Archive for August, 2008

Photoshop Brushes in Action: Bride and Groom

Gang,

Had a kind of the urge to show you maybe some other approaches to Photoshop brushes and their usage. Of course, the possibilities are limitless and this is one of them.

I used a Photoshop Hearts brush,but much more is available in this Wedding brushes package which is on sale now ->

So, this is just a small sample on what can be done with brushes in, like, 120 seconds. Fast and simple!

Speak soon!
Silvia

P.S.
Let me know if you’d like to know how exactly I made the image above.

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Photo Corners - Yet Another Great Photoshop Brushes Set

Photo Corners – Yet Another Great Photoshop Brushes Set

Gang!
What I’ve got here is something completely different. Something new. And one of those “how did I not think about this before!” things.

It’s useful for all of you who have photos of your friends, family, pets, photos from travel or important and not so important events.

So, if you don’t have any photographs, that’s fine, I respect that, but then it just might be a little harder to apply the brand new, amazing, one and only:

Photo Corners Photoshop Brushes set (20+20)

Photoshop Brushes Cornres

Yes, that’s right. Photo Corners. Great add-on decoration for your photos. Whether you are into scrapbooking, photography (especially wedding photography) or just a photographer enthusiast, these will come very handy and will add that final add-on to your photos to make them stand out and get the treatment they deserve. Whether it be photos of your parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, girlfriends, boyfriends … you name it.

Photoshop brushes - Photo Corners (20+20)So, as I said, there are 20 of them and then another 20 – inverse. It is a wide selection that should cover all of your photo corners needs.

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As usual, I also prepared something to give away for free. A LITE version of 3 (+3 inverse) brushes.

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[ DOWNLOAD Free LITE edition ] – 5 days subscription-free download is over now – Join Green Bulb Gang and download for free this and other FREE Photoshop Brushes sets, vectors, graphics and more!

What else to say?

Photoshop brushes Photo Corners are here for you to use them and enjoy them and create more great graphics.

Have fun creating!

Love,
Silvia

P.S.
If you want the PREMIUM 20+20 version of these brushes for FREE, go and get 24 Photoshop brushes set (800+ PREMIUM commercial brushes) for 1/2 the price and I will send you this one for free.

If you already purchased 24 Sets package just drop me a line and I will send you this one for free too :)

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Off topic: Just Some Ramblings, Nothing to do with Photoshop Brushes

I’m in a god mood today. Didn’t watch TV or read newspapers for a while and I got to feel better instantly.

I was wondering, what would happen if the human race would lose interest in news, sensations, killings, getting rich and richer? And if people who like guns and violence suddenly decide that they like poetry better? And people with thirst for power suddenly realize that painting with watercolor is more interesting?

Yeah, well … didn’t watch TV for a while and I got to feel better. Does this mean that our brain wants to be in a good mood by default but is just being overwhelmed with bad news from the outside world?

Probably. As they say, the sun is always shining regardless to the clouds.

(For more photos from my last weekend please visit: bsilvia.com Thanks!)

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How to make a flower in Adobe Illustrator in 156 seconds

Now, that was supposed to be a catchy headline. I hope it was catchy enough to get you start reading this. If you are a beginner willing to learn about Adobe Illustrator, this short video might be kinda revealing for you.

So, as always in my video tutorials, make sure your Adobe Illustrator is open and your mouse is always close to “Pause” button on the video as you’ll have to press “Pause” a lot and do what I do on your screen simultaneously.

Ok. I this is probably the fastest possible way to make a flower in Illustrator enthusiasts. So, 2 minutes and 36 seconds tutorial for a flower is, IMHO – not bad.

Captions on the bottom of the video should give you all additional info on what’s being done.

Use shortcuts whenever it is possible! This is very important! It will speed you up tremendously. Keep your left hand fingers on:

  1. V“, Selection tool, important when selecting objects for rotation and transformations and for moving objects
  2. A“, Direct Selection tool, important for manipulation with points (in this tutorial to join endpoints and create a petal shape)
  3. Alt (PC)”/”Option (Mac)” important when duplicating objects (in this tutorial when duplicating and rotating at the same time)

So, if you try and do your best to use the shortcuts and learn to work using shortcuts whenever it is possible it will really make your work in Illustrator (and any other software) much much faster and easier.

OK. Let’s get to work now. As I said, make sure your mouse always close to “Pause” button as you will need to Pause a lot.

Let me know what you think or if you have any questions!

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Photoshop Brushes - Borders

Photoshop Brushes – Borders

Hello, and hello again!

Did you know that one of the simplest tricks to make your photo or design stand out is to wrap it up with a nicely decorated border?

Surely you did.

Scrapbookers – your photos, graphic designers – your plaques, certificates, price lists, wedding invitations … and much, much more. Amateurs, enthusiasts and professionals alike use borders for countless applications. Of course, let’s not forget about web designers too :)

So, I thought, here is a great idea for another product in my little Photoshop brushes factory. It took me a while – a few nights actually, until I was completely happy with them all and – voila!

For you only:

Borders – Photoshop Brushes set

Photoshop Brushes Borders

As usual, these are also available in two editions:

1. Free LITE Edition that contains 4 brushes:
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* 5 days subscription-free download is over now – Join Green Bulb Gang and download for free this and other FREE Photoshop Brushes sets, vectors, graphics and more!

Borders Photoshop Brushes set (25)2. And, as usual, here is the REAL DEAL, PREMIUM Borders Photoshop brushes set containing:

  • 25 brushes in 2500px pixels brush size
  • 25 in small sizes 900px

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Love,
Silvia

P.S.

Oh, one last thing. This is 24th brush in my PREMIUM collection. If you want to get all 24 of them for 1/2 the price click here ->

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