Guys! I am always so happy and delighted to receive your emails.
And when these emails come with the attachment of the work you did with my brushes – the happiness is even bigger!
These are the things that give sense to all that I do all day (and, more often than not – all night too :))
Today was one of these days when you made my day (rather odd sentence construction but I’ll let it be :)
Today, I received and email from Vicki Robinson. I’ve known Vicki for quite some time as she is one of the active members on our Graphics-Illustrations Facebook community and a long time follower and supporter of the Graphics-Illustrations.Com blog. Also, Vicki is running her own blog on: http://veejayrdesigns.blogspot.com/ which is fabulous!
Here is what Vicki said.
Hi Silvia -
Just wanted to tell you again how much I love your brushes. I’ve been digital scrapping for a couple of years now and have decided to try my hand at designing. I’m still learning, but thought you might enjoy seeing a little printable party pack I’ve completed using the Bird brushes. I had a blast making it!
Thanks again for all you do – your work is just fabulous!
vicki
And here is the Party Pack she created:
Thank you, Vicki, for showing us what you did with Photoshop brushes. As I said these things make my day!
I wish you the best of success with digital scrapping, your work is great and I am sure many will agree with me. Don’t ever hesitate to send me more of your work as I will be glad to present it on Graphics-Illustrations.Com blog.
This is, also, a call for all of you who create stuff with Graphics-Illustrations.Com, show me what you did and I will be glad to feature it on this blog.
Gang, I don’t want to take up any more of your Sunday. I am sure you will enjoy Vicki’s work, stay cool and enjoy this Sunday to it’s fullest!
xoxo
Silvia
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Gang,
After issuing the Ultimate Photoshop brushes CD I thought I’d also create a “down-sized”, cheaper version of it. A Photoshop brushes CD which will have all Photoshop brushes that are not included in the 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET.
Ladies and gentleman, I proudly present you
The Graphics-Illustrations.Com Photoshop brushes CD – Special Edition!
Content of the CD:
- 652 unique Photoshop brushes in 18 Photoshop brushes sets
- 20 Video Tutorials
- 4 high-res backgrounds
- 2 scrapbooking sets
In detail:
Photoshop PREMIUM Brushes:
- Valentine’s (21+21) Second Edition + 21 PNG files
- Baby Doodle Photoshop brushes set (20+20) + 20 PNG Files
- Birds Photoshop Brushes Set (45+45)
- Good Old Snail Mail Photoshop Brushes Set (28)
- Winter in Swirls Photoshop Brushes Set (33+33+33)
- Finest Floral Swirls Photoshop Brushes Set (120)
- Hawaiian Flowers Photoshop Brushes Set (35+35)
- Floral Ornaments Art Nouveau Photoshop Brushes Set (30+30)
- Renaissance & Medieval Photoshop Brushes Set (42+42)
- Renaissance & Medieval 2 Photoshop Brushes Set (84+84)
- Christmas Photoshop Brushes set (55+55)
- Foliage Photoshop Brushes set (56+56)
Special Edition Photoshop brushes (not available for purchase on-line):
- Photo Frames Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (9+9)
- Christmas Ornaments Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (25+25+25)
- Burnt Paper Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (9)
- Love Bears Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (10+10)
- Valentines Bokeh Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (14)
- Wedding Swirls Photoshop Brushes Set (16)
If those were to be bought individually the price would be $119.88, but if you buy them on this CD the price is $85.00 and you get a whole bunch of bonuses!
The Photoshop brushes and other resources on this CD will be of a tremendous help to all:
- Photographers wanting to make their own photo books
- Scrapbookers
- Designers (professionals and enthusiasts alike)
I was even contacted by some schools who see my CD’s as a tremendous help in their classes! Great!
OK, thank you for your comments on this blog and Facebook, love you all, take care!
Hugs,
Silvia
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Gang!
Mr. Alphons (on the image below) and me wish you a very happy St. Patrick’s Day! Green, cheerful holiday that celebrates not just St. Patrick but it also a spring time that is coming!
Although St. Patrick’s Day originally started in Ireland as a religious holiday, a long time ago at the beginning of the 7th century, gradually it became a secular celebration celebrated all around the world, all the way to South Korea :) More about St. Patrick’s Day ->
And that’s no wonder, main concept of this celebration is: to be cheerful, have a beer with your friends, sing and dance.
Although, today did not start very well for me. Mr. Alphons, our little kitten tried to imitate Tom Cruise from Mission Impossible and fell of the balcony (2nd floor) while doing it :(
Still, we might say that today is a very happy day, as Mr. Alphons actually got lucky! We took him to the vet, we did full examination, including the X-Rays, blood test, etc … and the final verdict is – Mr. Alphons is fine!
He has a hell of the reason to celebrate St. Patty’s day!
Still, I hope he will not try to re-do the stunt. Or was just his way to express his happiness about the spring that’s coming :) ?
Anyways, just look at him with the clover in his teeth. A true man cat ;) Resembles Humphrey Bogart from Casablanca a bit, innit?
Anyways, have fun, have a pint or just a juice with your friends, celebrate, sing and dance, love each other!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
S
PS: This photo was taken with iPhone. The quality is not disappointing at all, innit?
Also, the decoration of the image was made with Photoshop brushes from our latest GBG eZine (Lite Edition Photoshop Brushes set: St. Patrick’s Day (6+6))
However, for PREMIUM Photoshop brushes just check St. Patrick’s Day Photoshop brushes set Second Edition (35+35) + 35 PNG files :)
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Today, I received a beautiful email from Fiona. Fiona is following my blog for quite some time and she’s been successfully using my brushes, vectors and tutorials as she is starting her new career as a designer, but most of all, Fiona sent me this beautiful email of encouragement after reading my last post.
