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Where are some good places to find free stock images? [closed]
I'm always on the hunt for free stock images to use while I design, what are some good resources?
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Image search engine, but for logos / How do you spot plagiarized logos?
Is there such a thing?
A search engine where you're able to upload an image with a logo, and you get results of sites that are using that logo :)
I tried Googles image search: ...
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Techniques to dramatically scale an image
I have been given an impossible task:
Take a picture image (jpg) at 1422 x 1067 px with 100 dpi and scale it to 86400 x 29376 px (that's equivalent to 34ft x 100ft or 30.5 meters x 10.36 meters)
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Reduce file size without losing quality
I would like to save files in Photoshop but keep them as small as possible.
I use Save for Web (and Devices) and save as a JPEG. Here are the settings I used:
I really do not want to lower the ...
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How to design a site without pictures
A site I'm creating is a directory which sorts and displays information for about 300 businesses which are part of a specific business partnership/network.
The site is meant to provide information to ...
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What is a “sprite”?
I am studying Fundamentals of Multimedia by Ze-Nian Li and Mark S Drew. They use the term "sprite" but I don't understand the meaning. Can someone explain to me what sprites are and how they are ...
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Speed effect on electrons - 3D
I'm preparing a cover image for a publication for a scientific journal. Instead of being scientifically rigourous, this kind of image could be more artistic and catch the reader's eye while conveying ...
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Can you use PowerPoint images on your website?
Is it all right to use powerpoint images on your website? For example, If I draw an arrow using the shapes tool, can I then cut the image from the powerpoint and save it, Then use it on my website?
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Split image into 16x16px or 32x32px sections then save them individually?
I want to split up the terrain.png image from Minecraft to use in some projects. Is there a quicker way to split the image than selecting each 16x16px section and copy-pasting the sections into new ...
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Autoconverting PNGs to sRGB
Tools like PNGOUT blithely strip out color profiles (the iCCP chunk), which arguably makes the tools lossy because it changes the appearance of non-sRGB images in nearly all modern browsers.
I've ...
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Client wants to purchase only stock image from my design mockup instead of my design. How to handle?
I am a graphic designer who provided spec work for a client. I worked on an flyer and I gave them 2 options. They went with one, paid for it. Now they have another project and would like to use the ...
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How to link images relatively in Inkscape?
I would like to make relative links to pictures in an Inkscape file. So when I move the project files (images and the Inkscape master), I wouldn't have to relink the images.
What is the proper way to ...
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Working with .psb in a psd
Is it possible to import an psb-file (saved smart object) into several psds, so when i edit the .psb the change is visible in every psd?
I only get it that way, that the psb is copied into the psd ...
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Setting object style in InDesign
I'm trying to somehow set InDesign object style for images that I add into text frame directly so they flow along with text when I edit content. My document is of technical nature so it has a single ...
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Is it easy to convert an image to a cartoon with high quality?
Is it easy to convert an image to a cartoon with high quality ? Like this:
I've watched this tutorial : but the quality of the outcome is still far away from the one above.
Is there a way to ...
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What is the meaning of adding (?1297280570) to the image names?
Sometimes i find images on the sites added through css. Even if image name is (let's say) footer_logo.gif. In css it will be added as footer_logo.gif?1297280570
What do I miss in here?
Regards,
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How to get bokeh images to use in web design?
I'm looking for online resources, image libraries, Photoshop actions, tools, or any other means of getting or designing bokeh images (those highly blurred pictures, with colorful circles) for use as ...
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A very strange favicon file (atleast for me) where one single file contains 3 different sized images
I have this favicon file.
Dowload favicon file
I can not upload the image file since its does not have the proper format.
When you view this file in windows 7, you get the following.
This single ...
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How to find a texture for a background image for website?
I am looking for a texture pattern for an image that is similar to the one Path.com uses:
https://www.path.com/images/about/bg.gif
I want a similar image pattern so i can use it as a background ...
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How do I find the original color version of b&w artwork?
I'm collecting late medieval and early renaissance artwork for a personal online project.
In doing that, I've accumulated a number of early-internet black and white images which I know originally ...
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Desktop wallpaper idea that's at the same time visual interesting and bland
I'm an IT guy rather than an artist of any kind. I work at a small college, and we're deploying new PCs to our classrooms. As part of this, I want to build a desktop wallpaper to include with the ...
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Digital pen with realtime viewing
I've looked for this online forever but can't seem to find it.
Is there a digital pen that doesn't need special paper, uses easy to replace cartridges, and let's me see what I'm writing on a screen ...
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Reduce the size of an image (200*150 to 20 *15)
I want to reduce the size of an image from 200*150 to 20*15.
But when I do that in Photoshop, the image looks blurred. Is there any way we can reduce the size without this happening?
Do i have do ...
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How to batch resize a group of images by area?
I know how to run a batch resize based on fixed width, height, or percentage... but what if I have a number of photos of all different sizes and shapes and I want them to be roughly the same size ...
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What Photoshop CS5 Book Describes Making Images From Scratch?
Can someone direct me to a photoshop cs5 book that details the image making process from beginning to end ie showing how to make an image from scratch, best techniques etc Please share why you think ...
