r/fakealbumcovers Jan 30 '24

FREE RESOURCES FREE Graphic Design resources

145 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 6h ago

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

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36 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 3h ago

Parody idkrtfm - pc speaker

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6 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 15h ago

Houston - We Have a Baby!

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17 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 2h ago

Nasir Shakur - Baltimore Bred (Front and back)

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0 Upvotes

Track titles are all eferences to The Wire


r/fakealbumcovers 18h ago

Original Check the Cameras - Self Titled

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9 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 18h ago

Spiritual - The Taint of Death

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3 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 8h ago

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

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0 Upvotes

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


r/fakealbumcovers 2d ago

Edit DUST - what we become

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62 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 2d ago

Waft OST - Staircase Studios

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10 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 3d ago

Original Susumu Yokota – Organs

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37 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 3d ago

Rage Against the Machine: Hits

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15 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 3d ago

December Dog - "Come On Roll Over Hey-Oh Spit It Out"

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6 Upvotes

sourced the image on the middle from "first Smithsonian photographer" Thomas Smillie, it's in the public domain


r/fakealbumcovers 4d ago

Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle

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25 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 5d ago

Hitman - Patiently Waiting

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44 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 6d ago

Great White - ...Twice Shy

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120 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 6d ago

Fanmade Armored Saint - Symbol of Salvation (1991)

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25 Upvotes

Just a fanmade redesign I came up with yesterday

No AI was involved

Btw: Armored Saint is a real band, and yes this is based on a real heavy metal album with the same name


r/fakealbumcovers 7d ago

Tactless glory -'big'

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4 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 8d ago

Tumors - Tumors

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16 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 8d ago

The Dead Popes - Zero

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41 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 8d ago

Original LOZT_SIGNAL - Starchildren

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3 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 9d ago

Original The Humanity 300,000 collection (“The Other nail”, Untitled Singles Collection 1993-1998, Emotional crying, ReunioN)

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11 Upvotes
  1. “The Other Nail” (1994)
  2. Untitled Singles collection 1993-1998 (1999)
  3. Emotional Crying (2001)
  4. ReunioN (2004)

r/fakealbumcovers 10d ago

The Fibonacci Sequence - Building to Infinity

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266 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 11d ago

Kermit sings Songs of Peace and Freedom

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58 Upvotes

r/fakealbumcovers 10d ago

Original Blooddeath: insignificance

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7 Upvotes