Here is a Photoshop action that will give a photo a watercolour painting effect.
When using this action, if the effect is too much and is knocking out all the details, reduce the opacity of Layer 1 and/or Layer 1 copy 2
I hope you like this action, can use it and enjoy it!
Here is a set of 20 gradients for Photoshop. I have called them 'New Year' simply because they were created at the beginning of the year. There is no real theme to them, just a collection of gradients that will hopefully be useful.
Although many designers don't like to use pre-made gradients, they can be a good starting point for creating your own, therefore saving a lot of time - always a bonus for busy designers!
Click on the image to download the .grd file.
Today I am bringing you a .psd colouring file that will turn a daytime photograph to a red sunset.
The beauty of .psd files is that all the adjustment layers are available for making your own desired changes, and although for most images not a lot of tweaking should be necessary, the facility is invaluable to get the exact effect you require.
I hope you have a use for this and enjoy it!
Click on the image below to download the .zip file
As the season is approaching very rapidly, I have created a bright, colourful texture for free download.
The size is 3000 x 2000px, 72ppi resolution.
This texture gives some wonderful results overlaid on snowy scene backgrounds with a layer blending mode applied. The image below shows the results of 4 such blends.
I hope you have a use for this texture.... Enjoy!
Click on the image to download the .zip file.
Today I have created a psd colouring file that gives a dark, grainy effect for portrait photographs.
There is a texture included with this file. If the texture is too small for your image, simply use the Transform tool to resize it to cover the canvas.
I hope you have a use for this and enjoy it!
Click on the image to download the file.
I was wandering around my building site of a garden last week, camera in hand, and took some shots of the rubble laying around. They turned out to be quite decent textures, so I am offering the set of six as a free download.
There are no restrictions on the use of these textures, apart from the obvious courtesy: if you publish them anywhere else, please link back to here and don't claim them as your own.
I hope you can use them and enjoy them.
I dabble in photo manipulation a little, and I have been disappointed lately to discover that I cannot find textures that are just autumn colours, with no grain or images. So I decided to create some and offer them as a free download.
I hope you can use them and enjoy them.
Click on image to download the .zip file containing 4 textures.
Today I am offering this set of gradients using colours inspired by the forest. There are 15 gradients in this free set.
I hope you have a use for them and can enjoy them.
Click on the image to download the .grd file.
Here is a collection of fonts in the style of calligraphy. All fonts are free, but please check out the license before using for anything other than personal use.
Many years ago I learnt some calligraphy, and this collection reflects the styles of lettering that I was taught, and is presented in 3 sections: Script, Gothic and Celtic.
Many people like to change their desktop wallpaper from time to time... sometimes very often. We are fortunate that there are artists creating and offering desktop wallpapers for free.
Today we bring you a beautiful collection of light-effect wallpapers - so if you feel your life needs brightening, why not add some glowing light to your desktop?
