Whiskey 327 Posted September 3, 2011 (edited) This topic is for all you Graphics Designers/Photographers out there who are looking for Resources and deviantArt watchers. For Beginners and Advanced Designers.http://psd.tutsplus.comhttp://abduzeedo.comhttp://photoshoptutorials.wshttp://www.good-tutorials.com/tutorials/photoshophttp://www.photoshopstar.comhttp://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Photoshop-tutorialshttp://browse.deviantart.com/resources/tutorialshttp://www.tutorial9.nethttp://layersmagazine.comhttp://www.designshard.comhttp://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk http://www.worldofleveldesign.com http://photoshoptextures.comhttp://designreviver.com/freebies/300-vint...otoshop-brusheshttp://graphicriver.net(Note, this is a pay site)http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/textureshttp://cgtextures.comhttp://texturez.comhttp://4walled.org(NSFW!)http://wallbase.cc/start (NSFW!)http://www.officialpsds.com/stockshttp://stockvault.nethttp://www.everystockphoto.comhttp://imagebase.davidniblack.com/main.phphttp://www.imageafter.com/http://colorburned.com/vector-freebieshttp://imgur.com/http://www.photogen.com/http://www.stockvault.net/http://www.everystockphoto.com/http://www.freepixels.com/http://www.designpacks.com/http://www.freephotosbank.com/http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/http://www.morguefile.com/http://www.digitalbook.it/ http://texturemate.com/ http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Photoshop-...toshop-brushes/http://inobscuro.com/brushes/http://fbrushes.com/http://getbrushes.com/http://www.designersbrush.com/http://gfxfever.com/http://qbrushes.net/http://www.obsidiandawn.com/http://www.brushking.eu/http://www.psbrushes.net/http://www.brusheezy.com/brusheshttp://abduzeedo.com/1000-great-ps-free-brushes-paulwhttp://designm.ag/resources/floral-brushesr-photoshop/http://sixrevisions.com/photoshop/50-free-...-design-trends/http://designm.ag/resources/photoshop-texture-brushes/http://designm.ag/resources/photoshop-space-brushes/http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/http://qbrushes.net/objects/10-skull-brushes/http://www.tutorial9.net/downloads/250-fre...toshop-brushes/http://www.webresourcesdepot.com/oriental-...erious-designs/http://elitebydesign.com/75-insane-high-re...toshop-brushes/http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/10...toshop-brushes/http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Photoshop-...toshop-brushes/http://cg-india.com/Top10_free_Photoshop_Plugins.htmlhttp://speckyboy.com/2008/06/05/25-of-the-...resource-sites/http://tutorialblog.org/free-photoshop-plugins/http://www.webresourcesdepot.com/free-phot...ins-collection/http://www.thepluginsite.com/index.htmlhttp://www.redfieldplugins.com/Downloads.htmhttp://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/http://www.photo-plugins.com/Other-Links/R...ed-plugins.htmlhttp://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/10/20...toshop-actions/http://designreviver.com/freebies/400-time...toshop-actions/http://www.visual-blast.com/photoshop/124-...toshop-actions/http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/DragonBallGT/...rz/Filterz.htmlhttp://www.dafont.com/http://www.dingbatdepot.com/http://www.fontface.com/fonts/http://ch2.fontz.ch/browse/l/pop100/1/50/http://www.fontasy.de/?lang=enhttp://www.showfont.net/http://www.lotsafonts.com/http://www.acidfonts.com/http://www.all-free-fonts.com/http://www.fontgarden.com/http://www.fonts101.com/http://en.fontreactor.com/http://www.fontvillage.com/http://fontfiles.com/http://grungefonts.8m.com/fonts.htmhttp://www.abstractfonts.com/http://simplythebest.net/fonts/http://www.fontsforflash.com/http://www.ddfont.com/http://www.urbanfonts.com/http://fonts500.com/http://www.acefreefonts.com/http://www.1001freefonts.com/http://www.psyops.com/html/specimens.php Edited February 7, 2015 by Slave Boy added resources Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey 327 Posted September 3, 2011 (edited) I will also make a table so you can get your DeviantID up and people can check out your work and add critique and such. Simply fill out this code. [tableb][b][color=green]GTAF Username[/color][/b][b][color=red]DeviantID[/color][/b][color=blue][b]flickr[/b][/color][b]behance[/b][/tableb] GTAF Username DeviantID flickr behance Whiskey GrahamH220 N/A N/A Ats. AtsV N/A N/A The Guru MoshGraphy N/A N/A DneroJohnson DneroJohnson N/A N/A geomy geomy N/A N/A Rokas. RokasArts N/A N/A Pico andyesch N/A N/A The-King The-GTA-King N/A N/A Zak. Lotus Jet N/A N/A Mockage UnknownTA. N/A N/A MonstaMasha MonstaMasha N/A N/A GunWrath gwdezigns N/A N/A Method LulzAllDay N/A N/A Sorv Sorv-avenger N/A N/A nic_23 VicePorfolio N/A N/A Stroud458 Stroud458 