Posts with the tag: inspiration

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20 Textures from an 1874 Journal

This journal I found at an antique shop in Maine is filled with beautiful ink handwriting. It is overflowing with history and personality and will be a valuable addition to your texture library.

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6 Antique 1925 Tax Document Textures

This antique documents display a great array of stains, tears, printed text, and handwritten text.

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9 Ink Splatter Textures Based on the Artwork of Ralph Steadman

Ralph Steadman, the Gonzo Artist, is one of my personal favorite illustrators/artists. Steadman’s work has such a raw energy to it that makes it impossible to ignore. I wanted to try and capture that raw energy and spontaneous creation.

Friday Grab Bag: Volume Thirteen

This week’s grab bag has 5 more colorful and diverse textures for your use and inspiration.

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5 Experimental Fractal Texture Explorations

I made these textures with the goal of creating surfaces that feel broken and tangible. As my resource library grows, I will continue to develop this texture style.

Friday Grab Bag: Volume Twelve

This week’s Friday Grab Bag contains 5 pieces with abstract forms and vibrant colors.

Friday Grab Bag: Volume Eleven

This week’s exciting Friday Grab Bag strikes a great balance between color, motion, and grunge. Each one evokes its own attitude that I think you all will appreciate.

9 Soft-Focus Fire Textures

One good thing that came out of the blizzard and electrical blackout in New England this past weekend was the opportunity to make the first fire of the season. I took out my camera and snapped some of these pictures because the random forms and vibrant orange colors were gorgeous. I hope you all enjoy these and can use them in both abstract and traditional ways.

Friday Grab Bag: Volume Ten

Five fresh textures to end your week the right way.

Friday Grab Bag: Volume Nine

This week’s Friday Grab Bag features 5 pieces, mostly with an Autumn aesthetic. These are some of my favorite pieces I’ve ever made. Will they be yours?

18 New England Autumn Leaves Textures

I’m happy to share these genuine Massachusetts foliage textures today. These 18 textures show a variety of red and yellow leaves, each with their own unique surface qualities and patterns. This is a great example of how you can find resources and inspiration literally in your own backyard.

Friday Grab Bag: Volume Eight

This week’s Friday Grab Bag contains 5 visually complex and diverse textures for your use or inspiration.

Friday Grab Bag: Volume Seven

Friday Grab Bag is back with 5 fresh and original texture builds. Ranging from loud to subdued, each one will find a special place in your work.

Friday Grab Bag: Volume Six

Friday Grab Bag is back with 5 new textures ranging in color, surface, and complexity.

12 Pages from Aged Comic Books

This special treat gives you an overview of three different comic books from the 1960s and 1970s. It includes pages of comics, advertising, etc. Each one tips the scales at around 5000px tall.

Friday Grab Bag: Volume Five

These 5 textures span the spectrum of color, energy, and depth. Some are soft-spoken while others are loud and proud.

Friday Grab Bag: Volume Four

These next 7 textures could add some great color and surfacing to your work, or act as some subtle grunge.

Old Salt: 16 Historic Textures from a Nautical Boneyard

This beautiful collection of nautical grunge comes from Newport, Rhode Island. You can almost smell the ocean when looking at some of these.

Friday Grab Bag: Volume Three

This Friday’s Grab Bag has 7 more texture builds with lots of colorful and grungy styles.

Friday Grab Bag: Volume Two

The second installment of the Friday Grab Bag is a diverse collection of color, form, attitude & style.

Friday Grab Bag: Volume One

Welcome to the first installment of the weekly Friday Grab Bag, a collection of textures that will keep you inspired and end your week the right way.

Urban Identity Variety Pack: Volume One

This is the inaugural post of my new series, Urban Identity, where I showcase the great variety of textures cities have to offer. These 20 textures come from downtown Northampton, Massachusetts.

Inspiration: The Patterns, Colors & Textures of Butterfly Wings

Take a look at the incredible variety of patterns and colors that make up these wings. They epitomize the naturally occurring patterns that are a great source of inspiration.