PHOTOSHOP MADNESS is where you practically go mad trying to find the most useful stuff for Photoshop out there among a jungle of bush-leagers, Rube Goldbergers, site scalpers, and domain kiters!
This month's quest for outstanding designing women brought us some rather extraordinary women in graphic arts. There seemed to be a theme that began to thread and weave its way through our discoveries -- attitude. As we learned in our talk about the "Guerrilla Girls" in this month's column -- there's a lot of attitude going on out there! So mingled in amongst the freebies and cool (other) Photoshop tutorials and stuff found, we're proud to present these Photoshopping Women with an attitude!
Be careful what you click -- beware of malware and phishing sites Always look out for broken links. I cannot believe how many people on the web allow their content links to go dead! Tsk, tsk, tsk. Anyway, if you hit a dead link in our Photoshop Madness series, please tell me about it! As always, we remind you, especially Windows users -- be careful what you click. There are malware, phishing stalker and predator links abundant in many of the replicated sites these days. Whatch those little popups in the text. Just stay on the tutorial / content paths and you'll be okay.
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Inspiration: Sarah Biebl Gestalt
Inspiration: Sarah Biebl Gestalt
Sarah Biebl is from Mannheim, Germany and has some real eye-candy of photography, illustration and digital art. She is currently working in an advertising agency.
Inspiration: Sarah Biebl Gestalt Inspiration: Sarah Biebl Gestalt
Particles Pack - 25 Free Images
Particles Pack - 25 Free Images
In case you haven't seen these, this resource pack includes 25 PNG images with transparent backgrounds of dirt, debris, and broken particles. All the PNG-s are around 3000 pixels wide at 300 dpi. Personal and commercial use is welcomed and encouraged! Jeya is one of the founders of Media Militia. (Reno, Nevada)
Particles Pack - 25 Free Images Particles Pack - 25 Free Images
Diamante Murru
Diamante Murru
Not much is known about Diamante artworks or Diamante Murru other than she has a remarkable eye for the bazaar, and she's really into blues and purples. She seems to have a marked propensity toward body perforations -- but then, we could be mistaken. Some of this stuff is startling ... all is wonderful
Diamante Murru Diamante Murru
The Wisps Package -
The Wisps Package -
While you're there, try putting some of these in a layer behind any graphic or 3D render. There are 10 images and all are around 3000px wide - 300 DPI. Also by Jeya.
The Wisps Package - The Wisps Package -
Ana Gomez: hard edged softness
Ana Gomez: hard edged softness
Ana Gomez is an illustrator by choice, and a graphic designer by necessity. She got her start as a freelancer in Barcelona then moved to New York where she now focuses on illustration, graphic design, and drawing. Her work is remarkable, particularly for the amount of hard-edged detail mixed with softness. Don't miss her personal works on http://www.behance.net/Anenocena
Ana Gomez: hard edged softness Ana Gomez: hard edged softness
Elena Dolgova
Elena Dolgova
Leave it to an Austrian to be just a little on the bawdy side! We love it. There's nothing bashful or reserved about Elena, and her art and design just sparkles heads above most others. You'll really like her "perverted playing cards" deck, which you can actually buy!
Elena Dolgova Elena Dolgova
Emily's self study in water
Emily's self study in water
Photoshop tutorial how to draw skinEmily Oldroyd, also from the United Kingdom claims to be a self-proclaimed genius. At age 19, I really don't think she's quite ready for that boast, but I'm firmly convinced that some day she will indeed achieve the honor. Others have recognized this raw talent too -- she has recently been commissioned to be the colourist for the comic Superhero Nation.
Amongst her art, you'll also find a gallery section called tutorials, where she shares her talents with you like how to paint hair in Photoshop. Outstanding. Her portfolio is not mature, but some of the pieces like her wonderful self study in water or Innocent and End of Humanatee speak to the viewer on a primal level.
Emily's self study in water foxbane.deviantart.com
Paree's Textures Photostream
Paree's Textures Photostream
Paree has always been interested in Photography and Design -- loves Photoshop - self taught, learns completely from online tutorials and fiddling. See pareeerica's photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/8078381@N03/ and then feast your eyes on this Photostream!
Paree's Textures Photostream Paree's Textures Photostream
Floral Brush Set by Jaaaiiro
Floral Brush Set by Jaaaiiro
This pretty good Floral Brush Set by Jaaaiiro includes five Floral Brushes for Photoshop in High Resolution ... and you can download it here:
http://www.graphic-design.com/photoshop/madness/photoshop-madness-women