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Useful Links!

Have a link that you think might be useful to others? Post it here or PM me and I'll list it in this thread. The link can be anything you think someone might want to use, from art tutorials to useful Gaia links, and everything in between.

 

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Gaia Links

Here's useful links that provide more information about Gaia and it's various functions.

Terms of Service
I would suggest everyone read through this at least once. The Terms of Service are the rules that must be followed through out Gaia and will let you know what happens if you break those rules.

Frequently Asked Questions / Help
If you wish to know about a certain aspect of Gaia this should be your first stop.

Questions & Assistance Forum
Probably the best place to get up to the date information on issues or problems. Believe me if there's a problem on the site you'll have about ten threads in there all asking about it.

Gaia Guides and Resources
A sub-forum in the Q&A. It contains numerous guides to just about everything you wish to know.

Ask the Admin
You'll notice in the Gaia Community Discussion stickies entitles Ask the Admin. These are weekly threads (normally) wherein Lanzer will answer a number of questions asked in the thread. It's a great way to find out a bit about upcoming events and quests.

Asked the Admin: Answer Compilation
If you go through an Ask the Admin thread you'll probably see this posted once near the first page. This is great resource to see what questions have already been asked and what answers were given.

Profile and journal listing for Gaia staff
A complete list of Gaia staff (not including mods) with links to their profiles and journals. Most staff keep a journal so it's a good way to find out about updates and new features that will be added to the site.

Complete List of Admins, Mods and Assistants
A user-run guide, this contains the list of all Admins, Mods and Assistants and what each moderator.

Specific Guides and Information

Avatar Arena
AvA FAQs inc: how to add a picture and link to your entry

Gaia Towns
BUG Light ~ For all of your GAIA Towns problems
[GUIDE] B.U.G V2 ~ Full GAIA Town Guide

Game Guides
Gaia Cards
Gaia Cards FAQ
The Definitive Gaia Blackjack Guide

Gaia Slots

Gaia Fishing
Fishing Forum Ubersticky: Rules, How to Fish and more!
The Fish Exchange: How to Get Nifty Hats and Other Stuff

Profile and coding guides
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Basic Gaia (BB code etc)
CSS Profile Codes Tutorial - A Comprehensive Guide
Making Custom Profiles:. Everything You Need to Know


Sites outside of Gaia

General Information
Tektek.org - one of the most commonly used sites. Contains the Dream Avatar creator, Questbars, Profile codes, and a comprehensive items listing.
GAvSim.net (The Gaia Avatar Simulator) - similar to Tektek.org (I think this the original Avatar simulator though). Currently the Avatar simulator part itself is down but they have some good guides to look at.
.:: Gaia Tools ::. - a collection of tools that can be used for Gaia. Includes a profile archive, theme tester, shoutboxes, a random signature service, etc..
Wikipedia - Gaiaonline - general information about the site.
Gaiapedia - Basically a complete wiki for Gaia.
eLouai's Gaia Online Avatar Maker - another Dream Avatar creator.

Profiles
Profile archive on Gaia Tools - many profiles here. Also has a great profile editor which allows you to view what each piece of code you enter does.
Gaia Profiles on Tektek.org - has a good variety of profiles and codes available.  

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Art Links

Art tutorials, walkthroughs, and information.
Note: I will not be posting any tutorials with nudity in an attempt to follow Gaia's PG-13 rule (and for the sake of some of the younger members). By the same note I will not consider anatomy lessons as nudity if they are only muscular models.

Art Resource - **[TUTORIALS, PROGRAMS & TABLETS]**
A great resource right on Gaia. Contains numerous links to different types of tutorials.


Tutorials

CG painting
Basic CG painting tutorial
Painting a realistic face
Easy Way to Making Incredibly Detailed Skin



Walkthroughs
A walkthrough is basically another artist showing you their process as they create a specific piece. These are not tutorials, just step by step guides of the artists own process.

Walkthrough by Jeremy Enecio
Walkthrough by Mattias Snygg  

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