Line And Dot Photoshop Pattern Set

Searching for new patterns for texturizing an element in a composition of mine I found a great resource in Deviantart You can download the set from here . The patterns are for Adobe Photoshop CS and higher versions. The pack contains 17 assorted patterns, most of them are vertical lines in diferent colors. Also created in Photoshop heare is the link to the authors profile. Enjoy :)

Live Trace Tutorial

A video demonstration how to use Adobe Illustrator to turn pixel based images in scalable vectors by using Live Trace.In this tutorial we will look at a fast and easy, yet highly optional and precise way of tracing your photos or sketches in Illustrator. The possibilities are endless! This feature is not available in earlyer than CS2 versions of Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator Brushes

A great vector brush set containing floral and pop art brushes. For Adobe Illustrator CS, CS2 , CS3. Click here for designer's profile. Download

Contemporary Printmaking

Exploring the widening frontiers of contemporary printmaking
By JOAN FINN
of The Montclair Times

Always a frontrunner in the celebration of the visual arts, the George Segal Gallery at Montclair State University has long been known for presenting innovative and informative art exhibitions. And in pursuing that goal, the gal-lery is focusing on the effect that a rapidly evolving technology has on the art of contemporary printmaking.

“Contemporary Printmaking at the Crossroads,” on view through Nov. 10 at the George Segal Gallery, investigates the ways digital processes are transforming contemporary printmaking today. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Sept. 28, from 7 to 9 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

“Printmaking has traditionally accepted and even embraced the concept of the hybrid, with printmakers often incorporating multiple processes into the making of a single print,” said Catherine Bebout, who along with Mary Birmingham, are the curators of the exhibition. “Today printmaking continues to earn its reputation as a ‘democratic medium,’ integrating traditional techniques like etching, woodcut, lithography, and silkscreen with photo-based media and emerging digital applications. At the crossroads where traditional and digital processes intersect, new hybrids are energizing the practice, and even redefining our understanding of the ‘original print.’”

Constantly evolving digital technologies are transforming the realm of contemporary printmaking, concurred Curator Mary Birmingham. “The Internet provides a vast array of images and information available instantaneously,” she said. “Raster- and vector-based graphics-editing programs like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator enable artists to create and manipulate images. Large-format archival pigment printers allow them to push the limits of scale and production. Consequently, this expanding field is inspiring traditional printmakers and attracting artists from outside the print world — painters, photographers and sculptors — fostering an atmosphere of cross-pollination that is provocative and enlivening.” Full article

Vector Skateboard Template (Blank)

Here we have another great resource for all skateboard deck designers out there. A blank skateboard template in vector format for Adobe Illustrator.

Might be useful if you scan sketches and implement them within the template. The size of the vector template isclose to the standard skateboard deck.

Artist page . Download

Another great vector brush collecion

Vector Brush collection by vihr2. Compatible With Photoshop CS2. and CS3. The set contains 20 brushes, Appx. Size: 256x256 Pixels.

Download from here. Enjoy !

Vector Growth

Variegate your work with new Photoshop Patterns

A great proposal for variegating your design work - a pattern collection for Adobe Photoshop CS2 , CS3. Download

Vector Tutorial

View the tutorial : www.vectorportraits.com This is a step-by-step guide on creating your own vector portraits using Photoshop. Site also features a gallery so you can upload a vector that you finished after reading the tutorial. 

I really hope that this tutorial could help those who want to start with vectoring photos.

svg Heraldic Brushes

Since there's a visible trend towards heraldic-symbols in graphics design the illustrator decided to gather some of these symbols and trace them so that they can be used in Inkscape and any other vector-illustration software. This set contains over 70 Brushes! Images taken from www.heraldicclipart.com . You can use these bruses free and do whatever you want with them. Download

Big Girls Don't Cry

Artist comments: "Don't ask me why I did another piece involving a nose bleed, but I did, and you'll all just have to deal with it. I think its the stark contrast between something beautiful and grotesque."