Archive for February, 2011

Making Cool 3D Graphics With Photoshop brushes

Making Cool 3D Graphics With Photoshop brushes

Gang, as you know, Photoshop brushes can be used in a huge variety of ways. They are mostly used by

  1. graphic designers,
  2. scrap books enthusiasts and professionals alike,
  3. photographers for their photo books …
  4. even fashion and textile designers contacted me to tell me how much they appreciated my brushes in their works
  5. not to mention how we even decorated a Mercedes Smart car once

But, I don’t think I ever demonstrated how Photoshop brushes can be used to make cool 3D graphics.

Floral 3D effect

And I don’t need to.

Simply because Graphic.Fabulog made a great tutorial on how to make col 3D graphics and he used my Photoshop brushes Swirls and Circles

So, here is the link to tutorial ->

And here is the link to brushes used in the tutorial ->

I liked the graphic he made a lot and I hope you will like it too (and tutorial naturally).

xoxoxo

Silvia

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Photoshop Brushes - Leprechauns

Photoshop Brushes – Leprechauns

St. Patrick’s Day Photoshop brushes – Leprechauns! ;)

[ To PREVIEW Leprechauns Photoshop brushes - click here! ]

Now, here is one interesting thing about Leprechauns. According to Wikipedia: “If ever captured by a human, the Leprechaun has the magical power to grant three wishes in exchange for their release.”

I just made my wishes, one is enough – actually :)

Anyways, Ladies and Gentleman, I bring you Leprechauns Photoshop brushes and I hope they will grant you a few wishes too :)

Leprechauns Photoshop brushes by bsilvia

Apart from making three wishes, you can use them for your St. Patrick’s Day coloring pages, St. Patrick’s Day cards, St. Patrick’s Day quick pagesFree for Platinum GBG Members

St. Patrick’s Day Photoshop brushes – Leprechauns is also FREE for those of you who get St. Patricks Day Photoshop brushes set Second Edition [35 medium size brushes + 35 XXL brushes + 35 PNG files] – before March 17th 2011.

St. Patricks Day Photoshop Brushes set Second Edition (35+35)St. Patricks Day Photoshop Brushes set Second Edition (35+35)

This set includes:
* 35 brush at 2400px
* 35 brush at 1300px
* 35 transparent PNG files

- all PNGs and Photoshop brushes are in 300dpi,
- Commercial license
- PC/Mac Compatible
- compatible with Photoshop 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5

Click here for preview:
St. Patrick Photoshop brushes set, 35

And here’s another great offer – St. Patrick’s Day Photoshop brushes – Leprechauns and the PREMIUM VERSION of Celtic Knots Photoshop brushes could be yours FOR FREE if you decide to go for legendary 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET by Sunday, 20th of February!

This will be, two more bonuses! (Apart from bunch of them which are already included in the MEGA SET) So, in case you were wondering when is the best time to go for this legendary set – well, the time is now, get 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET ->

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Celtic Knots Photoshop brushes

Celtic Knots Photoshop brushes

Don’t know about you, but I’m not too crazy about winter really … I miss the warmth, green leaves, grass and blooms on the fruit trees.

So, St. Patrick’s Day 2011. is really, really close. I’m happy! And not just because of beer and parties – I’m happy because it comes as an announcement of the Spring! Yes, the Spring is just around the corner! Woohoo!

A Few days, ago Vivayne said to me:  “Why don’t you create some Celtic knots brushes?” And I said – what a nice idea! And next thing you know, after few days, I finished the set  – Photoshop brushes: Celtic knots. I really enjoyed drawing them, those shapes are so intriguing.

So, thank you Vivayne, for the great idea!

Celtic Knots are free for Platinum GBG members but, also available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop!

Celtic Knots Photoshop brushes set (38+38)Celtic Knots Photoshop brushes set (38+38)

This set consists of 38 brushes up to 2477px and 38 brushes up to 1287px.

As usual it features:

- Commercial license
- They are PC/Mac Compatible
- compatible with Photoshop 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5… and newer versions

Ideas:

Use them to make:

  • St. Patrick’s Day party invitations,
  • St. Patrick’s Day party leaflets,
  • St. Patrick’s Day scrapbook kit,
  • St. Patrick’s Day photo decorations,
  • St. Patrick’s Day quick page,

but not just St. Patrick’s Day graphics. Use them as decoration on any Celtic, Irish or similar themed graphics. And this does not exclude wedding photo albums, wedding photo decorations, wedding invitations, wedding thank you cards and many other graphic design or web design projects!

[Preview Celtic Knots Photoshop brushes set]

You could get the PREMIUM VERSION of Celtic Knots Photoshop brushes FOR FREE if you decide to go for legendary 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET by Sunday, 20th of Ferbruary!

This will be, one more bonus! (Apart from bunch of them which are already included in the MEGA SET) So, in case you were wondering when – now it’s the time to go for 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET ->

ok. Gang. That’s it for now. If you are a GBG Platinum member go grab your free PREMIUM Photoshop brushes: Celtic Knots now (and other 24 PREMIUM products from the GBG Shop.)

For the rest of you, you could become a GBG Platinum members or you could just get this set from the Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.

xoxoxo

Sil

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Don't BUY a present for this Valentine's - MAKE it!

Don’t BUY a present for this Valentine’s – MAKE it!

Valentine’s day is here. And it’s highly commercialized. Here is the alternative approach. I hope you will like it. Actually, I believe that many of you think this way too.

The feeling/emotion of being in love (not loving – being in love, having a “crush” on someone) is the most precious feeling we can experience in our live time, here on earth (I don’t buy the story that everything ends once we seize to breed, that’s why I say “life – here on earth” there are other “modes” of being alive out there.).

Those of you who experienced the feeling of “being in love” will certainly agree with me. It’s close to “madness” but in a good, positive way. It is also the “everything makes sense now” feeling. Also,  it is a total absence of worrying or caring about the stuff we worry or care about when our mindset is in “normal” state.

All that matters, in the time of being in love, is to be in the company of someone we’re in love with. As much as possible. That’s all that matters. It doesn’t matter where, when or what you do. It is a fuzzy, warm feeling in the stomach and it feels better than any other drug that human or nature came up with. (Not that I tried all the drugs in the world or something, but once you know what it feels to be in love, you don’t go after drugs, because you know nothing came close to this.)

But, of course, we live in a “consumer” society and we need to spend in order to make the economy grow isn’t it? Well, I don’t “buy” this. We are led to believe that the best way of showing love is to BUY something for them. BUY a present. SPEND money. These are the messages we are all bombarded with and exposed to 24 hours a day (Ok. we still have the time when we sleep to be on our own, but I wouldn’t count that they won’t find I way to get to us there too).

Well, my message is: DON’T BUY anything for the one you love. DON’T! You just can’t buy love. If you could, it would be on the supermarket shelves already and it would probably be heavily discounted today.

Here the approach I prefer. Of course, we want to give something to the ones you love. That’s perfectly normal. Expressing love is perfectly normal, cool and ok. Now, what is the only asset we all have, but are limited with? And I mean ALL of us who experience life here and now on this planet? It’s the time. So, for this valentine’s day, take the time, and MAKE something for the one you love.

I create Photoshop brushes and the best way I can contribute is to give them to you so you use them and make something. Make a Valentine’s card. Make a poem, decorate it with Photoshop brushes and print it out. Make an envelope (here is how ->). Take the time to make it look good. It will make both of you so much more happy then just getting a perfume or some hi-tech gadget from the store.

I know what you’re thinking now “You’re saying don’t buy stuff, buy my brushes.Wrong! I am offering loads of free Photoshop brushes on GreenBulbGang.Com site.

I also made new Valentine’s day Photoshop brushes for GBG Gold and Platinum members. Of course. GBG Gold and Platinum members liked my work and wanted to have more if it. And I am proud of it. And that is why I wanted to make this ones just for them.

But, again, there are loads of Photoshop brushes on GBG for free as well. So, there is no excuse :)

Yes, and have fun today! Show the ones you how much you are willing to give them – your most precious asset – your time. Not your money. Your time.

