“The idea behind this illustration was to create a war between reality and line art. I tried to make this one simple, but at the same time to make it look good.”

This is one of the coolest tutorials I’ve seen in a while. It’s for the more advanced Photoshop user, but I guess you can learn a lot from it even if you’re already a Photoshop nerd like me

Check it out here.

“Using vibrant colors is the best way to make an image stand out, although getting the right balance is not always easy. Here we learn how to use lots of vibrant color to create a slightly abstract photo manipulation using pencils and fruit. We will learn how to use the pen tool effectively and also some freehand brushing which looks good.”

Nice Photoshop tutorial by PSDlearning.com which I just found this morning. They also have a lot of other interesting tutorials as well.

From Tutorial9.net -“Don’t have the time to buy the right materials and create your own traditional-style-painting Photoshop Brushes? Maybe you just don’t know where to start? No worries – we’ve found nearly 250 of the best Splatter, Paint, Spray, and Watercolor brushes that we think you’ll love!”

Thanks to tutorial9.net for listing all those crazy brushes. Check out the rest of the site as well, lot’s of nice stuff there.

Happy downloading!

“Bittbox.com has got a set of killer high-res grungy watercolor brushes they are giving away, plus they are also giving away the actual textures they created the brushes from.”

Download the Brushes here

Download the Textures here

“This is the second set of fractal brushes I made for Photoshop, the brushes are a higher resolution this time. The same licensing rules apply as the last set i made. Let me know if you use them, I’d love to see some of the works made using these.”

An excellent Photoshop brush-set by ekamanganese.
Download it here.

Additional brushes that you can’t miss:
- 36 Texture Brushes by Spiritcoda
- Smudge Brush by Son-Baby
- Painting Hair brushes by AngelinaResource
- Will-o’-the-wisp brushes by m0nica
- Grunge Brushes by Talei-stock
- Spraypaint Brushes by FormFieber

Also check out Brusheezy.com and psbrushes.net for a lot more.

We all love Photoshop and its effects, but sometimes it’s great to get your hands dirty when creating elements for your graphics. Ink drops can add a creative and energetic element to your designs. This tutorial demonstrates techniques to creatively work ink drops into your compositions.

This tutorial by PSDtuts.com is a great example on how to create manipulations using stock photos and the raw power of Photoshop’s layermasks and effects. The end result is very cool as well.

“When it comes to learning, everyone has their own preference, whether it’s through images, words or … by watching! That’s why I’m happy to announce that we’ve opened a Photoshop Video Channel at the very cool Vimeo video site for anyone and everyone to contribute to!”

If you prefer watching videos rather than reading tutorials, check out the (already 30) Photoshop videos posted in the group.

Nice set of 25 acrylic brushes by theshoreways.com you can use to fill out your canvas in Photoshop.
Click here to download the brushes.

“Ornamental web design is often comprised of swirling, curling, or flower shaped elements. This style is influenced from decorative art pieces and architectural accents from centuries ago. Using ornamental style is a great way to give your site a classic look. Here is a list of Photoshop brushes that should help you out with your next ornamental design.”

I’m a big fan of brushes and vectors, and when I saw this collection at designreviver.com I just had to post it.

Click here to view the collection.

Starting with the design application of Adobe Illustrator create a group of vector based geometric lines at dynamic 45 degree angles, then follow the walk through to rough them up with brush textures in Adobe Photoshop resulting in a cool and trendy design style.

Click here to view the tutorial