Established in 2015, True Grit Texture Supply was founded by Kindred Studio designer Andrew Fairclough as a resource dedicated to providing realistic digital textures steeped in nostalgia. Andrew “misspent” part of his youth seeking a degree in business, only to later spend time designing “skate...
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True Grit Texture Supply was founded by Andrew Fairclough in 2016 as a design asset resource providing a wealth of products that make it easy for designers to add realistic textures to their projects. Back when Andrew was teaching courses online, he shared some of his own handmade textures with ...
December 20, 2020
Eclectica Stipple Brushes for Illustrator: 70s Pop Art Style Made Easy!
Pixelbuddha is an online marketplace dedicated to all things graphic design — a “one-stop solution to every kind of graphical element required by the design community.” Established by UI/UX designers Greg Lapin and Nick Frost, Pixelbuddha began with a focus on UI-specific products and icon desig...
Australian graphic designer Andrew Fairclough knows exactly what it takes to craft digital design assets that enable graphic designers to blend realistic textures into their work. Owner of Kindred Studio and based in Los Angeles, Andrew founded True Grit Texture Supply back in 2015, establishing...
During the 1960s and 70s, psychedelic design was a popular visual aesthetic – and not just because the drugs were rampant among the youth culture of that era (although “tripping out” was definitely part of the lifestyle). Many of the visual motifs found in artwork and posters from the 60s and 70...
Graphic designer and illustrator Andrew Fairclough is incredibly skilled when it comes to creating digital design assets that make realistic textures look completely effortless. He founded True Grit Texture Supply back in 2016, establishing a design resource that has earned a reputation for prov...
Established in 2016, True Grit Texture Supply was founded by designer Andrew Fairclough as a resource that would provide graphic designers with “the best digital texturing tools money can buy.” Achieving the look of realistic texturing in design projects can be a time-consuming endeavor. Skilled...
September 18, 2020
Add Rich Vintage Texture With ATOMICA Mid-Century Effects Kit
While digital designs are essentially little more than pixels on a screen, visual texture is an asset that cannot be overlooked. Texture can help to shift the mood of a design or illustration while also adding a perfect finishing touch, taking your work to an entirely new level of awesome. When ...
Based in Italy, Nick Asphodel is a multidisciplinary creator with a background in graphic design, UI/UX design, branding, calligraphy, and photography. As a visual designer, Nick’s work is passionate and expressive, often carrying an edgy, urban spin. Nick specializes in what he calls “magic re...
While our entire world has gone digital over recent decades, traditional media still has an important place in the hearts and minds of artists around the world. There’s nothing quite like graphite smudges on your fingers after a long session spent sketching, or the feel of wet paint squishing be...
March 5, 2020
Top Ten Graphics & Extras of 2019
“Let’s watch the old year die with a fond goodbye and our hopes as high as a kite.” Those words were first sung by Bing Crosby in the early 1940s, but they’re as true now as they were then. Before we move any further into 2020, we’re taking one last look backward as we present our Top Ten Graphi...
September 23, 2019
Pixelbuddha Releases Memento Shader Brushes for Photoshop
Based in Russia, UI/UX designers Nick Frost and Greg Lapin teamed up together to establish Pixelbuddha, a growing resource of design assets for graphic designers around the world. While they scour the internet in search of awesome digital resources, they’ve also been hard at work creating and pu...