And, for my GBG Gold and  Platinum members, I prepared a little something exclusive for you this Valentine. This is my way of saying “Thank you!”. So, just log in to your account and download:

Photoshop brushes – Love Messages (6+6)

Photoshop brushes - Love Messages (6+6)

- 6 brushes in two sizes – Gold and Platinum GBG members

Photoshop brushes – Valentine’s Day Hearts (6+6+6)

Photoshop brushes - Valentine's Day Hearts (6+6+6)

6 brushes in three sizes – Platinum GBG members

I wish you all loads of warm and fuzzy feelings in your stomach for this Valentine’s.

xoxoxo

Sil

P.S.
And, for you who lost that perfect feeling, here is the tune of the day:

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Valentine's Day Cards

Valentine’s Day Cards

And yet again, another Valentine’s Day downloads at Graphics-Illustrations.Com and for this post I prepared

Valentine’s Day Cards for Download

So, you can download these cards, they are print ready, so you can print them out on a thick paper, make them foldable if you just add some blank  space aside, or you can use them for scrapbooking, or, you could even use them as a Valentine’s Day Gift Card which you will attach to the gift you prepared for your beloved one.

So, here they are: 8×8 inches @ 300dpi – print ready Valentine’s Day Cards (zipped JPGs)

Valentine's Day Cards

Download Valentine’s Day Cards (both of them are in one zipped file)

However, if this is just not enough for you and you’d like to create commercial and non-commercial projects like:

  • a whole bunch of various Valentine’s Day related graphics,

  • loads of different Valentine’s Day cards,

  • e-cards,

  • postcards,

  • gift cards,

  • banners,

  • scrap books,

  • photo books,

  • all kinds of designs,

  • wallpapers (for your beloved one),

  • and you want to have fun while doing it,

then this is for you:

Sweet Love – Valentines Pack (107+21+1)

Sweet Love - Valentines Pack (107+21+1)

Sweet Love – Valentines Pack features 107 Love themed Photoshop brushes and so much more:

  1. Photoshop Brushes: Valentines (21+21) Second Edition

  2. 21 PNG files (made out of the PS brushes from the pack)

  3. Hearts Photoshop Brushes Set (32)

  4. Circled hearts, Photoshop brushes set (40+40)

  5. Scrapbook Kit: Pink Valentine (21)

Total value of these items in my store is $34.96.

However, the price of this SUPER PACK IS – $29.97

*COMMERCIAL USE OK

And in the end, to spice-up this offer even more, as a special bonus to this offer I bring you the Valentines Bokeh -  Photoshop Brushes Set which is not available for download or purchase ANYWHERE ELSE!

[Preview Sweet Love BONUS Pack]

Buy now

P.S. Should you, by any chance, have any doubt on the quality of my Photoshop brushes and other items I create for sale, then you should read the testimonials and see what other buyers said about my work ->

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Free: Photoshop Brushes Downloads - Valentine's Day

Free: Photoshop Brushes Downloads – Valentine’s Day

February 7, 2011 |  by  |  Free Downloads, Photoshop Brushes, Shop  |  No Comments

Gang,
Valentine’s day is here, knocking at the door and I just know you will want to make some cool thematic graphics and many of you probably plan on making some commercial projects related to the Valentine’s Day.

Whatever it is that you do, or plan doing you will need to make sure that you won’t get stuck when that inspiration just flies away. Many of you just won’t have the time to create cool decorations or shapes needed for your graphical projects, so, as always, I came up with some friendly little helpers which will, well, help you finish your project fast and make it look good at the same time because that is what we all are after, after all, isn’t it?

