Since version CS3, Photoshop has the ability of import and render 3d objects created by third party 3d modeling software. This addition is a godsend specially for those who love creating complex action and sci-fi scenes and had to rely on external 3d software to render the basic layout of the scene and then finish it in Photoshop.
This article gathers 45 impressive free Star Wars 3d models that can be opened, tweaked and rendered in Photoshop. These models are free for all projects. But to be sure, check the download page to see if the author has indicated some restrictions. Some of these models require a free subscription to download, other ask for a donation if you liked the model. But all of them are absolutely free to download and use, and no payment is requested whatsoever.
Most of these models are available in different formats. Just download the format that is compatible with your version of Photoshop.
if you are a Star Wars fan and love paper crafting, you will also like to check these16 awesome Star Wars paper models I compiled for my other blog Creative Closeup.
25 tileable textures for your multimedia, web, 3d, game or print designs. Bricks, stones, furs, metals and other materials. These tiles were created digitally, so you won’t get the dirt and impurities normally found on scanned images.
Some years ago, the cool people at Photomorphix sent me five awesome high resolution rustic backgrounds to offer for free to my visitors. In the last few years, Photoshop Roadmap had an explosive growth and these backgrounds got buried under a lot of new resources.
For more cool royalty free ultra high resolution digital backgrounds, textures and stock photos for the photoshop artist, photographer and graphic designer, just visit Photomorphix web site and I’m sure you will like what you will find there.
An outstanding collection of 60 unique paper backgrounds, in high resolution image files. Each image shows a different type of paper that can be use in as a background in your favorite layout software.
Each one of the 15 different paper textures is presented in four styles. The plain texture, scanned from original high quality papers, plus three different folding effects for a total of 60 high resolution backgrounds. The folds and creases were applied using AutoFX Crease plugin from the DreamSuite Series I Collection
These textures are free and can be used in your commercial works. More information here. If you use any of these textures in your website, a link to Photoshop Roadmap will be appreciated. You can’t sell these textures.
It is true that Photo Effects is perhaps the most popular Photoshop topic today. And it is also true that after we applied an effect to a photo, we are tempted to "wrap it up" like a gift.
Adding frames to photos is a way to enhance the image in an artistic way. This article is a selection of some beautiful frames, edges and borders Photoshop resources you can apply to your photo albums.
Considered difficult to master, actions are often overlooked by most Photoshop users. It’s true that actions are not as simple to use as layer styles or even as Photoshop plugins, and that the concept of automation has always be beyond the scope of most users.
But if you take a closer look at Photoshop actions, you will find that they are easy to understand and can help you automate your hard work, such as applying a series of repetitive changes to a group of images, for example.
An action no more than a recording of a series of tasks performed in Photoshop. Once created, you can apply that action on an image or a series of images. You can even make an action to create an image from scratch.
The following list is a gallery of free special, color, photo and text effects actions ready to download an use in Photoshop. Although these Photoshop Actions are free, please read the terms of use in each download page.
Last year I compiled A Nice List of Christmas Tutorials, Brushes, Clip art and Icons which became very popular among Christmas resources available on the web.
To continue with the tradition, I’ve compiled another nice selection of Christmas Photoshop tutorials and brushes.
All the brushes featured on this article are free to use on personal, non-commercial, projects, but, as usual, check each download page to read the usage rights for each brush set.
This is a collection of ten 1000×1000 pixels seamless textures. These textures were created using Filter Forge plugin. And they are free. Yes, FREE.
Filter Forge is an amazing new Photoshop plugin that lets you create your own filters (Standard and Advanced editions) or to run already created ones (Basic edition) from a gallery of more than 2500 user submitted filters. You can read a tutorial I wrote about creating a rocks textures using Filter Forge, to learn more about this plugin.
You can also download a 30 days fully functional demo version of Filter Forge and try it yourself. Or you can download any of these ten huge 1000×1000 grunge, rusty and dirty textures.
This is something I always wanted to do. I’m turning 44 this year and I must admit that I still listen to progressive rock with passion.
And this is precisely what I love about Photoshop. You can turn anything you like into brushes and start writing about something that you normally wouldn’t, in your blog.
Sadly, it was only when I started this brush set that I noticed that except for a couple of bands, no one had a steady logo over time. Even YES had different logos. But there were cases like PREMIATA FORNIERA MARCONI, KING CRIMSON, MOODY BLUES, and even JETHRO TULL, that didn’t even keep the same typeface on two albums. On the other side, groups like ELO, YES, GENESIS, PINK FLOYD and some others, at some point of their history, had very renown logotypes.
It’s Christmas time and, as every year, it is a good opportunity to provide some quality resources to my seasonal graphics starving visitors. Not much to say in this case. I built this list gathering some new (and old) Christmas related tutorials, brushes, cliparts and icons. I tried to keep a high quality standard, but in some cases you will find some simple, yet nice, resources that can be of a great help for a quick work.
All these resources are free for personal use. Be sure to read the terms and conditions of each one of the resources site, specially when downloading free icons, before trying to publish anything on print or on the web. Click on each image to go to that tutorial or download page.
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