Have you ever searched for an image useful for a song cover or a video thumbnail, but didn’t find anything useful? I got your back! I created several free Pixabay images with exactly this purpose in mind.Most of the designs are round and centered, so that you can crop the image to a square and it still would look fine.Just place your text and whatever else you need on the design and you are ready to go.
Read MoreMost of my products include PNG images, where a design is represented as black on a transparent background. People asked me how they can change the color of this design.Here I will describe a simple way how you can do that in the free tool GIMP.
Read MoreEver thought about what you could do to work faster in photoshop or other design tools? Do you know what negative effects it has if you don’t do it? Being able to work fast and speeding up your workflow is a main factor to success when it comes to creating designs and as well being satisfied by your own work. As faster you can work, as sooner your will get to a good product and you can spent more time on all the little details, that will add even more awesomeness to your masterpiece.
Read MoreEver needed to power up some of your images with 42 million volt and beyond? Learn how to do it in this tutorial.
Read MoreWhen you want to create a fire effect on a colored image, your have found yourself the right tutorial! Here I will show you how you can apply my smoke and layer styles combination to a colored image. I will use Affinity Photo for this tutorial, but the same process can be done in photoshop.
Read MoreWhen I would have to choose if I must use brushes or overlays, I would reather go for brushes in most cases. On this page you will find some of my reasons why I prefer brushes, and a list of some cases where you are better of using overlays. So lets first check in which cases you want to prefer overlays instead of brushes. When to use Overlays There are some cases where you do not want to use brushes but rather want to go with these nice overlay images. One is when you need something with multiple colors, for example a bokeh overlay effect or a tattoo overlay on skin. Another good reason is when you need a really high resolution. For brushes to work with older Photoshop versions, I keep my brushes under 2500px in size(but above 2000px whenever possible). Also there is a maximum size for brushes in most graphic editors, and the bundles on the market also often do not contain a high enough resolution that would be needed for bigger printings. When you need a texture, for example in a 3D rendering, you also would rather go with Overlays than with brushes. Instead of first […]
Read MoreThis page is a collection of tutorials and other posts for customers of my products. This page shall help you getting started with using my products to create stunning designs.Check out my store if you want to be a customer and help me create even more amazing resources! Installing Brushes For installing photoshop, affinity or gimp brushes, check out the following tutorial:https://www.xresch.com/install-brushes-541/ Using Included Styles The styles which are included in my package or can be downloaded from here, can be used in the following way:https://www.xresch.com/fire-effect-smoke-brushes-and-layer-styles-529/ Enhance Solid Color Layer When using brushes I recommend painting them on the mask of a solid color layer. This will allow you to do enhancements like the following: https://www.xresch.com/fire-effect-enhancements-with-solid-color-layer-654/ Fire Effect Tutorials Check out my Fire Effect tutorials and learn how to create fire with smoke brushes: https://www.xresch.com/category/design/design-tutorials/fire-effects/ Youtube Tutorials I made some few youtube tutorials, feel free to check them out: https://www.xresch.com/design-tutorials/youtube/ Brushes vs. Overlays Here you will find some good reasons why to use brushes instead of overlays: https://www.xresch.com/brushes-vs-overlays-856/ Changing PNG Colors Most of my products include PNG files of the designs as black on transparent. On the following page you get some simple instructions on how to change the color […]
Read MoreHere you can find some stuff that is free for commercial use. Photoshop Brush Coloring Styles A package of photoshop styles I use for coloring various of brushes. This styles work best with a black background. Download brushColoringStyles.asl Affinity Brush Coloring Styles Similar package like the one for photoshop. Be aware that at the time I wrote this page, Affinity had a bug when displaying the styles, They are actually loaded, but sometimes do not have any previews in the Styles view. Download BrushColoringStyles.afstyles Affinity Brushes Here some free brushes for Affinity: Colorful Feathers by xresch (These are the brushes from this tutorial) Free Images Cover Art / Thumbnail Images
Read MoreA friend asked me to do some photoshooting with her while she was in the 8 month. This are some of the results of this special photoshooting with her and her husband after I had some fun with photoshop.
Read MoreLocations This brushes can be found for commercial use on the following shops: ArtStation: https://xresch.artstation.com/store/AXX3/52-complex-futuristic-circle-brushes Affinity Store: https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/store/product/102-lightning-brushes/ Creative Market: 2500+ Photoshop Brushes: https://creativemarket.com/xresch/4193313-2500-Photoshop-Brushes 102 Lightning Brushes: https://creativemarket.com/xresch/1875978-102-Lightning-Brushes For non-commercial use, you can find them on my deviantart profile: https://www.deviantart.com/xresch/art/43-Lightning-and-Electricity-Brushes-707010712 Description I found a good way to create lightning artificially, and this brush package is the result. These brushes are useful when you need to add electric effects to your designs, or when you want to add some “power” to a picture. Contents In this product you will find: 102 high resolution lightning and electricity brushes 2500 x 2500px created with Photoshop CS6 102 PNG Files, one for each brush 47 coloring photoshop styles (working best with a white brush on a black background) 6 photoshop styles for specifically to color lightning (see example pictures, works best on dark clouds) Usage These brushes are useful for: Put that missing lightning on that dramatic thunderstorm scene Free Energy, buy once and have your photoshop powered up forever Put that extra shock into your art To let energy flow through some product Electronic music party posters Insect traps (don’t overdo it, poor moskitos) Power Plant related topics High Voltage related topics Electronic […]
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