The Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day' for 2011. Every day at 5pm the Sifter posts the Picture of the Day. Below you will find a collection of the Sifter’s Top 50 from 2011. It’s hard to imagine the year is almost over, time seems to fly faster each successive year so it’s fun to take a moment and look back at the year that was.
Click any of the pictures below to be taken to the individual post to learn more about the photographer and picture taken. Enjoy and stay sifty my friends! Simon Tong Photography. Little red riding hood by Shlomi Nissim. Kait. 30 Great Free Paper Backgrounds and Textures. One of the best free stuff Graphic Designers can find on the Web for free are high resolution backgrounds and textures. Long gone are the days when you had to buy very expensive CDs in order to obtain good quality backgrounds for your design projects. By that time, marble and granite textures were all the rage. But now it seems that paper is becoming the new king. Lots of Web Designers are embracing the delicate look of a piece of paper with a subtle shadow. Free high resolution Paper Textures and Backgrounds Click on each image sample to go to the high resolution version download page. Author: Playingwithbrushes | License: Some rights reserved Author: Splendor and Demise | License: Some rights reserved Author: CGTextures | License: Some restrictions apply Author: Crinity | License: Some rights reserved Author: Christie Lacy | License: Some rights reserved Author: Spiteful-Pie-Stock | License: Some rights reserved Author: Nevermoregraphics | License: Contact the author.
Carving Landscapes Out of Books by Guy Laramee. Browsing Photography on deviantART. Mysterious Trees. I love trees – I just do - the quirkier, the better! I came across some photos that I wanted to share. Take a look and enjoy! A Beautiful “Tree Tunnel!” Gnarled Trees in a Row The Trees Stand Alone Vibrant Roots. 14 Advanced Level Photoshop CS5 Video Tutorials. In this post, we will learn some Master Strokes of Phtososhop CS5. This is a collection of Video tutorials, tips and tricks and methods of working with the very latest features of Adobe Photoshop. These are the magic tricks that raise you from the level of an average user, to an admirable pro, who has right to brag about his skills.
If you think you know Photoshop very well, let’s see if you already know this stuff. I believe even the masters would learn something here. Compositing and Selecting Hair Adobe Photoshop CS5 has a GREAT NEW Feature called Edge Detection. Photoshop CS5: New Blend Modes In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use the new blendmodes in Photoshop CS5. Advanced Motion Blur Masking and Blending This Adobe Photoshop CS5 tutorial will get you through the toughest motion blur with flying colors. Adobe Photoshop CS5 – PatchMatch Quick Techniques to Create a Panorama Special techniques with Content-Aware Fill The amazing new feature in Photoshop CS5: the Content-Aware Fill.
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