There are a lot of textures around the Internet.  Many of them are quite good, but most of them share a couple common themes.  Most are created from photographs and most are created in very neutral colored tones.  I wanted to do something different and unique!

Introducing the Painter’s Collection

The Painter’s collection is a new collection of 100 fine art, super high resolution textures.  They’re all completely hand painted in Photoshop and Corel Painter.  They’re bolder than the usual textures, both in color and in range of style.  Some are grungy, others are more subtle, and every one of them is unique.  I like to think of each texture as a unique work of art all its own.  The textures are 18×12″ at 300DPI, which means they’re great for use with high resolution images like those from the D800 and 5D Mark III.  They also work great for illustration and any other artistic use you can think of.  They are standard JPEG files and can be used in any layers capable photo editing application like Photoshop, Elements or The Gimp.

When you purchase the textures, you purchase an open licensed set of artistic tools that can be used for any commercial purposes.  I love seeing what people create with them, and I invite you to share your work on my Facebook page.  I also like to cater to those just starting out with textures.  If you have questions about how to use them, feel free to drop me a note on Facebook, or contact me here.

Texture Previews

I love art, but not as much as I love artists.  I love seeing what people create and I really enjoy being part of that process.  I so greatly appreciate being able to create textures and photographic tools that you can use to give your work that special touch.  That’s why I’m starting the “Texture Club”.

The Texture Club is a place for artists, photographers and designers to get some of the most unique textures, presets, etc. on the web.  I wanted to make it affordable, accessible, and fun.  I think I’ve done just that.  The club is $10/month.  For that $10, you’ll get at least 15 new textures, plus any other tools I create during the month.  I’ll add to the club as I create new things.

July is the first month of the Texture Club.  I wanted to start off with a bang.

Here’s what you’ll get when you join in July

So far in July, I’ve created the following:

• 37 unique, super high resolution (18×12″ at 300DPI) textures that you can use as layers in your favorite photo editing application.  They’re standard JPEG files and can be used in Photoshop, Elements or even free tools like The GIMP.
• 20 custom color vignette color, tone and light overlays that can be used to dramatically change the tone and lighting in your work.
• 9 Adobe Lightroom presets. These presets range from subtle to very bold and will create a unique feel to any photo they’re applied to.

I took the feedback I received from the Artisan Collection textures and applied it to something new and completely different.  Introducing: The Jubilation Collection.  This set of 100 photographic textures is the result of many years of photography and many hours of hand blending in the digital darkroom.

This texture set focuses on simpler textures and lighter dynamic colors, including a large number of pastels.  They can be described as glazes or overlays.  Using them will be easier for the beginner with textures.  Many of them are based on a single tone and  the texture isn’t as heavy as it was in my previous collection.  They work well when blended together and will suit many types of photography and digital art, but they’re also useful as backdrops and many other multimedia uses.

The textures are super high resolution (5400px by 3600px).  The are standard JPEG files and can be used with any photo editing application including Photoshop, Elements and more.  You can download all 100 of these textures for $30.  Large previews are after the jump (Click the thumbnails for  a larger view).

The response I had to my free texture sets was amazing and the feedback made me want to make sure I set the bar very high for any commercial releases.  I really believe I’ve done that with my new release,  The Artisan Collection.  This collection of 100 fine art, grunge, and general use photographic textures is the result of years of artistic photography and many hours of hand blending, coloring, etc.  Each texture is super high resolution at 5400px by 3600px (18×12″ at 300dpi).  The textures are standard JPG files that can be used in any photo editor like Photoshop, Elements and many others. The textures are intended for photographic and visual art work, but have other multimedia uses as well.

You can purchase all 100 textures here for $30. Small previews are available after the jump.  The download is very large.  If you’d like a DVD mailed to you instead, let me know.  For other questions and support, please contact me here or on my Facebook page.

I received such wonderful feedback on my first set of free fine art textures that I wanted to get the rest of the series to you as soon as I could.  Volume 2 of my free fire art texture set includes a wider variety of textures including a number of textures with a wider tonal palate.  They are super high resolution, just like the previous set.  You can download them free of charge at the link below.  If you haven’t already, please like my Facebook Photography Page and share your creations there.

It’s been quite some time since I released some freebie textures.  I have a new paid set coming soon, but I wanted all of you to have something new to use until that set is ready.  So, here’s a set of 5 new freebies for you to use.  They’re all based on the same basic texture, but have dramatic lighting and color differences.  You can use these, and all of my textures, in your commercial work without limitation.  These free textures are the same super high resolution (300 DPI 5400×3600 px) as my paid offerings.  I hope you enjoy this set!  Let me know what you think on my Facebook page.