So, in this post I prepared two things:

  1. 2 sets of free Photoshop brushes
    1. Just to tell you, there is much more where these guys come from. They were borrowed from our Green Bulb Gang download area just for this Valentine and then, they’re going back to join the rest of the crowd. Find out more about Green Bulb Gang Free Downloads here ->
  2. Totally Cool and Huuge Photoshop brushes PREMIUM pack at a great price

1. Valentine’s Day Free Photoshop brushes

These are free LITE versions of PREMIUM Photoshop brushes packs available in my Photoshop brushes on-line store. So, if you like them, but would like to have more of them and in bigger sizes so that you can print them – visit my on-line store ->

Kisses Photoshop brushes / free  download, LITE version

Kisses Photoshop brushes

Grunge Hearts Photoshop brushes / free  download, LITE version

Grunge Hearts Photoshop brushes

And now …


2. Sweet Love – Valentines Pack


Sweet Love - Valentines Pack (107+21+1)Sweet Love – Valentines Pack, your ULTIMATE PS brushes solution features:

  • 107 Photoshop brushes,
  • 21 PNG files,
  • 1 Scrapbooking Kit

If bought individually, price for these brushes would be $34.96.
However, if you get them in this pack, the price goes down to $29.97!

On the top of it, there is one more Photoshop brushes set in this pack – Valentines Bokeh – specially designed Photoshop Brushes Set that is not available for download or purchase ANYWHERE ELSE!

And here is the scrapook kit which comes as a BONUS to this pack – Scrapbook Kit: Pink Valentine 2009 (21)!

[ PREVIEW THE BRUSHES FROM THIS PACK ]

OK. That’s it. Hug and love each other and don’t let anything distract you while doing that :)

xoxoxo

Silvia

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January Blues Contest News!

January Blues Contest News!

February 4, 2011 |  by  |  Announcements, Image Gallery, Photoshop Brushes  |  No Comments

January is behind us and sunny days are coming our way. What a great way to start a blog post!

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But, first of all, I owe you guys a BIG apology! Our dear simple on-line designer application had a bug which we were not aware of for too long. Light colored shapes did not look good on dark background after the rendering! Therefore only graphics done on a light background looked good. Now, the bug has been fixed and we all works like a charm. So, once again, I am really really sorry for this. You can go ahead, test the designer now! And if you find another bug I will reward you. :)

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Since January is known as the most depressing month, I invited you to create graphics and fight the January blues by having fun making, well, graphics with Photoshop brushes!

And now, the time has come to announce … drumroll … the winners! Regardless to the bug in our little on line designer, I still wanted to award those to contestants:

1. The best graphic (Prize: Gold GBG membership)

Cris!

Thank you Cris! You’ll get the GOLD GBG membership.

If you are a GBG member already, just send me your login name and I will upgrade your membership to Gold :) (Please send your info to info (at) graphics-illustrations.com)

2. Second best graphic award (one PREMIUM Photoshop brushes set) from our Graphics-Illustratios.Com Shop goes to Fiona!

Thank you Fiona! This one was funny! You’ll get the PREMIUM brush of your choice (worth $9.99), send me your wish on info (at) graphics-illustrations.com!

Thank you all!

And stay tuned for more. In the meantime enjoy the Valentines day with the one you love and never forget: Have fun creating!

xoxoxo

S

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Free Download: February 2011 Wallpaper; Green Bulb Gang Site Revamped

Free Download: February 2011 Wallpaper; Green Bulb Gang Site Revamped

Gang,

This post is about two things. First, after a long-hard work we can finally announce

GreenBulbGang web site has got a brand new dress!!!

And I hope you will like it!

For those of you who still don’t know, GBG is where I put all my:

So, if you feel you could make a use of some of the stuff I just mentioned, just click on any of the links from the list above and become a GBG member!

Now, for the second thing!

2011. February Wallpaper

I made this one using Gold Spiral Photoshop brushes set available on GBG site and it’s available for free download right now and right here! I made 5 different standard screen sizes to make sure you’ll find the dimensions you need.

February Wallpaper
Download
February Wallpaper
1024×768
Download
February Wallpaper
1280×960
Download
February Wallpaper
1600×1200
Download
February Wallpaper
1680×1050
Download
February Wallpaper
1920×1200

February 2011. Wallpaper says:

If I keep a green bough in my heart,
then the singing bird will come.
Chinese proverb

OK. That’s it. I hope you like this freebie, and I hope you will like the new GBG look (not to mention loads new services that we are about to introduce) ->

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