Fiona went through the same difficult times when something similar happen to her and her husband, so she knows how I feel right now. And I can’t stress enough, Fiona, how thankful I am for your words of encouragement.
In addition, Fiona is starting a new career as a designer and she is already being successful at it. Here is the link to one of her creations, a mouse pad she created was chosen to be the TBA at Zazzle! Congratulations! Way to go, Fiona!
Check her mouse pad at Zazzle:
http://www.zazzle.co.uk/eggs_with_swirls_1_mousepad-144799821907568607
So, as I said before, this is no time to stop creating and giving, March edition of GBG eZine is out and here is what I created for GBG Members and my Facebook fans:
1. St. Patrick’s Day Bokeh Photoshop brushes set
2. St. Patrick’s Day Background 12″x12″
3. St. Patrick’s Day 6+6 Photoshop brushes set
4. St. Patrick’s Day 3 Journal Tags – PNG files
5. St. Patrick’s Day 4 Photo Masks – PNG files…
If you are a GBG member the eZine will be in your mailbox in the course of the next few days.
If you are a Facebook fan, you already have a link.
If you want to get the eZine, join us at GBG ->
And, in the end, let me quote one of the sentences from Fiona’s email:
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
Love and peace!
Silvia
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Gang,
I really had some rough time last few months. It was a long, cold winter. After years of living in a rented apartments we finally managed to buy (with a little help from the bank of course) an old house that didn’t seem to be in bad condition – at that time.
We were so wrong! After we started renovating it turned out that nearly everything needs to be renovated. It turned out to be a real money-eater so we nearly ended up on the edge of bankruptcy. We’ve been through some really stressful moments, days, nights… I tell ‘ya.
But that’s a whole different story of which I might write a book one day when all these events becomes distant past tense and I hope this day will come soon :)
Still, is there there anything that can stop me from making new free stuff for my dear blog visitors and my GBG members?
Of course not!
So, at this very moment I am finishing up the latest edition of GBG eZine which will be about:
- Spring (aren’t we all desperate for a little bit of Spring already?)
- St. Patrick’s day (Yes, it’s here!)
This means that new edition of GBG eZine will bring you loads of Sprint/St. Patrick’s day themed free and commercial Photoshop brushes, backgrounds, vectors … etc … it is always a big event for me and, judging from your feedback so far, it is always a great news for you too!
So, this is what I had in mind:
- St. Patrick’s Day Bokeh Photoshop brushes set LITE
- St. Patrick’s Day background – HiRes JPG file: 3600×3600 pix (300 dpi) print-ready, commercial use allowed
- St. Patrick’s Day – Classic Ornaments, 6 Photoshop brushes in two sizes! LITE
- St. Patrick’s Day Journal Tags (3)
- St. Patrick’s Day Photo Masks (4), PNG files
- And a regular GBG SPECIAL GBG OFFER (but we’ll keep that secret for the time being)!
- And more stuff, probably a tutorial on how to use St. Patrick’s Day bokeh Photoshop brushes to create nice backgrounds and graphics.
All this should be in GBG members mailboxes within next few days. I hope you will enjoy it.
And I think that’s it in this post. If you’re not a GBG member and would like to get a whole bunch of free downloads and a monthly GBG eZine with even more free downloads you can sign-up here ->
…
Oh, I almost forgot!
Let me use this opportunity to announce the second CD from the Graphics-Illustrations.Com factory!
The Graphics-Illustrations.Com Photoshop brushes CD – Special Edition!
Content of the CD:
- 652 unique Photoshop brushes in 18 Photoshop brushes sets
- 20 Video Tutorials
- 4 high-res backgrounds
- 2 scrapbooking sets
In detail:
Photoshop PREMIUM Brushes:
- Valentine’s (21+21) Second Edition + 21 PNG files
- Baby Doodle Photoshop brushes set (20+20) + 20 PNG Files
- Birds Photoshop Brushes Set (45+45)
- Good Old Snail Mail Photoshop Brushes Set (28)
- Winter in Swirls Photoshop Brushes Set (33+33+33)
- Finest Floral Swirls Photoshop Brushes Set (120)
- Hawaiian Flowers Photoshop Brushes Set (35+35)
- Floral Ornaments Art Nouveau Photoshop Brushes Set (30+30)
- Renaissance & Medieval Photoshop Brushes Set (42+42)
- Renaissance & Medieval 2 Photoshop Brushes Set (84+84)
- Christmas Photoshop Brushes set (55+55)
- Foliage Photoshop Brushes set (56+56)
Special Edition Photoshop brushes (not available for purchase on-line):
- Photo Frames Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (9+9)
- Christmas Ornaments Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (25+25+25)
- Burnt Paper Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (9)
- Love Bears Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (10+10)
- Valentines Bokeh Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (14)
- Wedding Swirls Photoshop Brushes Set (16)
If those were to be bought individually the price would be $119.88, but if you buy them on this CD the price is $85.00 and you get a whole bunch of bonuses!
The Photoshop brushes and other resources on this CD will be of a tremendous help to all:
- Photographers wanting to make their own photo books
- Scrapbookers
- Designers (professionals and enthusiasts alike)
I was even contacted by some schools who see my CD’s as a tremendous help in their classes! Great!
OK, thank you for your comments on this blog and Facebook, love you all, take care!
Hugs,
Silvia
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Guys!
Since all PREMIUM Photoshop brushes and other products from my shop are sold as digital downloads, many of you were asking if you can order a shippable CD with Photoshop brushes. Well, as of now, you can!
And you’ll get much more than just Photoshop brushes.
