Category: Resources

Add sparks to your Photoshop image

Adding a little spark to your image is simple with Grinder Sparks, a free high-resolution Photoshop brush set from Nathan Brown at Room122. I love Photoshop brushes because they’re so versatile, and I can see that this brush collection offers many possibilities. The 8 brushes in the set are all of high quality, and large enough for most print resolution uses.

Create a hand-held fan effect from your favorite image

PanosFX Fan is a complex Photoshop action that will create a hand-held fan using any landscape oriented image. The action creates 20 slats, making use of semi-transparent layers and a number of decorative elements. I used the small image to the right to create the final image you see above. The action not only gives you a straight on view of the fan, but two perspective options as well. The results are fantastic, which is no surprise considering how many great Photoshop Actions PanosFX has to offer.

60 Free texture images for your next Web design project

DESIGNM.AG has put together a list of fantastic texture images available from Stock.xchng. The free textures are categorized as follows:

  • Wood
  • Grass
  • Sand
  • Paper
  • Canvas
  • Leather
  • Metal
  • Satin/Silk
  • Walls
  • Others

Each preview image in the list links directly to the download page on Stock.xchng where you can grab the image. It should be noted that many, but not all, of the images are only suitable for Web design as far as resolution goes. Thanks to DESIGNM.AG for putting together a great list!

Free font: REVOLTing

At first sight, Vtks Revolt is an utterly… well, revolting font. Still, I can’t help but think that there’s a project just waiting for this font. As always, DaFont offers something for everyone. If Revolt isn’t to your liking, perhaps a font full of televisions is what you’re looking for.

Creating scanline text in Photoshop

I’ve written a tutorial on how to create scanlines across your images before, but I found another great tutorial on using the scanline effect on text and wanted to share it. PSDLearning offers a tutorial that shows you how to easily create a nifty scanline text effect in Photoshop. The tutorial is easy to follow and uses only a user-created pattern and layer effects to create some really nice results.