Drawn!
Illustration and cartooning blog. Offers scanned images of illustrations by various artists. Cartoons included. Be sure to check out the archives for even more drawings. Many different types of illustrations such as 3D, collage, and cartooning. Also includes interviews with illustrators.

Monart School of Arts
School has developed techniques for teaching art and right brain functions. Monart has schools around the country in the Midwest, South, West, Southwest and Northeast. They even have a few schools in Canada. Be sure to check out the resource store for books and other items related to drawing.

Wikipedia: Illustration
A huge amount of information on drawing, illustration and the history and basic tenets of art. Includes information on applying medium and topics such as tone, layout and perspective. Also check out articles on traditional animation, figure drawing, and computer aided designs.

The Art Institutes
Areas of study include design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts. The school has more than 35 locations around the United States. Take classes in real time or online, whatever suits your artistic spirit the best. Also offers some study abroad options that might appeal to those wanting to study the art of other countries.

MyDrawings.com
This website describes itself as online graffiti. Register for free to start your own online illustrations. You can also look at other people's artwork by clicking on the featured drawings, the world canvas, the highest rated works of art or the most recently posted illustrations.

Amazon: Illustration
So many excellent resources for illustrators, that it's impossible to list them all.  Includes titles such as All About Techniques in Illustration, Illusive: Contemporary Illustration and Its Context and The Illustrator's Bible: The Complete Sourcebook of Tips.

Basic Definition of Drawing
Site covers the basics of drawing. Discusses how art has been appreciated since the Renaissance. Gives many historical examples of illustration, from petroglyphs, to work by Leonardo Da Vinci, to Michelangelo and on to Nicolas Poussin. Be sure to check out the drawing glossary.

I Am Cartoon
Unique service converts photograph to a cartoon. Find out how the service works to get your photograph to illustrated form. Be sure to visit the samples page to get an idea of how the photograph might convert into a cartoon. Prices start as low as $15.00.

Drawing Tutorials
Interested in learning the basics of illustration? Check out the free tutorials on this site: face drawing tutorial, pastel painting, eye drawing, nose drawing, hair drawing, how to shade and many drawing tools, tips, and information on different illustration techniques.

AMS Digital Design
Site offers digital design and illustration services. Be sure to look through the online portfolio and spend some time perusing the fashion illustrations, fashion cartoons, lifestyle drawings, figure drawings and then take the time to view some really amazing fashion animations.

Children's Authors & Illustrators
Huge lists of children's authors and illustrators. Many offer advice on their site for budding wanna be illustrators and writers. Site it split into three sections: Authors A-J, Authors K-P and Authors Q-Z. Also offers many additional resources on the Internet for authors and illustrators.

Shutterstock
Purchase illustrations of a wide variety of topics. Subscribe to the service by the month ($199.00 for 25 downloads a day) or by the year to save $389.00. The FAQ page answers questions about topics such as light boxes and what stock photography is.

Ben Craving
Website of a talented professional illustrator. Craving offers samples of his work online. Mr. Craving has created some interesting characters, which are available for licensing. Site layout offers many ideas for the illustrator just going into the business and how to make a living at illustration.

Cartoon World
Not only can you purchase unique and signed cartoons at this site, but also available is information on making a career as a freelance artist. Visit the bulletin board for details on various artists, get the latest news in the cartoon world and web services for cartoonists.

Writing for Children
A detailed FAQ for new illustrators detailing the children's book industry. Information such as what to study in school to become an illustrator, how to contact a publisher and creating a professional portfolio. Includes many other details about children's books that beginners will find helpful.

Artschools.com
Search for art schools in the searchable database. Search by state, subject, degree or country. Don't miss the special section on online art schools. Quite a few articles on topics related to a career in art, such as salaries, art school rankings, scholarships and jobs in art.

How to Illustrate a Book
Basic information on breaking into the book illustrating business. Answers questions, such as how to get a job and working through book drafts. Also check out articles such as how to make a sketchbook

Cartoon Institute
Learn the fine art of cartooning. Site offers samples of cartoons drawn by students. Many items included in the cartooning pack. The cost of the course includes all the items you'll need to complete the course. Get details on how to register and fees involved on the registration page.

Learning How to Draw
Drawing lessons teach students how to draw. Lesson plan notes for teachers who want practical lessons they can share with their students. Includes basics such as the basics of shadows, methods of shading, in three dimensions and portraits

Creative Pro Reviews
Reviews of different illustration software programs. Adobe Creative Suite, Concept Draw Professional, Deep Paint 3D and Poser. Site also offers training services, portfolio showcase, books on creative endeavors and a store with additional items for the illustrator.