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Free Texture Friday – Rust 2
Rust is an always useful texture for most designers, and I’m proud to bring you some of my personal favorites this week. These were shot on a very old, very rusty train bridge that runs over a river around here. I think they have a lot of character and can translate that into your designs.…
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Incredible Macro Photographs of Insects
Insects are one of the best subjects for macro photography, because there is so much detail to their behavior and physical appearance that is not readily apparent from a distance. When zooming in and taking a macro photograph, the level of details is immense and it’s almost as if photographing a tiny, separate world. Here…
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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…
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Free Texture Friday – Grungy Window
I found this derilict abandoned building a while back and discovered these textures on the old windows. They’re perfect for grunging up your design a little (or a lot). Enjoy!
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Professional Looking iPhone Photographs
You don’t need a bagful of gear to take good photographs, so before going out to buy that new lens or filter, make sure it’s actually something you need. Many of us are always chasing the newest, best equipment, when in reality, we’re walking around with all that we need to take professional photographs, right…
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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…
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Free Texture Friday – Wood 2
Today I’ve got an always useful set of wood textures for you guys. I feel that there’s never a point in time when a designer can have too many wood textures, they’re just so versatile. Leave me a comment if you guys have any texture requests for future posts. Enjoy!
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Adorable Photographs of Baby Animals
Baby animals are always adorable, and because they are young and often more rambunctious, their unpredictability and energy often lends itself to great photographs. Additionally, they are often easier to photograph, because even for aggressive animals such as lions, tigers and bears, the baby animals are easier to approach and less dangerous. Here are some…
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Free Sets of Actions to Improve Your Photos
If you’re post processing your photographs in Photoshop, you’re aware of the many powerful tools available at your discretion. Whether it’s adjusting brightness, contrast, color balance, saturation, blur or other aspects, Photoshop is great for making subtle alterations to photographs. Just don’t overuse alterations, and understand that you can’t turn a bad photograph into a…
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Free Texture Friday – B&W Noise
Today I’ve got a set of black and white noise textures for you guys. These are ready to import into Photoshop and will work perfectly for achieving that “retro” look on your designs and illustrations. To use them simple paste them into a new layer on top of your photograph or design and set the…
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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!…
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Creative Examples of Humor in Photography
Humor is an element that photographers often try to integrate into their photographs, trying either to add it as a subtle influence or trying to take overtly amusing photographs. However, humor is a difficult element to add into photography because it can often come across as forced or contrived. The best examples of humor in…
