GrungeBox TOTD # 112 Free Texture

GrungeBox TOTD # 112, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~by attribution ~

From now on, no linking back is mandatory or necessary, a small thank you would be nice, but I'm not hold that against you.

Click image and select all sizes to download size you want.

Blue Christmas

Blue Christmas, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

Here's a re-post of an older work of art, from when I was someone other than who I am now. ;-)

Tree Brushes Set # 2 Free Download

Tree Brushes Set # 2, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

Here's another set of tree brushes plus a couple extra images thrown in.
Brushes are way bigger than shown here.

Tree Brushes Set 2 Download

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours.

Ghostworks: my slideshow

Ghostworks is a slideshow featuring some of my artwork and photos.

** For larger and better viewing click the :: for full screen.**
** To escape out of full screen just hit escape on your keyboard. **

Old Film TTV-TOTD # 111

Old Film TTV-TOTD # 111, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~by attribution ~

From now on, no linking back is mandatory or necessary, a small thank
you would be nice, but I'm not gonna hold that against you.

BTW ...to get this texture just click on the image and select the all sizes tab and download what size you prefer.

PhotoshopUser TV Is Back!

Just in,if you're a PhotoshopUser TV follower, you should know it's been on hiatus for awhile, but they're back with a new show, a new set, and a new format, which is more direct to teaching.

Watch each week as "The Photoshop Guys" (Dave Cross, Matt Kloskowski, and Scott Kelby) from the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) share the hottest Adobe Photoshop tutorials, the latest insider tricks, and the coolest time-saving, job-saving shortcuts to make your time in Photoshop more productive, more efficient, and more fun.

PhotoshopUser TV is one of the world's top-ranked video Podcasts.
New episodes are posted each Monday, and include any combination of the latest Photoshop news, step-by-step tutorials, interviews and tips from the leading Photoshop gurus, as well as a weekly Photoshop contest with prizes ranging from Wacom Tablets, to Epson Printers, to iPods, to full conference passes to Photoshop World. If you're an Adobe Photoshop freak, don't miss a single episode of PhotoshopUser TV.

Here's the link:  PhotoshopUser TV

Shadowhouse Creations Exclusive

Here's an exclusive texture only available here and not on my Flickr site,

which is a first.  2406px X 1600px.

Shadowhouse Exclusive Texture # 1 Download

5 Fonts

5 Fonts, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

For those who are into fonts and like using text in your artwork,
here's 5 fonts I find interesting and useful.

Not your tipical everyday use fonts, but they're nice to have on hand
for creative reasons,for we all like to experiment and try new ideas.
Follow the links bellow.

Bleeding Cowboys
Base 02
Dyers Eve
Inkburrow
Vargas

Grave Watch .....

Grave Watch, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

Can they feel, I wonder, those white silent people we call the dead?
~ Oscar Wilde

I'd Like To Think A Previous Life ......

I'd Like To Think A Previous Life ......, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

Ever wonder what or who you were in a previous life?

** I'd like to thank the followers who have taken the time to stop in on my tiny particle of the world wide web. **

Peace

Soft Translucent Tones Texture Pack ~ Free Download

Soft Translucent Tones Texture Pack, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

Here's another texture pack zip FREE for download.
It contains all the textures listed above plus a little something
thrown in for free.

The textures in this pack have like stated,a soft and translucent feel to them, which helps when using them as toning effect rather than a texture effect.


Download Here

May it be of some use. : )

A Day at the Beach

A Day at the Beach, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

The Magical Woods

The Magical Woods, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

The First Snow

The First Snow, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

I've felt I've abandoned my artwork as of late, so thought I would get off my butt and work on something.
Being a lover of winter, I seem to never tire of snowscapes, so here we are.

Tree Brush Set

Tree Brush Set, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

Here's a pack of TREES I put together for download in a zip file.

Tree Brush Set Download

Bird Brush Pack ~ Free Download

Bird Brush Pack, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

For those inquiring about my bird brushes, here's a pack I put together,
for download in a zip file below.

Bird Brush Pack Download

Created in PS CS3

Faux Parchment Texture Pack

Faux Parchment Texture Pack, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

For anyone interested, here's a NEW texture pack available for FREE
downloading. It's a 27 MB zip file containing the 6 Textures seen here,

Download Here

Enjoy,may it be of some use.

Chaotic Soul ~ Free Texture

Chaotic Soul, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~by attribution ~

Free texture,just click and follow.

Another Cold December

Another Cold December, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

Although I'm a lover of winter, I'm in no rush for it to arrive, after all, I'm so looking forward to Autumns explosion of colors.

Going for a painter'esque feel on this one.

All You Need Is Love

All You Need Is Love, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

Free desktop wallpaper, the title says it all.

Time of Death

Time of Death, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

Thought I would start posting some artwork, both new and old.

Treasure Map -TOTD # 110 Free Texture

Treasure Map -TOTD # 110, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~by attribution ~

From now on, no linking back is mandatory or necessary, a small thank you would be nice, but I'm not hold that against you.
Have Fun!

Slate - TOTD # 109 Free Texture

Slate - TOTD # 109, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~by attribution ~

From now on, no linking back is mandatory or necessary, a small thank you would be nice, but I'm not hold that against you.
Have Fun!

