Flypaper Textures: Flypaper TEX BOX 1

Testimonials

Bill Tongue writes:
I purchased your complete set a few days ago and have been going crazy reworking some of my old stuff. I've always "painted" my pics and made my own textures. Your offerings have changed my end product dramatically. A little Photoshop, a touch of NIK and three layers of Flypaper.

Laura James writes:
I started using your textures from looking at some of what Tony Sweet was creating. Loved them immediately and am hooked on using textures. Thought you might be interested in seeing some of the images I created. You can see my photos at You can see my photos at www.lightwriterimages.com Look under Laura's gallery - new photos. Thanks for offering your textures for use, LOVE them.

Larry Gerbrandt writes:
I'm fairly new to the whole texture layer look but have fallen in love with the look and most of the credit goes to a combination of your textures, your tutorials and outstanding images. The Summer Painterly collection is like playing in a sandbox full of wonderful toys, with Brushed Rose at the top of the heap. Your tutorials have encouraged me to try blending modes other than Overlay and Soft Light, with delightful and surprising results. I shoot with a Nikon D3X and it produces huge files. Finding textures with enough resolution to blend with 25 megapixel images isn't easy but your textures scale beautifully. Can't wait for you next set.

Elise (mythlady) writes...
Hi Jill and Paul -- I entered three photos in our local county fair, all of which featured Flypaper Textures. I won blue ribbons on all three, Antique Roses, Two Ships, and Cows, and then the cow picture went on to win Best in Section (visible manipulation) and Best in Show!! I was surprised and delighted, and of course, I owe it all to you.
Thanks for your great work! The textures are wonderful.

pink pegasus said..
Bought Tex box two and Fly edges today - it's great to use them - thank you to your fine and very exclusive textures!

Tom Said..
Fantastic!
As much as I enjoy the painterly/Pictorialist effects that I get with your textures, I'm still working on being more "subtle". You managed to add a golden light,
but in a way that is far different from a "digital warming filter". Looking forward to seeing the results of your further experimenting and trying it out myself.

Delany Dean, JD,PhD Said..
These texture images are just marvelous! I stumbled across them on Flickr, found this blog site, and was instantly delighted. I bought both sets. I have been using textures in my photography for about a year now. I have used some of the images that others have posted on Flickr, and later went on to develop a few pretty nice ones of my own, but I can see that my days of struggling with trying to create my own texture images are over! I will never come close to the quality of these. And I'd rather spend my time using these, anyhow. Thanks for developing these, and making them available!

Cass said...
I think I might just have died and gone to heaven. When I got your e-mail about the new textures I thought "yeah, they'll look the same as the old ones" (yes, you can call me cynical) but I clicked anyway... just in case... just for a peek. And I fell in love straight away and had bought them within seconds. The sky ones are my favorite right now. They are stunning. But they are all beautiful. Can't wait to have a play with them. In the meantime, I might just have to print them out as they are, frame them and put them on my wall :)

Bob said...
The thing I wanna’ talk about here is the Voyageur Map texture, a new texture from flypaper textures. This is my first try with one, but do they LOOK scrumptious!!! These are lighter in tone and texture, pastel-ish in color, more transparent – they just glow. They are big files too, 6 – 8 mb each – really wonderful to work with.

They ain’t replacements for the first series, but delightful supplements that offer us more creative and artistic options. With both texture packs, I think this brings the total to 50 – 60. And no “cheap dupes” either (what I call it when someone designs a nice texture and simply changes the color to make various ones).

Martine Roch said...
These textures are really good quality, very big size and a real pleasure to use in many ways. I'm sure I will enjoy using them more and more...
I can't wait for your next set.

Julie Tardy said....
Bought one this morning, they are great !

SilviaON said....
thank you for the wonderful textures !!
good luck for the group :)

Telzey said....
I'm in love with Flypaper Textures! They're generously sized for print work, easy on the eye, and simple to use.
I applied them to some of my "lost" images and the results were great. So I decided to see how they'd work with some of my finished images. All I can say is incredible. Wish I'd had them sooner.
Am I satisfied? Absolutely! Thank you Jill and Paul for making them available. I can't wait to see what's next.

Anonymous said..
I love these textures. Bought them a few days ago and have been addicted ever since. When I've purchased texture packs like this before, there has always been a bunch I never use and a couple that I do. With this one I really like every single one of them. A+.

Bob Said..
Master Paul Grand; masterful artist, possessed of superb vision, sublime spirit, exquisite imagery, wrote a short tutorial on his texture work. It was an epiphany for me.
It was short, direct and to the point – with examples. All of these damn photo textbooks should be so succinct and direct. Thank you, Paul.
I used his lesson on my new image.
A most elegant, stylish treatment that worked wonderfully for me. I have now added another, subtle, layer technique to my texture work and style.
As Paul quickly showed, there is much one can do with “blending options, blending modes, % of use and % opacity, and color sliders” either as top layers or under layers.

