Graphics - Blogs

• 3pointD: 3pointd.com
• Paint.NET Blog: blog.getpaint.net
• Paint.NET Forums and Plugin spotlight - Shapes 3D: blog.getpaint.net

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Paint.NET Tips and Tutorials

• 3D Text Tutorial: paintdotnet.forumer.com
• Ash's Paint.NET Page: ashpdn.googlepages.com
• Beginner's Guide - Interactive Tutorial: paintdotnet.forumer.com
• Curves Adjustment: www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/en/Curves.html
• Ed Harvey’s Effects updated for Paint.NET v3.20: blog.getpaint.net
• HD Photo Plugin: paintdotnet.12.forumer.com
• Here comes Paint.NET v3.5 - change of plans: blog.getpaint.net
• Make a web page banner: paintdotnet.forumer.com
• Making glass buttons: paintdotnet.forumer.com
• Making Realistic Eyes by Ash: blog.getpaint.net
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Downlaod (Required for Paint.NET 3.5): www.microsoft.com/downloads/
• Paint.NET Homepage: www.getpaint.net
• Paint.NET Plugins: paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=16
• Paint.NET turns 4 (May 2008): blog.getpaint.net
• Paint.NET Tutorials: paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=15
• Paint.NET version 3.36 is now available (August 28 2008): blog.getpaint.net
• Paint.NET version 4.0 system requirements: blog.getpaint.net
• Picture in a Picture: paintdotnet.forumer.com

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Microsoft Expression

• Creating your Own Vista Chrome Style Button: blogs.msdn.com/expression/
• DPI Matters in Expression Blend: community.irritatedvowel.com/blogs/pete_browns_blog/
• Expression Studio 2 Is Live: blogs.msdn.com/cdndevs/
• Expression Web Version 2 has arrived: blogs.msdn.com/xweb/
• Microsoft Expression Blend and Design Blog: blogs.msdn.com/expression/
• Microsoft Expression Blend 2 December Preview Free Trial: www.microsoft.com/expression/products/
• Microsoft Expression Blend 2 Free Trial: www.microsoft.com/expression/
• Microsoft Expression Community: expression.microsoft.com
• Microsoft Expression Knowledge Centre: www.microsoft.com/expression/kc/
• Microsoft Expression Encoder Team Blog: blogs.msdn.com/expressionencoder/

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Graphics - Clip Art

• 150,000 free images and sounds: office.microsoft.com/en-au/clipart/
• 3D Icon Library: www.auscomp.com/freeicon.html
• About.com's Clipart: desktoppub.about.com
• Awesome Clipart for Educators: www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com
• Banksy Images: www.banksy.co.uk/shop/
• BNSF Pix: www.bnsfpix.com
• Bushfire Photo Gallery (ABC News): abc.net.au/news/
• Classroom Clipart: classroomclipart.com
• Clip Art Warehouse: www.clipart.co.uk
• Clip World: www.clip-world.net
• Crazy Wizard: www.crazywizardonline.com
• Design Gallery Live: dgl.microsoft.com
• Design Police - Bring bad design to justice (labels): design-police.org
• European Railway Clipart: come.to/tercs/
• Free Icons by Iconka.com: iconka.com/free/
• Fresh, Free and Gorgeous RSS/Feed Icons: www.smashingmagazine.com
• Fresher Images: www.fresherimage.com
• GIF Art: www.gifart.com
• GIF Land: www.gif-land.de
• Go Graph: www.gograph.com
• GraphJam: graphjam.com
• Icons, Buttons and Templates (Free): www.smashingmagazine.com
• inmagine - Royalty free stock images: www.inmagine.com
• jupiterimages - Royalty free stock images: www.jupiterimages.com
• Laurie McCanna's Fine Art: www.mccannas.com
• Leo's Icon Archive: www.silverpoint.com/leo/lia/
• Matt's Digital Designs: mattsdigitaldesigns.com
• Nature Picture Library: www.naturepl.com
• Page Sets (Graphics Zone): www.website-designs.com
• Photo Net: www.photo.net
• photolibrary - Royalty free stock images: www.photolibrary.com
• Picture Australia: www.pictureaustralia.org
• Pirate Clip Art: office.microsoft.com
• PNG Art: www.pngart.com
• PNG Library: www.libpng.org/pub/png/
• Ribbon Rail: www.ribbonrail.com/art/
• stock.xchng - Royalty free stock images: www.sxc.hu
• The RTS Shops: railroadtraining.services.com/gifs/
• Train Gifs: www.frograil.com/gifs/gifs.htm
• Where can you find good images?: presentationzen.blogs.com

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Graphics - Design, Editors & Viewers

