Free Sound

You can find CC Licensed audio files one freesound.org

Matte Painting

Here is a list of the The 50 greatest matte paintings of all time

Now why would I be posting this?

[Hint]

Browsing the library

I was just alerted to the fact that our very own Sprague Library actually has a number of Maya eBooks available. Just search for "Maya"…

Tip of the Week:

Check out this guy's tips of the week. He's been doing it for a while, and a lot of the stuff he's pointing out is really accessible to newbs like us. This is the same guy who wrote my favorite stretchy limbs tutorials. It's a good thing to keep your eye on - I'm subscribed.

Cel Shading/Toon Shading

CelShading.com:

Found here.

CelShading.com seems to be a community of artists devoted to the art of cel shading. Their forum seems to be down at the moment, but their downloads page features tutorials, articles, videos, plugins and models. If you're interested in getting a 2D effect out of a 3D program, this seems like a good resource for you.

Here is a cel shading tutorial from NMDigitalGraphics that Matt and Erika S. worked through today. Matt recommended it as a good one, so I'll try to follow through it before I continue looking for more. Their final product: