I’m back with more freebie vectors.  This time I have some free vector tree silhouettes for you to add to your toolbox.  As always I’d love to see what you create with these freebies so join the digital-artist-toolbox Flickr group and share some of your work with us.

Sorry for not posting in a while but my computer crashed and I had to start all over.  Everything is back to normal now and you can expect regular post from me so check back often.

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It’s time for another artist interview here at digital-artist-toolbox and this time the graphic designer is Jens Sjobergh. Jens is an extremely talented designer who has done work for Sony, UNICEF, Universal Studios, Warner Bros and many more. He has quite an impressive portfolio that is sure to dazzle and inspire you. I love how many of Jens’ designs incorporate a striking contrast between hard grungy textures and soft cosmic glows. One fact I find most inspiring is that he is self-taught with no formal training in the classical arts, reminding us that it’s not about papers and pedigree but imagination and hard work.

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Everyone loves freebies and this time around I have a pack of fractal brushes for you.  There are 16 in all and they are very large.  I made them from some fractals I created earlier this week and I hope you find them useful.  Download and preview after the jump.

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Today I have 4 blue abstract wallpapers for you. I made these wallpapers quite a while ago using Bryce and thought I might share them with you here. I hope you’ll enjoy them.

If you would like to share some wallpapers that you’ve created Just drop me a line using the contact form.

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Believe it or not all of these images are 100% vector.

When we think of vector illustrations “photo-realistic” isn’t usually a word that comes to mind but these artist never let that stop them from creating some of the most realistic illustrations you will ever see. Some of the artist use the gradient mesh tool to create these amazing life like illustrations while some, like Pentoolart use nothing but the pen tool. These fantastic artist force us to reconsider what is possible in the world of vector art and inspire us to new heights of creativity.

I’ve rounded up 15 of the most unbelievable photo-realistic vector illustrations to inspire you. Click on the artist name below the images to see more of their amazing vector work.

Highside

Aaron Anderson

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Well, I figured it was about time for some more freebies so I whipped up a pack of ten free vectors for you to add to your toolbox. They are silhouettes of different types of transportation, ranging from a horse to a scooter. I hope you’ll find them useful. I have a lot planed for this month so go ahead and sign up for the RSS feed here to keep up on the latest post.

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This is the first installment of a new monthly “Best of the web” roundup. Once a month I’ll gather up some of the great things I’ve came across while surfing the web and share them with you here. A few of the subjects will be: inspiration, tutorials, freebies, design articles and just random cool stuff.

July was full of inspiration so grab a cold drink, kick back and enjoy.

Inspiration

Papercut art

Packing tape art

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Believe it or not, all of these photos are of real life-size locations or objects. The technique of tilt-shift miniature faking makes the life-sized look like a miniature scale model. The process involves using Photoshop to fake a shallow depth of field and punching up the color saturation. The results are truly amazing. I’ve rounded up 41 of the best tilt-shift miniature faking photos around to inspire you. Below each group of photos will be the link to the creators Flickr page where you can view more of their great work. Stop by and show your appreciation with a kind comment.

ZackDs

Baldherertic

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If your not already familiar with the new site vectortuts.com, then you’ll most definitely want to check it out. Vectortuts is a free vector tutorial site and like it’s sister site psdtuts.com, it has some of the best tutorials on the net.

I’m proud to say that my tutorial on how to create the traffic light pictured above will be published some time early next week at vectortuts, so be on the lookout for it. I gave this traffic light vector away as part of the road signs vector pack in my first post. Everyone’s favorite was the traffic light so I thought it would make a good tutorial.

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One of the best forms of inspiration is a peek into the life of artists and designers who we admire, a drawing back of the curtain to reveal the inner workings. An interview is one way to do this as it gives us insights into how that person got where they are, what their inspirations are and what their process of creativity looks like. In order to fuel your inspiration I will be posting interviews with artists here from time to time. First up is Patrick Carter. Read the rest of this entry »