Commercial potential
I really need to emphasize – this CD has a great commercial potential. Whether you are a professional graphic artist, enthusiast or a business start-up, this CD can help you in various activities.OK. It won’t make you a coffee, but here is what it will do:
- If you are a business start-up it will help you create a logo for your company,
- If you are a graphic designer it will help you create various designs for your customers
- If you are a photographer it will help you create photo-books for your clients and
- If you are a scrapbooker it will help you make scrapbooks for your private use or for sale.
- You may be in rubber stamps business, or videography as well – this CD can help you a great deal in all of those scenarios
This CD has a great commercial potential – whatever you do. Trust me on that. Here is what it is:
I’ve put together 1393 of my best selling PREMIUM Photoshop brushes and if you don’t know how to use them (or even if you don’t have Photoshop) I added a dozen of tutorials on how to use them, spiced it all up with some great bonuses and put it all on
The Ultimate Photoshop Brushes CD
The Ultimate Photoshop brushes CD features:
- 1393 unique PREMIUM Photoshop brushes in 42 Photoshop brushes sets
- 20 Video Tutorials and simple instructions for adults and kids (btw. believe it or not – kids too really love to play with PS brushes!)
- 12 high-res backgrounds
- 2 scrapbooking sets
- Compatible with PC and Mac
- Compatible with Photoshop 7.0 up to CS4 & Free upgrade to Photoshop CS5
- Compatible with Photoshop Elements 4.0 up to 8.0
- Video tutorials on how to use Photoshop brushes with: Photoshop (7.0 up to CS4) - GIMP - Paint.NET - Paint Shop Pro
As always, commercial license is included so you can use them in your commercial projects!
So, if you are one of those who like to have your stuff on a CD, this one is for you.
Content of the CD:
- Photoshop brushes
The core component of this CD are Photoshop brushes. The Ultimate Photoshop brushes CD features 1310 PREMIUM (1393 with bonuses, see below), HiQuality, professional Photoshop brushes with Commercial use license included.
These brushes are categorized in 36 Photoshop brushes sets as follows:
- Valentine’s (21+21) Second Edition + 21 PNG file
- Baby Doodle (20+20) +20 PNG files
- Birds (45+45)
- Good Old Snail Mail (28)
- Winter in Swirls (33+33+33)
- Finest Floral Swirls (120)
- Hawaiian Flowers (35+35)
- Renaissance & Medieval (42+42)
- Renaissance & Medieval 2 (84+84)
- Swirls Floral (42+42) Second Edition + 42 PNG files
- Swirls 5.0 (40)
- Paisley Designs (75+25)
- Banners and Frames (21)
- Floral Shapes (37)
- Floral Signs (20)
- Photo Corners (20+20)
- Floral Ornaments Art Nouveau (30+30)
- Tattoo Designs Second Edition
- Floral DUO (62)
- Swirled Floral Edges (18)
- Retro Swirls (18)
- Hearts (32)
- Borders (25)
- Swirls Butterflies (20+20)
- Swirled frames (18)
- Swirls 2 (36)
- Grunge alphabet and numbers with swirls (36)
- Swirled Corners (20)
- Tag shapes (24+5)
- Floral (plant) (25)
- Circled hearts (40+40)
- Lightworks (61)
- Outlined Swirls (23)
- St. Patrick’s (35)
- Fractal (29)
- Christmas (55+55)
- Tutorials
There are 20 tutorials to help you out if you’re just staring with Photoshop brushes.
Also, if you want to use these Photoshop brushes but you don’t have Photoshop don’t worry!
These tutorials will show you how to use Photoshop brushes in Photoshop Elements, GIMP, Paint Shop Pro and Paint.NET too!
Here is the list of tutorials:
- How to load Photoshop Brushes in Photoshop 7.0
- How to load Photoshop Brushes in Photoshop CS4
- How to use Free ABR View software – ABR View software is FREE and easy to install. With ABR View you will be able to preview all Photoshop brushes on your computer.
- How to use Free ABR Viewer software – Video instructions on how to use ABR Viewer. This should put you on the fast track with this Photoshop brushes preview application.
- How to use Photoshop brushes in GIMP – GIMP is free, easy to use but installing Photoshop brushes maybe not so easy if you are not familiar with the software. This video tutorial will help you out.
- How to use Photoshop brushes in Paint.NET – Paint.NET is free and really easy to use but installing Photoshop brushes maybe not so easy if you are not familiar with the software. This video tutorial will help you out.
- How to use Preset Viewer – Preset Viewer is not just another Photoshop brushes viewer. It is so much more. You can preview Photoshop gradients, color palettes, custom shapes, even jpg, psd, tiff, bmp and other bitmap files.
- How to use Love Bears brushes set – Working with Love Bears is fun and easy. This tutorial will put you on the fast track to great designs with Love Bears.
- Playing with the brushes in Photoshop 7.0 Video Tutorial – This short but helpfull video will show you how to use PS brushes in Photoshop 7.0 – yes, all brushes on this CD are compatible with PS 7.0 up to CS4.
- Playing with the brushes in Photoshop CS4 Video Tutorial – When it comes to Photoshop brushes there are only some small differences between Photoshop 7.0 and Photoshop CS4 , but this video tutorial should give you the general idea on the potential of Photoshop brushes.
- Playing with Floral DUO Photoshop brushes set – Floral DUO PS brushes set is one of the unique sets that let you combine two (or even three) brushes and create new and unique shapes (flowers). In this video tutorial we will show you how to do it.
- Playing with Medieval&Renaissance Photoshop brushes set – When using Medieval and Renaissance Photoshop brushes set you can use only one brush, but you can also combine two or three brushes to get one shape. In this tutorial we will show you how to use Medieval&Renaissance Photoshop brushes.