N/A N/A Diggdydog Diggdydog N/A N/A fnxrak fnxrak N/A N/A Inspiration is vital to creating any form of art. Graphics Design is no different. Without having an inspired mind your going to be staring at a blank wall. Here's a small collection of links to get you inspired. Abduzeedo: Best of The Week Abduzeedo: Sites of The Week Abduzeedo: Daily Inspiration DeviantART: Daily Deviations DesignFlavr Behance.net PSDTuts+ : Inspiration PSDVault: Inspiration Getting started in the graphics design world is a extrememely daunting task. Here's a little guide to get you set up. Organise.First of all, which ever image-editing program you decide to use, you should always stock up on resouces as you go along and as you mature your skills. Simply create a 'Resources' folder and you will save so much time and effort trawling the deepest ends of the internet looking for that one texture. Preferences. If you decide to use Photoshop, it has many settings available to you. You can change your performance settings and User Interface settings which can change the colour of everything you work with. (E.g your rulers and so on.) You can also change which windows appear, create and save your own layouts and such. Photoshop comes with the default 'Essentials' Layout setting, but you can adjust this to how you like. Once you have your Photoshop tailored to how you want it, you can work at incredible pace, you will know where all your tools are etc. I really reccomend you take the time one day to simply organise yourself, especially if you decide to take a career in design, as having a smooth workflow is key. Also you should really learn the shortcuts as you will save a vast amount of time if you know all the shortcuts. Here's a link to a sheet containing the Shortcuts. (Large + Printable) (⌘ on the shortcuts means CTRL on Windows OS's) For actually learning the tools of the trade. PSDTuts+ have an excellent series called, 'Photoshop Basix'. This is a series of videos created by Photoshop master Martin Perhiniak. This goes in detail every aspect of Photoshop for a inexperienced beginner. I definitely reccomend going through this series because your skill will flourish. Also, just start using the links provoided in the thread, most sites have sections for beginners. Just pick which one you like best! If you ever become stuck, please don't hesitate to post in the 'General GFX Discussion Thread' and one of the users will be glad to help. Keeping all this in mind and investing the time in balancing tutorials and experimenting by yourself, I wish you the best in your journeys of graphics design. Please do add yourself to the list of GTAF artists to get noticed and please be sure to post your latest projects or artworks in the 'General GFX Discussion Thread'. Get involved! If you have any websites for Tutorials, or any kind of resources please post them here and i will put them in the list, so get out there and get designing! Thanks for taking the time to read the thread. Regards, Whiskey. Edited August 30, 2013 by GunWrath Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bread 1,727 Posted September 3, 2011 In the Deviant Art section change my name from Drift-Kingz to Mockage, please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Narcis_speed6 76 Posted September 3, 2011 Seems like my fail merge deleted the other thread. but hey, new thread, new start. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blitz 595 Posted September 3, 2011 Great, this is up again and working Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robinski 11 Posted September 3, 2011 (edited) Two good sites if you're looking for hi-res assets (i.e. pictures of stuff) in a multitude or wallpaper sizes are 4walled (not so good) and Wallbase (pretty good, and more user friendly). To be blunt, they're just wallpaper sites, but they really do have hundreds of thousands of images covering just about everything, and on WB they're pretty well tagged. Wallbase allows you to search for just general hires stuff, so not everything is in portrait, wallpaper resolutions. There's also stuff like searching by general colour of the picture on WB, which is pretty nifty (so you can search for "[specific shade of blue] wallpapers"). Wallbase is pretty much where I get like 90% of general phostop assets from though, it's pretty great. I will warn you though, both sites are largely #chan scrapers. There is a f*cking sh*t load of NSFW stuff on both. Wallbase has options to filter out both "NSFW" and "Sketchy" (borderline) stuff, so you can browse without fear. You can also filter out by board too, so you can search for just general hi-res images, and filter out all the anime. E: Thought that needed to be emphasised. Edited September 3, 2011 by Robinski Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bread 1,727 Posted September 3, 2011 For stocks, I'd recommend these sites. http://www.officialpsds.com/stocks http://stockvault.net/ http://www.everystockphoto.com/ http://imagebase.davidniblack.com/main.