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

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

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