Here’s a list of free stuff that you can find on the net. I hope it will help. :)

Human ANATOMY:
http://www.personal.psu.edu/jas43/skel/skeletal.htm (photos of the entire skeletal system)
http://www.bartleby.com/107/indexillus.html ANATOMY OF THE HUMAN BODY-Henry Gray 1918
http://fineart.sk/ (Anatomy books an photos.The main attractions are 4 old Andrew Loomis books and an old Anatomy atlas)
http://www.bvh.univ-tours.fr/Con...e=B372615206_47294&mode=1 DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA by ANDREAS VESALIUS 1543-THE FIRST ANATOMY UBERBOOK -This link contains the whole book...IT is in latin, but if you’re not interested in the text or don’t know latin , you can just browse thru it and look at the wonderful anatomy drawings. Here’s an example of the kind of pictures that you will find in Vesalius’s book:

http://www.bvh.univ-tours.fr/B372615206_47294/ecran/CESR_47294_0187.jpg
http://www.artnatomia.net/uk/artnatomy.html
http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/muscularsystem/menu/menu.html
http://www.rad.washington.edu/atlas/
http://www.michaelmhensley.com/page0006.htm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmontesi/sets/1499867/

Animal anatomy:
Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists by W. Ellenberger.  choose Browse the Veterinary Anatomical Illustrations

http://www.skeletaldrawing.com/ (dinosaurs)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiousexpeditions/sets/72157600339587826/ (Mammal skeletons)

Free CG TUTORIALS
http://www.3dtutorials.sk/
http://www.luxology.com/community/tutorials/
http://www.subdivisionmodeling.com/wiki/tiki-index.php
http://www.3dtotal.com/
http://www.antropus.com/tutorials.htm (the first 2 links from antropus aren’t working anymore. But you can find them on the tutorials section from zbrushcentral.com, along with many other zbrush tuts)

TEXTURES
http://www.mayang.com/textures/ ( many many free hires textures- download quota 20/day)
http://www.cgtextures.com/ (17.000 highreztextures- you can download 15Mb/day)
http://www.psicosonic.net/?zona=...85349b497dd252850a1a9#cat

Art:
http://www.artrenewal.org/
http://www.allartclassic.com/pic...r=835&forder=1&countsp=15

Modern master sculptors:
http://www.richardmacdonald.com/
http://www.richardstipl.com/
http://www.sabinhoward.com/
http://www.tskuebler.com/gallery.html
http://www.schellstudio.com/sculpture.htm

Various reference sites:
http://www.old-picture.com/collection-index-001.htm (huge collection of old photos)
http://www.cherrys.com/ped_rif1.htm (rifle photos)
http://www.trekearth.com/ (thousands and thousands of photos from all corners of the globe)
http://www.tenring.com/stuff.html (fire arms photos)
http://oldguns.net/catedw.htm ( lots of weapon photos- press view picture)
http://www.uglybug.org/06dex.shtml (electron microscope insect photos)
http://www.tescan.com/an/an_gal.html (electron microscope insect photos)
http://www.mos.org/sln/sem/sem.html
http://remf.dartmouth.edu/imagesindex.html
http://vvdfx0.tripod.com/id11.html (make-up FX )
http://www.tccandler.com/
http://www.iowbathospital.org.uk/gallery.html (hires bats photos)
http://therionarms.com/old_armor_page.shtml
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmontesi/sets/1499867/
http://www.k-state.edu/parasitology/625tutorials/

Free/Opensource SOFTWARES:
modeling:
http://www.blender.org/ (modeling,rendering,rigging..)
http://www.wings3d.com/ ( nice little modeling app-it has all the necessary tools for doing a nice job)
http://moi3d.com/ (NURBS modeling)
rendering:
http://www.povray.org/
http://sunflow.sourceforge.net
http://www.indigorenderer.com/joomla/

Andrei Cirdu

super, thanks for taking the time to compile this list.

Sweet links, thanks man!

Bookmarked the lot of them.

“Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it”
--Chuang Tzu

http://www.maphart.com
http://maph.cgsociety.org/gallery/

tons of insect photos
http://www.insectimages.org/
animal and human skeletons
http://www.boneclones.com/
roaring and yawing animals
http://www.gapingmaws.com/GapingMaws.htm
tarsiers (primitive primates)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungityabang/134148871/
tons of old stuff- weapons,armours,clothing items
http://www.aurorahistoryboutique.com/ahb_flintlockPistols.htm
old arms and armour, Glasgow museum
http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/sh...d=74&Showid=52&slideid=50
katar knives/blades..or something like that
http://www.jnanam.net/shastra/katar.html
blueprints for vehicles,aircraft,ships
http://www.suurland.com/
factory machines
http://www.widell.com/newsale1.htm
Ron Mueck (sculptor)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brooklyn_museum/sets/72157594352071092/
http://blip.tv/file/94203 a video wich starts by showing some of /mueck’s pieces from Brooklin Museum and continues by showing some of his techniques
David Simon (sculptor)
http://www.davidsimonart.com/
Daniel Simon (designer)
http://www.danielsimon.net/

Andrei Cirdu

Thank You much very useful.

Yeah! great stuffs...Very handy! thanks!!! :)

some medical related stuff:

Atlas of clinical medicine ( I do not feel good when I say this, but it can be inspiring) It shows pictures of different diseases and deformities.
http://www.fleshandbones.com/imagebank/bytitle.cfm?ISBN=0723431949
Human cadaver dissection-by regions( it may be disturbing ). It can be useful for some of you. Althogh I spent a couple of hundred hours doing this kind of stuff I don’t think I would be able anymore to do it....:er: :\
http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/cou...urseinfo/video_index.html
Old medical instruments & stuff
http://www.braceface.com/medical..._hospital_set_1861-65.htm
medicalantiques.com/
http://antiquescientifica.com/

Andrei Cirdu

Thanks.
A great job here :)

well..this is not really anatomy site
but it can be very useful for wrinkles

http://www.markstoryphotography.com/

aSh
http://www.PixelCG.com

great links guys, thanx

Just started on Mudbox, thanks for the time and effort you put compiling this information.
Your the best.