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Glitter -n- Smoke Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:30:34 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various dustings of glitter and smoke. Several types of glitter, several types of smoke (some cloudy, some swirly), all mixed together. I’ve also provided a few brushes of the smoke on its own, so that you can use it that way, too. (I’ll be coming out with an actual smoke brush set one of these days, but I’m still working on that.) These would work great for space scenes, as the dust looks like various space nebulae. They’d also work great for fantasy (pixie dust, magic, etc etc).

They are all extremely high resolution, with an average size of about 2200 pixels.

To get these to look like they do in my preview image, use the brush on its own layer and then apply an “outer glow” with a strong, bright color.

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Flower Vectors Photoshop Custom Shapes

Stephanie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:36:17 +0000

Still working on painting that book cover & its promotional images, hence the slow updates. Things will start picking up around here again now, though.

This is a set of Photoshop Custom Shapes composed of various flower shapes in vector designs.

Not sure how to install and use shapes? Check it out here!

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Rolled Paint Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:12:13 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various shapes of rolled paint – the kind that you roll on with a paint roller, that is. It includes several single rolled strokes, many put together, and also includes some that you can paint your own paint strokes with. This just includes the kind of textures made from a regular roller – no special effect kinds of paint here. They are all high resolution, with an average size of about 2300 pixels.

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Scratchout Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:27:41 +0000

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various scratches. They could be used for all kinds of things, from creating an erased blackboard kind of effect to anything that you need to put a scratch texture on. They are all high resolution, with an average size of about 2500 pixels.

This is a fairly large download (almost 55MB).

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Post tags: Blemishes, Brushes, GIMP, Photoshop

Speech Bubbles Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:53:28 +0000

No, I haven’t disappeared off the face of the earth. I’ve been out of town a bunch, though, hence all the quietness and lack of releases. I’m also currently working on painting a book cover, and under a pretty tight deadline, so I haven’t had a lot of free time. Expect things to pick back up in another week or two.

This release has been requested several times now, so I thought I’d finally get around to making a set.

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various shapes of speech bubbles. It comes with both the bubble shape itself and a second brush for adding an outline to that bubble, if you so desire (see the preview image for what I mean).http://www.obsidiandawn.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=1936 They are all high resolution vectors, with an average size of about 2000 pixels.

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Creating Faux Bokeh Backgrounds in Photoshop Tutorial

Stephanie — Sun, 03 May 2009 18:59:16 +0000

This tutorial will walk you through how to create a faux bokeh background in Photoshop. For those of you that are unsure about what bokeh is, it is a Japanese term used in photography. It is used to describe the qualities of the area of a photo that is out of focus, and is used to help draw your eye to the subject of the photograph. Some pretty cool things happen with bokeh, too. Especially where lights or heavily lighted areas are concerned. Have you ever looked at a photograph or been watching a movie, perhaps where it was dark out, and the lights in the background are all blurry, but instead of just being blurry they appear as these odd gatherings of circles and/or polygons? I didn’t notice it all that often until I started looking, and now I see it everywhere!

You’ll need to grab my Bokeh Photoshop & GIMP Brushes to follow along with this tutorial. This tutorial is specifically geared toward Photoshop users. If you’re a Photoshop Elements or GIMP user, you should still be able to follow along, though the steps may not be exact for you.

Let’s get started!

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Bokeh Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:01:44 +0000

This comes from several requests that I’ve gotten in the last few months. Some of you will know what bokeh is, and some may not. But ALL of you have seen it at one point or another, as long as you look at photographs or watch movies. Check out the preview image below for a visual example.

Bokeh is a Japanese term used in photography. It is used to describe the qualities of the area of a photo that is out of focus, and is used to help draw your eye to the subject of the photograph. Some pretty cool things happen with bokeh, too, and that’s what these brushes will help you to create. Also, keep your eye out for a bokeh tutorial that I’ll be coming out with, hopefully in a few days.

This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various bokeh designs. It comes with several brushes for painting your own bokeh, as well as some that are already put together into scattered groups like the ones you see in my preview image. Some are circles, some are polygons, some are more blurry than others. They are all high resolution, with an average size of about 2000 pixels.

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Grunge -n- Swirls Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:56:45 +0000

Here’s a set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes composed of various grungy shapes intermingling with some pretty swirls. You’ll find shapes like a skull, butterfly, several “strips” of grunge, some circles, rectangles, corners, as well as some top and bottom frames or borders. They are all extremely high resolution, with an average size of about 2300 pixels.

Some of these are vectors, while others have some softer, grungy edges. This is a fairly large download. Enjoy!

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Stonework II Photoshop Patterns

Stephanie — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:08:37 +0000

A set of Photoshop & GIMP patterns composed of various stonework textures. The reference photos were taken from walls, but would certainly work equally well for stonework floors. These are all entirely seamless and extremely high resolution, with most of the images averaging around 3000 pixels in width.

These are mostly made up of the tan toned stones. If you’re looking for more tones, of the more gray variety, check out our Stonework PS Patterns. (There is no image pack available for this set yet, but it will be available under the images section soon!)

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Glittery Swirls Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:49:44 +0000

And finally, some brushes again. Here’s a set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes composed of various glittery swirls and flourishes. If any of you remember my “Dangling Glows” set, many of the swirls are made up of similar types of glows, while others are comprised of glitter and sparkles. They are all extremely high resolution, with an average size of about 2100 pixels.

This set combines the ideas of two of our most popular sets here at Obsidian Dawn: Glitter and Swirls & Flourishes II. Hope that you enjoy!

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Stonework Photoshop Patterns

Stephanie — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:35:41 +0000

These are mostly made up of the gray toned stones. I’ll be coming out with a second Stonework Patterns set soon that features the more tan colored stonework.

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Alchemy Vectors II Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:54:00 +0000

Here’s a set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes composed of various alchemical (alchemy) symbols, all as vectors. These are all very high resolution, about 2000 pixels in size.

These are made up of alchemical symbols for the various materials used in alchemy. If you’re looking for the symbols for weights and measurements, containers, Spirits (or elements), seasons, and processes, you can find the first Alchemy Vectors Photoshop & GIMP Brushes set here!

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Snowflakes Photoshop Custom Shapes

Stephanie — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:27:10 +0000

A set of Photoshop & GIMP shapes composed of various vector snowflake shapes.

This set includes various shapes of snowflakes. Some are perfectly symmetrical, some are more roughly hand “drawn” (much like those unique real flakes!).

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Alchemy Vectors Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:38:54 +0000

Here’s a set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes composed of various alchemical (alchemy) symbols, all as vectors. These are all very high resolution, about 2000 pixels in size.

These are made up of alchemical symbols for weights and measurements, containers, Spirits (or elements), seasons, and processes. A second set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes of symbols for Alchemy materials will be coming out soon!

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Snowflake Vectors Photoshop & GIMP Brushes

Stephanie — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:28:15 +0000

Happy New Year!

Just wanted to let you all know that Obsidian Dawn’s releases might be a bit slower for a month or so. We’re relocating/moving in a few days (not the website, my house), and I’m not entirely sure when we’ll be settled in at the new place. Things should pick up again in February or so. Also, there will be no CDs available until that time, either. I just won’t have the time for it, sorry! Check back in February!

A set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes composed of various snowflake shapes, all as vectors. These are all very high resolution, about 2000 pixels in size.

These brushes are composed of various shapes of snowflakes. Some are perfectly symmetrical, some are more roughly hand “drawn” (much like those unique real flakes!).

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