Watercolor Roundup: 200+ Beautiful Brushes and Textures

http://designreviver.com/freebies/watercolor-roundup-200-beautiful-brushes-and-textures/

Watercolor effects are a hot trend right now in web design. It seems like we are seeing at least one or two sites featuring this style show up on the design galleries every week. Adding watercolor elements to a design can definitely give it an artistic appearance, and when done well, can make a website look as if it was scanned from a canvas.

Here are some of the best watercolor brushes and textures that can be found on the web.

Brushes

• Grungy Watercolor
  10 Brushes
  
• Hi-Res Watercolor Photoshop Brushes
  18 Brushes
  
• Hi-Res Watercolor Photoshop Brushes Set II
  20 Brushes
  
• WaterColor .1. Brushes Pack
  17 Brushes
  
• WaterColor .2. Brushes Pack
  25 Brushes
  
• Watercolour Brushes Set 1
  26 Brushes
  
• Watercolour Brushes Set 2
  25 Brushes
  
• SimpleSmudges .2. Brushes Pack
  32 Brushes
  

Textures

• Textures: watercolors
  8 textures
  
• Free Hi Res Watercolor Textures
  2 textures
  
• Large Painted Textures
  5 textures
  
• Painted Texture
  5 textures
  
• Watercolor Textures
  13 textures
  

Top 10 Sites for Free Stock Photos

http://www.webinade.com/web-design/top-10-sites-for-free-stock-photos

Okay, well maybe top 10 is a bit of a misnomer, since these are just 10 free and public domain stock photo sites that I find useful from time to time, but the list still applies. Everything on these sites is free at no cost to you, though please do check the rights on each image, as they may be licensed under a Creative Commons license that requires you to give credit to the photographer.

1. Public-Domain-Photos.com
   Has both photos and clipart, for apparently almost any use - personal or commercial. They have a decent sized portfolio to choose from, and all photos are categorized pretty well
2. Image * After
   Contains a ton of free images, as well as textures. Everything’s categorized well, and they have a unique “Color Chooser” that picks out photos that match the color you choose.
3. Stockvault
   Stockvault touts over 8,000 high resolution images free for download. If you feel like sharing your own photos, you can sign up for their revshare program which allows you to put your own Google Adsense on the pages they feature your photos on. Nifty!
4. Stock.xchng
   Boasting over 250,000 images and 25,000 photographers, I believe Stock.xchng is one of the biggest free stock photo sites on the web. They have a great layout and it’s easy to find what you’re looking for. Personally, I start here.
5. Yotophoto
   If you know what you’re looking for, Yotophoto might be the place to find it. They have a simple, easy to navigate layout and a powerful search tool to find just about any free photo you’re looking for. Also a big thumbs up.
6. Flickr’s Creative Commons Directory
   This is the big one, folks. Flickr’s one of the biggest photography related sites on the internet, and everyone can have an account (<3>share their images with the world under various Creative Commons Licenses. Take a look, I guarantee you’ll find something worthwhile.
7. FreeRange
   FreeRange is a bit like Yotophoto in that it’s primarily for people who know what they’re looking for. The search works, but perhaps a little cleanup on their results page would be nice (better details would be helpful in any case).
8. Flickr’s Stock Repository Group
   Leave what you can, take what you need. Make sure to give the photographer a heads up when you use something, but otherwise go for a browse - there’s some good stuff here.
9. morgueFile
   While it doesn’t seem to have an incredible number of images, what photos it does have is high resolution and requires very little cleanup. Take a look - they might have what you need.
10. PerfectPixelDigital
    Very much like morgueFile, this one doesn’t have a ton of images, but the layout is clean, easily navigable, and they have some really nice shots.

Web 2.0 Badges Collection

Badges are the popular design elements of the Web 2.0 look.

Below, there are many Web 2.0 looking badges which can be used in banners & other graphic works.

This vector glossy badge set includes 21 different colors:

http://www.bittbox.com/freebies/free-vector-badges-glass/
Package includes AI, EPS, and SVG format.

This set includes 9 different colored and shaped Web 2.0 looking badges:

http://www.dezinerfolio.com/2007/04/23/web-20-badges-free-download/
Package includes PSD and PNG format.

This is a 7 piece Web 2.0 badge package:

http://www.jay-han.com/2007/10/06/7-web-20-badges-vector-download/
Package includes EPS format.

4 piece web badges set:

http://www.toptut.com/2007/09/10/web-20-badges-download-glossy-free-psd-file/
Package includes PSD format.

This is a sunny badge set with very nice gradient usage.

http://www.flying-people.com/2007/10/10/20-free-sunny-buttons/
Package includes PSD and PNG format.

64 Beautiful And Free Nature Brush Sets And Vectors - Giant Design Pack

We all use nature images like trees, clouds, flowers, sun & many other objects in our designs.

Doesn’t matter if it is a blog or a corporate site, nature images fit and needed everywhere.

This is a resource pack of beautiful & free nature brushes & vector images. Here they are:

Nature Brushes

Cloud Brushes

13x Cloud Brushes

5x Soft Cloud Brushes

5x Densed Cloud Brushes

9x Cloud Brushes

Dark Cloud Brushes

Sun Brushes

Sun Brush Set (PS 7+)

10 Sunset Brushes

Sunset & Sunrise Brushes

Beam Brush

Sunburst Brush

Sunburst Brush Set

Sunburst (23 different size and variations)

Water Brushes

Detail Water Brush Set

Bubble Brushes

Sea Brushes

Stormy Sea Brushes

Lightning & Rain Brushes

Lightning Brushes

Lightning Brush Set (7 Brushes)

Rain Brush Set

Rain Brush

Rain Brushes

Flower & Tree brushes

Complete Set of Tree Brushes

Tree, Leave & Grass Brushes

Tree Brushes (8 brushes)

Bamboo Brushes

Creepy Tree Brushes

Flower Brushes

Daisy, Rose & 5 Other Flower Brushes

Flower Brushes

Flora Brushes (28 brushes)

Floral Brushes (9 brushes)

Vector Flower Brushes

Floral Brushes

Mountain, Stone & Rock Brushes

Mountain Brush Set (7 Brushes)

10 Mountain Brushes (rendered in Terragen)

Stone Brush (17 Brushes)

Stone Brush

Vector Nature Images

Vector Clouds, Sun And Rainbow

Vector Sky

Vector Clouds

Vector Cloud Images

Vector Stars And Rainbow

Weather Icons in Vector

Vector Rainbow And Clouds

Cloud Vector Image

Different Vector Suns

Vector Sun

Vector Sun (and other images)

Vector Water & Sea Images

Vector Water Drop

Vector Flowers & Trees

Vector Tree

Vector Tree & Snowflakes

Vector Flower Tree

Vector Tree With Flowers

Vector Trees (30 different trees)

Vector Branchs & Grass

Botanical Vectors

Vector Floral Images

Vector Flowers

Vector Flower Images

Vector Flowers

Vector Plants

Vector Leaves

Vector Leaf

Vector Mountains, Stones

Vector Mountains (includes mountains, stones & landscapes)

Vector Mountain Scape