When people think of the human body, they usually don’t think of art. A marvel of science and the physical world, a testament to the power of evolution perhaps, but rarely does art come to mind. However, the human body can be quite artistic. Body art is art that is created either using the body as a canvas, or using the human body as the artistic element. While it can include tattoos and piercings, it can also involve body paint, shaping/body-modification and much more. In this post, we’ll look at some intricate and elegant examples of human body art: body paint By Jacek Wozniak Black Beauty By Fabio Lous dark pink By Benjamin Hartmann *** By Stanislav Istratov YMA By Alexandr Sergeev Silent Drummer By Derek Galon Before the shoot By Derek Galon The Apollo In Me By Derek Galon Self sketch By Sebastien DEL GROSSO Les Chansons By Claudia McKinney The Fish in the Pond By Bryan Crump Mary By Tim Tadder painted beauty By John Dunnigan Snake By Stanislav Istratov rose By Kandaeva Anastasiia Art of body paint By Soli Art Painted Man By Justin Lo Tile Tales - O! Reo! By Derek Galon No Nirvana By Derek Galon Skeleton Girl By ElisaEly Photography ambiguity By Andrea Peria Untitled By Gisela Ardit Reflections By Nati Hortig AHTOH By Mihail Smirin Can you see the ohter women? By Nati Hortig Doll By David Savage Sea Devil By Andres Rosas Skeleton By Sandra Mendoza Pareja ideal By Gisela Ardit Evil By dnjimage Related Posts Windows: More than Just an Opening in Photography Photographers at Work in Pictures The Art of Flour 30 Creative Pregnancy Photographs 30 Time Themed Photographs

Branding is one of the most important parts of establishing the identity for a business. It consists of a logo, business card, stationery, letterhead and other print materials that governs the visual identity and concept for a given brand. One of the hardest parts of branding is visualizing a concept. It’s possible to think of a variety of ideas for a potential business brand, but actually executing it and seeing how it looks in reality can be far more difficult to achieve. However, thanks to the magic of Photoshop, it’s possible to create mockups of what the print materials will look like, before even going to a printing company. Now, here’s some templates that you can use to visualize your own branding projects: Colorful Business Card Mockup Brand Identity Mockup Template Luxury Branding Mockup Free Stationery Mockup PSD Branding / Identity Mockup Vol.1 Stationery Mockup 01 Corporate Identity Photoshop Mockup Stationery Template Stationery Mockup Vol 1 and 2 Identity / Branding Mockup Vol.3 Related Posts 10 Examples of Brand Identity Development Free Email PSD and HTML Templates High Quality Free CSS xHTML Web Templates Creative Business Card Designs Awesome Free Fonts You Should Download

This weeks textures feature some nice frosty surfaces. It’s still winter in a big part of the world, but spring is around the corner. Enjoy the textures. Download all textures as ZIP from copy.com (22.6Mb) Did you like these textures? Let us know by leaving a comment, and you can even post a link if you used them in your artwork. Related Posts Free Texture Friday - Vintage Paper 6 Free Texture Friday - Fallen Straws Free Texture Friday - Worn Wood Panels Free Texture Friday - Green Leaves 2 Free Texture Friday - Grunge Surface

