Research reports

http://www.charleslipson.com/How-to-write-a-thesis.htm


http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/intro.html


http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/introductions.htm


http://www.squidoo.com/writealiteraturereview

Vertex

http://www.artbypapercut.com/downloads/

Ebook with various game tips and tricks

Cut scenes/Cinematics

http://www.awesome-robo.com/2013/01/rha.html?m=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdj1w2OrPn0
Assasins creed 4 black flag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH9fCA3dmGc
Elder scrolls online

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPdJdEFilaU
Star wars - The old republic - Short movie

Software

Autodesk software

http://students.autodesk.com/?nd=download_center

Need to make an account, all software free please download Maya, Mudbox.

Zbrush

To buy

http://pixologic.com/retailers/#academic

Networking

These sites are some of the best around for gaining critique on your work, also numerous tutorials dotted around, especially polycount.

Make it a habit in posting WIP's this will improve your artistic eye, communication and your ability to take critique advice, last but not least stay humble always even when others are not.

http://www.polycount.com/forum/

http://cghub.com/

http://www.nextgenhardsurface.com/forum.php?s=f69b2d81e6551a1830caa7d2cb61e690

Inspiration

Inspiration

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc-top-row-gallery.php

Top row inspiration

http://www.pinterest.com/

http://www.deviantart.com/

http://orbart.free.fr/index.php?Gallery=107

Aris Kolokontes  awesome traditional creature sculptor
http://boularis.deviantart.com/

http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95138
Mad-one thread

http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95506
Syndicate props and guns

http://www.opacity.us/
industrial buildings

http://benkeeling.co.uk/

http://chainsawart.blogspot.co.uk/
concept images of Carlo Arellano


http://conceptships.blogspot.co.uk/
Great Vehicle art

http://fuckyeahconceptart.tumblr.com/
Vast array of concept art

http://www.conceptroot.com/concept-art-gallery/
More concept art

Student useful links

Photoshop

http://www.cgtextures.com/
Make an account to access the textures

http://psd.tutsplus.com/category/tutorials/

Animation
http://www.animationarena.com/principles-of-animation.html 
28 principles of animation

http://wiki.polycount.com/CategoryAnimation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG_yZlS1bSM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_4VbosbaqQ

11 Secondclub

http://www.11secondclub.com/

main page

http://www.11secondclub.com/resources

resources

Character development

http://wiki.polycount.com/CategoryCharacter

http://www.3dm3.com/articles/making-of-sanlik/

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?83524-Make-it-look-real-%28With-mental-ray%29
Mental ray make it look real

http://wiki.polycount.com/FaceTopology

http://www.pinterest.com/younesc/01-sculpt/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VJ60VCQoQE

Gnomon freebies

http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/#

3DM3
http://www.3dm3.com/articles/

http://cg.tutsplus.com
Just thought I'd put that here for anyone interested
-Jouls

Environment

http://wiki.polycount.com/CategoryEnvironment

Zbrush

http://pixologic.com/zclassroom/homeroom/

basic tutorials

http://luckilytip.blogspot.com.au/
zbrush matcaps, basemeshe's, polypaint tutorials.

Mudbox
http://www.mudboxlive.com/

Environments

http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=125857

http://www.nextgenhardsurface.com/showthread.php?940-NGHS-Interview-Simon-Fuchs
Simon fuchs interview _ environment artist

http://www.splashdamage.com/envarttest
Environment Art test

Textures
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=46&t=373024
http://www.philipk.net/tutorials/materials/materials.html
http://wiki.polycount.com/TexturingTutorials
http://wiki.polycount.com/CategoryEnvironmentTexturing?highlight=%28\bCategoryEnvironment\b%29
main texture page with numerous sub folders to access techniques

UDK
http://www.worldofleveldesign.com/categories/udk/udk-lightmaps-01-basics-and-important-principles-for-creating-using-lightmaps.php
Light maps

Crytek
http://freesdk.crydev.net/display/SDKDOC3/Asset+Guidelines

Eat 3D
http://eat3d.com/free

Xnormal
http://www.donaldphan.com/tutorials/xnormal/xnormal_occ.html