Hello, hello!
OK, guys, I know that the first tutorial on creating swirls in AI was not the best tutorial on the topic and it just screamed for improvement.
So, we did some.
We did a video, accompanied with some fine ambient music
(thanks Rach!)
Please note, before starting the video and really learn how make a swirl in Adobe Illustrator you will need to:
- Open Adobe Illustrator
- Make sure that your mouse is always close to the “Pause” button.
- Click “Pause” after each action taken on the video.
- Do the same on your computer
Video is accompanied with titles explaining what has been done each step of the way.
This is the first part. In next part we will add a branch to the swirl. And we’ll see where to go from there.
I hope you’ll like it!
D.
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Gee, I’m on Photoshopping spree these days. Well, what can I say? When Muse lands up on your shoulder you must seize the opportunity. Otherwise, who knows when we she land again. :)
This time I prepared an appetizing specialty (am I saying this cause I’d really enjoy a cake at this moment?) for our beloved scrapbookers and everyone else who enjoys happy events and celebrations of all kinds.
So here they are, in their glory
10 Stickers Photoshop brushes
for you to apply them in your mini celebration projects and the big ones too!
Do I need to mention that they’re free? Nope. I didn’t think so :)
Use them to deliver your best wishes, in your scrapbooking projects (or any other occasion). There are 5 stickers with wordings (Happy birthday (2x), Happy Anniversary, Best wishes and Get well soon) and 5 without wordings so you can put there anything you like! For instance, instead of “Get well soon” you can put “Lose weight soon” :)) Oh, that’s just me talking to my self. No cookies, no chocolate … I’ll make a “Lose weight soon” sticker… for myself…
Sorry, 5 days subscription free download offer expired. However, you can still get those! Join GBG and enjoy this free Photoshop brushes set + more than 1500 other free downloads. Please read about our free download policy and join our GBG for more free downloads. Thanks!
Love ya’ all,
Silvia
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Just a small reminder. Special $10 bonus offer on all Ultimate Photoshop Brushes sets expires tomorrow (31st of July), so if you’d like to get all of my commercial brushes for 1/2 price and save additional $10, now is the time to do it ->
See commercial brushes in my little shop (those are worth every cent :) ->
Get them all for 1/2 the price ->
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I received a lot of questions about using my Photoshop brushes in Photoshop Elements.
Here is a short video (129 seconds) to show you how to use my (and any other) Photoshop brushes in Photoshop Elements:
- Loading brushes
- Decorating a family photo
So, here is what’s going on on video:
- Select Brush tool (Shortcut “B”)
- Expand Brushes palette
- Go to “Load brushes”
- Browse to the directory with brushes and select “Swirls butterflies PREMIUM set” -> Load
- Select one of the brushes
- Make sure Hue Jitter is 100% (that is if you want color to vary)
- Adjust the size of each of the butterflies by pressing [ (to decrease) or ] (to increase)
- Place butterflies around the image
This is just a small intro to answer some of your questions related to compatibility of Photoshop brushes with Elements. This video was done in Elements 6.0
If you were just thinking about getting Photoshop Elements for PC:
Adobe Photoshop Elements for Windows
If you were just thinking about getting Photoshop Elements for Mac:
Adobe Photoshop Elements for Mac
If you would like to get great, big and huge discounts on my brushes Click here (time limited offer) ->
If you’re designer looking for more images like the one used in this video please refer to iStockphoto.
Love,
Silvia
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Eh, and don’t forget to check out my latest Photoshop brushes Catalog – Summer 2008 Edition ->
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Ladies and gentleman! After a while, we’re back on track. New vector set is ready for you to test it and taste it :)
Let me present you:
Vector Set – Swirled Corners (26)
[ PREVIEW PREMIUM edition ] [ BUY PREMIUM edition with commercial license ]
26 Swirled Corners Vector set package contains 26 brushes in:
- .eps format
- .ai (Vector format for Adobe Illustrator 8 onwards)
- .cdr (Corel 8.0 up to X4)
- .psd (Photoshop)
- .png (so you can easily use them in any photo editing software)
Of course, as usual I prepared one FREE LITE edition Swirled Vector corners (3) [ PREVIEW LITE edition ] [ download LITE edition - after joining Green Bulb Gang! ]
Thanks everyone for your visit and support !