- Playing with Paisley Designs Photoshop brushes set – Paisley Designs Photoshop brushes set is also made so that new and unique shapes can be made of two, three or even more brushes. By choosing different brushes and different colors you can create new and exciting paisley shapes. Playing with Paisley Designs is really fun!
- Playing with Swirls 5.0 Photoshop brushes set – Using Swirls 5.0 Photoshop brushes set is really easy: just follow this video tutorial and create many different designs just by using this set.
- Using Photoshop brushes as photo masks in Photoshop CS4 – This video tutorial will show you how easy (and fun) it is to use Photoshop brushes as photo masks! Enjoy!
- Using Photoshop brushes as photo masks in Photoshop CS4 – sample two – Of course, there are many ways to create similar effects in Photoshop, in this we will show you yet another easy way of using Photoshop brushes as photo masks in Photoshop CS4
- Using Photoshop brushes as photo masks in Photoshop Elements 4.0 – Yes! – all Photoshop brushes on this CD can be used in Photoshop Elements 4.0 (up to Photoshop Elements 8.0) – this tutorial will show you how you can use Photoshop brushes as photo masks in Photoshop Elelments 4.0
- Using PNG files as photo masks in Photoshop Elements 8.0 – Follow this short and easy video tutorial in order to learn how to work with PNG files and use them as photo masks in Photoshop Elements 8.0
- Using PNG files as photo masks in Photoshop Elements 8.0 – sample two – Yes, there’s another way on using PNG files as photo masks in Photoshop Elements 8.0. Follow this tutorial and you will learn how to create unique wedding “Thank you” card.
- Using Photoshop Brushes in Paint Shop Pro – In this tutorial we will show you how to use Photoshop brushes in Paint Shop Pro.
Still, just to make sure that this CD really is The Ultimate Photoshop brushes CD and that you really have loads of fun using it I added:
- Special bonuses
And these special bonuses are:
1. Another 6 Photoshop brushes sets (83 UNIQUE Photoshop brushes)
- Photo Frames – special edition (9+9)
- Christmas Ornaments – special edition (25+25+25)
- Burnt Paper – special edition (9)
- Love Bears – special edition (10+10)
- Valentines Bokeh – special edition (14)
- Wedding Swirls – special edition (16)
2. 12 HiRes JPG backgrounds
- Blue Mac Style Background, 3200×2400 pix (10×8 inches), 300dpi
- Purple Mac Style Background, 3200×2400 pix (10×8 inches), 300dpi
- Winter Background, 3600×3600 pix (12×12 inches), 300dpi
- Winter Background 2, 3600×3600 pix (12×12 inches), 300dpi
- Grunge Background, 2200×3000 pix, 300dpi
- Grunge Background, 2582×3524 pix, 300dpi
- Halloween Background, 3600×3600 pix (12×12 inches), 300dpi
- Halloween Background 2, 3600×3600 pix (12×12 inches), 300dpi
- Halloween Background 3, 3600×3600 pix (12×12 inches), 300dpi
- Sunset Background, 5000×3500 pix, 300dpi
- Thanksgiving Background, 3600×3600 pix (12×12 inches), 300dpi
- Winter Background 3, 3600×3600 pix (12×12 inches), 300dpi
3. 2 scrapbooking sets
- Scrapbook Set Love (15), 15 elements (JPG and PNG), high resolution 12×12 inch scrapbook page kit
- Scrapbook Set Pink Valentine (21), 21 elements (JPG and PNG), high resolution 12×12 inch scrapbook page kit
And now, finally, this is the end of the list.
If you are interested to see what other had to say about my work please see testimonials ->
Since this is a brand new product I want to make sure that early birds are rewarded!
Regular price for all these brushes (if bought individually) is $359,64.
However, if purchased on this CD, the price is $210,00.
AND first 20 orders will go for $190.00 only. Now, I know you can recognize a bargain when you see it and this is it:
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Wedding is the occasion when we celebrate life. Marriage comes with love and love is power that gives sense to it all. Or, at least, that’s something I”d like to believe.
So, having this in mind I thought I’d make a compilation of brushes that contributes to this philosophy.
I bundled 4 of my Photoshop Brushes sets:
1. Hearts Photoshop Brushes Set, 32 brushes, $9.99 | [preview]
2. Swirls Floral Photoshop Brushes Set – Second Edition, 42+42 brushes + 42 PNG files, $9.99 | [preview]
3. Swirled Frames Photoshop Brushes Set, 18 brushes, $9.99 | [preview]
4. Swirled Corners Photoshop Brushes Set, 20 brushes, $9.99 | [preview]
and I added one more set to the bunch:
5. Tattoo Designs Photoshop Brushes Set – Second Edition, 30+30 brushes + 30 PNG files, $9.99 | [preview]
and this made one huge set of 142 brushes that I decided to call “Wedding Brushes”.
I thought how handy could those be for a photographer or designer who’s involved in wedding occasions.
And then I got inspired for more brushes! Sat down and created 16 more of them. And they turned out well. Was very very pleased. See them here: new Floral Photoshop brushes! Available in this pack only ->
So, I added the new 16 Floral PS Brushes to the bundle. Now, this is really huge package: 158 of them.
Meaning, you pay for 4 sets and get 6 of them.
All of them can be seen under [preview] links up there. See if you like them.
But, that’s not all. When you purchase this set you also get the another Special BONUS
Photo Frames Special Edition (2×9)
See them here: Photo Frames Special Edition Photoshop brushes! ->
If you do like them, buy them – that’s 167 brushes in one pack!.
I sell the whole 167 Wedding Brushes package for $45.95.
After getting this package – I don’t think you’ll need a new swirl or flower or heart or corner or similar shape shape any time soon.
