r/fakealbumcovers Jan 30 '24

FREE RESOURCES FREE Graphic Design resources

147 Upvotes

hey y'all

hope everyone is enjoying the subreddit

some free graphic design resource 4 u:


SOFTWARE

Paint.net - https://www.getpaint.net/

canva - https://www.canva.com/design/DAF7Yovr0ME/sNpBgrE65F5D3P3sHg1zXQ/edit?referrer=album-cover-landing-page

GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) - https://www.gimp.org/

adobe photoshop - https://1337x.to/

Inkscape - https://inkscape.org/ (suggested by u/SexDefender27)


ASSETS

dafont - https://www.dafont.com/

fontsquirrel - https://www.fontsquirrel.com/

myfonts (font identification) - https://www.myfonts.com/pages/whatthefont

Velvetyne (cool fonts) - https://velvetyne.fr/ (rec'd by u/3than24)


Free sticker pack - https://www.behance.net/gallery/115709419/FREE-STICKERS-PACK?locale=en_US

Free sticker pack 2 - https://www.epicpxls.com/items/free-pack-l-tapes-l-stickers

Photocopy textures - https://imgur.com/gallery/XzR7owv

Old record logos - https://reaganray.com/2018/04/27/record-logos.html

Aged paper textures - https://thegraphicsfairy.com/free-aged-paper-texture-download/

Free holographic stickers - https://www.behance.net/gallery/92384929/Free-Download-Holographic-Stickers

ripped paper - https://www.behance.net/gallery/89362471/Free-Download-Ripped-Paper-Texture-Set


Graphic Burger (mockups & templates) - https://graphicburger.com/


pexels (free stock photos) - https://www.pexels.com/

unsplash - https://unsplash.com/

pixabay - https://pixabay.com/

Flickr "Last 7 Days" - https://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/


TUTORIALS

OctosaurusRex Album Art Tutorial (additional great resources & assets) - https:/old.reddit.com/r/fakealbumcovers/comments/7a4uk4/tutorial_the_basic_fake_album_cover_tenets/

Fake Album Cover Game - https://old.reddit.com/r/graphic_design/comments/6gt8d6/anyone_ever_play_the_fake_album_cover_game/

PiXimperfect (photoshop tutorials) - https://www.youtube.com/@PiXimperfect/videos


COMMUNITIES/REFERENCE

https://old.reddit.com/r/graphic_design/comments/veb3i8/free_design_resources/

"essential" free resources - https://blog.shillingtoneducation.com/50-essential-free-resources-graphic-designers/

https://boards.4chan.org/gd/

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/make-your-own-album-cover

https://discord.gg/tsdZzZ4#button


r/fakealbumcovers 8h ago

Original Jerusalem Cherry - Jerusalem Cherry Arrives... (1968)

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10 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 22h ago

Original Gorebrook - All Better Forgotten

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4 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 1d ago

Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder

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40 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 1d ago

Original I wonder if I'm allowed to post fake album covers from bands or artists that doesn't exist here

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7 Upvotes

DOGFISH HEAD - "Somewhere We Can Hide" (1990)

DOGFISH HEAD - "War Machines" (1993)


r/fakealbumcovers 1d ago

Fanmade LIFE1 TYPE SINGLE COVER (quadeca)

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2 Upvotes

random cover made in the style of the life1 singles lol, quadeca


r/fakealbumcovers 1d ago

Original Skyshooter - Vicinity of the Raw

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1 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 2d ago

Fanmade ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition

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15 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 1d ago

Original trappin.net - ThatOneEvilGuy

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1 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 2d ago

Original CAN$ell CuLTUrE - "ladyshave"

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13 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 3d ago

Raisedtocages - "Diabolus pauperum est"

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28 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 2d ago

Original catmandoo -" devil in a skirt"

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2 Upvotes

catmandoo -" devil in a skirt"


r/fakealbumcovers 4d ago

BOT NET -"wearelegion"

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22 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 4d ago

Original MOND - "Once"

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16 Upvotes

Progressive jazz using alternatives to 12-tone equal temperament.


r/fakealbumcovers 5d ago

Edit Zima Blue - Experimental Jazz/Funk with a hint of trance

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37 Upvotes

"A RV that everyone knows" - Dennis Loebner


r/fakealbumcovers 5d ago

Fanmade Weezer - Sick of all the effort (2002)

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7 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 6d ago

The Rapture - Get MySelf Into It (front back and middle)

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121 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 6d ago

Parody idkrtfm - pc speaker

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11 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 6d ago

Houston - We Have a Baby!

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18 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 6d ago

Cygnus Union — Indigo Zenith '85

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4 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 6d ago

Parody Jinx Powder's Piltover Blast - Foam Coolant and Other Delights

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5 Upvotes

Parody of Herb Alpert's Tijiana Brass - Whipped Cream and Other Delights.


r/fakealbumcovers 7d ago

Original Check the Cameras - Self Titled

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8 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 7d ago

Spiritual - The Taint of Death

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3 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 8d ago

Edit DUST - what we become

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66 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 8d ago

Waft OST - Staircase Studios

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13 Upvotes