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How To Create a Grainy Abstract Lines Poster Design

Follow this step by step tutorial to create a cool abstract lines design with awesome vibrant lighting effects. We’ll use Illustrator’s easy tools to create the vector linework then add a range of glows, colours and effects in Photoshop to finish the design with a cool grainy but luminous style. It’s difficult to describe this [...]

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April 23, 2012 at 6:00 am Comments (0)

FYI Monday: Abstract Geometric Portraits by Nicola Felaco

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series. Nicola Felasquez Felaco is an Italian graphic designer who loves+ Continue Reading

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November 14, 2011 at 7:27 am Comments (0)

30 Free Striking Graffiti Wallpapers

Ever scribbled or made some sort of markings in public places? Well if you’ve done one before, you definitely have had a graffiti experience. Why? Here’s the answer… Graffiti or graffito in plural means any type of markings in open spaces that ma…

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October 25, 2011 at 10:21 am Comments (0)

30 Expressive Abstract Art Painting Collection

Advertise here with BSAWe may already tend to forget the traditional way of Art but these days, they are still appreciated that much. Painting has been a magnificent talent indeed. Look around and check on the walls of museums or even just houses,…

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October 17, 2011 at 12:15 pm Comments (0)

FYI Monday: Beautifully Vibrant Designs by Sebastián Andaur

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series. Sebastián Andaur is a 17-year-old artist & designer from+ Continue Reading

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October 17, 2011 at 7:00 am Comments (0)

FYI Monday: Vibrant Photo Manipulations by Dario Calonaci

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series. Dario Calonaci is a 21-year old graphic designer from Florence, Italy.+ Continue Reading

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October 3, 2011 at 9:44 am Comments (0)

46 Tremendous 3D Wallpapers for your Inspiration

If you’re familiar with 3D modelling, you ought to know that designers can form just about anything given the powerful tools available like Lightwave 3D …

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September 30, 2011 at 3:00 pm Comments (0)

FYI Monday: Beautifully Vibrant Designs by Jeroen van Eerden

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series. Jeroen van Eerden is a 25-year old freelance graphic designer based+ Continue Reading

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September 26, 2011 at 7:37 am Comments (0)

30+ Cool Collection of Abstract Wallpapers

Advertise here with BSAWhen you say it’s “Abstract”, what comes first into one’s mind is that it has a deep meaning. It has its own language of conveying an artwork’s message to the viewer. Abstract is a composition of lines where it has its own d…

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September 6, 2011 at 2:42 pm Comments (0)

FYI Monday: Beautifully Chaotic Illustrations by Atelier Olschinsky

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series. Atelier Olschinsky  is a small creative studio based in Vienna,+ Continue Reading

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September 5, 2011 at 8:09 am Comments (0)

FYI Monday: Fantastic Digital Art by Nicolas Monin-Baroille

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series. Nicolas Monin-Baroille, better know as “The Unknown Being”, is a designer+ Continue Reading

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August 29, 2011 at 8:14 am Comments (0)

FYI Monday: Abstract Digital Art by Alastair Temple

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series. Alastair Temple is a Scottish freelance digital artist/designer currently studying+ Continue Reading

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August 15, 2011 at 7:31 am Comments (0)

Centric: Free August 2011 Calendar Wallpaper

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. The August 2011 Calendar Wallpaper is+ Continue Reading

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August 1, 2011 at 7:01 pm Comments (0)

New Collection of Cool Abstract Photoshop Brushes

Advertise here with BSAAn enormous collection of Photoshop Brushes will always lead you to a hassle free day. You won’t have to worry much anymore as to where and how you’d get brushes for your art projects since we almost have a wide collection here! …

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July 6, 2011 at 1:54 pm Comments (0)

Frequency: Free July 2011 Calendar Wallpaper

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. The July 2011 Calendar Wallpaper is+ Continue Reading

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June 30, 2011 at 12:13 pm Comments (0)

How To Create an Abstract Geometric Mosaic Text Effect

I recently stumbled across the new branding for the Canadian Olympic Team, which then reminded me of my recent abstract geometric poster design tutorials, so I decided to combine my technique with the idea of creating a patriotic design with a similar mosaic effect. Following this step by step Illustrator tutorial to create a colourful [...]

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June 27, 2011 at 6:00 am Comments (0)

Rise: Free June 2011 Calendar Wallpaper

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. The June 2011 Calendar Wallpaper is+ Continue Reading

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June 1, 2011 at 2:50 pm Comments (0)

How To Create a Cool Abstract Radial Pattern Design

Whenever I’m stuck for tutorial ideas I always seem to be able to fall back on my typical ‘Chris Spooner’ style of cool abstract patterns people seem to enjoy. We’ve used similar techniques on the 3 poster a couple of years ago and more recently on a colourful abstract poster. Follow this latest step by [...]

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May 30, 2011 at 6:00 am Comments (0)

Create a Vibrant Abstract Vector Design Illustrator

Follow this step by step Illustrator tutorial to create a vibrant abstract design. We’ll put Illustrator’s Gradient Mesh tool to use to create a colourful shape, then build up layers of objects to create an abstract design with lots of vibrancy, bright colours and transparency effects. The design we’ll be creating features a range of [...]

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May 2, 2011 at 6:00 am Comments (0)

Useful Photoshop Tutorials for Designing Abstract Backgrounds


  

   An attractive and compelling background adds depth to your graphics, banners or ads; and for this reason is of great importance. Sure there are some people who might not notice backgrounds, but the role they play in making the entire artwork look more interesting and visually alluring is paramount. They really do help to [...]

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April 29, 2011 at 9:45 am Comments (0)