out why he's been coming here, I promise.â
Baraka looks back at his colony before ordering them to let the group go.
âThank you. We wonât let you down.â Kenshi thanks before turning to Lemon who was holding up the talisman.
âI think we just did.â Lemon whispers. The talisman wasnât glowing anymore and had cracks on it. âItâs not workingâŚâ
âHis laboratory is near.â Baraka reassured. âI can guide you there.â
âThank the gods.â Lemon sighed. âI rather not be scolded by either of those two.â She points to Kenshi and Kung Lao.Â
Baraka led them to a large factory type building with water wheels on the side and surrounded by water.
âAny idea what to expect?â Johnny asked him.
âNo. Iâve never been inside.â
âStay here.â Kenshi orders. âWeâll check it out.â
They snuck inside the building and crept up the stairs where they heard Shang Tsung talking to somebody.
âThe addition of crushed Kytinn Larvae proved an inspired choice.â He noted. âIn testing, outcomes improves significantly. I have modified the formula since the last time it was administered. It uses several new ingredients. This new serum is exactly what we need. Its effects will be immediate and long-lasting.â
The four Earthrealmers peeked over the top of the stairs to see Princess Mileena laying on a chair with Tanya, Rain and Shang Tsung standing over her.
âHow can you be sure?â Tanya asks.
âBecause it is brewed from freshly extracted Tarkatan marrow.â Shang Tsung answered, looking down at the syringe in his hand. âIt couldnât be more potent.â
âHe is infecting Mileena with Tarkat.â Kung Lao noticed.
âShit, guess he is a potential villain.â Lemon sighs.
âWe need to stop him.â Kenshi says.
âSave a distressed damsel?â Johnny laughs. âSure thing.â
The four of them run out of their hiding spot and stand in front of the group of villains.
âGet away from her!â Kenshi demands.
âYou bitch!â Johnny shouts at Tanya.
âWhat!?â Lemon exclaims.
âExcuse me!?â Kung Lao questions, grabbing Johnnyâs arm and looking at him in confusion. âWhat was that!?â
âYou know, the movie!â Johnny attempts to explain. âTiny girl, ginormous alien, âRipley!ââ The group just looks at him in confusion. âNo!? Seriously!?â
âEarthrealmers!?â Rain exclaimed. âHow did they find usââ
âTheyâve already seen too much.â Tanya states, running towards Kung Lao and Johnny while Kenshi and Lemon went around her and to Shang Tsung.
Lemon kicks the syringe out the sorcererâs hand, breaking it on impact. She then kicks the sorcerer back onto the wall behind him. Rain then walks in front of them, blocking them from Shang Tsung.
âI need time. Buy it for me.â He tells Rain before running off. Lemon was going to follow him but is pushed onto the ground by a wave of water.
âYou will get nowhere near him.â Rain says, glaring at Lemon and Kenshi.
âShit, I thought Shang Tsung was the sorcerer.â Lemon curses, spitting water out her mouth and standing up.
âLiu Kang sent you, didnât he? Sent you to learn our secrets!â
âHe sent us here for Shang Tsung.â Kenshi corrected, taking his sword out. âBut it looks like heâs just part of the problem.â
With some help from Lemon, he knocked Rain out with a punch to the face. âThe High Mage is brought low.â He says, putting his sword back. He then notices Tanya starting to win her fight against Johnny and Kung Lao. âLemon, go stop Shang Tsung. Iâll go help the other two.â
âRight!â Lemon agrees, skating over to Shang Tsung and kicking him in the shoulder. âCan you stop trying!? Weâre not going to let you harm the Princess.â
âWhoâs said Iâm harming the princess?â Shang Tsung questioned, getting into a fighting stance.
Lemon blocked one of his punches and used that to get behind him and kick him to the ground. She then jumped on the manâs back and activated her rollerblades to push him further into the ground.
Shang Tsung cried in pain, glaring at Lemon who held his hands behind his back. âFighting back was the dumbest idea ever. Iâm faster than you, dumbassâ
âI can tell.â Shang Tsung says, smirking. He then shapeshifts into Lemonâs body and rips his hands away from Lemon before turning around and kicking the woman in the stomach. âI could use that speed.â
âOh, what the fuck? What the fuck!?â Lemon shouted, quickly stabilizing herself and turning to Kenshi who was currently fighting Tanya. âWhy did nobody tell me the potential villain could shapeshift!?â
âWe didnât know he could transform into ANYTHING!â Johnny argued for Kenshi.
âWell shit!â
Lemon was stuck blocking multiple punches and kicks from Shang Tsung. He was too fast for her to react, and that kinda pissed her off, especially because his speed came from her own body.