Quiet Thoughts - TOTD # 108 Free Texture

Quiet Thoughts - TOTD # 108, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~by attribution ~

From now on, no linking back is mandatory or necessary, a small thank you would be nice, but I'm not hold that against you.
Have Fun!

5 Fancy Fonts

5 Fancy Fonts, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

Here's 5 Free Fancy Fonts, I believe everyone should
have in their fonts folder.

Chopin Text

Fancy Card Text

Gabrielle

Mutlu

Riesling

Tones Texture Pack

           A new texture pack free for downloading, created for tone and tinting use.

May it be of some use.  Click image for larger view.

Download link below.

Tone Textures Pack Download

The Color of Lies 11-13-09 TOTD # 107

The Color of Lies 11-13-09 TOTD # 107, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~by attribution ~

Hope it finds a good home.

Signature Brush Tutorial

Just a little something for those who may want to make their own brush to

stamp or watermark their photos or artwork.  Since it's a brush, you control

the size you want to use on your work, plus you cant control the opacity

and choose what color to use, it's a brush.

Here's a link to download:

Brush Tutorial Download

Zoomquilt II

If you love artwork, you must check this out, time well spent.

"Zoomquilt II" is a collaborative flash animation created in 2007.
It consists of image contributions from 20 artists connected in a continuous zooming motion.

A free screensaver is also available for download.

"Zoomquilt II is just like a quilt blanket was made from about 20 artists
contributions. The beauty of it is that the drawings are put into a never
ending zoom motion (inwards or outwards) [as] you enter the microscopic world.

The only thing I will add is that the screensaver is awesome and highly recommended.
Check it out for yourself!

Go to the Zoomquilt II and check it out.

GhostBokeh ~11-11-09 TOTD # 106

GhostBokeh ~11-11-09 TOTD # 106, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

I'm not sure how this will work, being it's a somewhat faded bokeh, and I'm not a bokeh user, but here ya go.

~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~
by attribution ~

RuffedUp Texture Pack

RuffedUp Texture Pack, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

My newest texture pack is a 35 MB file free for downloading and contains all 10 textures pictured here.

RuffedUp Texture Pack.zip

SplatterPunk 1

SplatterPunk1 ~ 11-10-09 TOTD # 104, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~ by attribution ~
Click on image to view on my Flickr site for downloading.

The Haunting

The Haunting 11-08-09 TOTD # 101, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~ by attribution ~
Click on image to view on my Flickr site for downloading.

Painterly Effect 2

Painterly Effect2-10-12-09 TOTD # 82, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

~ Free Texture ~ creative commons ~ by attribution ~

Click on image to view on my Flickr site for downloading.

The Falling

The Falling, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

The day has come, strange invaders from another world have fallen to earth, for what reason, at what cost!

Those We Don't Speak Of

Those We Don't Speak Of, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

Inspiration from M. Night Shyamalan's movie The Village, which I sat down and re-watched over the weekend.

My Profile:

The Poe Society, originally uploaded by SkeletalMess.

Welcome to ShadowHouse Creations

I'm your host Jerry Jones, some of you may know me by my current Flickr name "skeletalmess" or my previous alias as "ghostbones."

I'm what you would call an avid self taught Photoshop digital artist, who has no professional training what so ever, all that I've learned has come from tutorials posted online all across the web and self determination.

I'm also an amateur photographer, and I feel I'm being kind in my wording amateur. I feel more comfortable with Photoshop than a camera in my hand, but I feel I'm slowly learning more about photography as time goes by, and hope someday I'll feel as comfortable with my camera as I do with Photoshop,time will tell.

To those of you who know me, probably know me from my Flickr site, and the work I do with textures, which I post for anyone to use, both for personal use and professionally. I've been creating my own textures for some years now, and love incorporating them into my artwork and photos, if used properly,they really can add incredible possibilities and atmosphere to your images.

Being a member of the Flickr community and several texture groups, I decided like so many others to offer them freely for others to use, after all, why should they just set around on an external hard drive collecting dust.

Some of you may remember me for my dark artworks, something that was such a big part of me for quite some time under the name ghostbones, but the genre grew tiresome and I felt I was feeling pigeon holed to one creative output, so in late 2008 I decided to put an end to ghostbones and start a new life as skeletalmess, which I
tried to hide at first, but it was evident to others who new my work who I was, so much for anonymity.

I'm loving the new me, and I'm having fun again, trying my hands at different things and all the while, keeping some wonderful friends along the way.

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Tools I use and couldn't live without are:

Photoshop CS3 ~ CS6 : for most artwork.
Photoshop 7 : for creating brushes.
Photoshop Elements 9 : for creating slideshows, cards and other things.
Adobe Lightroom 2.7 : for most photography.
Adobe Illustrator CS5 for vector work.
Photomatix Pro 3 : HDR which I haven't seriously gotten in to,yet.
Nik Software Color Efex Pro 4 : for all the possibilities.
onOne Perfect Effects 3 for more possibilities.
onOne Mask Pro 4 for masking.
FujiFilm FinePix S5200 Digitall Camera : my main camera.
HP Photosmart R707 Digital Camera : it may be old,but it's sentimental and trusty.
PixelRuler 3 : pixel ruler for web work.
Snap 5 for screen captures.
Nexus Font for managing my numerous font stock.
PicPick : for the little things.
Notepad ++ : for everyday use.
Assorted Plug-ins, to many to name.

My Creativity : my main tool.