Silvia
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I had this idea for a while. And if you’ve been browsing for brushes around the net you’ll understand why.
The main problem out there is that, once you find a good resource (web site), you can’t really see all the brushes of all the sets in one single place. You need to open set by set preview (if available) to see what do you actually get.
So, I did a catalog of Photoshop brushes. All of them in one place. Clearly displayed, one brush set per page and each individual brush is there. It’s a Flash document with page flip effect so it looks cool.
Anyway, enough talking, click here to access the catalog, flip through pages and browse through the brushes. Get the ones you like the most and have fun creating!
Love,
Silvia
PS: That’s my sister’s friend Ina on the photo :) (another photo of Ina with old camera, Ina with dreadlocks)
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So, in last post we talked about Paint.NET and how to get Photoshop brushes into it.
Now, it’s only fair that we say a word or two about GIMP. Just like Paint.NET, GIMP is also free Image Manipulation Program. It was interesting to notice how Paint.NET had only 1.6Mb. That’s, like, really really small. GIMP seems to be a bit heavier – 17Mb.
So, let’s see what’s GIMP‘s functionality when it comes to brushes and how could we use existing Photoshop brushes in GIMP.
So, here is the procedure:
1. Convert Photoshop brush to .png
- Start abrViewer
- In abrViewer, click on load brushes and select the folder that contains .abr files (Photoshop Brushes)
- Double-Click on the brush set that you would like to convert
- Go to Export -> Thumbnails and select the location for .png files
2. Import that .png brush to GIMP
3. Go to File-> Save As -> <somename>.gbr
4. Make sure to save it into <GIMP installation folder>\share\gimp\2.0<version No.>\brushes
And Voila! You now have Photoshop brushes in GIMP!
OK. I made one GIMP brushes set for you. For free of course:
– download free version of Swirled Floral Edges GIMP brushes set (4 brushes) ->
There are four brushes here in this LITE version. If you are after creating your own designs or scrapbooking, or if you are a photographer looking to enrich your photos or photobooks you will surely want to get more of these. So for full PREMIUM version of (including commercial license) click here and be amazed on how cheap they come and how useful they are ->
Of course, to make the ultimate save for the ultimate brushes make sure to click on the banner on the right hand side (by the way, that’s my friend Mirta pointing with her finger :)) and see how you can get all of my ultimate edition brushes for 1/2 the price AND get ADDITIONAL $10 bonus (this $10 bonus is time limited offer so if you’re interested, now is the best time to buy)!
Anyways, that’s all for now, I hope you learned something new and I’m looking forward to see your works, so please, keep’ em coming! I’ll feature them on this blog.
Love,
Silvia
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Paint.NET plugin and tutorial on how to use Photoshop brushes in paint.net. There are also some Paint.NET photoshop brushes included for free download.
Read More Post a comment (31)Green Bulb Gang members already received one short tutorial on creating custom gifts with brushes. And just when I dispatched the newsletter I got this email from webgrrl. She made one mug using my brushes and won todays best/featured at ZaZZle!
There would be nothing odd about this unless she made that mug before she received the newsletter. So, it was her idea :) And in the newsletter I also refer to Zazzle.com as one of the possible web services where you can make apply your designs to various stuff. And in this tutorial I also take mug as an example.
So, much about coincidences! Webgrrl, I am so happy for you! And I like your mug! And therefore I announce you The Artist of The Day! Thank you for using my brushes!
Here is the mug:
And you can find more Webgrrls stuff at: http://www.zazzle.com/webgrrl
P.S. I just realized that Webgrrl also made Doc Martens boot design! Way to go girl! Voted!
P.P.S. Here are some more Doc Martens designs. These were done with my Photoshop brushes.
