Computer Hardware:
–IBM Aptiva 2137 E26 (1998) (Sleeper PC)–
First Sleeper PC build used for animation/video rendering, virtual machine emulation & video gaming

–Commodore VIC-20 (Sleeper PC)–
Second Sleeper PC build, my main office PC for everyday use.

–RPI 4 B+ GameCube Mod (mini PC)–
Third computer, custom mini build made for portable old school video gaming & media center.
Artist Setup:
Computer Software:
-Drawing & Motion Graphics-
Digital Art:
Animation:
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Animate
- OpenToonz
- Toon Boom
- Macromedia Flash 8 (abandonware)
- Openshot – Open Source video editor
-3D Software-
- Autodesk: 3DS Max & Maya
- Blender
- Pixelogic ZBrush
- Unreal Engine 4
- Unity Engine
- Cube 2: Saurbraten , Tesseract – Open Source game engines
- Noesis – 3D model previewer/format converter
- Ninja Ripper -3D Game Model Ripper
- 3D Game Model Rippers/Extractors List
-Music Trackers-
- Open ModPlug Tracker (Open MPT)
- Fast Tracker II
- MaxYMiser (Atari ST)
- Manual- Musician’s Guide
- Youtube Tuts
- SID-Wizard (C64)
- Manual- First Ed. , Second Ed.
- C64 Music for Dummies
- Korg DS-10+ Plus – Music Synthesizer for the Nintendo DS:
- melonDS (NDS Emulator)
- Youtube Tutorial Playlist
- Home of the KORG DS-10 Blog
- Korg DS-10 Synthesizer Manual
-Other apps-
- RetroArch – A free and open-source, cross-platform frontend for emulators, game engines, video games and other applications
- Able Interval Timer – Customizable timer great to remind self when to take drawing breaks
- Work Timer – Smart timer sets to a program and tracks how long you’ve been actively working
- OBS Studio – Open Source software for video recording and live streaming
- Audacity – Open Source audio editor/recorder
-Resources-
–The Internet Archive, ultimate internet library since 1996<
Free Books:
Art Learning Sources:
- CtrlPaint.com (Learn digital painting)
- Drawabox.com (Fundamentals of drawing lessons)
- Line-of-Action – Reference photos and drawing practice tool
- The Etherington Brothers (Drawing Tutorials)
- RenderHub (3D Artist Hub)
- AnimationCareerPro (FREE 2D & 3D Animation Courses)
- The Gnomon Workshop (Paid Courses)
- AnimationMentor (Paid Courses)
Youtube Channels:
Art References:
- Animal Photo Art References (based on angle of 3D head
Design Doll – 3D character posing for drawing reference
PoseMy.Art – Free online 3D character posing
Computer/Tech Learning Sources:
- Khan Academy (Free)
- SoloLearn – Learn to Code (Free)
- edX.org – HarvardX & Other University Online Courses (Free for audit, paid to receive certificate)
Computer Books: