Graphics and colour tools useful links

[Fallen Angel]

Graphics:
Making your own rollover buttons using Macromedia Fireworks .
http://darksides.co.uk/Tutorials/Rollover-Button-Tutorial.html
Absolute Web Graphics Archive: http://www.grsites.com/webgraphics/
Buttons: http://gtmcknight.com/buttons/validated.php
Designed to a T: backgrounds, clipart, bullets etc. and Paint Shop Pro tutorials: http://www.designedtoat.com/
Mayang's Free Texture Library: http://www.mayang.com/textures/
Hexademical Color Values Reference and Color Scheme Generator: http://www.hitmill.com/html/rgbcolorvalues.html
Favicon from Pics: http://www.html-kit.com/e/favicon.cgi
Dreamstime Royalty Free Images and stock photos: http://www.dreamstime.com/
All Free Backgrounds: http://www.allfreebackgrounds.com/backgrounds.html

Bryce Tutorials
http://www.petersharpe.com/Tutorials.htm
http://www.wolfiesden.com/bryce/tut/

PSP Tutorials
http://www.zimmertech.com/tutorials/paint-shop-pro/
http://www.pinoy7.com/

Photoshop Tutorials
http://www.cyesis.org/workshops/photoshop_websites.htm
http://www.planetphotoshop.com/tutorials_web.html

Simple Font tutorial for making simple Images
http://ganjataz.com/tutorials/images/desktops/1600x1200/font-tutorial.jpg

Sources of graphics
istockphoto.com: http://www.istockphoto.com/index.php
Stock.xchng stock photos: http://www.sxc.hu/
Kaliber10000 Designer's Lunchbox: http://www.k10k.net/frames.aspx?section=patterns
Fam Fam: Free Icons -http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/
SG Clark: Free Icons - http://www.sgclark.com/sandbox/icons/
Button Maker: http://www.lucazappa.com/brilliantMaker/buttonImage.php
Steal these buttons: http://gtmcknight.com/buttons/validated.php
Texture Warehouse: http://www.texturewarehouse.com/gallery/index.php?action=showgal&cat=14

Colour Tools:
Principles of graphic design: http://www.mundidesign.com/
Color Schemer Online: http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html
Color Palette Generator: http://www.degraeve.com/color-palette/
Color Blender: http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/tools/color-blend/
Color Scheme Generator 2: http://wellstyled.com/tools/colorscheme2/index-en.html
The Ultimate Color Scheme Generator: http://www.stylephreak.com/index.php/archives/2004/05/the-ultimate-color-scheme-generator/
Iconico Color Picker: http://www.iconico.com/colorpic/
4096 Color Wheel: http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/style/color/wheel.html
RGB/Hex converter: http://www.dave-stephens.com/computers/rgbconverter.htm
Image*After ? images and backgrounds: http://www.imageafter.com/index.php

(Re-post of links from 'useful stuff' thread as an aid to searching)

Feel free to add your own links.

[Fallen Angel]

Another colour palette generator here: http://jrm.cc/color-palette-generator/index.php

Upload a photo to generate a colour scheme from it.

[Fallen Angel]

Yep, it's been a while since we posted any...so here's another nice colour scheming tool....http://www.colorcombos.com/index.html

A library of pre-built colour schemes, test out different combinations, see what text looks like on the different colours, make a template using the selected colours, and the bit I really liked, grab the colours from an existing website and then play around with them, change them, move them, and make a template out of them - hours of amusement! 

[Fallen Angel]

And another one... 

http://www.colr.org/

[Darkside]

You like your colour tools don't you .

[OldHonky]

Have you ever set them all the same task and discovered which one is the winner?

[Fallen Angel]

Not all of them. I usually use two or three of them though if I'm trying to come up with a scheme for a site. They all come up with slightly different results. Usually I end up using a mix 'n' match of different elements from each one.

[Fallen Angel]

<-- clicky

Oodles of free icon sets to collect - perfect for websites, blogs...alsorts! 

[aeosdur]

More Photoshop tutorials

1.101 Tips and Secrets For Photoshop
http://www.11amdesign.com/faq/index.php?sid=1708%C3%A2%C5%92%C2%A9=en&action=artikel&cat=1&id=343&artlang=en

2. High Dynamic Range Photography
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/high-dynamic-range.htm

3. Pixel2Life Photoshop Tuts
http://www.pixel2life.com/

[Jem]

http://juicystudio.com/services/colourcontrast.php
^ The colour contrast analyser. Brilliant if you're really into your accessibility and want to make sure your text is 'just right'.

[Fallen Angel]

45 best freeware design programs - very useful collection of brief reviews of and details of free design apps.

[Fallen Angel]

Well, it's been a while, so I guess it's time for a couple more colour scheming tools I found on my web travels....unfortunately I was looking for a news fader when I came across these and got a bit distracted....

http://www.dhtmlgoodies.com/scripts/color-schemer/color-schemer.html

http://www.dhtmlgoodies.com/scripts/color-schemer-v2/color-schemer-v2.html (this one's very nice - click the elements on a real live web page and change the colour combinations around!)