Pregnancy is a very special time, but for many people, it’s a private time, and there are plenty of people who find public "displays" of pregnancy to be rather unnerving, similar to how some view breastfeeding. However, pregnancy is also viewed as a blessing and it’s quite common for celebrities and other rich and famous people to show off their so-called "baby bump". Pregnancy is a 9 month long process for humans, and during that time, the woman’s body changes and she develops an increasingly noticeable bump as she carries the developing child. Every woman is different, as some gain significant weight along with the baby, while others maintain a relatively lean physique and quickly return to normal after birth. There are plenty of ways to celebrate pregnancy and show off, and here’s some of the more creative ways I’ve seen: Loading By Marco Ciofalo Digispace New Life By Rudolf Brosztl New Life 2 By Dariusz Lakomy a new live in the shell By DANNY GIBERT Maternity Sunrise Framed By Jose Bilbao Waiting for Bump By Daryl Gabin tranquility By Lana Cardi the miracle of love By piet flour Maternity By Guillermo Herrera Boom By Jesús Rodríguez Best wishes By Ludovic Descolas Baby Love By Jordi Rios ultrasonic app By Marco Baum Just like you By RochanPhotography COLOR MY WORLD By Roland Rattu One Young, One to Come By Leygh Joshua Allison My first photo of my baby By Photoeire Baby on The Way By Brian Bochenek Pregnancy By Joana Carvalho Untitled By Taras Karpyak pending By Anton Opanasiuk We love you By Julien FALGON Teddy By Ian Schofield The Gift By Fabrice PERROUSE Pregnancy By Yunis Aliyev coming soon By Kinga It’s a boy By Linda Goodhue It’s time By Nauris Vasilesvkis Great Expectations By Sean Tucker Fairy Mother By Sauriel | Sam Plumstead Related Posts The Art of Flour Abstract Art in the Simple Leaf Windows: More than Just an Opening in Photography 30 Time Themed Photographs 10 New Years Celebration Photographs

Email marketing is still one of the most effective ways to generate traffic and sales for any business, website or product. When you build an email list of people interested in a given product, service or niche, they are most likely to be interested in what you have to say. While most people use email marketing for sales purposes, email newsletters are also becoming popular ways to share content and information, beyond what can be posted on a blog or website. One of the biggest components of successful email marketing is the email templates that you use. Having a well designed and optimized template will drastically improve results, and I’ve gathered up some of my favorites here: Elena Template Flat Template Emailz Template HTML & PSD Email Template Display Email Template Boxi Template Free HTML Template Gusto Template Natural Template Helvetica Related Posts Pixel Perfect Email Newsletter Designs Examples of Email Newsletter Designs Helpful PSD to HTML and CSS Tutorials Branding & Identity Design Mockup Templates High Quality Free CSS xHTML Web Templates

Todays textures are from an old shed down by the sea, that’s been subjected to harsh weather conditions for years. The once painted wooden panel surface has become worn, dark and gloomy, perfect for texturelovers like us. Enjoy the free textures! Download all textures as ZIP from copy.com (24.7Mb) Did you like these textures? Let us know by leaving a comment, and you can even post a link if you used them in your artwork. Related Posts Free Texture Friday - Rust and Stone Free Texture Friday - Fallen Straws Free Texture Friday - B&W Stone Surface Free Texture Friday - Frost 2 Free Texture Friday - Vintage Paper 6

When most people think of flour, they think of baking or cooking. Flour is a powder created from grinding foodstuffs until it is a fine, consistent powder. Flour is one of the most important ingredients in cooking, and is used in everything from breads and pastries to cheese sauces and crackers. Flour has some other interesting properties, due to its ability to spread out in the air as a fine powder. In fact, the ability of flour dust to be suspended in the air makes it explosive and flammable in certain circumstances. Flour can be used in photography to create various effects that range from smokey to misty, as well as a thematic element: G i a d a B r u c i a By Marco Petracci Off the Wall By Lupe Jelena Ewa By Don Horne Into the cold By Jamie Fife Carimé By Lupe Jelena flour flip By Utzel-Butzel dance By shahaf brumer No woman no pie By Christophe Kiciak Amazing By shahaf brumer Iron Man By shahaf brumer Farina By Caroline GIFE Untitled By Gary Chapman Flower By I Must Be Dead Titan By Renee Robyn Flex By David Malledo Antithesis By David Boldery Explosion By Alain Wallior The Flour Bang By Kate Khristenko Splat By Frank McKenna Powder Dance! By Thorsten Sass ARGHH! By Michael Wessel Angel By Hans van Son The Punch By Frank McKenna Dusty Dancer By Dirk DeLaney Flying angel By Mikulas Krepelka 3 2 1 By Benedikt Rest Blow By Michal Gorski Anima By Mathieu Degrotte A Lunatic´s Lament By Sandra Müller Ruka - Hand By Roman Avdagic Related Posts 30 Creative Pregnancy Photographs Windows: More than Just an Opening in Photography Abstract Art in the Simple Leaf Photographers at Work in Pictures 10 New Years Celebration Photographs

