Texture in Photoshop
Texture IS EVERYTHING in Photoshop
Graphic Design is about relevance to your audience. The audience is all about trends. And the trends today are all about Texture. In design today, Texture is king. If you're a designer, Texture in Photoshop is of paramount importance. Forget everything about Photoshop. Texture IS Photoshop, Photoshop IS Texture.
This whole mini-freebie-site is about how important texture is in your design. You may be a seasoned graphic designer looking for some textures to add in your "war chest" or you may be a newbie wondering what textures are and why they're important to you. This site is more for the newbie, but will have some power-packed insight and tips for the seasoned pro.
You want to know a secret? The biggest difference between coming off as a Rockstar in graphic design or as a complete newb in your mother's basement- is found in the resources you use- the fonts, brushes, and textures in your war chest. Sure there are sound design principles to know and master- but you have to understand what a graphic designer is. We do not create. We use created thigns to make a new creation. It's postmodern art- just like Deejaying. Deejays do not create music, they just mix it in a new way. So the biggest difference between a good designer and a bad designer- are the tracks he chooses to play... I will talk more about that later on. There are a few other things I need to explain first.
I need 7 more minutes of your time. This next section is valuable in will only take 2 of those. It's about that other thing you were about to Google...
This whole mini-freebie-site is about how important texture is in your design. You may be a seasoned graphic designer looking for some textures to add in your "war chest" or you may be a newbie wondering what textures are and why they're important to you. This site is more for the newbie, but will have some power-packed insight and tips for the seasoned pro.
You want to know a secret? The biggest difference between coming off as a Rockstar in graphic design or as a complete newb in your mother's basement- is found in the resources you use- the fonts, brushes, and textures in your war chest. Sure there are sound design principles to know and master- but you have to understand what a graphic designer is. We do not create. We use created thigns to make a new creation. It's postmodern art- just like Deejaying. Deejays do not create music, they just mix it in a new way. So the biggest difference between a good designer and a bad designer- are the tracks he chooses to play... I will talk more about that later on. There are a few other things I need to explain first.
I need 7 more minutes of your time. This next section is valuable in will only take 2 of those. It's about that other thing you were about to Google...
