+ textures
two-percent (favourite!), northerndawn, -redux, slayground, planets-bend-between-us, fuckyeahresources, kimigasukidatta, neverlands-, misssnoopy25, mellowmint, impressive-instant, hellish-media, nivani, 13balloons, that really bloody famous paint texture

there’s also a quite comprehensive list of texture makers here.

+ favourite fonts
i have a list of fonts here!

+ tutorials
tips for iconmaking, how to use textures, good_tutorial (all of my favourite tuts are in this comm), coloring_help, letsey-x’s q&a, how to fill in empty space, slayground’s how to use textures, basic guide to vibrant colouring, deviantart, psds @ tumblr

+ tumblr
how to make photosets (template/guide), byeolibichnan’s resources masterpost, we love templates

+ photo resources
frapbois, behealthyclouds (also efeu @tumblr; ultra hq scans of magazines etc - favourite!), this gallery, onetvxq, its-max, cofactory, sharingyoochun, continuetvxq gallery, tags @ tumblr, twitter + google

+ how i edit
colour balance, selective colouring, vibrance, gradients, gradient maps and the eraser tool are my best friends.