~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~by attribution ~
From now on, no linking back is mandatory or necessary, a small thank you would be nice, but I'm not hold that against you.
Click image and select all sizes to download size you want.
Sunday, 29 November 2009
Blue Christmas
Here's a re-post of an older work of art, from when I was someone other than who I am now. ;-)
Saturday, 28 November 2009
Tree Brushes Set # 2 Free Download
Tree Brushes Set # 2, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.
Here's another set of tree brushes plus a couple extra images thrown in.
Brushes are way bigger than shown here.
Brushes are way bigger than shown here.
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Ghostworks: my slideshow
Ghostworks is a slideshow featuring some of my artwork and photos.
** For larger and better viewing click the :: for full screen.**
** To escape out of full screen just hit escape on your keyboard. **
** To escape out of full screen just hit escape on your keyboard. **
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Old Film TTV-TOTD # 111
~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~by attribution ~
From now on, no linking back is mandatory or necessary, a small thank
you would be nice, but I'm not gonna hold that against you.
BTW ...to get this texture just click on the image and select the all sizes tab and download what size you prefer.
From now on, no linking back is mandatory or necessary, a small thank
you would be nice, but I'm not gonna hold that against you.
BTW ...to get this texture just click on the image and select the all sizes tab and download what size you prefer.
PhotoshopUser TV Is Back!
Watch each week as "The Photoshop Guys" (Dave Cross, Matt Kloskowski, and Scott Kelby) from the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) share the hottest Adobe Photoshop tutorials, the latest insider tricks, and the coolest time-saving, job-saving shortcuts to make your time in Photoshop more productive, more efficient, and more fun.
PhotoshopUser TV is one of the world's top-ranked video Podcasts.
New episodes are posted each Monday, and include any combination of the latest Photoshop news, step-by-step tutorials, interviews and tips from the leading Photoshop gurus, as well as a weekly Photoshop contest with prizes ranging from Wacom Tablets, to Epson Printers, to iPods, to full conference passes to Photoshop World. If you're an Adobe Photoshop freak, don't miss a single episode of PhotoshopUser TV.
Here's the link: PhotoshopUser TV
Shadowhouse Creations Exclusive
Here's an exclusive texture only available here and not on my Flickr site,
which is a first. 2406px X 1600px.
Monday, 23 November 2009
5 Fonts
For those who are into fonts and like using text in your artwork,
here's 5 fonts I find interesting and useful.
Not your tipical everyday use fonts, but they're nice to have on hand
for creative reasons,for we all like to experiment and try new ideas.
Follow the links bellow.
Bleeding Cowboys
Base 02
Dyers Eve
Inkburrow
Vargas
here's 5 fonts I find interesting and useful.
Not your tipical everyday use fonts, but they're nice to have on hand
for creative reasons,for we all like to experiment and try new ideas.
Follow the links bellow.
Bleeding Cowboys
Base 02
Dyers Eve
Inkburrow
Vargas
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Saturday, 21 November 2009
I'd Like To Think A Previous Life ......
Ever wonder what or who you were in a previous life?
** I'd like to thank the followers who have taken the time to stop in on my tiny particle of the world wide web. **
Peace
** I'd like to thank the followers who have taken the time to stop in on my tiny particle of the world wide web. **
Peace
Soft Translucent Tones Texture Pack ~ Free Download
Here's another texture pack zip FREE for download.
It contains all the textures listed above plus a little something
thrown in for free.
The textures in this pack have like stated,a soft and translucent feel to them, which helps when using them as toning effect rather than a texture effect.
Download Here
May it be of some use. : )
It contains all the textures listed above plus a little something
thrown in for free.
The textures in this pack have like stated,a soft and translucent feel to them, which helps when using them as toning effect rather than a texture effect.
Download Here
May it be of some use. : )
Friday, 20 November 2009
The First Snow
I've felt I've abandoned my artwork as of late, so thought I would get off my butt and work on something.
Being a lover of winter, I seem to never tire of snowscapes, so here we are.
Being a lover of winter, I seem to never tire of snowscapes, so here we are.
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Tree Brush Set
Bird Brush Pack ~ Free Download
For those inquiring about my bird brushes, here's a pack I put together,
for download in a zip file below.
Bird Brush Pack Download
Created in PS CS3
for download in a zip file below.
Bird Brush Pack Download
Created in PS CS3
Faux Parchment Texture Pack
For anyone interested, here's a NEW texture pack available for FREE
downloading. It's a 27 MB zip file containing the 6 Textures seen here,
Enjoy,may it be of some use.
downloading. It's a 27 MB zip file containing the 6 Textures seen here,
Enjoy,may it be of some use.
