Free Resources and Inspiration For Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks

From beginners to pros, we all could use a little hand.
That´s what this blog is about.

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segunda-feira, 21 de fevereiro de 2011

Cool Text



Cool Text is a FREE graphics generator for web pages and anywhere else you need an impressive logo without a lot of design work.  

Simply choose what kind of image you would like.  Then fill out a form and you'll have your own custom image created on the fly.


{by CoolText}



sexta-feira, 4 de fevereiro de 2011

30 Best Websites to Download Free PSD Files



Today I would like to share the best websites for downloading PSD graphics.

PSD files are very useful resources for learning purpose because you can see all the layers and also what techniques have been used to create the work.

Some of the listed websites will be well known, but you’ll be surprised that they provide free PSD files.

I hope you will like this collection and find it useful.


{by 1stWebDesigner}



Free Photoshop Layer Styles from John Woods



Brass with Tarnish Layer Styles

Scroll down for some free layer styles for Photoshop 7, Photoshop CS, and Photoshop Elements 2.0 (or higher).

These layer styles were created by John Woods who has offered them freely to the Photoshop community. Click the thumbnail preview to download the .zip file, then see the instructions below for unzipping and loading the styles into Photoshop.

Follow the links to additional pages for even more layer styles.

If you find these files useful, I would appreciate a link back to this site [http://graphicssoft.about.com/].

Enjoy!


{by GraphicSoft}



quarta-feira, 2 de fevereiro de 2011

An Illustrator’s Project From Start to Finish



In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through the steps of how to create an illustration art piece so that you can witness what goes behind a digital illustrator’s work, as well as gain some new insights for your own projects’ workflow. We’ll go through conceptualization and idea gathering, creating illustrations in Illustrator, and then finishing the piece in Photoshop.


{by DesignInstruct}



A Collection of Free Photoshop Stain Brush Sets



This next post, is actually a compilation of a cool resource that we often encounter and sometimes annoys us most especially if we do the washing.

This post on Free Photoshop Stain Brush Sets showcases an ordinary stain that has been turned into photoshop brushes for enhancing a simple design or artwork.

Check out the brushes that we have collected and start downloading the resources of your choice…

One can never have too many brushes!

Enjoy!!!


{by Naldzgraphics}



terça-feira, 1 de fevereiro de 2011

Adobe Fireworks customized oil splatter stroke for background



The final outcome of this tutorial is as shown above.
·         To begin with I opened a new canvas of size 900x900
·         Drew a vector square covering the complete canvas
·         Provided gradient radial fill in shades of blue as shown below…


{by Imajine}



Vector Square Ornament



Designed by: palmateerDesign

LICENSE: - It’s free to use it in personal or commercial projects - If you place these graphics on another site for others to download, please provide backlink to Craftsmanspace website - You may not resell these graphics. - Make something and if you have time send me a link so I can check it out.


{by QVectors}