Drop shadows get a hard time in the design world. Photoshop makes it really easy to add a drop shadow by way of a filter which looks, at best, passable and because it’s so easy to use you see it all over the place with out any thought put into it. With a little bit more time you can create a more realistic and pleasing drop shadow effect.
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Drop the drop shadow
Monday, June 28th, 2010Free rubber stamp vector graphics
Saturday, June 5th, 2010As a follow up to one of my older posts on how to create a vector rubber stamp effect, I thought you might find these free vector downloads handy.
Hand drawn text effect
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010There are lots of fonts and Photoshop brushes out there that will give you the effect that you see below but creating your own headings with a pencil and a piece of paper can be quite satisfying – A bit like growing, cooking and eating your own vegetables. The end results will also be unique so you know you’ve created something from scratch.results will also be unique so you know you’ve created something from scratch.