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Psdtuts+ | Adobe Photoshop tutorials, from beginner to advanced.

http://psd.tutsplus.com/ In the past, Photoshop did not do a very good job of applying strokes to objects. Applying a dashed line to an object in Photoshop CS5, for instance, could take you about 20 minutes and required quite a few steps. In Photoshop CS6, however, the Photoshop team has simplified the process. In this episode of our Introduction to Photoshop CS6 series we will explain how to quickly apply strokes to your objects using these new features.

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A few Photoshop light effect tutorials that have caught my eye while looking over the tutorial sites, for me these produce the best results while using brushes, blurs and other media such as textures to create a top quality effect. http://www.designshard.com/
Web and graphic designers

Finding high quality wallpapers for the dual screen monitor setups is not always the easiest of tasks. Wallpapers are a stylish and simple way to brighten your desktop and decorate them with some colorful and vivid images. In this round up, we are presenting a fresh collection of dual screen wallpapers so that you can choose one that fits your tastes and style. Since its inception, Drupal has had the (rather infamous) reputation of being the developer’s CMS . Designing a website using Drupal meant hard-coding every aspect of the appearance of your website.

Noupe

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MyInkBlog | A Resource For All Things Design

In this giveaway, 5 lucky MyInkBlog readers will get a 1 year subscription to Shape 5’s Premium WordPress Theme Club worth $110 each. Who are Shape5? Shape 5 is one of the biggest and most experienced clubs for Joomla Templates, WordPress Themes, and PhpBB3 Styles around. http://www.myinkblog.com/
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Design with Swirls and Flourishes | MyInkBlog

It’s very common these days to see swirls and flourishes within graphic design. You can use brushes or vectors to achieve this look, but if you want to customize your own you’ll have to dig in and spend some time creating them. This swirl designs tutorial will cover some of the techniques you can use to create your own beautiful swirls and flourishes.
One of the most intriguing tools in Adobe Illustrator is the Spiral tool, not because of what it does – creates spirals – but because of the mysterious terms used its dialog box. http://www.webdesign.org/vector-graphics/adobe-illustrator/spiral-tool-mysteries-solved.7694.html

Spiral Tool Mysteries - Solved! | Adobe Illustrator

These graphic design resources are free, but there are some limitations to how they can be used.

Obsidian Dawn Resources - Photoshop & GIMP Brushes, Illustrator

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http://www.aivault.com/ I have been posting free Christmas clipart regularly since i created this blog a these freebies included , Free Elf character vector illustration , Snowflakes Vector brushes for illustrator , Borders and banners for christmas projects , Christmas Scatter brushes and symbols library for illustrator , Holiday Birds and Owls vector illustration , Free Christmas [...]

Artistic Inspirations AiVault graphic design blog

IIn this post, we’re going to learn about a bit about Illustrator’s Mesh tool.It’s one of the hardest tools to master in Illustrator, but if you want to achieve a 3-D look in your illustrations, you have to really understand how to use this tool properly.We’re going to create a Super Mario-style mushroom in order to better understand how to use this tool using a real life example.

Tutorial9 | Photoshop Tutorials, Photography Tuts, and Resources

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There seems to be a recent trend whereby creatives are aesthetically stripping down their online portfolios to their bare essentials. (UK-based web designer/web developer Kean Richmond recently discussed this trend in an article about "undesign" , and the possible reasons why this trend is becoming widespread.) Even the most ineffective, unattractive or simple of man-made objects have been designed in some way. http://sixrevisions.com/

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