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Beautiful Calligraphy Fonts for Designers

Having the right fonts is critical to successful graphic design. Fortunately, there are a lot of quality free fonts that are available for use. In this post we’ll feature 25 calligraphy fonts for download. When you’re in need of a script or calligraphy font, the choices showcased here will provide plenty of variety. Although they are all calligraphy-style fonts there are different styles represented. Be sure to check the restrictions and license details before using any free font to be sure that you are using it according to the terms. Champignon Chopin Script One Fell Swoop Porcelain Kingthings Foundation Kingthings Calligraphica Tangerine Billy Argel Font Gothic Ultra OT Selfish Arabella Gondola SD Kells SD Calligraffiti Chantelli Antiqua Felipa Florante at Laura Wolf in the City Ventilla Script Angilla Tattoo Intrique Script Amperzand Cellos Script Mirella Script Last King Que...

brushes to create magical scenes

Photoshop brushes are tools often underestimated. Download the set, load it and click over your canvas: this is the typical use of them. Today I want to show you some powerful features of brushes. We will start with a musical note shape to create a custom brush and deal with some options like shape dynamics and scattering. Preview: Click on the image for a larger preview: step 1 Create a new document in Photoshop – mine is an A4 document – and fill it with a dark blue (#0a3556) Step 2 Create a new layer, set white as foreground color, grab a large soft brush and start gently painting over the canvas. Create a few spots on different layers and reduce the opacity. Take in mind that these soft light effects, that now look flat and boring, will be made more vivid using adjustment layers. Why don’t we simply apply a gradient overlay to the background? By using a brush and clicking on different layers you have a better control on how the background wil...