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  • Creating Professional Posters in Photoshop

    Creating Professional Posters in Photoshop

    Posters can be vector artworks that are created to be able to be printed at any size, or they can be raster graphics for advertising posters, movie posters, or even just regular digital art. Creating a poster isn’t terribly difficult, but there are some rules to follow, and of course, you have to have a…

  • Photoshop Typography and Text Effect Tutorials

    Photoshop Typography and Text Effect Tutorials

    Photoshop can be a great tool for creating all sorts of digital art, and it can be used to create awesome text and typography effects for digital art and printing. If you’re into photomanipulations and graphic design as well as photography, you can manipulate your own stock photographs into your work, or you can create…

  • Out of this World Photo manipulation Tutorials

    Out of this World Photo manipulation Tutorials

    Photomanipulation allows artists to create out of this world imaginative artworks, whether it’s using subtle replacement and matte painting techniques, or complete photoreal manipulations that couldn’t exist in real life. Photomanipulation is one of the most essential skills for aspiring designers. Here are some of the best photomanipulation tutorials that will teach you valuable techniques!…

  • Creative Photography Business Cards

    Creative Photography Business Cards

    When you’re a freelance photographer, or if you work for an agency but are trying to get new clients, having a business card to hand out to potential clients is a must. One of the great things about being in the photography business is that there are some really creative ways you can communicate your…

  • Examples of Textures in Computer Graphics

    Examples of Textures in Computer Graphics

    Over the past few months, StockVault has posted a number of free textures and resources, and additionally some examples of when and how to use textures in the various artistic fields. Textures are incredibly important in computer graphics, as the realism of the texture is what makes the environment look realistic. The way the light…

  • Examples of Textures in Graphic Design

    Examples of Textures in Graphic Design

    Continuing our series on textures, in this post, you’ll find examples of textures in amazing graphic designs. Textures are useful for a variety of purposes, so if you want to learn how to use them, check out our post Unleashing the Power of Textures. These graphic designs will get you inspired to use textures in…

  • Inspiring Examples of Textured Web Designs

    Inspiring Examples of Textured Web Designs

    Earlier this week, I wrote a post about Unleashing the Secret Power of Textures, and this post serves as an inspirational follow up that is full of examples on how textures can be used. Textures are a great way to enhance a web design, so here are some great examples of textured web designs. The…

  • Unleashing the Secret Power of Textures
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    Unleashing the Secret Power of Textures

    Textures are one of the most overlooked aspects of web design and graphic design. While textures initially came to popularity as a method of applying surface detail to computer graphics, they have since expanded and become useful for other styles of digital art as well. Historically, textures were simple images that were mapped onto a…

  • Creative Poster Designs and Artworks

    Creative Poster Designs and Artworks

    Poster design is one of the most important areas of print design, as posters are often used for advertising and promotion.  Additionally, designers love to hang posters in their rooms to inspire their creativity and to show off their work. In this collection, you’ll find creative poster designs and artworks to get you inspired for…

  • Beautiful Examples of Blue Business Cards

    Beautiful Examples of Blue Business Cards

    Blue is one of the most appealing colors to the eye, and the different shades of blue can evoke feelings of royalty with deep blues, to cleanliness and happiness with lighter shades of blue. Possibly the most common color for designers (aside from grayscales), blue is one of the easiest colors to design with. Here…

  • Fun and Useful Image Manipulation Tutorials

    Fun and Useful Image Manipulation Tutorials

    Photomanipulations are one of the best ways for people to begin using Photoshop, as it exposes you to a wide variety of techniques within the program while still allowing for a base image to be worked on, reducing the problems with color control, composition, contrast and quality. Thus, you can quickly learn how to manipulate,…