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Chaotic Soul ~ Free Texture
~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~by attribution ~
Free texture,just click and follow.
Free texture,just click and follow.
Another Cold December
Although I'm a lover of winter, I'm in no rush for it to arrive, after all, I'm so looking forward to Autumns explosion of colors.
Going for a painter'esque feel on this one.
Going for a painter'esque feel on this one.
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Treasure Map -TOTD # 110 Free Texture
~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~by attribution ~
From now on, no linking back is mandatory or necessary, a small thank you would be nice, but I'm not hold that against you.
Have Fun!
From now on, no linking back is mandatory or necessary, a small thank you would be nice, but I'm not hold that against you.
Have Fun!
Quiet Thoughts - TOTD # 108 Free Texture
~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~by attribution ~
From now on, no linking back is mandatory or necessary, a small thank you would be nice, but I'm not hold that against you.
Have Fun!
From now on, no linking back is mandatory or necessary, a small thank you would be nice, but I'm not hold that against you.
Have Fun!
Slate - TOTD # 109 Free Texture
~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~by attribution ~
From now on, no linking back is mandatory or necessary, a small thank you would be nice, but I'm not hold that against you.
Have Fun!
From now on, no linking back is mandatory or necessary, a small thank you would be nice, but I'm not hold that against you.
Have Fun!
Sunday, 15 November 2009
5 Fancy Fonts
Here's 5 Free Fancy Fonts, I believe everyone should
have in their fonts folder.
Chopin Text
Fancy Card Text
Gabrielle
Mutlu
Riesling
have in their fonts folder.
Chopin Text
Fancy Card Text
Gabrielle
Mutlu
Riesling
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Tones Texture Pack
A new texture pack free for downloading, created for tone and tinting use.
May it be of some use. Click image for larger view.
Download link below.
Friday, 13 November 2009
The Color of Lies 11-13-09 TOTD # 107
~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~by attribution ~
Hope it finds a good home.
Hope it finds a good home.
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Signature Brush Tutorial
Just a little something for those who may want to make their own brush to
stamp or watermark their photos or artwork. Since it's a brush, you control
the size you want to use on your work, plus you cant control the opacity
and choose what color to use, it's a brush.
Here's a link to download:
Zoomquilt II
If you love artwork, you must check this out, time well spent.
"Zoomquilt II" is a collaborative flash animation created in 2007.
It consists of image contributions from 20 artists connected in a continuous zooming motion.
It consists of image contributions from 20 artists connected in a continuous zooming motion.
A free screensaver is also available for download.
"Zoomquilt II is just like a quilt blanket was made from about 20 artists
contributions. The beauty of it is that the drawings are put into a never
ending zoom motion (inwards or outwards) [as] you enter the microscopic world.
The only thing I will add is that the screensaver is awesome and highly recommended.
Check it out for yourself!
Go to the Zoomquilt II and check it out.
"Zoomquilt II is just like a quilt blanket was made from about 20 artists
contributions. The beauty of it is that the drawings are put into a never
ending zoom motion (inwards or outwards) [as] you enter the microscopic world.
The only thing I will add is that the screensaver is awesome and highly recommended.
Check it out for yourself!
Go to the Zoomquilt II and check it out.
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
GhostBokeh ~11-11-09 TOTD # 106
I'm not sure how this will work, being it's a somewhat faded bokeh, and I'm not a bokeh user, but here ya go.
~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~
by attribution ~
~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~
by attribution ~
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
RuffedUp Texture Pack
My newest texture pack is a 35 MB file free for downloading and contains all 10 textures pictured here.
RuffedUp Texture Pack.zip
RuffedUp Texture Pack.zip
SplatterPunk 1
~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~ by attribution ~
Click on image to view on my Flickr site for downloading.
Click on image to view on my Flickr site for downloading.
The Haunting
~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~ by attribution ~
Click on image to view on my Flickr site for downloading.
Click on image to view on my Flickr site for downloading.
Painterly Effect 2
~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~ by attribution ~
Click on image to view on my Flickr site for downloading.
Click on image to view on my Flickr site for downloading.
Saturday, 7 November 2009
The Falling
The day has come, strange invaders from another world have fallen to earth, for what reason, at what cost!
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Those We Don't Speak Of
Inspiration from M. Night Shyamalan's movie The Village, which I sat down and re-watched over the weekend.
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
My Profile:
Welcome to ShadowHouse Creations
I'm your host Jerry Jones, some of you may know me by my current Flickr name "skeletalmess" or my previous alias as "ghostbones."
I'm what you would call an avid self taught Photoshop digital artist, who has no professional training what so ever, all that I've learned has come from tutorials posted online all across the web and self determination.
