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In today’s age of technology, it is entirely feasible for anyone to design their own posters. All you need is to know where to find the right tools for your movie, event, or advertising poster. Here are some of the top online resources for designing a poster for printing, including brushes, textures and patterns, tutorials, images, and fonts.
GetBrushes.com
Here is a very large collection of Photoshop brushes absolutely free. Best of all, they are organized by category for easy browsing.
On this website you’ll find dozens of links to free Photoshop brushes, including ones made specifically for print materials.
BrushKing
Not only does this site contain some phenomenal brushes for Photoshop but also tutorials on how to design amazing graphics for your print design.
This site contains dozens of Photoshop brushes and background patterns. They are all available for free for personal use, but you will need to purchase them for commercial use.
200 Free Photoshop Patterns From DeviantArt
Many gig posters are incorporating patterned backgrounds, such as what you normally see used as the background for websites. Here is a very nice collection from the blog of Francesco Mugnai.
Poster Design Photoshop Tutorials
These tutorials are truly amazing. Design nearly any type of poster for almost any look.
Stock.Xchng
Here are hundreds of free stock photos from which to choose, although be sure to check the copyright on each one as some high resolution versions are only available at a small fee.
Urban Fonts
This site provides hundreds of edgy fonts perfect for a unique design.
1001 Free Fonts
This impressive font collection includes categories for easy browsing.
And once your design’s all set and ready for printing, send them over to PrintPlace.com, a trusted online printing company. Visit their poster printing page for more printing options.
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