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Free download: Hand Drawn Floral Set Free download: Hand Drawn Floral Set

Forget the Farmer’s Market. Today we have a 100% organic bouquets of gorgeous graphic floral designs from Stock Graphic Designs at a price that will make you stop and smell the roses.The Hand Drawn Floral Set 9 normally sells for…

50+ PSD UI Web design elements 50+ PSD UI Web design elements

I’m a big believer in not reinventing the wheel when it comes to web design.If someone has already created something that fits what you need and/or want, and especially if that element is available for free, then why waste your…


Design a forest inspired Tumblr theme in Photoshop Design a forest inspired Tumblr theme in Photoshop

Advertise here with BSATumblr… is a micro-blogging platform that allows users to easily publish snippets of information to the web, such as a photo or photo set, a video, a quote or just a paragraph.It is often used as

How to Design a 1980s Movie Poster in Photoshop How to Design a 1980s Movie Poster in Photoshop

In this article, we’re going to start by looking at a few inspirational movie posters from the 1980s which we’ll use for inspiration.Then, we’re going to use Adobe Photoshop to create a 1980′s style movie poster for our fictitious film…

Exclusive Freebie: “Funkies Patterns” Exclusive Freebie: “Funkies Patterns”

We’re excited to bring you another great free resource to our expanding collection of freebies here on WDD.This one is called “Funkies Patterns”… and includes 10 amazing psychedelic/retro pattern designs that you can use in Photoshop.The patterns were designed exclusively

Applying Color Schemes Requires Seeing Them Anew Applying Color Schemes Requires Seeing Them Anew

Many online resources exist for designers to explore, tweak and download great color combinations.Playing with complementary, analogous, monochromatic and other combinations opens us to exciting possibilities, and there’s no shortage of freebies.But there’s a difference between a winning color scheme…

Amazing Holiday Brushes from BrushLovers Amazing Holiday Brushes from BrushLovers

Our new website, BrushLovers, was just launched last month and is already becoming immensely popular, with thousands of free downloads every day of our unique designer collection of Photoshop Brushes.Over the past few weeks we’ve been adding loads of exciting…

50 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials of 2010 50 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials of 2010

Photoshop… is probably one of the most indispensable pieces of software in a designer’s toolbox.It can be used for everything from retouching photos to creating entire web layouts or original artwork.And specific design tutorials are a great way to familiarize

Photoshop lover? Then you may be a brush lover, too! Photoshop lover? Then you may be a brush lover, too!

Have your clients ever told you “make it pop” or “add more personality”…?We’re guessing you’ve been there and this is why we love Photoshop brushes so much…With little effort you can use one or more brushes to enhance or

7 Reasons Why I Choose Fireworks Over Photoshop 7 Reasons Why I Choose Fireworks Over Photoshop

My name is Russell McGovern and I use Fireworks to design websites. There, I said it. I could be wrong, but it feels like I’m in a small minority; among web designers, the application of choice seems to be Photoshop.…

Exploring Photoshop’s Angle Gradient Tool Exploring Photoshop’s Angle Gradient Tool

The angle gradient tool is an overlooked gem tucked away in Photoshop’s toolbar.
Often passed over for its more popular sibling, the linear gradient tool, angle… gradients create clockwise blends of color around the point a user clicks.
Most people

Taking Photoshop’s Curves Beyond Highlights and Shadows Taking Photoshop’s Curves Beyond Highlights and Shadows

Photoshop’s Curves… is a flexible control that can brighten or darken parts of a layer based on the layer’s luminosity.
Editing tones in an image—not just grays and not always photos—can do more than fix highlights and shadows.
Curves can

Opacity + Photoshop Blend Modes = Pattern Magic Opacity + Photoshop Blend Modes = Pattern Magic

Forget the clone stamp, paint bucket and pattern presets. When it comes to creating patterns, the ability to duplicate a layer is one of Photoshop’s greatest features.
Semitransparent shapes can be very useful when creating repeated geometric “textures”… of color

Creating and Applying Natural Textures Creating and Applying Natural Textures

Textures… make a website feel tangible.
They give content a relationship to the physical world, a sense of place and a reality that people can relate to.
Unfortunately, simulating physical textures isn’t as simple as shooting a photo or running

Adobe Creative Suite 5 Brings Sexy Back Adobe Creative Suite 5 Brings Sexy Back

Adobe will unveil its new Creative Suite 5 on Monday April 12th at 8AM PDT, just a few hours from now.
You can catch the official launch online here, however, if you can’t wait, we’ll be revealing all the juicy…

How To Create A Vintage Camera in Photoshop How To Create A Vintage Camera in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial, we’ll reproduce a fairly old camera: a Halina Super 35X.
We’ll use various tools and techniques to create a vintage camera from scratch…, from the basic Marquee Tools (to create simple shapes) to the

A Collection of Free iPad Icons, Tutorials and PSDs A Collection of Free iPad Icons, Tutorials and PSDs

Since its controversial release, the iPad has been both criticized and admired by the design community.
In this post we have compiled a list of great resources, that teach you how to create your own iPad icons…, as well as

20 Years of Adobe Photoshop 20 Years of Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop has been a part of every web designer’s life since they picked up their first mouse.
On February 10th, 2010, Photoshop turns twenty. To mark this anniversary, we’ve come up with an article that takes you through the evolution …

Drop-Shadows and Gradients: Be Consistent in Your Visual Metaphors Drop-Shadows and Gradients: Be Consistent in Your Visual Metaphors

Drop-shadows and gradients… are two of the most common design elements on the web.
You’ll find them accompanying many different styles. They’re handy effects for web designers because they’re attractive, useful and easy to create with any graphics program. But

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