Archive for March, 2010

Crystal Stars: Vector Pack

Posted: 31st March 2010 by admin in Resources, Vectors
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Vectors! Vectors! I love vectors. I collect them.  I look at them. I search them out. I blog about them.  Now if I only had the first clue what to do with them I could have a business or sumpin. Oh well….evidently this guy Isaac Gube over at Design Instruct knows what’s going on which [...]

A nice little set of Foliage and Flourishes for use as both Vectors and Brushes presented by myinkblog in conjunction with ArtBox7. Enjoy!
Freebies: Foliage Flourishes – Vectors & Brushes | MyInkBlog.

A few more free vectors, this time abstract, from MyInkBlog.  I really like these and am working on a design right now that I may be able to use them in….thanks Rob!
10 Free Geometric Abstract Vectors | MyInkBlog.

Hrm, with so much grunge out there, I think I may have to create a Grunge Category and tag and start adding that to things, what do you think?  Meanwhile check these Grungy Spray Vectors out from MyInkBlog in conjunction with Fuel Your Creativity.
10 Free Grungy Spray Vectors | MyInkBlog.

Oh I think these are so extremely super cool.  I have no idea why, but it’s something I just had to have.  I bet in ten years or so you’re going to see me on one of those Hoarder shows, only it will be “The Dangers of Virtual Hoarding.”  The only physical evidence you’ll find [...]

Check out the vibrant, beautiful and inspirational photography of Craig Copley – just fantastic!
Craig Copley Photography – Fine Art and Custom Photography.

Another set of Photoshop brushes, like you don’t have enough already…wait, what am I saying!  From Best Design Options.
20 Flower Brushes for Photoshop (Part 1) | Best Design Options.

Gurney Journey

Posted: 31st March 2010 by admin in Blog, Design, Resources
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Sometimes it’s really important to keep your eye on the ball and brush up on the basics.  This is a blog that was introduced to me by my painting Prof…I was already familiar with James Gurney of Dinotopia fame, but not his blog.  He provides amazing wisdom on all subjects artistic, mainly in the area [...]

One more on the Tuesday Tutorial train, even though it’s technically Wednesday (I have 12 hours of class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so the day doesn’t end till I say it does, dagnabbit).
This tut, from Vectortuts+ is a goldmine.  It shows how easy it is to source materials from simple things like a basic picture [...]

Really awesome tut over at Digital Arts Online.  This one is complex and time consuming but full of great information and techniques, definitely worth the time to walk through, even if you get around to it in stages.  Sometimes I work on several tuts at a time, especially when I’m trying to master a new [...]