CSS3 is one of the greatest advancements the web has made in terms of the ability to create advanced websites that function better and load faster. Rather than have to use images or Flash animation, CSS3 allows you to create a variety of designs, transitions, effects and more, all through just CSS3 (and sometimes a little jQuery) markup. Learning CSS3 can be a bit tricky, as there are a lot of different selectors and browser-specific implementations, and many tutorials cover the basics without leading to a useful end result. In this post, I’ve selected some awesome new CSS3 tutorials that both teach you about CSS3, and lead to a valuable end result that is similar to what you’ll probably be creating for your own projects: Experimental 3D image transitions Create a CSS3 Dark Navigation Menu Tutorial Magnifying glass for image zoom using Jquery and CSS3 Sliding image panels with CSS3 Create a CSS3 Top Navigation Bar Tutorial Portfolio Flipping Slider using jQuery and CSS3 Create CSS3 Toggle Switches Tutorial Animated Web Banners with CSS3 Orman Clark’s Vertical Navigation Menu: The CSS3 Version Create Pure CSS3 Progress Bars Tutorial Related Posts Creative Examples of Animated Web Design Instructional Winter Photoshop Tutorials Great Photoshop Art & Design Tutorials Awesome Examples of Parallax Web Design Branding & Identity Design Mockup Templates

Todays set of textures are pretty abstract and amazing. One one of my recent "texture hunt walks" I spotted a small field of old dead long grass or straws by the sea. I became fascinated by the details and abstractness and must have shot over 50 photos like the ones below (expect Vol. 2 soon). I hope you can find some good use for them, enjoy! Download all textures as ZIP from copy.com (18.8Mb) Did you like these textures? Let us know by leaving a comment, and you can even post a link if you used them in your artwork. Related Posts Free Texture Friday - Rust and Stone Free Texture Friday - Worn Wood Panels Free Texture Friday - Frost 2 Free Texture Friday - Vintage Paper 6 Free Texture Friday - Grunge Surface

Most of us view insects as at best, something to ignore, and usually as a pest or something that should be killed. Insects frequently are parasitic (such as bed bugs), or transmit disease (such as mosquitoes or flies), or destroy crops, and are viewed negatively around the world. However, insects act in many beneficial roles, such as through pollination of plants, and keeping the population of other insects and animals in check, and also acting as food sources for animals such as birds. Insects are some of the most diverse animals on the planet and consist of over 50% of known living organisms with over a million different species. This diversity leads to different shapes, sizes, colors and behaviors. However, many insects are green, to help them blend into leaves and other vegetation, and this bright green color definitely stands out in photographs: Imantis By Alberto Di Donato ready to jump By Alberto Di Donato Eumegalodon sp By Mariska Boertjens Portrait of An Alien By Nhut Pham Wasp in the Hood By Zoran Milutinovic Supermodel By bug eye I see you By Melania Marchi Oh,my God! By jimmy hoffman Reflection By jimmy hoffman Anacridium aegyptium-larva By jimmy hoffman Am I cute? By Izidor Gasperlin not !……RHINO By bug eye The Green Grocer By Gilles Royer slow walking By bug eye Big green beetle Cetonia Aurata By Snezana Petrovic Synchronised birth of an Emperor By Hans Van Rafelghem On my car By jimmy hoffman Catching aphids By jimmy hoffman Jungle Critter By Werner Bollmann Grasshopper Again By austriaka Think green By Manuel M. Almeida I believe…I can fly! By E B "What is it?" Mantis By Eve BlueRose Dragonfly By Justin Lo Walang Ambruk By Flona Hakim Pollination By Macrolife a long horned grasshopper By Wasim Akhtar Poplar By bri curtis camouflage By Calin Crestin 3..2..1… By Danny W Related Posts Abstract Art in the Simple Leaf Windows: More than Just an Opening in Photography The Art of Flour Need for No Speed: Slow in Photography Photographers at Work in Pictures