Visual inspiration, site news, and graphic design tips & tutorials from the PixelSquid team!
As graphic designers, we are often called upon to create awesome, eye-catching images on a strict time budget. Creating imagery for PixelSquid is no exception, so here’s how I used our Photoshop Extension tool to both inspire a fun image and put it together very quickly for a promotion we did earlier this year. My goal was to create something …
KitBash3D recently announced a concept art contest featuring their Warzone Kit. It struck me as an interesting project, and I decided to enter a concept piece. I considered a few options, but I eventually landed on re-imagining a scene from one of my favorite Sci-Fi inspirations, The War of the Worlds. While planning the image’s composition, I remembered the Rubble …
PixelSquid has come a long way in the almost 3 years since we launched. When we started we were focused purely on the power of our PSD files, but we quickly realized that the big breakthrough with what we offered came from the Spinners. Choosing from over 200 angles for each 3D object and then grabbing a pixel-perfect PNG or …
There are two things we at PixelSquid love more than anything: the level of creativity and expertise that PixelSquid users put into their compositions, and seeing all the fun ways PixelSquid objects are incorporated into scenes. And James Popsys‘ work is no exception. We’re so fortunate to have James back with another charming tutorial to show how fast and easy …
Get creative with our new Holiday collection and you could win a free year of PixelSquid! Show us your best Holiday-themed design using at least ONE object from our website or iOS app. To enter, share your image on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and tag us using #HolidaySquid. Hurry! The contest ends January 2nd. View Collection
Mosaic is an experiential marketing agency with activations at retail spaces, music festivals, pop up shops and even on the streets. Mosaic uses PixelSquid 3D content to help bring their environmental renderings to life. With multiple offices in the US and Canada, Mosaic’s integrated sales and marketing agency builds programs that engage consumers across four divisions: retail, experiential, shopper and …
My name is Daniela Owergoor, I’ve been working in Brazil as a digital artist since 2005 and a freelance book cover designer since 2010. I found PixelSquid last year through Deviantart after another artist posted an artwork with credits to site. I went to check it out and I was amazed – love at first sight! I joined immediately. PixelSquid has really …
We spotted this fun user creation in our social feeds, and we wanted to share. PixelSquid user James Popsys put together this great image using a stock photo and one of our objects. Watch his video on YouTube to see how PixelSquid helped him quickly pull this image together.
Hi guys, my name Renato Prkic. I’m here to show you a very easy way to implement several PixelSquid objects into your photos to create a stunning edit that will catch everyone’s attention. Before we start, I should say that this is extremely easy to make and you don’t need anything more than basic Photoshop knowledge. We’re going to be …
Learning With PixelSquid Since our launch we’ve loved seeing how helpful PixelSquid has been as a design tool for artists at every experience level. The ability to quickly add 3d objects to designs has helped increase productivity and improve the workflow of many designers using PixelSquid. We understand how important it is to always be learning new tools and skills, which is why …