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Save for web feature in Photoshop for image size reduction
Save for web feature in Photoshop for image size reduction, would this be the simplest way for a beginner (like myself) to try and save on (some) loading time without losing too much quality.
I am ...
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How can I determine the dimensions of an image used on a website?
I am trying to find the size of the image that was used as a banner on this website: http://www.deadmau5.com/. I have tried looking at the souce but I have not found information nor a link to the ...
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What is it called when an image pokes above text/design elements?
Publications often seem to like to make parts of images poke above text or design elements, either subtly or clearly.
For example, in this Radio Times cover, the top of a woman's head is positioned ...
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How can I create an animation of an image being drawn/painted, automatically?
Im looking for some software that will allow me to create an animation of a given image being drawn in real time. for example, I have a jpeg, its a picture of my pet dog, i want some software that ...
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Can I recreate a model and post it?
Can I create a 3d model from pictures that are available on the internet and put it into a small animation and post it on YouTube? For example I want to create a 3d model of a car from images found on ...
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Fluid Images: How to set width and height?
I'm trying to build a fluid layout, for which I am styling big images with:
.fluid_img {
height: auto;
width: auto;
max-width: 100%;
}
This works fine, the problem is that I can no longer use ...
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How much effort should I put in to optimizing (cutting up) images for the web?
I often get designs from our artists which contain large complicated images that can be turned into a background-color, some tiling, and overlaid smaller images. The problem is, doing this often takes ...
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How can I create a stretchable / scalable button texture with uneven edges?
I'm trying to create a cloud image which can be resized without stretching, for an iPhone application.
There's a method in iOS called resizableImageWithCapInsets which allows me to specify a number ...
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Create an artboard automatically to the size of an image (Illustrator)
I am trying to figure out how to make an artboard automatically snap to the size of an image.
I know that you can draw a rectangle, then go to the Artboards window and choose "Convert to Artboards" ...
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Is scaling an image by 200% the same as doubling dpi/ppi?
I am sure this is a simple question, but the answers I have received from people are never simple. I am trying to apply an answer to this question for scaling images for the iOS Retina display.
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How to make a picture look like it's torn off?
How do I cut off the boundary of a picture all zig zag like it is in this picture
Or in this one
I have Paint.NET, a free image editing software. How can I do this in Paint.NET?
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Common ground for image sizes when using Photoshop save to web
Recently, I was working on an image in Photoshop and wanted to save it for web usage. I wanted to know whether there is a good size to go with for the modern design standards when it comes to ...
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Batch resize and OUTPUT multiple images
I need to batch resize multiple images and thats really easy in Photoshop insert a folder and get a output in anther folder.
But i need this to output multiple images of all the images inside the ...
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Design solutions/ideas/examples/sugestions for good looking cropped images in a product booklet
I am doing this booklet for some chairs and I have a problem.
The problem is that I have small images, but the booklet is intended for A4 print.
I will post 2 images to explain my problem.
What I ...
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How do I erase “writing” from an object
I have a picture that has writing over an umbrella:
I would like to accurately remove the writing from the umbrella so it appears air asia was never there.
What is the most accurate way of ...
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image as a background doesn't fill all the page
I changed my html code with for the multi image background to work with Internet Explorer.
Since this change, I have a white border all around the page.
Did someone know why it doesn't fill all the ...
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insert the same image on every other page
I am creating a booklet and want to include a small image on every odd page. To do that, use master pages, right? But here's the catch - I want to rotate and move the image just a little as the pages ...
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Remove background from a shadow effect
I have the following image:
It is a shadow effect created in Photoshop. I need to have that black shadow with transparent background in order to be used with different background colors.
The ...
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How to include images in my book to hand over to the designer
I am creating a practical guide book with images. I am currently using Scrivener which is writing software for the edit stage. I need to include images into the text, but I will then pass over my ...
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Advice on what to put on my home page
I need a little help, and general advice, on what I can put on the front page of my software company's website. I realise that this question is not as specific as some may like it to be, but I hoped ...
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Moving a part of an image with GIMP?
This is the original image and I want to move the text to the right of the image:
But I failed, I tried to resize the canvas but then when I move the text the layer gets invisible when put on the ...
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Is there a “Fit to Canvas” option in PhotoShop like there is in FireWorks?
I am a FireWorks user new to PhotoShop. In FW there is the very handy "fit to canvas" button in the properties panel at the bottom which when clicked snaps the image to the canvas by adjusting the ...
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Make Illustrator use the embedded result images
I have been tasked with updating a poster that the client used last year.
Should be fairly simple, just edit the file, change the date and shrink it from A2 to A3.
But I only have the pdf that was ...
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How can I make this image transparent using Photoshop?
I am using Adobe Photoshop version 13.0 (CS6) and I am trying to make this image transparent:
I am trying to do something like layer --> new layer ..but it isn't working for me. I am very new to ...
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How to batch update multiple image links in InDesign CS5 or CS6?
I am using Adobe InDesign CS5.5 and / or CS6 (depending on if this feature can be found in one or the other program). Does anyone know if there is a way to batch update multiple image links in ...