• Adobe Photoshop Tutorials - Best Of: www.smashingmagazine.com
• Adobe InDesign Windows Forum: www.adobeforums.com/webx/.ee6b33c/
• Adobe Photoshop Windows Forum: www.adobeforums.com/webx/.ee6b366/
• Best freeware design programs: www.snap2objects.com
• GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Package: www.gimp.org
• gMax 3D Graphics Program: www.discreet.com/products/gmax/
• gMax FAQ: www.christrains.com
• How to convert 3DSMax content for use with GMax: blogs.msdn.com/ptaylor/
• How to remove Adobe Version Cue CS3 - Apple Bonjour Services: blog.kakkoi.net/adobe/
• IrfanView: www.irfanview.com
• Microsoft Design Center: www.microsoft.com/design/
• Microsoft Expression: www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/interactive_designer/
• Microsoft Expression Community: expression.microsoft.com
• Microsoft trueSpace7.6 ships. Who should care? Animators, artists, graphic designers...: virtualearth.spaces.live.com/Blog/
• National Association of Photoshop Professionals: www.photoshopuser.com
• Paint.NET: www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/
• Photoshop and InDesign Tutorials: photoshoptutorials.org
• Plugins Tutorial: www.thepluginsite.com
• Polyview: www.polyview.com
• Roman Ormandy, creator of trueSpace, on trueSpace 7.6: forums1.caligari.com/truespace/
• Significance of trueSpace 7.6 and 700,000 Polygons: blogs.msdn.com/virtualearth/
• TechSmith: www.techsmith.com
• TGATool2: www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk
• The Plugin Site: www.thepluginsite.com
• trueSpace 7.6 Free Fully-featured 3D Authoring Package: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
• xButton: www.greenmojo.com

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Graphics - Online

• 3D Heading Maker: www.xara.com/referrer/headmaker_trial.asp
• ASCII-O-Matic: www.typorganism.com/asciiomatic/
• Create Buttons: www.coolarchive.com/buttons.cfm
• Create Logos: www.coolarchive.com/logogen.cfm
• Create Text Graphics: www.cooltext.com
• Create 3D Graphics: www.3dtextmaker.com
• Cumulative Draw: www.cumulatelabs.com
• DirectSmile PhotoTexter: dsmo.directsmile.de/phototexter/
• draw-something: draw-something.robmyers.org
• Draw by Cumulate: www.cumulatelabs.com/cumulatedraw/
• Drawing Lessons: dev.drawspace.com
• Edit Images: www.myimager.com
• Flaming Text: www.flamingtext.com
• Free Fun Text Tools: www.typemirror.com
• GeoWall: geowall.geo.lsa.umich.edu/
• Gickr - Create Animated GIFS Online: gickr.com
• GIFWorks: www.gifworks.com
• Heading Maker: www.xara3d.com
• Image Mosaic Generator: imagemosaicgenerator.click42.com
• Interactive 3D Modelling: www.edcenter.sdsu.edu/geowall/
• My Imager: www.myimager.com
• Pix-en-ate: pxn8.com
• t.y.p.o.r.g.a.n.i.s.m.: www.typorganism.com
• VectorMagic - Bitmap to Vector Online Converter: vectormagic.stanford.edu
• Warning Label Generator: www.warninglabelgenerator.com
• Web 2.0 Logo Creator: msig.info/web2.php

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Graphics - Rendering

• Fallen City: www.fallencity.net
• Guitta's Virtual World: www.multimania.com/arte/
• Home of 3D: www.home-of-3d.de
• Nono's Land: www.multimania.com/adosnon/
• POVRay: www.povray.com
• Ray Tracing Competition: www.irtc.org
• Renderosity: www.renderosity.com
• Star Wars - POVRay Sample: dent.riviera.co.uk/~dylan/starwars/
• Steiner Surfaces: www.ipfw.edu/math/Coffman/
• Tor's 3D Pov-Ray Creations: www.crosswinds.net/~tok/
• Truespace: www.caligari.com
• Varian Dreamtools: www.varian.net/dreamview/dreamtools/vue/
• Vue d'Esprit Scenes: www.multimania.com/adosnon/
• Vue d'Esprit Webring: a.webring.com/hub?ring=vue&list

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Graphics - Tutorials

• Adobe Photoshop Tutorials - Best Of: www.smashingmagazine.com
• CNET Builder Image Formats: www.builder.com
• Free Photoshop Tutorials: www.photoshopstar.com
• Graphics & Clipart: www.agriculture.purdue.edu
• Graphics & Words: www.graphicsandwords.com
• Graphics Forums & Galleries: www.talkgraphics.com
• HTMLGoodies' Tutorial: http://htmlgoodies.earthweb.com/tutors/img.html
• Introduction to Graphics: purple.nd.edu.au/coms/bj/
• Laurie McCanna's Tutorials: www.mccannas.com/pshop/menu.htm
• Making Rounded Corners: www.vortex-webdesign.com/help/
• No Ideas But in Things - Inspiration for Graphics Designers: www.noideasbutinthings.com/ixd/
• PhotoShop Tutorials: photoshoptutorials.org
• Photoshop Tutorials: photoshoptutorials.ws
• SIGGRAPH 2003 Web Graphics Expo: www.siggraph.org/s2003/conference/web/expo.html
• Tips & Tricks: www.ohiou.edu/pagemasters/design/
• Ultimate Paint Tutorials: www.ultimatepaint.com/tutorial/index.html
• XaraXone: www.xaraxone.com

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Graphics - Flash

• CoffeeCup Firestarter: www.coffeecup.com/firestarter/
• Flash Blaster: www.bravenet.com/reviews/multimedia/flash.php
• Flash Developer Resources: www.flashkit.com
• Flash Kit Tutorials: www.flashkit.com/tutorials/
• Flash Resources: www.iflash2.com
• FLASHTyper: www.flashkit.com/textfx/start.shtml
• Full Throttle: home.mpinet.net/dgarystudios/dgs_FT_com.htm
• Macromedia Flash Support Centre: www.macromedia.com/support/
• Monkey Media: www.monkeymedia.net
• Scream Design: go.to/screamdesign

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