Author: James Qu

James is a seasoned Photoshop expert with over 25 years of experience based in Australia. As the driving force behind PSD Vault, he authors the majority of its in-depth tutorials and insightful articles.

Welcome to the 3rd edition of “Typography Blendr”! This is a series to showcase some highly creative, beautiful typography works from around the web. So if you’re working on a typography design project and need inspiration, this series will be a great place to check out!

If you would like your typography work to be featured here, feel free to submit them to PSD Vault DeviantART group (under Text Effect) or PSD Vault Flickr Group.

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Lately I have been doing a lot of digital paintings and manipulations in Photoshop. As a result, I came to realise that what a big difference you will have, if you have a nice set of digital painting Photoshop brushes to add special effect to your painting or manipulation.

Here are a list of fantastic digital painting brushes you can download and use for your project – personally I like them very much and I hope you guys do too

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Welcome to the 2nd edition of “Typography Blendr”! This is a series to showcase some highly creative, beautiful typography works from around the web. So if you’re working on a typography design project and need inspiration, this series will be a great place to check out!

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Welcome to the 1st edition of “Typography Blendr”! I intend to use this series to showcase some highly creative, beautiful typography works from around the net. So if you’re working on a typography design project and need inspiration, this series will be a great place to check out!

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The digital brush is as effective as the physical one. When painted by an expert hand, Photoshop brushes can speak many words. It helps to connect with your audience which words can’t convey. Mastering it, however, is not an easy task by any means. In fact the going gets tough here. It takes superior precision and years of practice to create a connection between the monitor and your hand.

This article is aimed to provide Photoshop beginners with the basics of Photoshop Brushes, which is arguably the most essential function of Photoshop.

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