Shang Tsung then grabs Lemonâs arm and throws her to the ground. He then slams his rollerblade into Lemonâs stomach, causing the woman to scream.
âYou cheater!â Lemon roars, grabbing the leg that was on her stomach and turning her rollerblades on. The wheels quickly spin backwards and because her shoes were on the ground, they moved both Lemon and Shang Tsung towards the wall behind them. Lemon quickly spins around to face the wall and throws Shang Tsung into it, creating a few cracks behind the man.
Lemon then stands up and, once again, grabs Shang Tsingâs hands as hard as possible, forcing him to stand up as well. âFight back again and I swear to the gods I will literally kill you-â
Kenshi, who finally finished his fight and knocked Tanya out, ran over to Lemon with Kung Lao and Johnny.
âThis is twice you Earthrealms have been a thorn in my side.â Shang Tsung groans. âIâve already told you, Iâm not trying to harm the Princess.â
âWeâve heard about how you lie. Excuse us if weâre skeptical.â Kenshi replies, turning to the others. âDonât let him free.â He then runs to where the Princess is and lightly shakes her awake. âPrincess, are you all right?â
MIleena wakes up with a low groan, looking up at Kenshi. âIs it over?â She asked.
âYes. You are safe. Weâve stopped Shang Tsung.â
âStopped him!?â MIleena replied in surprise. âWhy!?â She suddenly gasps in pain and starts to shake uncontrollably. Her eyes turn red and she becomes more hoarse as she continues to gasp in pain.
âPrincess! Princess, whatâs wrong!?â Kenshi shouts, trying to hold her down.
âWhat did you do!?â Lemon demands, pulling Shang Tsung's arms.
âItâs what youâve done, fool! Let me help her, before itâs too late!â Shang Tsung pleads.
Lemon rolls her eyes and gets off of Shang Tsungâs back. âWatch him.â She tells the other two before skating over to where Kenshi and MIleena are.
âBack up!â Kenshi shouts to her, holding his arm out. âSomethingâs happening to her!â
âI can see that!â Lemon shouts, looking scared. âThis is Tarkat!?â
Milleena sat up and roared at the two. She then broke the chain on her wrist and stood up, slowly starting to walk towards Kenshi and Lemon who were backing up.
âNow do you believe me, Earthrealmers?â Shang Tsung questioned.
âWhat do we do?â Kenshi asks.
âKeep her occupied. I need time to finish more serum.â
âAnd I canât hurt her?â Lemon questions.
âNo!â Kenshi states.
âNo promises.â
Kenshi ignored her and turned back to Mileena. âPrincess! We can help you.â
âYour bloodâŚâ Mileena says, sniffing the air. âHow sweet it would be to lick off my fingersâŚâ
She then lunges at Kenshi who blocks all her incoming attacks with his sword. Lemon skates behind Mileena and wraps her arms around the Princessâs neck, putting her in a chokehold.
âI said donât hurt her!â Kenshi reminds.
âAnd I said no promises!â Lemon replies. âNow are you going to do something or what!? Iâm not stronger than this woman just so you know!â
Right after she says that, Mileena breaks free from Lemonâs grip and is about to turn around to attack her but Kenshi swiftly hits the woman in the stomach with the butt of his sword, knocking her to the ground.
âJohnny. Kung Lao.â Kenshi calls, putting his sword back. âHelp hold her down!â
The two both grab Mileena by the arms holding her in place as she struggles to break free.
âItâs now or never, Shang Tsung!â
Lemon rolls away from Kenshi and to where Shang Tsung was to get him to Mileena quickerâŚwhich proved to be the wrong idea.
Mileena breaks free from Kung Lao and Johnny. She elbows Kung Lao in the chin and goes to bite Johnny but Kenshi pulls her back at the last minute. Mileena wacks the manâs hands away and runs to a table close by to grab her two sai. She then runs back to Kenshi, jumps up and stabs the man in the eyes.
âKenshi!!!â Johnny shouts as Kenshi screams in pain.
Lemon rushes over to the two and punches Mileena in the face, finally knocking the woman. Shang Tsung takes that chance to finally inject the serum into Mileenaâs body, turning her back to normal.
A door to the right opens, showing Kitana, General Shao, and someone new.
âBy the Gods! Mileena!â Kitana exclaims, running to her sister. âWhatâs happened here, sorcerer!?â
âThere people were sent to disrupt your sisterâs treatment and scandalize Outworld by revealing her illness.â Shang Tsung lied. âThis woman here even punched the Princess.â
âBecause she stabbed my friend in the fucking eyes!â Lemon, who was kneeling next to Kenshi argued. She stood up to fully defend herself but was knocked out by the newcomerâs punch to the face.
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