P.S.
No need to mention that all of them are compatible with Photoshop 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5.
P.P.S.
Of course, they come with the commercial license. You are allowed to use them in your commercial projects without any limitations.
P.P.P.S.
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You’ve probably heard of Lord of the Rings and Magic Sharp – you’ll get them both with this Pak!
Get your feet wet with the Kubota Starter Pak and we reassure you, you’ll be immediately addicted to these image enhancement Actions and the DASHBOARD.
This Pak can help you save time, attract more clients and make more money.
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Guys!
I was just going through my old posts (there are 378 posts on this blog! a lot of reading :)) when I ran into this animation!
I did it last year to honor the spring. And it really cheered me up. The animation. I’m sure it will cheer you up too :) Make sure your speakers are on:
This animation was done with my Photoshop brushes “Birds” set.
Photoshop brushes “Birds” features:
- 45+45 Hi Res PRO brushes (each brush comes in 2500px and 800px version)
- commercial license, as always – included
- compatible with Photoshop 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5
- Compatible with Mac/PC
Use them in your scrapbooks, photo books, graphic and web designs, mugs and t-shirts, etc etc… Use them in all kinds of commercial or non-commercial projects! Don’t forget, these come with Commercial license!
PREVIEW Birds Photoshop Brushes set PREMIUM EDITION here ->
GET Birds Photoshop Brushes set PREMIUM EDITION here ->
Love you all and viva la spring!
Silvia
P.S.
You know what? It just occurred to me. You can get the whole package FOR FREE if you buy my flagship product 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET by 3rd of March 2009! Use this opportunity and buy MEGA SET NOW -> try not to miss this offer because such discounts come on the very very rare occasions!
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We all need to be aware of environmental issues. And we can all help no matter what we do for living. So, even I, a Photoshop brushes designer, can use my work to promote green ideas.
I received that email the other day. It was a PowerPoint presentation showing how much damage plastic bags are doing to our planet. And how much good could we do if we just abandon them and go for good old fabric ones or paper bags. Even China banned the use of plastic bags.
I mean, I knew already knew how bad plastic bags are, but here are some facts that stunned me and probably won’t leave you indifferent too.
Consider the Following Shocking Facts About Plastic Shopping Bags:
* Plastic bags are made of polyethylene
* Polyethylene is a petroleum product
* Production contributes to air pollution and energy consumption
* Four to five trillion plastic bags are manufactured each year
* Americans use over 380 billion polyethylene bags per year
* Americans throw away approximately 100 billion polyethylene bags per year
* Of those 100 trillion plastic bags, 1% are recycled
* It takes 1000 years for polyethylene bags to break down
* As polyethylene breaks down, toxic substances leach into the soil and enter the food chain
* Approximately 1 billion seabirds and mammals die per year by ingesting plastic bags
* Plastic bags are often mistaken as food by marine mammals. 100,000 marine mammals die yearly by eating plastic bags.
* These animals suffer a painful death, the plastic wraps around their intestines or they choke to death
* Plastic bag choke landfills
* Plastic bags are carried by the wind into forests, ponds, rivers, and lakes
Read more at Suite101: Say No To Plastic Bags: The Shocking Facts About Polyethylene Bags
So, if you are into design and Photoshop brushes, what you could do is go to Cafepress and make a 100% cotton reusable bag!
I know I did one :)
This bag was done with Paisley Designs Photoshop brushes set ->
OK. Guys! I hope you agree with me on the plastic bags issue. Have fun, have a great weekend and talk soon!
Hugs,
Silvia
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Gang,
One of the basic rules of good behavior is: Make promises! And the second one is: Keep promises!
Yesterday, I promised you a tutorial on creating a “bokeh” effect so you can make images like the one below.
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Now, as you noticed, for this purpose I used Valentine’s Bokeh, Photoshop brushes set.
Valentine’s Bokeh Photoshop brushes set comes as a free bonus to the unique PREMIUM Photoshop brushes package called “Sweet Love” that will save you time, improve your designs and help you earn $$$ with your work. How? Let me tell you.
Sweet love consists of:
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| Photoshop Brushes: Valentine’s (21+21) Second Edition + 21 PNG files $9.99 value | Hearts Photoshop Brushes Set (32) $9,99 value |
| PREVIEW | PREVIEW |
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| Circled hearts, Photoshop brushes set (40+40), $9,99 value | Scrapbook Kit: Pink Valentine 2009 (21) $4,99 value |
| PREVIEW | PREVIEW |
And, of course, “Valentine’s Bokeh” PS Brushes (14)
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| Valentine’s Bokeh, Photoshop brushes set (14) FREE BONUS! |
| PREVIEW |
Total value: $34,96
And the above price is crossed over because I’ve put all these products into
SWEET LOVE – PREMIUM package
Package that will:
- Speed up your Valentine’s/Love/Wedding related projects and save some 70-90% of your time!
- Make it easy for you to create superb graphics for all purposes!
- Use your creations for commercial purposes so it will help you earn money!
Sweet love, PREMIUM PACKAGE will do all that!
On the top of it, it will NOT cost you $34,94.
Oh, no! It will be yours for $29,97 only AND you’ll get Valentine’s Bokeh Photoshop brushes set for FREE!
So, what do you think?
Guys! I’m sure you can recognize a good opportunity when you see it, and you’ll be glad you took this one.
- It will save you time,
- It will help you grow as a designer
- It will open a whole new horizon in your Photoshop endeavors
- It will help you achieve more in your commercial projects
How do I know? Well, don’t just take my experience or my word for it – Take a look at what others have to say about my products -> .
Nuff said. No need to spend too many words. I strogly believe in my products, they proved to be of a enormeous help for graphic designers of all profiles over and over again.
