30 Beautiful Water-themed Web Designs from Deviantart

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ August 27, 2010 \ Inspiration, Web Design \ 10 Comments

Water is something we need day to day as humans to survive. South Africa has a lot of water restrictions at the moment due to the lack of rain, so this gave me the idea to round up some web designs for you that is themed around water. I have

Your 10 Step Guide to Starting a Freelance Business (Part 1)

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ June 23, 2010 \ Articles \ 15 Comments

You might be in high school or a student, heck you might even be 40 and working for a boss. The same thought has been keeping you awake for a week or two and finally after much contemplation you have made your decision. You are going to start Freelancing. Yes,

30 Breathtaking Space Themed Wallpapers

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ April 21, 2010 \ Freebies \ 18 Comments

I bet you love space, stars and planets as much as I do? Well here is 30 Breathtaking Space Themed Wallpapers for you to download free.I went about searching through deviantart for some breathtaking space scenes and those that were available as desktop wallpapers. All you have to do to

650+ Free C4D’s To Use In Your Designs

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ February 18, 2010 \ Freebies \ 17 Comments

I know how many times I’ve gone looking for C4D renders to use in my designs and then it turns up I can’t find anything to use that I like.  I have taken the liberty to roundup 650+ C4D Renders for you to download and use in your designs, they

Design an Intense Particle Illustration using Photoshop

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ November 3, 2009 \ Tutorials \ 4 Comments

In this tutorial, I thought I would show you a simple process of manipulating a image with lighting effects and incorporating brushes too. This tutorial will bid you a step by step guide on how to achieve the illustrated outcome. 4

20 Poster Designs to Inspire You

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ October 20, 2009 \ Illustration, Inspiration \ 3 Comments

Posters, oh we gotta love them. We see posters every single day of our lives, driving to work you will see some sort of election poster or a ad for a business, shopping will have you come across posters from Aids to food. Advertising isn’t taken lightly nowadays and that’s

10 Free Retouching Photoshop Files

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ October 11, 2009 \ Freebies \ 9 Comments

I constantly hear people moan in every day life about how people make themselves look good in photos. The thing is you can’t really believe what you see in photos anymore, because you will see this beautiful girl on the cover of vogue and you will then see her one

20 Webdesigns Straight from Deviantart

Author: xyxjasilixyx \ October 10, 2009 \ Inspiration, Web Design \ 1 Comment

Deviantart is the largest art community in the world. Without any surprise they also showcase very high talent amongst artist and designers alike. I have chosen 20 web designs from deviantart to show you what I am talking about. 1

25 Inspirational Photo Manipulations from Deviantart

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ September 24, 2009 \ Collections, Inspiration \ 8 Comments

As designers we are always searching for new sources of Inspiration or inspirational material to collect. In the society/community we are revolving around in today we have Talented artists among us showcasing some of the best work in world. 8

10 High Res Texture packs

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ September 21, 2009 \ Freebies \ 1 Comment

Finding Unique textures has always been a problem. Just when you think you have come across the correct one you cannot use it because, the quality of the image is way to low. Let me settle some of your frustrations, 1