Archive for December, 2007

MC and HNY!

I wish you cheerful Holidays and a lot’s of happiness, health, love and success through the next year!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

bsilvia :)

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Don’t spend a dime for Christmas!

Be different! Be among the first in this new revolution! Say NO to the tyranny of the new age called Christmas shopping pressure. Marketing companies see you as a sheep that only needs to work – earn and spend. But, guess what, it doesn’t say anywhere that you have to spend money for Christmas!!! I checked in the Bible the other day. I checked the Constitution as well. You DON’T NEED TO SPEND MONEY FOR CHRISTMAS. Nothing bad will happen to you.

To give to the ones you love is fine. It’s cool, but here is another good news – they will appreciate the time you took to make something for them with your own hands. They will appreciate it, that’s for sure.

Make a picture, a drawing, a poem or frame a photography. Make a cake or prepare a dinner surprise. Think think think! Don’t just rush in some super-store and spend spend spend just because everyone does it!

Be creative. Be yourself. Don’t be a sheep just following the herd.

Here you can download gift cards (or little greeting cards: 2,55″x3,7″) and print them (9 cards – one paper sheet A4 or letter size). Cut them on the lines, fold on the dashed lines and make them yours.

Little greeting cards or gift cards, free download

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Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to create, fast and simple, but effective, winter scene in Photoshop. Use it for your own postcard, greeting card or scrapbook page.

1. Create a new document 6”x4” and color the background using Linear Gradient Tool with light blue (cyan) to white like this:

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

2. To make hills landscape use the Elliptical Marquee Tool and make some ellipses on a new layer holding down the “Shift” button like this:

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

3. Fill the hills shape with the same linear gradient fill you used for the background. Copy the “hills” layer and flip the layer horizontally. Now, lower the upper “hills” layer a bit. Reduce the opacity of the hills in the background (lower „hills“ layer) to 50%

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

4. It should look like this:

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

5. Add some white thick brush strokes in the blue area and

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

6. use the Blur Tool (50) to create the clouds effect.

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

7. It should look like this:

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

8. Now we need some trees? Yes. Use Polygonal Lasso Tool and create triangle as shown on the following screen shot.

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

9. Then, press Shift key and while holding it down make another two triangles and the trunk as presented on the following screen shots.

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

10. Now it’s time to fill the trees with some color. For that purpose we will use the gradient that we used earlier in this tutorial. Convert the tree to a Smart Object – later you can duplicate it and change it’s size without loosing it’s quality.

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

11. When done with trees, merge all layers that contain trees and copy it.

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

12. Duplicate the trees layer. Drag one of them between two layers with hills. Flip that layer horizontally (that hill is already flipped so the tress will match).

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

13. Now we need some snowflakes. A perfect opportunity to use my “Snowy skies” Photoshop brush. Let’s make it white.

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

14. set the snowflakes layer opacity to 50%.

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

15. Simple winter scene in Photoshop is done!

Winter scene, Photoshop tutorial

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Few Simple Samples


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© Photographer: bsilvia | Agency: Dreamstime.com


© Photographer: bsilvia | Agency: Dreamstime.com

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Snowy sky – Photoshop brushes

Today I have: Snowy sky Photoshop brushes set of 13, hi-res! Subscribe to my newsletter and get immediate access to loads of free Photoshop brushes and other freebies!

I transferred my blog from graphics-illustrations.blogspot.com! I have done a lot of things but works are still in progress, so please be patient :)

Snowy Sky Photoshop Brushes set

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Usage examples


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© Photographer: bsilvia | Agency: Dreamstime.com

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On the Other Hand

In order to grab customers attention companies are making every elegant and eye-catching websites. You can add different types of graphics in your website with the help of Photoshop, Flash and Fireworks. But to show your presence on net domain name registration is must for web hosting. There are many webhosting companies which are provides good internet speed for downloading better than the speed up dsl connection along with other services such as seo solutions, ip phones. But among these services most important one is advertising. Once the site is made website then online advertising plays an important role for your site that might include affiliate marketing as well. Nowadays one of the most up-coming methods is ppc advertising where you only have to give money when your ad is clicked by any potential customer. This marketing also helps in improving the search engine optimization page ranking.

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Grunge Heart Brushes, Photoshop download

Subscribe to my newsletter and download grunge heart brushes, set of 23! Inspired by this beautiful blog by my friend Gretchen - I was :) (Yoda talk)

Now, really, heartaday is really a nice project and therefore I would like to dedicate this new photoshop brush to it.

