When looking for inspirations for characters...

A Creative Universe

Random posts of cool designs and interesting creatures. Links lead you to more and more arts.

National Geographic

The best nature photos. Colors are vibrant and articles are educational.

Mugshots.com

Mugshots of all sorts of people in the world. Sometimes there are links below the picture that has more information about what the person is convicted for. It is visually interesting to see people's faces, and also could be inspiring to read the stories.

Happy brainstorming!