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Graphics-illustrations - graphic design resources

Providing illustrations and useful resources in the form of downloads and tutorials to become a graphic designer.

Free Digital Scrapbooking Quick Page: Friends 

I created this Digital Scrapbooking Quick Page for my dear friend Iva and I wanted to share it with you. I created it with Photoshop Brushes:
  1. Grunge alphabet and numbers with swirls, Photoshop brushes set
  2. Swirled Floral Edges Photoshop Brushes set (18)
  3. Hearts Photoshop Brushes Set (32)
  4. Photoshop Brush - Floral DUO (62)

This Digital Scrapbooking QP is downloadable in PNG (transparent) format  at my Graphics-Illustrations.Com Blog, so you can just insert your own photos into the frames.

Have fun creating,
Silvia

P.S. Once you put your hands on Photoshop brushes (for instance my 800+ MEGA Set) you wont be able stop playing with them, like %u2026 ever!

New: 5 Summertime Sunset Backgrounds 

Summer's almost here and now you can get  5 Summertime Sunset Backgrounds from Graphics-Illustrations Blog -  they come in high resolution - 16×11 inches at 300 dpi (5000×3500 pixels)



Of course, I prepared a little something for free: one Summertime Sunset Background at the smaller size but still very good quality- 2500×1750 pix at 300 dpi (8,3×5,8 inches - print ready)

You can get them FOR FREE with 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET by 10th of June 2009.!

5 Banner Pack, design elements (vectors and bitmaps) 

Banner designs! 5 Swirls - Banners Vector Pack - formats included:
  1. 5 eps banner files
  2. 5 ai banner files
  3. 5 cdr banner files
  4. 5 png banner files


The price of this vectors package is $19.99, they come with commercial license!

P.S.
You can get the whole PREMIUM package FOR FREE if you buy my flagship product 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET by 5th of June 2009! Use this opportunity because such discounts come on  very, very rare occasions.

Free Digital Scrapbook Quick Page! 

Dear all, this is just to inform you that new free download is available on my blog!

Digital scrapbooking quick page called Lazy Days!



So, if you are into digital scrapbooking, or just want to see what it is, please come over and help your self with this new free download from Graphics-Illustrations.Com.

Then, just insert your own images and - voila! The set is ready to print!

Cheers,
S

P.S.
Apart from free downloads, I also offer some PREMIUM stuff in my little Shop. And the best product of them all is my 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA Set! Each buyer of this set is entitled to get ALL other products that are not included in the set for 1/2 the price.

P.P.S.
Graphics-Illustrations Facebook Page
... and if you become fan, expect to receive gifts! :)

Spring Birds Vector Set PREMIUM EDITION (65) and FREE LITE EDITION (5) 

Vector Set

Apart from birds, this set also includes trees, flowers, grass, chickens and swirls!

Illustrator Vector Set: Spring Birds contains a total of 65 vectors that can be used with Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Xara or just about any other decent Vector editing software out there. This is beacuse .ai and .eps are standards for the vector editing.



As always, I have prepared a LITE version with commercial license too: Spring Birds Vector Set LITE Version (5).

Have fun creating,
S

PS: Don't miss the ULTIMATE OFFER! 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET which offers all of the Photoshop brushes for 1/2 price. Commercial license included!

Mac Style Backgrounds 

Hello!
HERE's the link to download one FREE Mac Style Background, HighRes (3200x2400 pix, 300 dpi)

Mac Style Blue Background

You can get the PREMIUM Package: Mac Style Backgrounds Pack - pack of 6 different backgrounds in 6 different styles and colors all with CU.

You can use them in your designs, scrapbooking or even video projects.

Mac Style Backgrounds Pack

Have fun creating!

Happy Valentine's Day 

Free Download Valentine's Day Card (print ready)

Happy Valentines Day 2009

You can download this card for free at my blogffiliate.com :)
(12in x 8in, 300 dpi - print ready, JPG)

Cheers,
S

Pink Valentine - Scrapbook Kit 

I proudly announce that, this year, I managed to prepare a "Pink Valentine - Scrapbook Kit" BEFORE the Valentines Day! How about that?

There is a freebie at my blog as well, so if you feel like it, feel free to help yourself.

