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I hope you liked the first part, because it’s time for the second installment of the two-part post.

Here’s the remaining 13 texture collections from the most popular 25 texture packs on deviantART.

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Using Photoshop with Illustrator is like cookies and milk. As delicious as they are seperately - they’re even better when used together. Vandalay Design has a list of great tutorials using Illustrator and Photoshop to accomplish something extra-ordinary.

25 Tutorials for Using Illustrator and Photoshop Together for Outstanding Results

Here’s a fun tutorial that PSDTUTS has put up. Flex those pen muscles and get your vectors straight. The end result WILL be colorful.

Splattered Vector and Photography Mash Up

Noupe has a list of 14 styles of website backgrounds that are the current trend today. They back each style up with a couple of tutorials to help make your own versions.

Website Backgrounds: 70+ Impressive Trends, How To’s & Best Practices

PSDTUTS has an interview with Sakke Soini, a Finnish artist. They say:

Sakke is an extremely talented designer residing in Helsinki, Finland. He attributes his style to old retro movies like Tron and various images he recalls from growing up in the 80’s. His illustrations consist of vibrant colors and bizarre images that are unique and very well executed. In this interview, Sakke explains how he thinks a freelance designer should build up a client base, and a lot more. So check this one out.

So head on over there, read the interview, and get some inspiration. Just click the below link.

Sakke Soini Interview

As some of you might know, DeviantArt is an amazing place to spend hours on end, finding inspiration. 1st Webdesigner has done some of the groundwork for us, and compiled a list with 30 artists worth watching.

30 Deviant Digital Artists, Painters, Illustrators Worth To Watch

The blog - Design Your Way - has a new collection of…everything.  Photoshop and Illustrator Brushes, Textures, Patterns, Icons, PSD Files, Fonts, Wordpress Themes, and Wallpapers. Phew, that was a long list.

Here’s the link.

More free resources for designers to download

Smashing Magazine has a batch of a 100 great looking, free textures for you this afternoon. Below is your link.

I hope everyone has a good weekend, and I’ll see if I can scrounge up some nice links for you during the weekend, even though the big sites take Saturday and Sunday off.

100 Beautiful Free Textures

Now that’s 50 SETS of brushes - some sets containing up to 70 or 80 brushes. Now that’s a whole lot of free Photoshop brushes. All of them you can find links to download over at Hongkiat.com.

Now, hit the link below.

50 Free Photoshop Brush Sets You Should Bookmark

Smashing Magazine has a line-up of 35 stunning photographs of cities, monuments and landmarks.

It’s well worth a look.

35 Examples Of Beautiful City Photography