With summer on the way, and with designers always looking for great color palettes to work from, we have decided to turn our inspirational spotlight towards the colors of summer. As we have done in the past, we went in search of some photos that have perfectly captured this season, and derived color palettes from these rich moments of summertime.

Below are the results of that effort. We have an inspiring showcase of images and resources gathered for our readers. With summer’s lively nature, we sought to capture that feeling in both the photos we chose and the color palettes created. We hope you enjoy the summertime photography and color palettes.

Colors of Summer

Summertime. by tOx1c-dOLLy

Summertime by fly10

Summertime by catch—22

Summertime by IndianRain

summertime by night-fate

Summertime by tomsumartin

Summertime by ksushiks

Summertime Kansas by billyunderscorebwa

Summertime in Ontario by IgorLaptev

It’s summertime by Kira87

Summertime by Rico24

Summertime by Lonolly

summertime by chazline

Summertime by pablolemper

summertime by johnberd (formerly TristanGreer)

Summertime by OirokenoJutsu

Summertime by DundalkChild

summertime by esiak

summertime by the-wabbit

SUMMERTIME by reesy1080

summertime by Mogwai0810

Summertime at The Oasis by lumi-nara

British Summertime by yellownoise

Catching Summertime… by LadyAliceofOz

summertime by sp333d1

summertime by unspent

Summertime by MrSangi

Lake Couchiching, Summertime by IgorLaptev

Summertime by A-Motive

Summertime by RomanticRevenge

Summertime by andzik69

Summertime by Emiliee91

summertime by IraNyaaasha

In the summertime by Kothek

Reflections by wanderlust-or-bust

Season’s End

That wraps up the showcase and resource collection for now, but the season’s end is still far away. Which of the photos and color palettes were your favorite? Do you have or know of any other examples of summertime photography that would make some nice color palettes? Use the comment section to let us know!

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Photoshop brushes are a hot commodity among the design community, so every now and then we like to look in on what new sets have been released to the masses. And in this post we have collected dozens of new, free Photoshop brushes to spice up your design arsenal, and help give you that push to dive into a new project, armed with decorative new design tools to take with you. Because really, when it comes to brushes, can you have too many?

If you believe like we do that the answer to that question is a definitive ‘no’, then take a look down through the PS brushes we have found for you, and load up. The licenses do tend to change, so please be sure to take a look at each one before you grab them. Enjoy the new design resources.

Brushing Up

Konstruction PS Brushset

Free Photoshop Environment Brushes

Waldseemuller World Map Photoshop Brushes

Scorched and Burned – A Free PhotoShop Brush Set

Speckle Brushes made of Coco (free download)

Floral Doodles Brushes Vol 2

Dwuff’s Doodle Brushes

Walk The Line Brush Pack

Decco-Mite PS Brushes

Free Lense Flare Brushes

Grid 2 BrushPack for Photoshop or Gimp

Night Sky Free Brushes

Chaotic Painting Brushes

Ink Chaos Brush Pack

Color Brushes 2

Ebullient | 9 Painting Brushes

Doodle Arrows Photoshop Brush Set

Vzero Brushes Set

Free Textured Spray Paint Brushes

Abstract 2 brushPack for Photoshop or Gimp

Grungy Hand Drawn Arrow Brushes

Chain Brush

Reblue’s Brush No 01

Dirt Road Brushes

Faded Textures

Retro Shape Brushes

Free Dust Particle Photoshop Brush Set

The Brush Off

That brings us to the end of this new collection, but there is still more to discuss. Feel free to use the comment section to leave your thoughts on these fantastic design tools, or to link us over to a set that your arsenal would feel lacking without. We look forward to hearing from you.

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