So, do the right thing.
Love ya’ all, hug and kiss first person you see after reading this, stay well and have fun creating.
Yours,
Silvia
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Last night I dreamt that my cat Poofah whispered to my ear:
“Make the February Calendar Desktop Wallpaper… make the February Calendar Desktop Wallpaper… “
I opened my eyes. Poofah was sitting on my pillow. Starring at me. In silence. Her yellow eyes were glittering in the dark.
Just a distant howling of the lone wolf. Owl shrieked and flew away. Clouds were passing by the full moon.
OK. I exaggerated a bit with this wolf, moon and owl thing but still, I look at Poofah in suspicion ever since. And silence is all I get – ever since.
Anyways, I just had to make sure that such nightmare won’t happen’ again so I sat by my computer, opened some of my favorite Photoshop brushes and voila: February 2010 Calendar Desktop Wallpaper is here (Download link is below)!
I know you won’t miss the Poofah influence in the design. Sorry, I could not escape it :)
So, enjoy these wallpapers or enjoy even more creating your own designs with the superb Photoshop brushes from my little shop of wonders for designers :)
Love you all!
Silvia (the one from the woods, but I’ll explain that later, maybe in the P.S. :)
P.S.
Ok. I’ll explain that now.
My name, Silvia, in Latin, means – the one from the woods.
Archaic Latin alphabet does not have “Y”, that’s why my mother insisted that my name was Silvia and not Sylvia. Anyways, I might even turn into a werewolf once a month for all that I know :))
P.P.S.
Now, that got me thinking. I might even call my next company “Werewolf designs” … uhmmmm … cool …
Download February 2010 Calendar Desktop Wallpaper here:
To create this wallpaper I used the following Photoshop brushes:
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| Photoshop Brushes: Valentine’s (21+21) Second Edition + 21 PNG files | Hearts Photoshop Brushes Set (32) | 2010 Calendar Photoshop brushes set (3×12 – 36, US version) |
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Cats PS Brushes are available for free download to GBG members only and if you are not the member you can JOIN GBG HERE :)
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I don’t know about you but I’m a night bird when it comes to working on new designs. Night is just the perfect time to work in peace. All is calm and quiet, phones are not ringing. Neighbors are silent, my cats are sleeping behind my screen, no horns on the street – nothing obstructs my work.
So, last night I’ve spent working on new Valentine’s Day card templates. It started well, my muses sat on my shoulder and the creation of new Valentine’s Day cards was going smoothly, like a song.
And then I made a mistake. I stopped working on the designs ’cause I had to take care of some other stuff that needed be attended to and by the time I was back, the muses were gone.
Now, that was tough. So, I reached for my usual muse inviting rituals, playing some cool music, drinking coffee, tea, eating ice-cream … etc … until they finally came back! As of that moment I was back on the road again and, ladies and gentleman, here they are:
6 Photoshop Valentine’s Day card templates you are going to love
Why?
First, Valentine’s day is all about love innit? So, not just that you will be able to use these card templates in order to show love to the one you love, but you will also be able to use these templates for your own business! Whether you are into photography, printing business or if you are into scrapbooking or web design, or any other design needs. They include commercial use so just let your entrepreneurs imagination and creativity go wild .
Features:
- Photoshop (7.0 up to CS4 compatible) layered files so you can customize them, give them your personal touch and tweak them as you wish
- Jpg files are also included so you can edit them in Paint.NET or GIMP or Photo Paint or Photoshop Elements or in just about any decent bitmap/photo editing software
- They are quite big, dimensions are 2400px x 1800px at 300dpi – which makes them ready for print
- They come with unlimited Commercial license, so you can print and sell them – no strings attached
These are sold individually,
Valentine’s Day card templates are sold individually, but if you go for all of them, don’t foget to use the COUPON CODE (GIVAL2010) at the checkout and get one card for FREE ($2.95 DISCOUNT)! You will be prompted for the coupon code on the checkout.
OK. Here are the 2010 Valentine’s Day Card Templates. 6 of them. You can select some of them or you can select all of 6 them and pay for 5 only!
* To use PSD files with Paint.NET you will need to get PSD plugin.
OK. Pretty tired (but happy) now, off to bed and talk soon!
Love,
Silvia
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Gang,
Yes, we did it again! GBG eZine, January 2010 is out!
And this time we bring you:
(1) New Valentines Photoshop brushes set “Crowned Hearts”,
(2) One totally cool Valentine’s background,
(3) “Love Bears” Photoshop video tutorial,
(4) Valentines card template and,
(5) A Very Special GBG offer (huge savings, expires on 24th of January)!
All in all, very useful stuff for your design, scrapbook, photobook, print or web projects – just in time for the Valentine’s day!
Even if you are not a GBG member, you can still get the link for the eZine (along with a link to our “Downloads” page with a bunch free Photoshop brushes sets and other free downloads) if you Join Us Now ->
Have fun creating!
Love,
Silvia
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Guys,
I just have to share this with you. I made this T-Shirt on Zazzle just for the purpose of showing you one of the ways to use Photoshop brushes. I did this T-Shirt and just left it there. Never did any promotion for my Zazzle shop or anything like that. I guess you can imagine how pleasantly surprised I was when I received an email from Zazzle stating that it was sold!
Geee!
Yes I know, it looks a bit Twitter. But I created this swirled shapes with leaves a long time ago, back in August 2006. I didn’t know (now I know) if Twitter even existed at that time. Yes, it’s true and it can be easily verified on my profile on iStockphoto.Com (just check the “date uploaded” field).
Anyways, that’s how the “Tweet! Tweet! Springtime!” TShirt was created and sold on Zazzle yesterday.
