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Twitter Turn Up #2 – Textures

gwip — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:00:55 +0000

This week we’ll take a look at some of the textures found on twitter. Be sure to check out each twitter account too and see what else these designers have to offer.

@texturezine 3 Free Cardboard Textures here.

@designfeed 25 Free and High Quality Grunge Textures http://bit.ly/6jZXCL

@callumchapman Nine Seamless and Grungy Amber Textures http://bit.ly/7vrBQp

@bittbox New Blog Post: Free Texture Tuesday: Grunge Frost: I want to do some winter-themed textures in the weeks leading up… http://bit.ly/8zR6Mv

@grungetextures Just added 10 new textures to the Mud, Clay and Earth Category – http://bit.ly/8jnej8

@TUTSKING 70+ Free, Amazing, High-Quality Wood Textures for Web Design: http://bit.ly/5gIeX1

@MediaMilitia New graphic design pack just released – Rust Textures -http://su.pr/2wRs96

Twitter Turn Up #1 – Holidays / Christmas

gwip — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:30:06 +0000

This is the first of what I hope to be a weekly series. There’s no better place to find good freebies and resources than Twitter. So each week I’m going to put together a categorized list of some helpful findings. The post range every where from tutorials to just interesting ramblings, there should be something for everyone here.

We’ll start off this week with a Holiday/Christmas theme, I’m sure a lot of you will be looking for some inspiration or resources during the next couple of weeks so I hope this will be of use to you.

@Colorburned Holiday Promotion: Receive 15% Off SymmetryWorks 5, the amazing pattern making software for Illustrator – http://bit.ly/5pX8TW

@rule29 Loving these old Christmas and toy catalogs…. http://tr.im/GDsb

@Vectips Vectips Weekly Vector Inspiration 47 http://j.mp/56p4TM

@macappstorm Christmas Giveaway every day in December – http://bit.ly/8M8UL1

@wFreelance Christmas Background http://bit.ly/8LJyaM #Freebies #Design

@jophillips How To Create Your Own Crumpled And Torn Wrapping Paper http://bit.ly/66lJ7x

@VECTORTUTS Candy Cane Pattern Brush – Vectortuts+ http://bit.ly/7mZFLU

@wFreelance Christmas Tree http://bit.ly/5HkSNT #Freebies #Design

@naldzgraphics New Post : 35+ Free Photoshop Brushes for Christmas Season http://bit.ly/5BGQdZ

@purplelemon Don’t miss this super fun Christmas Desktop Download! Purple Lemon Designs http://bit.ly/6qSMbx

And just for fun, here’s an entertaining read.
@patdryburgh Link: The Physics of Santa and His Reindeer – Very interesting article, however there is an answer as to how… http://tumblr.com/xie4galyz

Fractal Snowflakes using Livebrush.

gwip — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:07:47 +0000

I’ve been testing out the new Livebrush Air application and so far it’s an amazing tool that’s a must have for any designer. These are a few brushes that I’ve made using Livebrush and considering the season I found them appropriate and thought I’d share.

First, I’d like to apologize for the long break. I’ve been out of town over Thanksgiving and it’s been quite busy around here. I’ve been playing around with Livebrush lately and it’s been a fun tool to have in the arsenal. If you haven’t already found it head over now to check it out!

This brush pack includes 5 brushes of various fractal snowflakes. Here’s a preview of what you’re getting.

Fractal Snow by gwip

As always these are free to use both personally and commercially, all I ask is that you don’t sell them as your own. Credits are always welcome but by no means necessary.

Click to download brushes.

New Brushes – Tiled

gwip — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:30:18 +0000

While working on a new background I came up with a few new brushes. These are going to have multiple uses but my main objective was making floor tiles. They are free to use for personal or commercial as long as you don’t take credit for them or try to sell them as your own. As always if you have any questions, feel free to ask, I’d be happy to help.

I hope you enjoy! Click the image below for a preview.

Tiled brushes by gwip Design.

Click to download brushes.

Free grunge brushes and textures

gwip — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:01:48 +0000

Here are a few brushes and the files that they were made from. Feel free to use these however you please as long as you don’t sell them or claim them as your own.

In total, there are five hi-res brushes and 3 images of different color variations. Here’s a sample of the download pack.

Download brushes and textures.

Happy Birthday Marines!

gwip — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:27:54 +0000

In honor of my fellow Marines on their Birthday here’s a cool iPhone background. I made this quite some time ago and just found it the other day, seems to be a perfect time to let all of you know about it.

So be sure and tell your Marine Happy Birthday today.

Semper Fi!

Just right click to save.

I’ve got a couple of other wallpapers on DA if you would like to check them out head on over.
gwip Design Deviant Art

Free Photo Actions Ver. 1

gwip — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:37:22 +0000

Who doesn’t like to make their job a little easier? Here’s a couple of quick actions to do just that! I hope you enjoy them. Both of the actions are completely non destructive to your image and leave you with a few options to tweak settings in the layer adjustments once everything has run. These were created with the intent of making many more and eventually some fairly complex actions to make a few creative photo layouts that will really boost productivity. So be sure to leave your opinion and anything you would like to see in the future. These actions were created with Photoshop CS4 so I can’t make any guarantee that they will work with earlier versions, although you shouldn’t have any issues.

Let’s get a quick rundown on what’s included here. Up first is “Clarity”, meant to cut through the haze on your images and boost colors with an added tonal range. This action really likes scenic shots and doesn’t fair so well on people. Don’t let this discourage you from experimenting though. You will see your best results from wide open scenic shots with a bit of haze to them.

Click image for a higher resolution sample.

Next is “FakeR”, no that’s not a typo. This action began life as a fake HDR action but didn’t quite live up to it’s name. On some particular images you’ll still see that effect but overall it just adds a very high tone range with strong contrast and a bit of desaturation. FakeR works well on a multitude of images including people but you’ll see the best results on images that aren’t too light. This effect tends to wash out bright spots so be careful with that.

Here’s your preview.

There you go, my first two released actions. I hope everyone enjoys them and as I said, be sure to stick around for more later.

Download Actions

For all you iGoogle users.

gwip — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:38:03 +0000

I’ve recently created my first Google theme and thought I’d share it with everyone. For some reason Google hasn’t added the thumbnail yet but you can see a preview in the image above.

Click Here to add it to your homepage, hope you enjoy!

Five fresh new grunge fonts.

gwip — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:14:25 +0000

As a little tribute to everyone that has helped me so much over the years I thought it would be a good idea to showcase some other’s work as one of my first post. So here we go, 5 all fairly new grunge fonts. I hope you enjoy.

Up first is “James Han Font” by AllencHIU cHIU

“Neo Trash” by Milabrya

“Northwood High” again by AllencHIU cHIU

“Talvez Assim” by Pintassilgo Prints

“Tosca Zero” by Billy Argel

Welcome to my blog!

gwip — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:51:36 +0000

I’ve created this blog to give back to a community that’s given so much to me. I’ve had a blast over the last few years developing my skills and learning from others. Everytime you turn around you have a designer handing out freebies or spreading the knowledge they’ve acquired to better everybody. It’s these people that make this such a fun and educational field. In the days to come I hope to join that community and help others along their journey as a designer as well.

Gavin, aka gwip