sunglasses.jpgLet's preface this post by saying that this is not a photo. This is a vector graphic created entirely with Adobe Illustrator.

Most people don't think of Illustrator as a tool for creating photo-realistic images. For most, that's Photoshop's job. While that may be mostly true, a lot of people don't realize that Illustrator comes with some powerful tools for creating photo-realistic images. This graphic was an experiment with one of those tools.

waterfalls_preview_pt2.jpgToday, I am releasing Part 2 of the Waterfalls texture set.  Waterfalls Part 2 includes 19 free high resolution images of waterfalls.  I apologize for the delay in the release of this set but with the launch of the Colorburned Shop last week I had to adjust my posting schedule a bit.

myinkblog.jpgAndrew over at MyInkBlog.com was nice enough to post a review of the new items in the Colorburned Shop.  If you haven't been to his website yet, check it out.  He has a great collection of graphic design tutorials and resources.  It's definitely worth a bookmark.

Colorburned ShopToday, I'm happy to announce the grand opening of the Colorburned Shop.  The Colorburned Shop is geared towards offering professional quality resources to graphic designers.  Its mission is to help graphic designers quickly build a massive reserve of resources for use in their projects.  Instead of selling photos one at a time, our goal is to offer a huge set of images at a very low cost.  This gives designers the option to choose which photo or texture to use so that each of their designs is unique.  On our site you'll find a growing number of textures that you will not find anywhere else.

Desserts by Helen websiteAfter quite a bit of prodding by my family, I was finally able to find some time to work on my family's bakery website last week.  My family owns a highly acclaimed and well-known bakery in the area and they needed an update to their old website.  Aside from a major change to the site's design I also added a more comprehensive photo gallery to display our products.  You can view the complete website at http://www.dessertsbyhelen.com.

Waterfalls part 1 previewToday, I am releasing the newest addition to my texture sets.  Waterfalls Part 1 includes 17 free high resolution images of waterfalls.  I've always been fascinated with water flowing over rocks.  When I saw this waterfall I knew that I had to snap some photos of it.  These images would make a great background for any graphic that you may be working on where you need a thin layer of water flowing over stone.  I hope you enjoy them.

The guys over at MyInkBlog.com have posted an interview with me regarding my experiences as a freelance graphic artist.  You can view the interview here.  

MyInkBlog.com is a great resource site for web and graphic designers.  Be sure to check it out!
Today I'm happy to announce the launch of the Colorburned Flickr Group.  I've released over 300 textures so far and I have another 1,000 or so in waiting to be published.  Please feel free to use these textures in your works and to post them to the group.   As soon enough works are added I will start posting them on my site for all to enjoy.
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