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84 Useful Cork Background and Textures for Your Designs

Posted by on May 14, 2013 in Textures | 1 comment

free cork board backgrounds and textures

The use of textures for creating interesting background for both web and print remain popular. So today, we decided to list down more than 80 high-quality cork textures that you can download and use for free. You can use cork texture as background for a scrapbook page or for creating collage of your pictures. By using any of these textures, you can make it look like those photos are pinned to a realistic cork board. You can also try using these cork texture as layers in Photoshop and play around with the different blending modes to create grunge style.

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Exclusive Freebies: 20 Dramatic Clouds Textures

Posted by on Apr 21, 2013 in Freebies, Textures | 0 comments

free clouds and sky textures in hig-resolution format

Textures have plenty of uses in designs, both print and web. For example, textures are still very much popular as background for websites, banners, print ads, even business cards. Textures, such as clouds, are also used for realistic renditions of clouds, etc. So today, we are giving away a pack of very high-resolution textures that you can use in your creative projects. These textures were taken using a full frame camera, with each texture having a resolution of over 6000 by 4000 pixels. The clouds included in this series of textures vary from cottony cumulus clouds, clear blue skies, sunset clouds, among others. I especially like the sunset clouds because they look very dramatic. These sunset clouds were taken after a heavy rain one afternoon at the beach.

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50 Free Rain Textures, Backgrounds and Image Packs

Posted by on Mar 11, 2013 in Textures | 0 comments

free rain textures and backgrounds

Rain textures and images are useful as background for website or printed designs. Using textures, you can create very interesting backgrounds by working with layers in Photoshop. You can change the opacity, blending, colors, among other things, using Adobe Photoshop. The textures that you will find in this collection include photographs of rain in various intensities . There are also rain splashes, light bokehs, raindrops on windows, etc.

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250+ New, Free Cardboard Textures

Posted by on Jan 22, 2013 in Textures | 0 comments

free cardboard textures

Cardboards, especially the “brownish” types, are very useful for creating backgrounds for websites, posters, brochures, and other print materials. When used as overlay in Photoshop, cardboard textures can add a new dimension and make you designs look more natural and raw. There a lot of websites out there that incorporate cardboard textures. And, take note, the themes of these websites range from vintage to modern designs.

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270+ Free Lens Flare Pictures and Textures

Posted by on Nov 11, 2012 in Freebies, Textures | 0 comments

free lens flare textures

In the past, lens flare or light glare is considered a big no-no and should be avoided at all cost. In fact there are a lot of tutorials out there that tell you how to avoid glare in photos. Special equipment were also used such as lens hoods to prevent flares and glares. However, with the advent of digital photography, where you do not need to spend for expensive films, photographers have become more creative with lens flares.

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Freebies: 12 Unique Lace Textures

Posted by on Oct 22, 2012 in Freebies, Textures | 2 comments

lace texture

In this post, we are giving away a dozen of lace textures that you may find useful in your designs. Use them as backgrounds for a poster or a greeting card or to texturize texts and other design elements. You may also change the color of these lace textures by creating layers or colorizing them in Photoshop. These texture images were taken using a professional digital camera and may be downloaded in high-resolution format.

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150+ Fall Backgrounds: Textures and Patterns

Posted by on Oct 4, 2012 in Patterns, Textures | 0 comments

autumn-textures

For designers and photographers, Fall or Autumn is all about colors. It is the time of the year when leaves change their color from green to striking orange, red, yellow and brown hues. The fading light and the ripening of fruits bring interesting color palettes to nature such as the blushing red fungi, burnt orange trees and pink evening skies. Thus, photographers are more inspired during this time of the year to go out and take photos of nature and landscapes. For designers, Autumn can be a great inspiration in creating colorful designs.

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