Today, it's my 20th Birthday. Instead of receiving presents, I'm handing out some high quality freebies for my loyal readers.

Currently, it's freezing in the Netherlands: 20 degrees celsius minus 0. Everything is covered in a small layer of snow, lakes are totally frozen and people are ice skating.

While I was taking a walk through the nature last week, I saw that everything was totally frozen. All the textures of the leaves were clearly visible: Better than normal. It's pretty obvious that I'm presenting another high resolution texture pack called Frozen Nature. This pack contains 6 textures (1000 px of width) with some nature stuff were you can see their texture really well!

I hope you enjoy them and use them well. The textures are totally free for all kinds of use.

Collages, mash-ups, photomanipulations, compilations; They all are basically the same thing: Choosing a subject you want your design te be about, mix them up with some good elements and colours and produce stunning artwork.

But how do you define "good elements"? This depends on the kind of design you're making. There are some kind of elements that keep on repeating on several kinds of modern design.

Of course, you must remember that this is a round-up of the most used elements at this moment. This doesn't mean that you should stick with them: Be on top of the game, but be innovative and try something new! But for now: Here's a great collection of most used elements in collage artwork. Get inspired and be amazed!

Although I'm a programmer, I love to take a brake and spare my free time behind Photoshop. This is the main reason I'm subscribed to the (Dutch) Advanced Photoshop magazine. The magazine is easy to read, has loads of inspirational articles and really nice tutorials (they call it master classes). The Dutch version is the "daughter" of the UK version.

One of the most notable things on each magazine is the cover. You can imagine that the covers of a Photoshop magazine have to be creative and inspiring, which (of course) is true. This article is showing 10 covers of the Dutch Advanced Photoshop magazine.

The pictures are taken by me and I apologize for any "reflections" on the magazine. If you like one, I recommend you to check out the portfolio website from the artist. Be ready to get inspired!

CGTalk (the forum from CGSociety) is a place where great CG artists like to show-off their work. I'm especially amazed by the 3d stills section of the forum, showcasing beautiful and breathtaking 3d models.

This article is a collection of the most badass 3d fictional characters from CGTalk.

Get ready to see some awesome badass characters that you don't want to see as a boss in a game: They'll surely kick your ass.

Do you think it's time for another great freebie? Yeah, I do to. This time, I present another high resolution texture pack called Seashore Shells. This pack contains 5 textures (1000 px of width) of small shells, stuck to a pole in the sea together with seaweed. I made these pictures on a beach in the Netherlands while I was on vacation.

I hope you enjoy them and use them well. The textures are totally free for all kinds of use. Download the texture pack from the download section.