In case you were wondering, the brushes used for this T-Shirt come from:
Swirls 2 – Photoshop Brushes set
Set of 36 high quality brushes!
This set is compatible with Photoshop 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5.
Commercial license included.
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Swirls 2 – Photoshop Brushes set is a part of 800+ Mega Set PS Brushes that you can get for 1/2 the price ->>
Birds are added manually, but later on I published Photoshop brushes – Birds, pretty successful set I might say and those two in combination offer many many new possibilities.
That’s, like, just one of gazzilion ways to make some extra income with Photoshop brushes. If I made it, you can make it too. Just make sure you use brushes that come with commercial license. (Do I need to mention that all brushes from my Shop come with commercial license?)
OK. That’s it for now, I know I promised to work on January Edition of GBG eZine and it’s coming to an end and all GBG members will get it next week.
Love ya all!
Silvia
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Gang! It’s January and the time has come for another upgrade! (Nothing to do with January really … but … oh, well…. anyways … :)
So, if you purchased Valentines Photoshop brushes set you will receive a nice surprise gift in a form of new upgrade!
As most of you already know, every now and then I add new features and benefits to the existing PREMIUM sets in order to make them even more perfect :) (That’s barely possible, I know … :))
So, when someone buys my Photoshop brushes, they did not buy just high quality brushes with commercial use license. Oh, no! They also bought unlimited free upgrades to their Photoshop brushes!
Well, yes, it’s not mentioned along with other features and benefits of my PPREMIUM Photoshop brushes, but what would life be without surprises? Innit? (Yes, I picked up that “innit” thing from Ali-G. :))
So, I guess this makes my brushes a kind of worthwhile LONG TERM investment. Innit? (Again??)
So far I upgraded:
- Valentines Photoshop brushes 2nd Edition (in this post)
- Tattoo Photoshop brushes 2nd Edition
- Swirls Floral brushes 2nd Edition
Ok.
Ladies and gentleman, I proudly present you the brand new edition of Valentines Photoshop brushes set
Valentine’s Photoshop brushes set – 2nd Edition
Valentine’s 2nd Edition, Photoshop Brushes
* 21 brush at 2000px
* 21 brush at 1000px
* 21 transparent PNG files
- Commercial license
- PC/Mac Compatible
- compatible with Photoshop 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5
Preview Valentine’s Photoshop brushes set 2nd Edition :
BUY Valentines Photoshop brushes set 2nd Edition ->
This Valentine’s Photoshop Brushes set was created about a year ago, just in time for a Valentine’s Day ! Now, after a year I decided to upgrade it for my existing and future customers. So, in addition to 21 Photoshop brushes in two sizes, this package now contains 21 PNG files. Of course, the price remains the same, $9.99.
FREE download of LITE version of this Photoshop Brushes set is available for our Green Bulb Gang members (become one now).
OK, guys, that’s all for today, stay well, love and hug each other and above all:
Have fun creating!
Love,
Silvia
P.S.
If you purchased this set before, the download link for the upgraded version was sent to your email address. If you changed your email address or did not receive the download link for any other reason, just send me your order number and it will be emailed to you immediately.
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Guys!
Here is a retrospective of what we’ve done in 2009. I had no IDEA that I made so MANY different examples on how to use Photoshop brushes during 2009! There was also a bunch of new Photoshop brushes and loads of fun!
So, without further ado, here is a small retrospective and a bunch of ideas on the topic! I hope you will like it!
For these designs (4 different designs, one for every season :)) I used Floral Shapes Photoshop Brushes set (37) and Floral DUO Photoshop Brushes set (62), both of them are available in my Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
2. Pink Valentine Scrapbook Kit
Pink Valentine Scrapbook Kit was done with Valentine’s, Second Edition Photoshop Brushes set (21+21), Circled hearts Photoshop Brushes set (40+40) and Floral DUO Photoshop Brushes set (62) is available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
The whole Pink Valentine Scrapbook Kit can be bought in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop, also, there is one Quick Page from this set and it’s FREE after joining GBG—>>
3. Paper Carnival Mask
Paper Carnival Mask using Finest Floral Swirls Photoshop Brushes set (120)
You can download this HiRes JPG without joining GBG! Although it is a good idea to join GBG because you get 80+ more free Photoshop brushes and other useful stuff.
4. Spring Time Wallpaper
Spring Time Wallpaper (March 2009.) – using Photoshop Brushes set: Birds (45+45) and Photoshop Brushes set: Swirls 2 (36) from Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
5. St. Patrick’s Day Apron
St. Patrick’s Day apron – using St. Patrick Photoshop Brushes set (35) available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
Create an apron using Photoshop Brushes and sell it on a Zazzle!
6. Easter/April Desktop Calendar Wallpaper 2009
Easter/April Desktop Calendar Wallpaper 2009. was create with Funny Bunnies Photoshop Brushes set available for GBG members. I also used the grunge background form 2 pack graphics: old grunge paper images 3 – available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
7. Digital Scrapbook Quick Page “Lazy Days”
Digital Scrapbook Quick Page “Lazy Days”, approved by Poofitzah – using Hearts Photoshop Brushes Set (32) and Photoshop Brushes: Valentine’s – Second Edition (21+21) available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
Free Download available after joining GBG.