I'm also an amateur photographer, and I feel I'm being kind in my wording amateur. I feel more comfortable with Photoshop than a camera in my hand, but I feel I'm slowly learning more about photography as time goes by, and hope someday I'll feel as comfortable with my camera as I do with Photoshop,time will tell.
To those of you who know me, probably know me from my Flickr site, and the work I do with textures, which I post for anyone to use, both for personal use and professionally. I've been creating my own textures for some years now, and love incorporating them into my artwork and photos, if used properly,they really can add incredible possibilities and atmosphere to your images.
Being a member of the Flickr community and several texture groups, I decided like so many others to offer them freely for others to use, after all, why should they just set around on an external hard drive collecting dust.
Some of you may remember me for my dark artworks, something that was such a big part of me for quite some time under the name ghostbones, but the genre grew tiresome and I felt I was feeling pigeon holed to one creative output, so in late 2008 I decided to put an end to ghostbones and start a new life as skeletalmess, which I
tried to hide at first, but it was evident to others who new my work who I was, so much for anonymity.
I'm loving the new me, and I'm having fun again, trying my hands at different things and all the while, keeping some wonderful friends along the way.
....................................................................................................................
Tools I use and couldn't live without are:
Photoshop CS3 ~ CS6 : for most artwork.
Photoshop 7 : for creating brushes.
Photoshop Elements 9 : for creating slideshows, cards and other things.
Adobe Lightroom 2.7 : for most photography.
Adobe Illustrator CS5 for vector work.
Photomatix Pro 3 : HDR which I haven't seriously gotten in to,yet.
Nik Software Color Efex Pro 4 : for all the possibilities.
onOne Perfect Effects 3 for more possibilities.
onOne Mask Pro 4 for masking.
FujiFilm FinePix S5200 Digitall Camera : my main camera.
HP Photosmart R707 Digital Camera : it may be old,but it's sentimental and trusty.
PixelRuler 3 : pixel ruler for web work.
Snap 5 for screen captures.
Nexus Font for managing my numerous font stock.
PicPick : for the little things.
Notepad ++ : for everyday use.
Assorted Plug-ins, to many to name.
My Creativity : my main tool.
I'm your host Jerry Jones, some of you may know me by my current Flickr name "skeletalmess" or my previous alias as "ghostbones."
I'm what you would call an avid self taught Photoshop digital artist, who has no professional training what so ever, all that I've learned has come from tutorials posted online all across the web and self determination.
I'm also an amateur photographer, and I feel I'm being kind in my wording amateur. I feel more comfortable with Photoshop than a camera in my hand, but I feel I'm slowly learning more about photography as time goes by, and hope someday I'll feel as comfortable with my camera as I do with Photoshop,time will tell.
To those of you who know me, probably know me from my Flickr site, and the work I do with textures, which I post for anyone to use, both for personal use and professionally. I've been creating my own textures for some years now, and love incorporating them into my artwork and photos, if used properly,they really can add incredible possibilities and atmosphere to your images.
Being a member of the Flickr community and several texture groups, I decided like so many others to offer them freely for others to use, after all, why should they just set around on an external hard drive collecting dust.
Some of you may remember me for my dark artworks, something that was such a big part of me for quite some time under the name ghostbones, but the genre grew tiresome and I felt I was feeling pigeon holed to one creative output, so in late 2008 I decided to put an end to ghostbones and start a new life as skeletalmess, which I
tried to hide at first, but it was evident to others who new my work who I was, so much for anonymity.
I'm loving the new me, and I'm having fun again, trying my hands at different things and all the while, keeping some wonderful friends along the way.
....................................................................................................................
Tools I use and couldn't live without are:
Photoshop CS3 ~ CS6 : for most artwork.
Photoshop 7 : for creating brushes.
Photoshop Elements 9 : for creating slideshows, cards and other things.
Adobe Lightroom 2.7 : for most photography.
Adobe Illustrator CS5 for vector work.
Photomatix Pro 3 : HDR which I haven't seriously gotten in to,yet.
Nik Software Color Efex Pro 4 : for all the possibilities.
onOne Perfect Effects 3 for more possibilities.
onOne Mask Pro 4 for masking.
FujiFilm FinePix S5200 Digitall Camera : my main camera.
HP Photosmart R707 Digital Camera : it may be old,but it's sentimental and trusty.
PixelRuler 3 : pixel ruler for web work.
Snap 5 for screen captures.
Nexus Font for managing my numerous font stock.
PicPick : for the little things.
Notepad ++ : for everyday use.
Assorted Plug-ins, to many to name.
My Creativity : my main tool.