Touch of Magic

Textured Photoshop Brushes

Here are four Photoshop brushes that I created with India ink on a textured watercolor paper. They are free for you to use in any way that you like. I hope you find them useful. Click on the image below to download the set.

Tags: Brushes, Photoshop, Tools

Freebies, Photoshop | Jeff Bucchino | May 25, 2010 10:00 am | Comments (1)

Type and Illustrator

Illustrator and type go hand in hand. But the wealth of options available for using and abusing type within Illustrator is daunting to say the least. Here is a good look at nearly all of those options.

Tags: Illustrator, Tools

Illustrator, Tips | Jeff Bucchino | May 13, 2010 10:00 am | Comments Off

Cloning

Having done a bit of cloning in my time, this link is a pretty good guide to getting started with this invaluable Photoshop tool.

Tags: Photoshop, Technique, Tools

Photoshop, Tips | Jeff Bucchino | May 11, 2010 10:00 am | Comments (1)

Photoshop Brushes 2

Here are four feathery Photoshop brushes that I created while messing around with Illustrator. They are free for you to use in any way that you like. I hope you find them useful. Click on the image below to download the set.

Tags: Brushes, Photoshop, Tools

Downloads, Freebies, Photoshop | Jeff Bucchino | May 4, 2010 10:00 am | Comments (1)

Illustrator Brushes

Here are a few random colored Illustrator brushes for you; free for any use you may deem worthy. Click on the preview image below to download.

Tags: Brushes, Illustrator, Tools

Downloads, Freebies, Illustrator | Jeff Bucchino | April 15, 2010 10:00 am | Comments Off

Zodiac Crayons

Like every other child on the planet, crayons were my first drawing medium, and as an artist, they hold a very special place in my heart. Diem Chau has taken crayons to a completely new place that I could have never gone. In my mind’s eye, I see picking one of these up and having to fight the overwhelming inspiration to draw with it. By the way, but my favorite is my sign.

Tags: Color, Creative, Tools

Color, Inspiration | Jeff Bucchino | March 18, 2010 10:00 am | Comments Off

Bob Unplugged

Long ago, in another lifetime, I used to draw cartoons without any computer involvement at any stage of the process. I recently ran across this example of my purely analog work while digging through some of my archives. It was a birthday present for Bob, the spouse of a co-worker when I was working for the advertising department of Home Depot; a caricature created in ink and colored pencil. A more recent photo of Bob is shown for an idea of how close I captured him back in ’94.

Tags: Client, Pencil, Tools

Drawing, Sketching | Jeff Bucchino | March 9, 2010 10:00 am | Comments (2)

Photoshop Brushes

Here are four flowery, grassy looking, Photoshop brushes that I created while messing around with Illustrator. They are free for you to use in any way that you like. I hope you find them useful.