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey 327 Posted September 3, 2011 Finally finished. Added an Inspiration section and a small guide to getting started too. Also corrected your names and added all the links provoided. Thanks guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey 327 Posted September 5, 2011 Sorry for the bump. Just a few edits. Fixed various spelling errors and BBcode problems and organised everything into tables. Much more to come, please stay tuned! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coin-god 21 Posted September 17, 2011 http://www.worldofleveldesign.com Making my life easier when working on 3D Level Design. Has some good info on workflow and stuff, great for a guy that is studing the complete opposite of 3D Art... computer system engeniering. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey 327 Posted September 17, 2011 Thanks for the link, added it into the tutorial section. Cheers man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bread 1,727 Posted September 29, 2011 Would like to add another great site. http://www.tutorialking.eu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blitz 595 Posted October 6, 2011 VectorTUTS+ Although it's more of the illustrator type, it's still very handy for graphic design. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ang3lward 0 Posted November 4, 2011 BUYP~! since im a Art Director~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KilnerLUFC 494 Posted December 5, 2011 Got a sh*t ton of links last night from a site, so sorry if there are duplicates here, but I'm just opening them all in tabs and copying the URL: Fonts: http://www.dafont.com/ http://www.dingbatdepot.com/ http://www.fontface.com/fonts/ http://ch2.fontz.ch/browse/l/pop100/1/50/ http://www.fontasy.de/?lang=en http://www.showfont.net/ http://www.lotsafonts.com/ http://www.acidfonts.com/ http://www.all-free-fonts.com/ http://www.fontgarden.com/ http://www.fonts101.com/ http://en.fontreactor.com/ http://www.fontvillage.com/ http://fontfiles.com/ http://grungefonts.8m.com/fonts.htm http://www.abstractfonts.com/ http://simplythebest.net/fonts/ http://www.fontsforflash.com/ http://www.ddfont.com/ http://www.urbanfonts.com/ http://fonts500.com/ http://www.acefreefonts.com/ http://www.1001freefonts.com/ http://www.psyops.com/html/specimens.php PSD Files: http://www.photoshopfiles.com/ - Requires registration, I believe http://www.officialpsds.com/ - Brilliant, one I use most http://www.psgalaxy.com/ http://downloadpsd.com/ http://designers-revolution.com/?cat=80 http://lordofdesign.com/category/photoshop-psd-files/ http://photoshopcandy.com/category/free-psds/ http://blogof.francescomugnai.com/2008/08/...-on-deviantart/ http://photoshop-freebies.com/misc/25-cool...or-download.php http://www.jackrebel.com/category/photoshop-psd-files/ http://max.designwalker.com/graphicdesign/psd/ Actions: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/10/20...toshop-actions/ http://designreviver.com/freebies/400-time...toshop-actions/ http://www.visual-blast.com/photoshop/124-...toshop-actions/ http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/DragonBallGT/...rz/Filterz.html Brushes: http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Photoshop-...toshop-brushes/ http://inobscuro.com/brushes/ http://fbrushes.com/ http://getbrushes.com/ http://www.designersbrush.com/ http://gfxfever.com/ http://qbrushes.net/ http://www.obsidiandawn.com/ http://www.brushking.eu/ http://www.psbrushes.net/ http://www.brusheezy.com/brushes http://abduzeedo.com/1000-great-ps-free-brushes-paulw http://designm.ag/resources/floral-brushesr-photoshop/ http://sixrevisions.com/photoshop/50-free-...-design-trends/ http://designm.ag/resources/photoshop-texture-brushes/ http://designm.ag/resources/photoshop-space-brushes/ http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/ http://qbrushes.net/objects/10-skull-brushes/ http://www.tutorial9.net/downloads/250-fre...toshop-brushes/ http://www.webresourcesdepot.com/oriental-...erious-designs/ http://elitebydesign.com/75-insane-high-re...toshop-brushes/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/10...toshop-brushes/ http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Photoshop-...toshop-brushes/ Plug-Ins: http://cg-india.com/Top10_free_Photoshop_Plugins.html http://speckyboy.com/2008/06/05/25-of-the-...resource-sites/ http://tutorialblog.org/free-photoshop-plugins/ http://www.webresourcesdepot.com/free-phot...ins-collection/ http://www.thepluginsite.com/index.html http://www.redfieldplugins.com/Downloads.htm http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/ http://www.photo-plugins.com/Other-Links/R...ed-plugins.html Stock Images & Vectors: http://www.imageafter.com/ http://colorburned.com/vector-freebies http://imgur.com/ http://www.photogen.com/ http://wallbase.cc/start/ http://www.stockvault.net/ http://www.everystockphoto.com/ http://www.freepixels.com/ http://www.designpacks.com/ http://www.freephotosbank.com/ http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ http://www.sxc.hu/ http://www.morguefile.com/ http://www.digitalbook.it/ Patterns & Shapes: http://blog.emmaalvarez.com/2008/09/50-fre...ttern-sets.html http://www.azakers.com/498-photoshop-background-patterns.php http://freephotoshoppatterns.com/ http://www.designerpie.com/ http://www.amazingtextures.com/ http://www.textureking.com/ http://www.texturearchive.com/ http://www.mayang.com/textures/ http://grungetextures.com/ http://www.texturewarehouse.com/gallery/index.php http://abduzeedo.com/36-cool-free-textures http://www.bittbox.com/freebies/free-textu...esday-inaugural http://www.tutorial9.net/downloads/99-free...metal-textures/ http://webdesignledger.com/freebies/29-mos...e-packs-of-2008 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/the-ulti...terns-textures/ http://www.azakers.com/498-photoshop-background-patterns.php http://www.brusheezy.com/patterns http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsbl...those-patterns/ Again, apologies if there are duplicate links in the list, but as stated, it was a collection of sites that I found last night, and organised them into separate folders in my bookmarks for what they offer, so the same site may appear in multiple lists. Also, some of these are just links to other sites. Have fun, Whiskey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaffLicksToads 5 Posted March 5, 2012 how do i transfer my pic onto here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmC12 9 Posted March 5, 2012 how do i transfer my pic onto here? Upload the picture to an image hosting site, such as imgur and then copy the part called 'Direct Link'. Go to the forum, and use this code: [img=DIRECT LINK GOES HERE] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dystopia 1 Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) Here is a resource I use for REALLY high resolution textures when I don't have any in my own resource bank from local photographers, it's really great and the best website I have found to date for textures, especially if your working with Photoshop A4/A3. www.lostandtaken.com I also think, a great thing to include in this section of the forum is the possibility of Photographer/Desiger collaboration when it comes to things like textures. As well as that, if you're looking for fonts to use commercially (paid, in which case you can't just download any old font and use it), free and proffesional commercially allowed fonts can be found at: www.fontsquirrel.com Edited June 23, 2012 by Dystopia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GunWrath 3,133 Posted July 6, 2012 GunWrath TBSYLO N/A N/A Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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nic_23 57 Posted July 23, 2012 nic_23 VicePorfolio N/A N/A Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagles 78 Posted July 23, 2012 GunWrath and nic, you both forgot the links. Just add: Portfolio Name Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GunWrath 3,133 Posted July 23, 2012 Oops, , I'll have to drop the link later on today, I'm making a new DA account. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sorv 2 Posted August 11, 2012 Sorv Sorv-avenger N/A N/A Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barry_3456 0 Posted August 15, 2012 This is a good list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stroud458 0 Posted August 15, 2012 Stroud458 Stroud458 N/A N/A There is a link to my deviantART on my username. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GunWrath 3,133 Posted September 15, 2012 GunWrath TBSYLO N/A N/A Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brotherhood Crime Family 0 Posted October 19, 2012 can some one make me a signature the back round mafia 2 the writing The Brotherhood Crime Family in red thx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sorv 2 Posted October 19, 2012 can some one make me a signature the back round mafia 2 the writing The Brotherhood Crime Family in red thx request in "GFX Requests and Tutorial"Section by making new topic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GunWrath 3,133 Posted December 23, 2012 GunWrath TBSYLO N/A N/A Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
