Free Painterly Flower Brushes for Photoshop

It might be snowing outside but I surely am in the mood for spring! I can't wait to go out and see this view for real. If you want more cute little brushes you can find them here! <3

For Cute painterly clouds effects!



Thank you <3~

 Download them here!

"EDIT: I have had the chance to use this table for a while now. I have to say it was really a great investment. I have always had problems with my old tablet due to not being able to see where I was drawing (I have awful coordination!). Now I feel more comfortable working and I noticed a great improvement in my artwork as well.

If you are like me and feel like you just can't get used to not being able to see where you put your pen. A tablet display can probably help you. I know it is saving me a lot of frustration!"

I bought my new "Bosto Kingtee 19MA" on the 13th of March. It was shipped from China on the 15th and arrived really quickly, in the UK, 3 days later.  The tablet itself looks and feels beautiful,  it is  a delight to be able to draw right on the screen.  I have had the tablet for two days, I am now very happy with the product but I have to admit that the first day I was concerned.  We spent most of the day trying to make the drivers work properly (I mostly just watched in agony while my boyfriend fixed it).  We had to contact customer service a few times, they were very helpful, fast responding and they made the process of installing and setting everything up a bit less painful. Although I think the software is not very user friendly, once you get it to work it does what it is meant to do properly.

Pro's

• 10 express keys.
• Doesn't lose precision at the edges of the screen.
• Easy to plug in.
• Doesn't heat up. ( I have kept it on for 12 hours straight and it was only slightly warm in the middle of the screen).
• It is very light.
• Drawing quality is good and it doesn't lag.
• The tablet itself feels well made and the design is beautiful.
• Inclination is easy to change.
• 19 inch screen gives a lot of surface area to draw on. ( This is extra points for me because anything bigger than this would not fit on my cluttered desk!)
• The screen is 16:10 ratio.
• Can be used without having to mirror the primary screen. 
• Matte paper-like surface to draw on.

Cons

• Screen will appear to be changing colours and brightness when viewed at certain angles.
• The stand cant rotate, only go up and down. (You might be able to get your own stand though, I have yet to look into this.)
• Glass thickness causes the cursor to, sometimes, appear a millimetre off the position of the pen tip. ( I don't mind this but some people might find it a bit frustrating at first).

• It is very light, it feels like a real fine tip pen.
• Battery lasts for 80 hours with very little charge time.
• Draws beautifully once set up correctly.
• Accurate.  (doesn't have that horrible snap to grid feel when you draw like some other tablets get.)

• It automatically turns on instantly when you start drawing and turns off when idle for a while ( You won't even have to worry about it, it looks after itself).

• Only has one button.
• Battery powered. ( It comes with a charger, you don't have to buy battery).
• The nibs that come with the tablet are made of hard plastic.
•  It doesn't have an eraser.

Hello my dear fellow artists!

I know that a lot of people out there that really want to get better at art but doesn't know how, some of us want to go to school but are too young or just can't afford it yet. Luckily the internet is full of resources and wonderful artists who are not shy about sharing their wonderful knowledge with the rest of the world. Today's journal is a small list of things that can help us learn and for free!


BLOG: gurneyjourney.blogspot.co.uk 
James Gurney's Blog, He is the man behind Dinotopia and some of the best art books out there, I personally adore his work especially his books.  Just go to the Blog Index on the left and you can easily navigate across all his tips on  traditional art, If you think you are only interested in digital art you should still give this blog a good look ,the things he teaches work for ALL mediums. ;)
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/gurneyjourney

YOUTUBE:  http://www.youtube.com/feed/UCrJhSmz4zo9t-Z2GdHECW7A
Scott Robertson's Channel on YouTube is a little gold mine for all of those who are interested in concept art. He is a former teacher of Art Centre college, and has taught some of the most emergent concept artist of our time. He uploads a tutorial almost every Friday of average 30 minutes long . I am a subscriber and I suggest you do so as well!
BLOG:  http://drawthrough.blogspot.co.uk/


YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/feed/UCbdyjrrJAjDIACjCsjAGFAA
Feng Zhu is my personal hero and his YouTube channel is the aspiring Concept Artist's heaven, The most common comment on his videos is "I have learned more watching this video then in 3 years of art school" There is 63 Episodes of his Design Cinema as for now and some of them are 2 hours long... I highly suggest that you invest your time in watching these videos, if you have never had any art training before this is likely to blow your mind. So I will see you again in a week or so after you are done watching all of the videos. Chop chop ;)
BLOG:  http://fengzhudesign.blogspot.co.uk/

TOOLS

LIFE DRAWING TOOL
Considering to take life drawing classes but cant for any reason?  This website can help you! There is probably many other websites out there but I like this one because of the "Class mode" feature. It will automatically switch pictures after a specific amount of time, just like you would do during a real life drawing class. I know a lot of people say that drawing from photos is useless and it is better to have a model, but sometime we just don't have anyone to pose for us. In my opinion is better to draw from a photo then not to practice at all.  This website has a section for as well, some of the photographs aren't that great but it is free and it means good.
Link  Figure Drawing :  http://artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/
Link  Animal Drawing:  http://artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/animal-drawing/

PROBLEMS PICKING COLOURS?
I know a lot of people dread picking colours, colour theory isn't hard to grasp but it is sometime tricky to put to practice. I am not going to focus on explaining how to  "KNOW" what is right but i am going to list some tools and tutorial that can certainly help:
http://jermilex.deviantart.com/gallery/36793494 If you want to know anything about Light and Colour, Jeremy Vickery is the man to listen to. He has some splendid DVDs which I have personally watched at least 20 times (I am not kidding!)  I wish I could say he has a lot of free resources out but sadly I couldn't find that much, his dA page has some video tutorials that are still very helpful.
html  These posts from James Gurney is also extraordinary helpful. Make sure you look at part 1, 2 and 3. :)
Gamut Masking Method Part 1: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/part-1-gamut-masking-method.html
Mask tool:  http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/gamut-masking-tool.
You can also download a Gamut mask photoshop version I made to help us digital artists :)

Sadly this is all i have time to post today but there will be more in the near future. Please remember that those are the ones I follow, there is plenty of very skilled people out there beside my favourites. :)
My next journal will be dedicated to a little less free ways to find information but they are all worth the money, so stay tuned for books and videos!

If you know any good website of artist for free quality resources please let us all know with a comment! It could even be yourself!