Katieandcalli.com Said..
I'm betting that once you use one of their textures, you'll want the whole set. They're marvelous, subtle textures, so they blend. ...And now I feel like Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny. ("Oh, yeah. You blend.") Point is, the texture isn't what people will see when they look at your photographs. Textures are a delicate thing, in my opinion, and they don't always enhance an image so much as distract, but anyway. Flypaper Textures are really nice textures!

missnoma Said..
"Honesty (texture tutorial and recipe)":
What a fabulous way to teach textures...Even a newbie like me should be able to follow and enjoy...Thank you so much...

Dave Said..
Just thought I'd drop you a line and mention that I've just bought your wonderful flypaper textures set. Thanks for doing this and I look forward to trying them out. They look wonderful and really useful.

sassl Said...
did someone say, you can never be too rich, have too many big dogs, or too many fab textures ...
I'm pretty sure I heard that! :D I love these textures. Bought them a few days ago and have been addicted ever since. When I've purchased texture packs like this before, there has always been a bunch I never use and a couple that I do. With this one I really like every single one of them. A+.these are fantastic, i downloaded them way past a decent hour to go to bed so will give them a go tomorrow. you've both done fine work here, and definitely a next installment is in order.

anniedaisybaby Said...
I am also excited to try out my newly downloaded Flypaper textures. Your blog is fantastic! Love the before and after "rollover" - truly inspiring. I will be using these for a long time to come. Thanks for all the inspiration Paul and Jill. And thanks for contributing to my texture addiction, too. LOL Can't wait to see the next set of textures.

Anonymous Said...
I appreciate you putting your "recipe" info online. Some people become secretive and snobby and don't share their info. I appreciate your openness and willingness.

Oryctes (Dani) said...
I have silently followed this blog for a few weeks and from the tutorial I have seen a sample of what these wonderful textures are capable of, but I had to test it by myself.
I just downloaded the set and with the first quick tests the results are more than promising.
I'm sure I'll be using the textures quite often.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Flypaper TEX BOX 1

A pack of 25 large, high resolution, unique textures for only$35 USD for download or $45 USD for CD (post included). These textures are professional quality and suitable for commercial as well as personal use.
All our textures can be used in any editing programme that supports the use of layers, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Gimp etc

For downloads please click on the Add to Cart icon. A download link will be sent to you after you've made your payment.

Buy Tex Box One

(please note: the file is around 200mb and depending on your connection speed, the download can take anything from 5 minutes to a couple of hours.

Flypapers Combo Offer
Buy Tex Box One and Two
For only $65

Those on very slow connections may prefer to purchase the pack on CD, please get in touch for details.

Here is a list of the 25 textures included;
White shagreen, Dangerous Liaisons, Caramel Soft,
Aqua Sparkles, Apple blush, Uranium paper
Tarte Tatin, Shagreen Bone, Raw Linen
Pompeii stucco, Phosphorescence, Orient Express
Nostradamus, Nora Batty, Necropolis
Leaky Garret, lamp white, Herculaneum Pumice
Grosgrain, Grande Tour, Elysium
Dove Grey, Bruised Saffron, Apple Crumble
Antique Liaisons.

License agreement

31 comments:

sadferret said...: I'm unable to pay by credit card, please let me know if and when you're able to set up payment using maestro/switch in British pounds. Thanks.; September 19, 2009 at 7:12 AM
paulgrand said...: Hi Thanks!
Jill will get back to you I'm sure.
If it cant be sorted then there is the Ebay way for a posted CD.
And naturally I can take UK cheques!
Cheers and thanks for the message!
Paul; September 19, 2009 at 7:19 AM
Susan Gary said...: Wow this looks like a wonderful set of textures ...am going to put it on my wish list Jill!; September 20, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Borealnz (Jill) said...: Fiona, I'm sure we can sort something out.
Sue ...thanks :-); September 20, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Martine Roch said...: Wonderful ! these textures are really good quality, very big size and a real pleasure to use in many ways. I'm sure I will enjoy using them more and more...
I can't wait your next set.; September 21, 2009 at 7:10 AM
Anonymous said...: I'm a huge fan of both of your work. Can't wait to buy my first set of textures. Thanks for the great tutorials. Any chance you can list the name of the textures you get in your Flypaper Set? You refer to them in your tutorials, but when I go to see if they are in the set, I have no way of knowing.; September 26, 2009 at 8:21 AM
paulgrand said...: All the textures we talk about are in this first set!
Here is a list of the 25:
white shagreen
Dangerous Liaisons
Caramel Soft
Aqua Sparkles
Apple blush
Uranium paper
Tarte Tatin
shagreen Bone
Raw Linen
Pompeii stucco
phosphorescence
Orient Express
Nostradamus
Nora Batty
Necropolis
Leaky Garret
lamp white
Herculaneum Pumice
Grosgrain
Grande Tour
Elysium
Dove Grey
Bruised Saffron
Apple Crumble
Antique Liaisons; September 26, 2009 at 9:29 AM
Anonymous said...: Thank you!; September 26, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Anonymous said...: I love these textures. Bought them a few days ago and have been addicted ever since. When I've purchased texture packs like this before, there has always been a bunch I never use and a couple that I do. With this one I really like every single one of them. A+.; September 27, 2009 at 8:06 AM
paulgrand said...: Very pleased to hear this, thank you!;-)
We'll keep offering up handy tips and tutorials
With daily updates!; September 27, 2009 at 9:38 AM
Borealnz (Jill) said...: Thanks for the great feedback everyone :-); September 27, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Dog ma said...: Hi Jill and Paul
Just a little note to say how much I love these textures. I just bought them and can't wait to try them!!! What sold me was seeing the before and after editing with the textures. So beautiful and what a difference!! A flickr friend turned me on to your site. I'll spread it around.. Thank you so much!!; September 30, 2009 at 4:48 AM
Borealnz (Jill) said...: Thanks Jody:-) We'll look forward to seeing what you do with them!; September 30, 2009 at 12:48 PM
v.sassy said...: did someone say, you can never be too rich, have too many big dogs, or too many fab textures ...
I'm pretty sure I heard that! :D
these are fantastic, i downloaded them way past a decent hour to go to bed so will give them a go tomorrow. you've both done fine work here, and definitely a next installment is in order.; October 6, 2009 at 3:18 AM
Anonymous said...: I just downloaded the texture pack and can't wait to start using them.. thank you for the bundle and the price to go along with them!!; October 6, 2009 at 4:48 AM
Anonymous said...: Just wanted to wish you both all the best in this venture, I have learnt a lot by looking at your images. Oh, and I have bought the texture set!; October 10, 2009 at 6:07 AM
Aloozia said...: Hi! I've been looking all over the place for textures I'd like to have. I'm so glad I came across a person on Flickr that suggested a look at these. WOW! I love them :) Thanks so much for offering them at such an affordable price! Now I must shut my fingers up and start playing with my new textures!; October 19, 2009 at 12:22 PM
anniedaisybaby said...: I am also excited to try out my newly downloaded Flypaper textures. Your blog is fantastic! Love the before and after "rollover" - truly inspiring. I will be using these for a long time to come. Thanks for all the inspiration Paul and Jill. And thanks for contributing to my texture addiction, too. LOL Can't wait to see the next set of textures.; October 19, 2009 at 4:15 PM
Borealnz (Jill) said...: Thanks everyone, it's good to know that they're being used and enjoyed!; October 19, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Kristie said...: Just downloaded the textures...I can't wait to get busy playing! I've been following you for quite sometime on flickr and I'm so inspired by your work. Thanks for flickr-mailing me back about some questions a while back!
Continue the great work, I look forward to more textures and recipes! I love the rollover, it's fantastic to see the before and after!
Thank you again for being who you are and posting what you post!; October 25, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Borealnz (Jill) said...: Thanks Kristie! We'll look forward to seeing what you come up with. BTW we're working on more textures at the moment :-); October 25, 2009 at 2:19 PM
Oryctes (Dani) said...: I have silently followed this blog for a few weeks and from the tutorial I have seen a sample of what these wonderful textures are capable of, but I had to test it by myself.
I just downloaded the set and with the first quick tests the results are more than promising.
I'm sure I'll be using the textures quite often.

Keep the good work!; October 28, 2009 at 7:26 AM
paulgrand said...: Thanks, I hope the blog is a pleasant diversion too! :-); October 28, 2009 at 7:35 AM
George Boyce said...: What a fabulous set of textures this is! I have just downloaded it - unmodified the images are beautiful in their own right and the thumbnails don't do them justice. I cannot wait to use them. Thanks Paul and Jill for making them available and I wish you every success in this venture.; November 8, 2009 at 9:06 AM
paulgrand said...: Thanks George, and great to see you you here! :-); November 9, 2009 at 8:24 AM
Melinda (Melepix) said...: Paul thanks for your help getting started. I've downloaded the textures and I can't wait to get going.I've been watching you and Jill create your beautiful art on Flickr and I think it is so generous of you to share your textures and your expertise on how to apply them. Wishing you all the best!; November 10, 2009 at 9:08 PM
paulgrand said...: Thanks Melinda! :-); November 20, 2009 at 5:03 PM
George Boyce said...: Recently downloaded Tex Box Two. I was so pleased with the Tex Box One that I thought it could not be bettered - I was wrong. Tex Box Two is superb and a great complement to Box One. What a collection! Thank you so much Paul and Jill for making them availble.; December 13, 2009 at 9:53 AM
Anonymous said...: I see you have listed the names in the first group of textures and I wonder if you would kindly do the same for the Painterly collection.
I would like to try a set but not sure which ones as yet and also please can you tell me if i can use with PSE6. Love the textures !!; March 31, 2011 at 9:52 AM
Borealnz (Jill) said...: Hi Anonymous, there is a list of the painterly textures names right at the bottom of its listing here http://flypapertextures.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-summer-painterly-pack-3.html
And yes, the textures will work with PSE6.; March 31, 2011 at 6:34 PM
Anonymous said...: Thank you very much for the prompt reply.; April 1, 2011 at 1:17 AM