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neocities

pomelo stellar art, i love her use of color! her site design is super stylish too :)
pastelhell super skilled pixel artist! i particularly love her scenes and isometric work

web dev

htmldog fantastic resource for html, css, and javascript! very neatly organized and provides opportunities to practice what you learn.
mdn web docs very well-organized resource that has heaps of info on everything you could ever need for web development. they have great learning plans if you don't know where to start!
khan academy i love khan academy. this goes straight to their html & css lessons, but they have resources on stuff like sql and javascript too!
opera web standards curriculum a superb intro to web standards and why they matter!
flexbox froggy really cute and fun game that helps you get a grasp on how flexbox works!
cliquestudios great guide to writing effective alt text.

graphics

emojibank a massive collection of emoticons!
mysmilies a hefty collection of classic smilies!
the largest 88x31 collection on the internet exactly what it sounds like, this page has TONS of buttons!
name that color gives a name to any hex code you can think of. really useful for writing!

art

i primarily use clip studio paint, so that's what most of my info is geared towards. sorry!

line of action super customizable resource for figure drawing practice
animal photo art reference shows you photos of animals from any angle! a total lifesaver (and also just fun to look around - i like this picture a lot)
reference angle inspired by animal photo art reference, this helps visualize the human head from a wide variety of angles
human proportions calculator by the same folks who made the wonderful book, anatomy for sculptors, this is a valuable quick reference for proportions
the dimensions of color the most comprehensive resource on color theory probably ever. absolutely invaluable
consumer aesthetics research institute an archive on popular aesthetics from the 70s til now. very sick.
settei dreams a huge library of concept art from anime & games!

writing

springhole home to a ton of generators, writing advice, and fun quizzes. one of my favorite sites :)

video creators

ben again mostly analysis on horror games. his videos on the strange men anthology are some of my favorites, and he's introduced me to a lot of games i love that i never would have found out about otherwise! always thoughtful and entertaining :)

ttrpgs

sly flourish a collection of gm resources and helpful articles
eureka eureka is brilliant. it's tailored to investigative mysteries and has incredible mechanics to encourage roleplay - composure is a stroke of genius, and the character traits are so much fun! it's still in development, but please check it out and support the creators; they've made something really special.
dungeonscrawl really useful tool for maps! both my dms have used it and it's been fantastic. also check out the creators's city generator!

just for fun :)

neal.fun a collection of cool projects! my favorites are the password game, infinite craft, wonders of street view, and the deep sea :)
mcmansion hell one of my favorite websites maybe ever. really funny architectural criticism
nicky case super cool interactive experiences - adventures with anxiety is something i'm particularly grateful for
flashpoint archive an incredible archive of old flash games and animations.
orb.farm make an ecosystem. do it now
karinoyo super sick generators for things like religions, characters, and populations.
seventh sanctum i've been using this website since i was like eight. generators for everything you can think of. it kicks ass.
watabou's procgen arcana a collection of location generators. fun to play with and super useful for dungeon masters! check out their itch page for more projects :)
songs of the eons real detailed world generator. development is on hiatus, but the current build is extremely dope.