8. Digital Scrapbook Quick Page “Friends 4ever”
Digital Scrapbook Quick Page “Friends 4ever” – using Grunge alphabet and numbers with swirls, Photoshop brushes set, Swirled Floral Edges Photoshop Brushes set (18), Hearts Photoshop Brushes Set (32), Photoshop Brush – Floral DUO (62) available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
9. June 2009 Deskop Calendar Wallpaper
June Desktop Calendar Wallpaper 2009. – using Cats (FREE after joining GBG—>>), Talk Bubbles (available in my eZine only to my GBG members) and Hawaiian Flowers Premium Edition available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
10. 2 Cats Digital Scrapbooking Quick Page
“2 cats” Digital Scrapbooking Quick Page – using Photoshop Brushes: Hawaiian Flowers (35+35), Photoshop brushes – Photo Corners (20+20), Tag shapes, Photoshop brushes set (24+5), Circled hearts, Photoshop brushes set (40), Lightworks Photoshop Brushes set (61) available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
11. Photo Decoration: Old Photo Effect
Photo Decoration: Old Photo Effect, fast and easy way – using Photo Corners (20+20) Photoshop brushes and 2 Pack Graphics: Old Grunge Paper images 3 available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
12. Envelope Design
Envelope Design – using Swirled Floral Photoshop Edges Brushes set and Floral Shapes Photoshop Brushes set available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
13. Using enaissance & Medieval Photoshop Brushes Set
Fun Page – using Renaissance & Medieval Photoshop Brushes Set part one and Renaissance & Medieval Photoshop Brushes Set part two available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
14. Photo Decoration
Photo Decoration – using Floral shapes, Photoshop Brushes set available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
15. How to make a great looking postcard
How to make a great looking postcard - using Swirls Floral (42) Photoshop Brushes set and Good Old Snail Mail (28) Photoshop Brushes set available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
16. Wedding Photo Album Cover
Wedding Photo Album Cover - using Hearts Photoshop Brushes Set (32) and Circled hearts, Photoshop brushes set (40+40) available inGraphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
17. The Pursuit of Happiness
“The Pursuit of Happiness” Wallpaper - using Swirls Floral LITE Photoshop brushes set and Grunge floral shapes LITE Photoshop brushes set – FREE after joining GBG—>>; Photoshop Brushes – Floral Shapes (37) (There is an extra promo gift that comes with this set!) and Hearts Photoshop Brushes Set (32) both sets are available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
18. October/November 2009 Calendar/Wallpaper
October/November 2009 Calendar/Wallpaper – using Calendar 2009 Photoshop brushes. 2009 is now gone, but you might wanna get Calendar 2010 Photoshop brushes :D
19. Paper Halloween candle shades
Paper Halloween candle shades – using Halloween Photoshop brushes set LITE edition FREE after joining GBG—>> and Swirls 2 Photoshop Brushes set available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
20. Christmas Party Invitation
Christmas Party Invitation – using Christmas Photoshop Brushes set (55 +55 brushes) available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
21. Christmas / New Year Background
Christmas / New Year Background - using Christmas Photoshop Brushes set (55 +55 brushes) available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
22. Desktop Wallpaper Calendar – December 2009
Desktop Wallpaper Calendar – December 2009 - using Christmas Ornaments Photoshop Brushes set available in GBG eZine for GBG members.
23. Origami Gift Box Papers (Christmas Backgrounds)
Origami Gift Box Papers (Christmas Backgrounds) - using Christmas set Photoshop Brushes (55+55) available in my Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
24. Free Christmas Card Template for Photographers
Free Christmas Card Template for Photographers - using 7 Lucky Swirled Snowflakes lite edition Photoshop Brushes available in my eZine only to my GBG members and Christmas Photoshop Brushes 55+55 – available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
25. January 2010 Desktop Wallpaper Calendar
January 2010 Desktop Calendar Wallpaper- using Winter in Swirls Photoshop Brushes set and Calendar 2010 Photoshop Brushes set – available in Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop.
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Photoshop brushes are in action again and this time we will make a CD/DVD sleeve for your 2010 New Year’s Celebration Photos.
So, you made a whole bunch of photos during the holidays? I bet you did. Wouldn’t it be nice if you burn them on a CD or DVD, make a self-made and self designed CD sleeve for it?
And if you prepare all this as a gift, the joy is even bigger!
As always, I used some of my Photoshop brushes to prepare a winter holidays CD/DVD sleeve design for you.
These free downloads are totally ready and all you have to is:
1. Download designs from this page. Select between A4 or Letter format.
2. Print them out on A4 or Letter format (use borderless printing)
3. Follow these videos on how to make a CD/DVD sleeve:
- Collapsing the Spiral Data Tato
- Inserting the Disk into the Spiral Data Tato
- Closing the Spiral Data Tato
- Opening the Spiral Data Tato
Of course, downloaded version contains no text so you can add your own wording.
And here is what the final product looks like: (For more info go to The Fitful Flog)
To do these designs I used:
Winter in Swirls Photoshop Brushes set (33+33+33)
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Like all other sets I make, this one is compatible with Photoshop 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5. Not to mention Photoshop Elements, GIMP and you can use them in PSP too. It comes with the Commercial license! It’s of a highest quality, each brush comes in three different sizes so you don’t lose any quality when re-sizing!
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Christmas set Photoshop Brushes (55+55)
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* 55 HiRes Photoshop brushes (300 – 2428 pixels) + 55 smaller Photoshop brushes (130-1400 pixels)
* with commercial license
* PC/Mac Compatible
* compatible with Photoshop 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5
Click here for preview:
Note: If you don’t know how to use PS brushes please visit this link
DOWNLOADS:
Red CD sleeve for 2010 New Year’s Celebration Photos in Letter size
Blue CD sleeve for 2010 New Year’s Celebration Photos in Letter size
Red CD sleeve for 2010 New Year’s Celebration Photos in A4 size
Blue CD sleeve for 2010 New Year’s Celebration Photos in A4 size
I hope you like the idea (and designs) and that you’ll try this at home.
Love,
Silvia
P.S.
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