🔎[TOOLS, USEFUL SITES, TIPS, AND FEEDBACK]

Photoshop CS2 (graphic design program)
download: http://www.techspot.com/downloads/3689-adobe-photoshop-cs2.html
Use the serial number on that page if it asks you for one after installing.

or try a Photoshop free trial:
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/free-trial-download.html

Photopea (Photoshop alternative online)
https://www.photopea.com/

Gimp (graphic design program)
download: http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

Paint.net (graphic design program)
http://www.getpaint.net/

JASC Animation Shop (graphic design program)
https://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Graphic-Editors/Animation-Shop.shtml

Free Cam (screen recorder for GIFs)
https://www.freescreenrecording.com/

or try a Camtasia free trial
https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html

Notepad ++ (better word document for coding)
download: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.7.3.html

Double Click Image Downloader
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/double-click-image-downlo/bkijmpolkanhdehnlnabfooghjdokakc?hl=en

Hover Zoom+
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hover-zoom%20/pccckmaobkjjboncdfnnofkonhgpceea?hl=en

Image Toolbar
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/image-toolbar/cpgaepnhfockgofcejphihfafgmenofb?hl=en

Fireshot
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/take-webpage-screenshots/mcbpblocgmgfnpjjppndjkmgjaogfceg?hl=en

Autopager
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/autopagerize/igiofjhpmpihnifddepnpngfjhkfenbp?hl=en

Double-click save picture (useful for saving images fast)
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/doubleclick-save-picture/
Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/click-and-save/dbkmjjclgbiooljcegcddagnddjedmed?hl=en


Image toolbar (makes downloading/checking image easier)
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/image-toolbar/


Autopager (makes searching image sites faster)
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/autopager/
Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/autopagerize/igiofjhpmpihnifddepnpngfjhkfenbp?hl=en


Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey (customize MAL outside the lists with themes)
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/
Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tampermonkey/dhdgffkkebhmkfjojejmpbldmpobfkfo?hl=en


Hide Caption Bar (see more of your layout)
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hide-caption-titlebar-plus-sma/


Fireshot (take screencaps)
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fireshot/
Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/capture-webpage-screensho/mcbpblocgmgfnpjjppndjkmgjaogfceg?hl=en

Photopea (Photoshop alternative online)
https://www.photopea.com/

EZ Gif (online GIF editor)
https://ezgif.com/

LunaPic (online image editor)
https://www12.lunapic.com/editor/

Imgur (image uploader and editor)
https://imgur.com/upload

Cool Text (logo and button generator)
http://cooltext.com/

Fontmeme (logo generator)
https://fontmeme.com/text-generator/

Flaming Text (logo and button generator)
http://www15.flamingtext.com/

Rainbow and gradient text (BBcode generator)
https://www.stuffbydavid.com/textcolorizer

HTML color picker (color code finder)
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_colorpicker.asp

Color Hex (color code finder)
http://www.color-hex.com/

Mozilla Color Picker (another color code finder)
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Colors/Color_picker_tool

Waifu2x (upscaler and cleaner for your images)
waifu2x.udp.jp

CSS3 rgba/button/borders and more (CSS generator)
http://css3generator.com/

https://html-css-js.com/css/generator/


CSS validator
https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/

dafont (free font source)
http://www.dafont.com/

W3Schools (Online Web Tutorials and Examples for CSS, HTML, etc)
http://www.w3schools.com/

Design principles overview.
http://learndesignprinciples.com/index.html

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2015/04/the-ultimate-guide-to-getting-started-in-web-design/

http://shortiedesigns.com/2014/03/10-top-principles-effective-web-design/

http://webdesignledger.com/20-dos-and-donts-of-effective-web-design/

Click the name to go to each site. In parenthesis next to each link is what I think the site is best suited for (imo). See the main topic here too for more info on each site.

Google Images (wallpapers, stock, vectors, renders, fan art, animated GIF)

Saucenao (image source finder)

Pinterest (everything)
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=anime%20scenery

Danbooru (wallpapers, scenery, renders, avatars, profile images, high quality fan art, animated GIF)
Guide to using Danbooru: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=464551

Deviant art (wallpapers, stock, vectors, renders, low to high quality fan art)

Konachan (wallpapers, renders, profile images)
Dirty version of the site: http://konachan.com/

Yandere (high quality wallpapers and profile images)

Anime-Pictures (scenery, animated GIFs, renders, wallpapers)

MG Renders Blogspot (renders)

Zerochan (profiles, avatars, wallpapers, scenery, humorous images)

Shushu (profile, avatar)

Minitokyo (large wallpapers and scans)

Freepik (image, stock, and vector resource)

Bakarenders (renders)

Renders Graphique (renders)
English version: http://www.renders-graphics.com/

Family Renders (renders and render requests)

Giphy (animated GIFs)

Tumblr (animated GIF)

Pixiv (profiles, avatar)
or use
https://danbooru.donmai.us/pools/2778

4-chan (humorous images, wallpaper)

Flickr (profiles, avatar)