Best of the Web #40

02-01_azure_eyeHey again everyone, hope you all had a good weekend.  Here in the United States, we’re celebrating Columbus Day today, so luckily I have the day off.  In the spirit of discovery, I’ve gone around and found the best posts from the past week and rounded them up all up into one big post.

In this week’s best of the web, there are some great wallpaper roundups, so if you’re looking for a new desktop background, be sure to check those out.  There’s also some great resources for t-shirt designers, which are rapidly gaining popularity through websites like Threadless.  And of course, there’s some awesome inspirational roundups.

Hope you all enjoy, and see you tomorrow!

Have a great day.

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Best of the Web #35

thumbWelcome back after the weekend everyone (unless you’re in America, where you might be enjoying a long weekend due to Labor Day, in which case, enjoy your day off).  Lucky for you, however, I’m not taking the day off, so that means it’s time for Best of the Web #35, a weekly roundup of cool stuff from the internet that you should check out.

This past week had several really awesome CG inspirational roundups, with a lot of pretty epic and interesting images.  Of course, there were some new tutorials as well, and some other inspirational roundups that you’ll enjoy.

I hope everyone has a great start to their week, wherever you may be, and as always, stay tuned this week for some more awesome inspirational posts and some useful design resources.  Don’t miss out, and subscribe if you haven’t already.

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15 Incredibly Detailed Concept Art Tutorials

thumbAs promised, today we have the follow up to my previous post, 35 breathtaking examples of concept art from deviantART, by collecting up 15 detailed concept art tutorials from around the web.

Concept art tutorials are notoriously difficult to create, as each artist has their own style, brushes, techniques and programs.  However, there are some high quality tutorials available, so today we have the 15 best, detailed and informative tutorials.

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71+ Free PSD Resources

thumbAs I promised yesterday, here is new biggest post that I’ve ever written.

Whether you’re just trying to learn Photoshop, or you need some quality elements to use in your latest designs, free PSD resources can be a real timesaver. Today, we have a list of 71+ free Photoshop resources for designers. There are some great stock images here, and some layered PSD files that are just perfect for designers to learn how high quality resources are made.

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Web Picks #10

52It’s Monday again, so it’s time for another web picks set.  This weekend was far too short, I think we’d all agree, but luckily there were some great posts across the web last week.

We’ve got some PSD downloads, some tutorials and some fantastic articles, so check them out!

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Enjoy!

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The 8 Best Sources for Free Photoshop Brushes

thumb1When working with Photoshop, one of the very helpful resources that you’ll want to use are brushes.  Sure, sometimes you can just get away with using the stock brushes in Photoshop, but there are other times where you just want to install the brush you want, and just use it.

Today, we have a list of the 8 best sources for free Photoshop brushes.  These sites feature the largest quantity of high quality brushes, from watercolor brushes to abstract lighting brushes.

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10 Amazing Free Stock Photography Sites

thumbStock photography is a rapidly growing industry on the web.  Sites like iStockPhoto and Shutterstock make vast sums of money just by hosting high quality stock images.  However, if you’re like me, you don’t always have the resources to buy the photographs you need, particularly if you need the extended license.

This is a list of 10 amazing free stock photography sites, with a bonus 11th stock photo request site.  If you need a stock image, be sure to check out these galleries before spending the money for the other stock photography site.  The images aren’t always the same quality that you might find on a paid site, but sometimes they will do the trick just as well as other sites.

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