Oh, and happy Valentine's Day!!!


Cheers,
S

Design competitions - deadline in February/March/April 2009. 

Design competitions 2009.

3x3, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration
Deadline: February, 14th 2009.

European Design Awards
Deadline: February, 14th 2009.

16th Noorderlicht Photofestival
Deadline: March, 1st 2009.

The 23rd Prix Ars Electronica
Deadline: March, 6th 2009.

ITS PHOTO COMPETITION, Trieste, Italy
Deadline: March, 25th 2009.

Direct Art Magazine
Deadline: March, 31st 2009.

Vevey International Photo Awards, Switzerland
Deadline: April, 30th 2009.

128 Vectors: All-in-one Vector Pack ON SALE! 

128 vectors, swirls, floral shapes, edges and corners, for which you know that once you open them in Illustrator or CorelDRAW or any other vector editing application, there will be no limits!

"HUGO" Vector Pack Set includes 128 vector illustrations in following formats:
1. ai (Illustrator 8)
2. eps (Illustrator 8)
3. cdr (CorelDraw 8)
4. png (2500x2500 pix, 300pix/inch, transparent)
5. psd (Photoshop 7.0 and CS3 - placed eps)

Use them in your present or future design projects for personal or commercial purposes. Commercial license included.

Have fun creating!
S

Photo Edges (21), Vector Set 

Photo Edges (21) - new Vector Set ready and available for purchase in my shop



As usual, here you can download free LITE edition. It that contains 3 vectors in 5 different formats (AI, EPS, CDR, PNG and PSD) ---> Download HERE, subsrciption free for next 5 days.

Have fun creating!
S

Free Photoshop Action: Grainy Old Image Effect 

Hello!

You can download my latest Photoshop Action - Old Grainy Image Effect from my graphics-illustrations blog!

Here's the preview:

BEFORE


AFTER

Creating Swirls in Adobe Illustrator - Part One, re-visited 

Video tutorial on creating swirls in Adobe Illustrator - Part One

Creating Swirls in Adobe Illustrator - Part One



Please note, before starting the video and really learn how make a swirl in Adobe Illustrator you will need to:

1. Open Adobe Illustrator
2. Make sure that your mouse is always close to the "Pause" button.
3. Click "Pause" after each action taken on the video.
4. Do the same on your computer

Swirled Corners, Vector set (photo corners) 

New from graphics-illustrations shop: Vector Set - Swirled Corners (26).

Corners Vector set (26)

[ PREVIEW PREMIUM edition ] [ BUY PREMIUM edition ]

26 Swirled Corners Vector set come in :
  1. .eps format
  2. .ai (Vector format for Adobe Illustrator 8 onwards)
  3. .cdr (Corel 8.0 up to X4)
  4. .psd (Photoshop)
  5. .png (so you can easily use them in any photo editing software)
Of course you can download FREE LITE edition of Swirled Vector corners (3)!

Enjoy!
S*

Four FREE Ebook Cover Template Designs 

Friday Freeware on blogffiliate.com: I made a design for Ebook Cover Template and her it is, all yours, for FREE! Actually, while I was at it, I made FOUR ebook template cover designs!

Feel free to download them and use them in your future eBooks!

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Swirls and Stars Vector set 

35 elements

35 Swirls and Stars Vector set
And these vectors are delivered in:

  1. .ai (of course Adobe Illustrator brush, all CS versions)

  2. .eps format

  3. .cdr (Corel 8.0 up to X4)

  4. .psd (Photoshop 7.0 up to CS3)

  5. .png (so you can easily use them in any photo editing software)

  6. .ai (Vector format for Adobe Illustrator 8 onwards)


Swirls and Stars Vector set


PREVIEW and BUY 35 Swirls and Stars Vector set in my shop!

Floral Shapes - 30 Illustrator Brushes (vectors!) 

by popular demand, ladies and gentleman, I proudly present:
30 Illustrator Brushes (vectors!)- Floral Shapes -
Adobe Illustrator Brushes - Floral Shapes
So, what what's in there, you'll ask, in this new package?

Hold on to your chairs .... of course it contains Adobe Illustrator Brushes, but here is the complete list.

