Every so often i come across sites that give away free icons, textures, etc. I particularly look out for free textures, as i use them in my 3D and actionscript work.
So i thought, let’s put it in a blog and share it around. Here are a list of web sites that i have found.
If anyone has any others, let me know.
free icons
List of free texture sites
food textures
free vector glass buttons
useful textures
more textures
lovetextures.com
chicago reference pack
various patterns
free illustrator patterns Read more...
Using Photoshop generally means using a brush at some point, and not just for painting. Several tools within Photoshop also use a brush – Eraser, Dodge, Burn, etc. Here are some useful shortcuts when using a tool that uses brushes…
Click, let go and shift – click elsewhere in your document and you will get a straight line
Click and hold with your mouse button, then hold the shift key, and then move your mouse – you will be constrained to horizontal/vertical lines Read more...