Taronites

nice freeware plugin for adobe illustrator

MeshTormentor

SketchUp 2017 MAKE new opus!
Always free!

As we talked a lot about puppet programs as posing reference here, I found a extremely interesting add on for blender.
http://www.manuelbastioni.com/guide_manuellab_index.php




I tried this yesterday and it is very promising.
Developed for quick rigged character creation, it has a lot of features.
Maybe some of you know Mixamo or Autodesk character creator. It's a bit similar but without clothing so far.
Very interesting for painting reference is the pose tool and that it is fully integrated in blender.
This makes it to a few clicks solution.
BUT! You can also select from pretty much body presets to end up with posing presets and finally you can fine tune it, if you want.
Starting with the overall character -bigger nose, longer legs......to fine tuning the pose.


I guess this version hooks up on some other already done add ons.
Worth to look at.

Daz Studio + Make Human for Blender!

Amazing! SketchUp will can do it!

http://www.shapeshop3d.com/

Speedy Painter Less is more!

Pilou mentioned it before but since then the GREASE PENCIL in blender really made big steps forward.
Now including a lot of sculpting tools:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxYwO5sSg5Y
Full rigging
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEM_oY-RZjg
Some nice presets
https://www.heise.de/ix/meldung/3D-Grafiksoftware-Blender-2-78-rendert-Stereo-VR-3339187.html?view=zoom;zoom=1

And a overall good looking future. It really has tendencies to become a 2D Animation workhorse.

This is not Software - but cool for 2D Artist's too - check sketchfab. Today I was found this nice 3D Modell - you don't need to use 3D Software, you can use it with Firefox and with the flashplugin

https://skfb.ly/QI8N

There are thousands of nice 3D models.