30 brand new Floral Shapes come in:

  1. .ai (of course Adobe Illustrator brush, all CS versions)

  2. .eps format

  3. .cdr (Corel 8.0 up to X4)

  4. .psd (Photoshop 7.0 up to CS3)

  5. .png (so you can easily use them in any photo editing software)

  6. .ai (Vector format for Adobe Illustrator 8 onwards)


What can I say. You ask for it - I create. It's my pleasure. (I know i still owe you some kittens brushes and they're coming). As usual here are some FREE samples (available for the next 5 days without joining the GREEN BULB GANG) for those of you who just want to taste how much fun brushes in Adobe Illustrator can be. [ PREVIEW ] | [ DOWNLOAD ].

For those of you who asked and already know the value of this package and what a time saver it is and how easy Illustrator brushes are to use and how easy it is to get great results using them here it is. The FULL package 30 Floral Adobe Illustrator Brushes for $11.99 in my little shop only! [ PREVIEW ] | [ BUY ].

All about the colors 

What every graphic designer should know about the colors

Colour lovers
COLOURlovers is a resource that monitors and influences color trends. COLOURlovers gives the people who use color - whether for ad campaigns, product design, or in architectural specification - a place to check out a world of color, compare color palettes, submit news and comments, and read color related articles and interviews.
Wikipedia list of colors
Colors by name, RGB values, HSV values (Hue, Saturation, Value), also known as HSB (Hue, Saturation, Brightness), and Hex Triplets (for HTML Web colors) are also given.

Promotional ideas 

Graphic design, promotional ideas

Nature Hills
Lucky Bamboo Plants, Flower garden seeds kits, tree planting kits or SuperGro flower Plant kits...
Go green, choose live promotional gifts!

120 Self Promotion ideas
From contest, free services demonstration and funny bookmarks to controversial and Viral marketing... try at least half of them!

Celebrate chocolate
Molded chocolate corporate gifts... chocolate business cards! (my favorite)

Design related fun stuff 

Design & Fun

Funny advertising
Funny but clever!

Who needs designers?
Make my logo bigger!

The onion store
Funny stuff on sale :)

Photosolve: Make digital copies of 35mm slides with your camera! 

Illustrators that inspire 

From time to time, in our lives we all stumble upon great artists who's work provide great inspiration in our everyday lives and creative expression. This module would like to present you with some of those artists that I find very inspirational.
Alphonse Mucha
Alphonse Maria Mucha is remembered for the prominent role he played in French Art Nouveau at the turn of the century.
Preshaa
Another great source:
Preshaa, gallery on Flickr
Ray Frenden
You can also find his artwork on
Ray Frenden, T-shirt from Threadless
Jeff Soto
"Soto's representational work is simultaneously accessible and stimulating."
Syd Mead
Syd Mead - a life in illustration.
James Paterson
One a day :).
Here is what it looks like when illustration pops up from the screen or paper into the "real" world:
Crotchy lives

News and Downloads from Graphics-illustrations.com 

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Easy scrapbooking with your photos 


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Related Magazines 

Graphic and Design related magazines

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Reader Feedback 

Lakay_Graphics wrote...

Thanks for a great lens.

ReplyPosted August 02, 2008

gwkell wrote...

Thanks for the great lens. I'd like more information about Web Design and photoshop brushes.

ReplyPosted March 10, 2008

BlogdesignGuy wrote...

Nice lens, I think its very important that we share information and resources between each other so that we all end up getting better. That is why I think a lens I created about designing blogs would interest you.

ReplyPosted February 27, 2008

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I like this lens. 5 stars to you.

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JanaMurray wrote...

Beautiful designs, great resource.

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My blogz 

List of my blogs

Graphic Design Resources
Graphics-illustrations is all about providing illustrations, Photoshop brushes and useful resources in the form of downloads, tutorials and how-to articles.
Former graphics-illustrations.blogspot.com
bsilvia - portfolio
My personal site.
Blogffiliate
How I made my way through the world of affiliate programs to earn some extra $$$

A real-life daily updates on the programs I tested, programs that worked and the ones that failed
404039 is the number
On this blog, I'll try to explain what are we going to do in order to earn 404.039,00%u2026 and a peaceful life.