I am someone who is of the belief that the best artist communities are built out of sharing resources and information freely. Hot artists don't gatekeep! So, I will be sharing what I use. I hope some of the things here may be of use to you! Everything listed past the "hardware" and "software" sections are free.

Hardware

• Computer: Microsoft Surface Pro 6
• Pen: Microsoft Surface Pen

Software

• Standard: Clip Studio Paint Version 5
• Pixel art: Aseprite (note: the free alternative is LibreSprite)

Brushes

Standard Artwork

• Lineart: the standard G-pen or Qamala's Graphic Marker with opacity turned off
• Halftones: the built-in halftone feature or d0ttie!tones brushes
• Gradients and blending: The default soft airbrush tool, or the triangle particle blend from the Textured Blenders pack

Paintings

• Lineart: Pencil R (鉛筆R)
• Skin shading: TPU Skin Brush (やわ肌ブラシ)
• Other shading: 濃い水彩 and 水多め from the ペン・ブラシ brush pack, and border of watercolor G-pen (水彩境界Gペン).

Educational

Books

• How to Draw Manga Furries: The Complete Guide to Anthropomorphic Fantasy Characters
• Morpho Fat And Skin Folds Anatomy For Artists
• Perspective Made Easy

Videos & Playlists

• "I Studied Character Design - Here's (almost) EVERYTHING I know."
• "How to improve your art with SPIDER-VERSE" (a method on studying a different art style from yours)
• Critter BREAKS IT DOWN (breaking down art concepts)
• CRITTERCISMS (constructive criticism of submitted artwork while teaching art concepts)

Tutorials & Guides

• An inside look on how to draw Black hair
• THE Pixel Art Tutorial
• PurpleKecleon's Brief Explanation of Color Theory (note: the original artist behind this guide is heinous and predatory, but the information is still good, though, so I have linked a repost. PurpleKecleon should not be supported.)
• How to Think About Composition

References

• AfroIndex (Black hair styles)
• Hato King (hands)
• POSEMANIACS (poses)
• AdorkaStock (poses)
• Figurosity (poses)
• faestock (poses)
• jademacalla
• theposearchives
• Unsplash (general stock image site, disallows AI)
• Pexels (general stock image site, disallows AI)

YouTubers

• tppo (studying other artists and explaining their techniques)
• pikart (general art education)

Misc

• Clip Studio Asset Store (brushes, patterns, and other assets/materials for Clip Studio, lots of which are free)
• Line of Action (gesture drawing)