Therefore, the theme of this brush – heart is. Download grunge heart brushes (I’ll have to think of some other theme else for Valentine’s day but what the heck)

Visit heartaday too, Gretchen is out to make 1001 pieces of heart-themed art using different media.

Grunge Hearts Photoshop brushes set

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Sticky note(s)

Do you love the web and want to publish web design tutorials? And if you want a good web design, just like you make on Photoshop, then you need web hosting. There are many companies like bluehost, lunarpages, netfirms which are providing best web hosting services. These providers offer services like web site hosting services, internet phone service and complete seo solution. Along with webhosting cheap domain names and other services; it also provide cheap ip phones rate along with high speed and quality network.

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Domain name and web server change

Today’s news are: I bought the domain name: graphics-illustrations.com and I hosted it at Siteground.com (all of my domains are hosted there).

Now I’m thinking about possible problems before my DNS is activated:

  • what’s going to happen’ to all the links to specific pages from my blogs and other web sites?
  • how do I retain my visitors?
  • should I consider running my blog on blogger parralel to my new site at the same time for a while?
  • do I have to change my blog design and improve it?

I really don’t know what will happen after I transfer my blog to new domain… and I’m kinda’ afraid of the whole procedure!

When I started this blog I didn’t dream that I will have 2000+ visitors daily after only 5 months… and I didn’t consider any other domain name or web hosting but this one at blogger.com…

In the meantime take a look at bsilvia.com and see what’s happening!

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How Much Is Your Blog Worth?

December 12, 2007 |  by bsilvia  |  Announcements  |  , , , , , , ,  |  No Comments

Any blog buyers out there? :) - now is the time to do it. Special price, just before Christmas.


My blog is worth $25,404.30.
How much is your blog worth?

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Christmas images giveaway – winners!

December 11, 2007 |  by bsilvia  |  Announcements  |  , , ,  |  No Comments

And the winners are:

liv, with:
Image # 386282 grey-design element
Image # 301955 brown-retro grunge
Image # 301857 blue background-swirls

janice, with:
Image # 302482
Image # 2010081
Image # 299710

heartaday, with:
Image #443321
Image #579018
Image #301955

Congrats to all! :)

liv – please contact me on my e-mail!

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How to create big popart circle in Photoshop – video tutorial

Link: video tutorial on how to create big popart circle in Photoshop

I feel good and I don’t like sitting in front of my computer at this stage. No! I’m kind of a lazy since Friday. At Saturday I was in Graz :) and yesterday I was walking through my city and take some photos!

Now, weekend is over and work has to be done.

Back then in July I posted one tutorial named: How to create big popart circle in Photoshop. Since then I received many questions, comments and emails that tutorial doesn’t work in CS3… well, it’s working and I decided to do video tutorial, simple and fast, easy and short.

Watch the video tutorial on how to create big popart circle in Photoshop or visit a step by step tutorial here.

Usage samples:

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(Winners will be announced soon)

Enjoy!

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Another day, another job

I’m like „crazy cat lady“ but only without cats, I’m the one with plenty of work to do. I’m kind a „crazy working lady“.

And I love cats! Oh, yesssss! And I can’t have one ‘cos I’m living on 4th floor and I have a big terrace without the proper fence. Not to mention that my husband is allergic to a cat fur. Sadly :(

Why I’m sayin’ it? Yesterday my friend Marina (the one who’s working as a part-time make-up artist and stylist) asked me to back her up in case of emergency while she is away (for a month or so). She works as a web designer in S&T company here in Zagreb. She is going to New Zealand with her husband for a whooooleeee month! Oh, boy, I’m so green eyed! :)

I used to back her up before, and it’s was pretty easy.

I think I’ll try to rest for next two days. Until Monday visit my blogs: 404 039 is the number, bsilvia.com and blogffiliate.com!

C’ ya in Monday!

You can download 3 (three) Christmas/New Year images for free on Blogffiliate.com!

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Sticky note(s)

Christmas images giveaway! Deadline: December 9th!

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Christmas Trees Grunge Photoshop brushes

Ladies and gentleman, today I bring you – a new brush – Subscribe to my newsletter and get Christmas trees grunge Photoshop brushes set of 23!

Today I was dealing with the bureaucracy. But since I have pills of happiness named Colostrum, which is in fact the substance extracted form the fresh cow milk (and not only from cows living in New Zealand) – I’m happy! There is no such bureaucracy that will spoil my good will.

But, enough talking – help yourself – download the Christmas tree brushes, for Photoshop, of course.

Make my day, make something nice and mention me on your blog… news… TV… podcast… show some appreciation… whatever you choose.

Grunge Christmas Trees, Photoshop brushes

Love,
S :)

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