I know. It sounds a bit like bragging but, believe me, once you see them, you’ll most probably think the same. And here is why.

These are the brushes I announced week ago. It took almost a month to complete them! And here is a short description of the work involved to get them done:

1. These were first drawn by hand on Wacom tablet.
2. These images were then manually traced and re-drawn in in Adobe Illustrator (there is no such tracing software that can replace good old manual work)
3. Then were they converted to HiRes (2400px) Photoshop brushes
4. To be presented to you :)
   

I receive many emails where you praise the quality of my brushes. Thank you. This quality, becomes especially obvious when you zoom in and check the shape edges. They’re fine, smooth edges. Thank you for your emails, these come as a reassurance that I am on the right course even if it takes so much time to produce them. And the procedure above explains how much work is involved. Especially all of you who use vector programs like Adobe Illustrator, you can understand how much work and effort does it take to make such a complex shape, not to mention 16 of them. But still, converting them to vectors and then exporting them is the only way to get real high quality brushes.

And why is this high resolution so important? It is too important when you need to use them on large images, on images that will be printed, or even on small images with a big brush shape or images that will contain just a part of the brush shape. Generally, it is too important when you want your work to look decent.

OK. I guess, by now, it’s quite clear that I am proud of this new set. I am proud and I am happy that I finally finished them. So, here they are. Full shapes (16) and elements (104) that you can use to create your own shapes.

As usual, there is one lite edition which is freeeee!!! :)

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And here is the real deal – PREMIUM Edition, set of 120 Fine Floral Swirls. 16 full floral shapes and 104 shape elements so that you can combine them and make your own floral swirls.

And believe me this set will blow your socks off!!! 120 of highest quality of finest Floral Swirls shapes, for, can you imagine – just $9.99! Of course, commercial license is included so you can use them, hassle free, in your commercial projects!

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Have fun creating!
Silvia

P.S.
This Photoshop brushes set is compatible with Photoshop 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3 and CS4.

P.P.S.
Want them for 1/2 the price? Check my 800+ PREMIUM Photoshop brushes MEGA Set. This set will also get you special 50% OFF coupon code which is valid for all other brushes including Fine(st) Floral Swirls Photoshop Brushes.

Welcome, my dear visitors!

I hope you are enjoying the holiday atmosphere!

Again, we have a free treat for you, another great freebie from Vivayne.

And we’re talking about

Christmas Around the World – Free Digital Scrapbooking Kit

which includes 29 items like papers, bows, frames, ribbons… etc.! All that you need for your seasons scrapbooking needs.

As you can see, she used many different Photoshop brushes, just to name a few of them:

1. Christmas 2009 Brushes
2. Peace Brushes
3. Swirled Frames

So, stay well, hug your beloved ones and count down to the New 2009.

It’s only 2 days until we all start forfilling our New Years resolutions :D

PS: Update from Vivayne: “Just wanted to let you know that they removed this freebie from the store freebies (expired) so I went ahead and put it in the dollar store…”

We are still in the Holiday Atmosphere! Oh, yes!

Still, I’d like to show you what Tammy did with my brushes for the Crowne Plaza Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel.

As I always say, I am always happy to feature the works done with my brushes in the real life. Such as these Holiday Cards:

And here’s the hotel itself …  (it is placed right on the St. John’s River in Jacksonville, FL)

Uh, oh, … strawberries and wine :)

I truly believe Tammy when she says that it is a great place to stay and maybe, one day, you never know, I just might visit :)

Anyway, that’s it for today, thank you Tammy for using my Grunge Snowflake PS Brushes, which are, by the way – FREE to download after join GBG here. (read my free download policy and Terms Of Use for more info)

Of course, just imagine what can be done with the REAL DEAL:

My 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET! Check it out here ->

Cheers, S*

Dear visitors, my dear Green Bulb Gang present and future members!

What can I say?

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

December 2008 GBG eZine is just dispatched and it will make many of you happy!

This is because this issue is the compilation of the best of exclusive 2008 Green Bulb Gang FREE downloads!

We wanted to end this year with a bang!

So, loads of love, passion, success and happiness! That’s what I wish you in the New Year – 2009!

Have fun and don’t you ever forget to have fun creating!

Love,
Silvia

OK Gang!

First, I need to apologize for not writing for so long. Mea culpa. Was away for a while.

So, for those of you who wanted to find out was the graphic from the previous post done – here it is.

OK. But, first, let me show you another version of the same graphic (one layer is switched off and it became even more interesting – I think).

OK. And here is what it looks like in Photoshop:

So, let’s go layer by layer starting from the bottom.

1. White background (it’s kinda obvious but I need to be consistent :)
2. Layer with the brush, filled and outlined, stroke, 3px. You can choose colors as you feel fit. The same one is copied and placed on the top – point No. 5
3. Black&White version of the photo
4. Color version of the photo, cut-out in the shape of the brush. How it’s done? Easy a) select the layer with the full image b) Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the layer with the brush, brush shaped selection will load it self onto photo c) Press Ctrl+Shift+I to invert the selectio d) Press Delete to delete the selectio. That’s how I got this layer
5. Copy of layer 8, Layer blending mode – Screen (for all other Layers it’s Normal)

And that’s it!

Let me know if point 4 was not explained very well. I will make a video about it.

Don’t forget! This great brush is a part of even greater package called Ultimate Wedding Photography PS Brushes Pack (158) which is on sale now, 158 HiRes Commercial free PC/Mac Photoshop brushes, find out more here ->

Love,

Silvia