Please click on the image and vote if you like it :) And let me know if you made some too :)
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Guys,
I know this is not a blog about environmental and social issues, but still, I need to share this video with you. This video is an eye opener for many of us and I truly hope you too will take 20 minutes to watch it and become more aware on what is actually going on with our planet at this very moment.
The name of this short movie is “The story of stuff” and it can be seen here ->
Excerpt from The Story of Stuff web site:
“The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.”
And this is a little preview so you get an idea on what makes it so important for all of us who share this little planet of ours:
Please, take 20 minutes, call a friend or someone to watch it with you The Story of Stuff Movie ->
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Weekend is over… but hey! Don’t be sad – it’s still Summer! Enjoy it!
Today, I gladly present you “Bellissima Photographic Artistry”, my friend Robin is one of the owners of the site. She’s an engineer, but don’t let this misguide you! Oh, no! She has an eye for beauty, perfect sense of timing in photography and she’s open to experiments. Both, in photography and in graphic design. Great job!
I met her during my first blogging days, about a year ago and I’ve been following her work ever since. In fact, I did some 10 sets of illustrations for “Bellissima Photographic Artistry” albums (wedding, newborns…).
So, while in between browsing my Photoshop brushes and checking out my latest Vector set, take some time and visit her website, enjoy her breathtaking images of brides and grooms, weddings, newborns and proud parents.
S
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Oh, and don’t forget, there’s only 4 days left for my time limited special offer – How to get all of the 22 PREMIUM PS brush sets containing in total 700+ HiRes and Hi Quality brushes - for half the price! And, on the top of it, if you order now, you will get additional $10 discount. Can’t go wrong with this one. Find out more ->
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Guys, I’ve been in graphic/web design business for many many years (will not tell the exact number of years ’cause I don’t want to say how old I actually am :), ok, I’m 37 and I’m doing graphics/web design for all of my professional life. Which started early. So, go figure. We’re talkin’ loads of experience here. And I’m still amazed, every day, how many of you actually realize the real value of brushes in design.
Being it professional work or scrapbooking for your kids, friends or family – it’s the same thing. We all love them. And for a good reason too. PS brushes are probably the best way to do great stuff for people who want to, well, do great stuff. :)
And I realized how many of you would actually like to get more brushes. But getting all of them would be a bit pricey. I mean there are 22 Ultimate versions of full Photoshop brushes packs in my shop, worth $219.78 (if bought individually).
So, what’s my offer? Get them all. For half the price.
Now, go figure. Half of $219 is $109.5. So, you get access to each and every one of them, with commercial license for, like, what … $4.99!?
And since this is a brand new offer that I’m introducing today, I will give additional $10 bonus for each purchase made this month (July). So, if you order now, your price will not be $109.5 either! With this bonus it just came down to $99.5! – Offer has expired
UPDATE: Floral Signs is 23th Photoshop Brushes set in my collection. So, should you decide to go for the all-round package of 22 brushes, you’ll get this one for FREE – in August only :)
Can’t get much better than that. You already know what value I’m talking about here. So, get 22 FULL Hi-Quality Ultimate Photoshop brushes packages (we’re talkin 700+ HiRes brushes in total) with commercial license for half the price now! + Newest Floral Sings set for FREE –>
Love,
Silvia
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Gang,
I know it’s been a while since I created my last set, but if you’re a frequent visitor, you’ll know I always need to come out with quality stuff. And quality doesn’t come quick no matter what they say :)
So, I know you will appreciate this because you know the value of vectors and how much flexibility they allow.
Anyway, to make the long story short, ladies and gentleman, today I proudly present you
35 Swirls and Stars Vector set
And these vectors are delivered in:
- .ai (of course Adobe Illustrator brush, all CS versions)
- .eps format
- .cdr (Corel 8.0 up to X4)
- .psd (Photoshop 7.0 up to CS3)
- .png (so you can easily use them in any photo editing software)
- .ai (Vector format for Adobe Illustrator 8 onwards)
So, 35 totally new vectors will make your life a whole lot easier. Whether you do scrap booking, graphic, web or print design, these will put you on the fast track in your projects!
