Welcome to the first part of my Retro Inspiration series.  I'm going to start off the series by focusing on the Technicolor Mark Ten Super 8 Reflex Zoom Movie Camera. As this is the first substantial post in the series I wanted to do something a little special, so I have for you an original scanned owner's manual for the camera.  I received these instructions when I purchased the camera off eBay a couple of months ago and they are just an amazing example of retro design.  The entire 16 page manual is available to download (link above) in a .PDF.  The file is about 20.5 MB.  The PDF contains high resolution images of the manual, and let me tell you, they are gorgeous.  Many of the images could probably be used for Desktop Wallpapers.  This was my first time putting together something like this, so I hope you enjoy it! Here are two images from the camera in my collection.  It has an amazing rugged design, and has held up well over the years, there's only a few scuff marks on it.  I have tested it out and everything seems to work.  The mechanism turns on and functions and the light ...

For a while now I have been looking for ways to get more involved in the graphic design community, so I recently partnered with www.fudgegraphics.com in order to release my newest brush set. Be sure to check out the site, there is an awesome wealth of free premium resources. Overall it has been a great experience and I hope you enjoy the end result! - - For this set of brushes I wanted to create something with a little body and depth, and I really wanted to accentuate the wisps and pieces of the brush strokes themselves. With that in mind, these brushes are perfect for textures, overlays, and even poster making, letting you achieve a great organic feel. This set has a total of 9 Acrylic Texture Brushes all hovering at exactly 2500px. As always these are free for personal and commercial use. Enjoy! - Preview: - Check out the brushes exclusively at: Fudgegraphics.com - -

Hey again.  I hope you all enjoyed my Cardboard Lite Texture pack.  I had an awesome time putting it together.  I hope you are ready for some more freebies, because today I have for you my Cardboard Grunge Texture Pack.  This pack has a lot of the same textures that I used in the Lite pack, only I have "grungified" them.  I used my Photoshop Brushes to achieve the grunge effect. . Cardboard Grunge 1 . Cardboard Grunge 2 . Cardboard Grunge 3 . Cardboard Grunge 4 . Cardboard Grunge 5 . Cardboard Grunge 6 . Cardboard Grunge 7

Hey everyone.  It's been about two months since my last post.  Ouch.  Unfortunately I have not had the amount of time I would like to devote to this site in the past few weeks (and months).  My apologies.  However, The next weeks and months should play out a little differently.  As you can see I have some new content to share with you today.  I'm calling it Cardboard Lite. . So here are 11 High Quality, high resolution, free textures. . 1. . 2. . 3. . 4. . 5. . 6. . 7. . 8. . 9. . 10. . 11.

Well here it is.  The first set of my "Acrylic Texture" PS Brushes series.  After the "success" of my first Acrylic Brush set, I figured it was time to revisit the medium.  It was a lot of fun putting these together so please go out and enjoy them! For this set I went with a more circular design, which I find handy as it gives you a different feel from any angle.  If you're more into brush strokes, look for the second set of this series.  The brushes will still be circular-ish (round?), but will have more defined brush strokes on the edges. If you need the brushes in a different format, or have any questions, let me know in the comments.  Thanks. J.Gardner. PREVIEW: The set contains 15 brushes, ALL of which are 2500px exactly.  Below is a small preview of 8 of the brushes in the set.  If you are a follower of my sets you know I always put in at least one splatter type brush.  I'm not really sure why I do this, but I find it is easier sometimes to have some splatter right at your fingertips instead of having to hunt it down when working. How they appear in ...

Hey all. I have 2 new sets of Hi-Res PS Brushes coming out very soon. The sets will be titled "Acrylic Texture" with one set focusing on brush strokes and the other a little more abstract as shown. I have all the brushes painted, it's just a matter of scanning, tweaking, and testing. In the past I have done all of my brushes through taking pictures of them and then importing them into photoshop. This will be my first set done with a scanner. I'm very pleased and impressed with the results so far. The scanner is far superior in my view. I'm extremely excited to be releasing them, so please let me know if you like them.  Click the link below to get to a hi-res preview.  this is the actual brush, not a photograph or scan, this is what you will get. :) In the meantime I have three other brush sets you can check out if you haven't already. ..... .....

Hey. . Here's a set I put together after cleaning out my attic and finding some awesome old wood planks. Feel free to use them in your personal or commercial works, but do not redistribute these textures. You don’t have to credit me, but it’s always nice if you do. Feel free to post a link to some of your work created with these. . . Distressed Wood Texture 1 . Distressed Wood Texture 4 . Distressed Wood Texture 7 . Distressed Wood Texture 8 . Distressed Wood Texture 9 . Distressed Wood Texture 10

Here's another freebie.  A set of 8 free very, very hi-resolution textures.  I had a good time putting these together, so please enjoy them.  Feel free to use them in your personal or commercial works, but do not redistribute these textures. You don’t have to credit me, but it’s always nice if you do. Feel free to post a link to some of your work created with these. . . . Have fun. . Click the pictures below or travel here for the whole set, and more free textures. . Sample . Book Back . Back Left . Back Right . . If you're looking for more great hi resolution book textures, be sure to check out bittbox's set here. . Enjoy. J.Gardner

I've really been trying to figure out some good ways to add a little more depth to my work and I figured using some paper textures couldn't hurt. So here's a set of 8 super hi-resolution paper textures. Feel free to use them in your personal or commercial works, but do not redistribute these textures. You don't have to credit me, but it's always nice if you do. Feel free to post a link to some of your work created with these. . . . Hope you enjoy them. . . . Texture in Action . . . Paper_1 Paper_2 Paper_3 Paper_4 Paper_5 Paper_6 Paper_7 Paper_8

Includes 1 compressed .abr file. It's new brush time.  A pack of 20 hi-resolution watercolour brushes perfect for textures, overlays, and even poster making.  The smallest brush in the set is 1931 px, with most of them hovering around 2300 px.  This is my favorite set to date. All of these brushes were meticulously created, as I completely scrapped my first attempt at them, AFTER I had them fully ready to publish in a .abr file.  I strive for quality here, and decided my subscribers deserved more.  If you like them, please comment below.  Feedback is a great tool and helps me create better works in the future.  Thanks.  J.Gardner. I am giving these brushes away for free, but if you download and enjoy them, please consider making a donation.  I am a college kid, and putting these brushes together does take a considerable amount of time and money.  If a donation does not fit into your budget, no worries, please feel free to use these brushes in both personal and commercial works. Here's how they appear in Photoshop.