Must-have filters and plugins for graphic applications

Here is a list of great filters and Color Picker plugins that work in multiple applications, including Pixelmator and VectorDesigner. The essential ones are free, so you can power up your favorite graphic apps without having to spend a cent!

PhotoshopStar giveaway

PhotoshopStar is celebrating their 2nd birthday by giving away some great prizes - to enter just leave a comment here!

Download: workflows to batch convert Pixelmator brushes

In a previous post I explained how to manually convert .png brushes for use in Pixelmator. After many trials and errors, I was finally able to make an Automator workflow to convert batches of brushes automatically. As Pixelmator doesn’t have the actions I needed in Automator, I had to use the new “Watch Me Do” feature, so these scripts probably won’t work in Tiger.

I was unable to get Pixelmator to apply the specified actions to each images in a batch, so I got around this by having it repeat the actions multiple times. Unfortunately it will continue repeating these actions the specified number of times even if there are no more images, so I made multiple scripts to enable you to choose the one closest to the number of images to convert: this way you won’t waste too much time waiting for it to finish. Read under the cut for step by step intructions.

MacHeist- 12 apps for $49, plus great prizes to be won!

MacHeist will be selling a new bundle for $49 over the next month, containing 12 of the best applications from their previous Heist bundles. For those of you who missed the previous bundles, this is the perfect chance to get these great apps at a low price! The 12 included applications are:

• Awaken (valued at $12.95)
• Cha-Ching (valued at $40)
• CoverSutra (valued at $14.95)
• DEVONthink Personal (valued at $39.95)
• iClip (valued at $29)
• Overflow (valued at $14.95)
• Wallet (valued at $14.95)
• Writeroom (valued at $24.95)
• Xslimmer (valued at $11.95)
• Enigmo (valued at $19.95)
• Bugdom 2 (valued at $29.95)
• Nanosaur 2 (valued at $24.95)

That's $278.50 worth of Mac software for just $49! Furthermore, there is a referral system which could earn you great prizes, including iPods, iPhones, iMacs, etc. Of course those prizes will probably only be given to people with a great many referrals, but for those with a smaller amount there are also great prizes like VoodooPad (valued at $29.95) up for grabs. If anyone feels like helping me out, my referral URL is https://www.macheist.com/buy/referral/93198 ;)

60 free stock photos from iStockphoto

For those of you who have never heard of iStockphoto, it's a site that sells quality photos, vector illustrations, flash files, and videos for use in websites, advertising, screensavers, etc. If you're a photographer or illustrator, you can sign up and sell your own work too.

While looking for some photos to use in graphics, I found the following links which I thought I'd share with you:

StockLayouts Promo - 10 free photos from a selction of 50

HP Promo - 10 free photos from a selction of 50

Scoopt Promo - 30 free photos from a selction of 60

iStockphoto Camera Hunt - Find the 4 hidden logos to get 5 free credits, which can be used to buy anything on iStockphoto

Free Weekly Photo - There's a new free photo every week, and at the bottom of the page are links to the previous 3 free photos

Free Monthly Vector - There's a free vector illustration every month, and at the bottom of the page is a link to the previous month's illustration.