You won’t have to waste time on creating these swirls from scratch and if you ever did similar work in Illustrator or Corel you know how much time it takes just to create one decent swirl decoration. And here you get 35 of them!
PREVIEW and BUY 35 Swirls and Stars Vector set in my shop!
Of curse, never forget to have fun creating!
Yours,
Silvia
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And if you wish, you can always convert them into Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro brushes. Load them into Photoshop (.png file), go to Edit -> Define brush preset, give it a name and voila! In addition to vectors, you got Photoshop brushes!
Also, if you want you can even modify these vectors in Ilustrator or Corel and make new swirls out of them.
P.P.S.
Anyway, if you have any questions about using them, converting them, modifying or applying them, I’m here to help you out :)
P.P.P.S.
In case you had any doubts – commercial license is included.
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I don’t know about you, but I can’t handle hot weather well! I mean, I love summer, light dresses and stuff, but I live on the top floor!!! Living under the air-conditioner is not very healthy, so I don’t turn it on very often.
Next weekend, we just might escape from the city and head to the coast again, to wet our feet in the sea :)
Today, I selected one beautiful greenish combination to cool-off the day :)
The name of the artist is Tina Chambers.
She used:
- Floral DUO Photoshop Brushes set,
- Floral Shapes Photoshop Brushes set
- Swirls Floral Photoshop Brushes set
and made this beautiful scrapbook kit. The name of the kit is “Be a Dreamer”. I surely can identify with this one.
Another great new kit form Tina Chambers is “Fancy Pants”, created using Floral Shapes Photoshop Brushes set and Swirls Floral Photoshop Brushes set. Elegant and fancy, the name says it all :)
Stay well, keep smiling, check out Tina Chambers gallery on Digital Scrapbook Place and…
… have fun creating :)
S*
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Huh! I bet you never heard of Istria :)
It is a small peninsula on the Adriatic coast in Croatia. Huh! I bet you heard about Croatia. It is a small Country bordering Italy (just across the sea). Croatia is about to become a next member of the European Union.
So, I took a few shots with my camera to share them with you:
The coast is really nice, old fishing villages still wear that traditional ambient. Was quite hot, around 95°F (35°C). Anyway, as we all know image speaks a thousand words, so enjoy my little video:
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Happy 4th of July everyone!!!
Celebrate this one with a lot of magic moments that you’ll want to keep! So, today, as a special occasion I have one free download for Digital Scrapbooking: 4th of July Quick Page.
This Quick Page size is 12″x12″ @ 300dpi (print quality :)) and it can be downloaded in two versions: PSD Download (7MB) and PNG Download (2,5MB) – after joining GREEN BULB GANG – under the main “Free downloads” page!.
It’s easy to use, just slip your photos behind the frames on the page! You can add title and some journaling to the front of the page and that’s it!
Weekend is here, so see ya on Monday when I’ll be featuring again new great designs created using my brushes!
S:)
P.S.: And our Green Bulb Gang Newsletter will come out on Monday too! Do not miss the special discount on Retro Swirls Photoshop Brushes set for all members! And one FREE SET – Swirls and Stars Photoshop Brushes set [ PREVIEW ]
P.P.S.
If you’re still not a Green Bulb Gang member just go to Downloads and follow the instructions. You’re welcome to join us!
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Gang,
I am totally overwhelmed seeing all that beautiful samples of your work with my brushes :)!
Today, we have interesting red-blue combination paper design (which one reminds me of Summer) with Swirls 2 Photoshop brushes set!
Lauren is Head/Senior Designer at Digital Scrapbook Place, and what’s really interesting – she is from New Zealand! Woohoo! The land of the Lord of the Rings! And far away …
And here it is, the whole “Afternoon Delight” set sample:
Just a few seconds ago, while writing this post I noticed that Digital Scrapbook Place is using Swirls Floral Photoshop Brushes set (or maybe Vector Swirls Set, I’m not sure) in their header! That’s great!
Take a look at Laurin’s product gallery and, as always, have fun creating!
S*
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