Blog Profile / Blog.SpoonGraphics
| URL : | http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Arts / Graphic Design | |
| Posts on Regator: | 518 | |
| Posts / Week: | 1.9 | |
| Archived Since: | March 30, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
10 Photoshop Ink Brushes for Premium Members
The folks at Fan Extra have supplied some amazing goodies for Access All Areas members in the past, and today another super useful resource is being donated. Members can download this detailed set of ink brushes for Photoshop. They’re high resolution and perfect for creating edgy designs or roughing up your artwork. Fan Extra members [...]
How To Create Vintage Video Effects in Adobe Premiere
While I’m no pro videographer I do enjoy creating videos of my adventures on an amateur level. Recently I’ve been editing loads of footage from our road trip honeymoon in the USA, so I thought I’d share some of the techniques I’ve developed in Adobe Premiere to create cool vintage or retro style video effects. [...]
My Top Links of the Week for May 10th 2013
I regularly post links to interesting design tutorials and articles over on my Twitter and Facebook accounts, but in case you missed them here’s a roundup of my top pickings from my recent browsing of the web. This week we have some great content from GoMediaZine, DesignM.ag, Codrops, Vectortuts+ and Psdtuts+. How to Design and [...]
Showcase of Amazing Geometric & Polygonal Artwork
Most of the artwork I produce myself for tutorials here on Blog.SpoonGraphics are based on basic geometric shapes. I’ve had plenty of fun in the past creating posters and designs using various geometric patterns. Today we’re going to take a look at some amazing artwork from elsewhere on the web, all of which are either [...]
Art & Design Inspiration Fix for May 3rd 2013
The Art & Design Inspiration Fix pulls together a collection of my favourite graphical images that I’ve come across over the past week to give you a fix of creative inspiration. This week we have designs from Allison Cruzado, James Olstein, Yoni Alter, Kevin Harald Campean, Martin Filipovi? and Jamison Reisbeck. Stolen Away by Allison [...]
How To Create an 8-Bit Pixel Character in Illustrator
If you’re a regular reader of my blog you’ll know I love creating artwork in Illustrator using simple or basic shapes. This tutorial takes that idea to the extreme by using nothing by the rectangle tool to create a simple 8-bit style pixel character. Pixels are usually associated with Photoshop, but the great thing about [...]
Blog.SpoonGraphics Turns 6 Years Old – Staying Fresh
It’s that time of year again! Every April I create a blog post to celebrate the growth of my little blog and share recent statistics and behind the scenes updates to share my experiences running this site with all my loyal readers and subscribers. Looking back at 2012?s post there’s been some big changes to [...]
30 of the Best Character Design Tutorials for PS & AI
Not only is creating characters lots of fun, it’s also a great way to get to grips with a particular design application. Regardless of whether you’re working in Photoshop or Illustrator, the techniques you learn can be applied to all kinds of projects. This post rounds up some of the best free character design tutorials [...]
Vintage Frames Vector Pack for Premium Members
This week Access All Areas members have been treated to a fantastic sample of the kinds of design resources available at FanExtra. With over 2000 professional design tutorials and resources FanExtra is the place to go to learn how to create amazing designs. Show More Summary
How To Give Your Photos a Gloomy Split Toning Effect
We’re probably all familiar with the classic techniques of photographic toning from seeing various examples of Sepia toned images, but for years analog photographers have been experimenting with chemical toners to create various processing effects. One such technique is to split tone a print to create a dark blue and copper coloured image with a [...]
Art & Design Inspiration Fix for April 5th 2013
The Art & Design Inspiration Fix pulls together a collection of my favourite graphical images that I’ve come across over the past week to give you a fix of creative inspiration. This week we have designs from Nick Nelson, Chris Zimmerman, Ehsaan Mesghali, Lukas Brezak and Jungshan. Skate or Die by Nick Nelson You Gave [...]
How To Create a Military Style Emblem Logo Design
If you’ve been a reader of my blog you’ll know I love a good badge or emblem style logo design. I’ve done a couple of tutorials before and featured plenty of great examples in showcases. Today I fancied creating another logo of my own, so I used the IGN Alliance network my @spoongergaming alter-ego is [...]
My Top Links of the Week for March 29th 2013
I regularly post links to interesting design tutorials and articles over on my Twitter and Facebook accounts, but in case you missed them here’s a roundup of my top pickings from my recent browsing of the web. This week we have some great content from SpyreStudios, Codrops, Psdtuts+, DzineBlog and Design Instruct.
12 Free High Res Dry Brush Stroke Photoshop Brushes
I recently received some great comments about my old Photoshop brush packs from way back in 2009, so I thought I’d get busy and create a fresh set to add to the collection. This free pack of Photoshop brushes features 12 bristly dry brush strokes with whispy lines and detailed edges, perfect for roughing up [...]
Art & Design Inspiration Fix for March 22nd 2013
The Art & Design Inspiration Fix pulls together a collection of my favourite graphical images that I’ve come across over the past week to give you a fix of creative inspiration. This week we have designs from Jay Roeder, Justin Van Genderen, Dan Matutina, James White and Lauren Hom. Lead and Ink by Jay Roeder [...]
30 Inspiring Hand Drawn Lettering Poster Designs
I love browsing for hand letting artworks, not only are they a great source of design inspiration, they often promote inspirational sayings or lyrics which can lift your mood on a bad day. This post showcases 30 fantastic hand drawn lettering illustrations, each one boasting the quaint irregularities, textures and character of hand crafted type. [...]
MightyDeals Giveaway for Access All Areas Members
This week MightyDeals have arranged another great offer for Access All Areas members. They are giving away any of their current deals to 3 lucky winners! Fancy some new stock vectors, a T-Shirt design kit, or maybe a handy set of icons? Log in and add your comment to be... Show More Summary
How To Create a Simple Landscape Scene in Illustrator
Today’s Illustrator tutorial is perfect for beginners. You don’t need to be a master illustrator to create cool artwork, just using simple shapes and limiting yourself with a small colour palette can result in some great designs and artworks. In this tutorial we’ll use Illustrator’s basic shapes and tools to create a stylized landscape scene [...]
Art & Design Inspiration Fix for March 8th 2013
The Art & Design Inspiration Fix pulls together a collection of my favourite graphical images that I’ve come across over the past week to give you a fix of creative inspiration. This week we have designs from Moshi-Kun, Blanca Gómez, Doaly, Fernanda Suarez and Dean Falsify Cook. Alien by Moshi-Kun Bye Bye Summer by Blanca [...]
Create a Trendy Retro Landscape Design in Photoshop
My number one most popular tutorial from last year described the process of creating a trendy retro cityscape in Photoshop. I’ve noticed the retro and vintage styles are still in vogue, so today let’s take a look at creating another design that captures the abstract theme of old album art. Follow this step by step [...]