Please critique new poster designs

Macushla

Suspense is killing me...........

8ball

sonny_c wrote:

I did not use Photoframe. I have a huge collection of high res backgrounds I use for all my posters.

sonny - could you share where you have gotten these backgrounds? Are they purchased from a commercial source, or are they from somewhere else?

MNGirl

8ball wrote:

sonny - could you share where you have gotten these backgrounds? Are they purchased from a commercial source, or are they from somewhere else?

8ball - I have discovered there is a TON of free stuff out there for Photshop. Just go and google 'photoshop free backgrounds' and you'll find a ton of stuff.

Here are just a few that I saved in my favorites when I was trying to find backgrounds:

http://www.freephotoshopbackgrounds.wordpress.com
http://www.photoshopsupport.com/resources/free-textures.html
http://www.bittbox.com - I grabbed some really nice grunge backgrounds from this guy. He has a ton of free stuff.

Google - it's a wonderful thing!! You'll be amazed at what people are willing to share - even when they have obviously spent alot of time building them.

sonny_c

And The Winner Is....
AND THE WINNER IS....


MNGirl

You'll get a PM this evening. Congrats and thank you to all that participated.

sonny_c

8ball wrote:

sonny - could you share where you have gotten these backgrounds? Are they purchased from a commercial source, or are they from somewhere else?

MNGirl pretty much said it all. Google is your friend.

8ball

sonny_c wrote:

MNGirl pretty much said it all. Google is your friend.

Thanks, I wasn't sure.. There are a ton out there, but sifting through all the results to find the right images for print is a little daunting at times..

MNGirl

sonny_c wrote:

AND THE WINNER IS....


MNGirl

You'll get a PM this evening. Congrats and thank you to all that participated.

WOW!!!! I guess I can no longer say I never win anything.

Thank you for the opportunity and for sharing what you've done. It really gave me some ideas as well.

If I get to choose which one I want, I'd really like #6.

MNGirl

8ball wrote:

Thanks, I wasn't sure.. There are a ton out there, but sifting through all the results to find the right images for print is a little daunting at times..

And it can really suck up a ton of time. Some evenings I've sat on the couch with my laptop and started searching and downloading and I'll find I just spent 3 hrs!!

What I discovered is that people are sharing them through Flicker accounts. Remember when you download them to grab the highest resolution image they have (which is usually the original). Knowing the size of the image and what you plan on using it for will help you determine whether it will work for print or not.

sonny_c

MNGirl wrote:

And it can really suck up a ton of time. Some evenings I've sat on the couch with my laptop and started searching and downloading and I'll find I just spent 3 hrs!!

This sounds all too familiar.

OK, here is the mother load of all jackpots. This is where I found many of my favorite textures. Keep in mind you'll have to dig through pages and pages, but I promise you'll find some great stuff.

http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/textures/#order=9

MNGirl

sonny_c wrote:

This sounds all too familiar.

OK, here is the mother load of all jackpots. This is where I found many of my favorite textures. Keep in mind you'll have to dig through pages and pages, but I promise you'll find some great stuff.

http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/textures/#order=9

SWEET!!!! THANK YOU!!