VECTORS

Vector Jungle
AI, EPS, and PDF files. Terms of Use (You may use the image(s) on product packaging or in any items for personal use or resale…)

DaPino-Colada
Cs3 AI and EPS files available. “…you are free to use the graphics for every project, even commercial without license.”

Clarice Gomez (Vecteezy)
EPS file. General Public License.

Brian Press
Quite a few EPS files. Free for personal use. Commercial license is $36 per file.

DryIcons

One of the best places to find free Christmas and winter vectors this year.
EPS files. Free, Commercial, and Extended Licenses available.

PHOTOSHOP BRUSHES

Graphics-Illustrations
Only 7 brushes in the free “lite” set (premium set has 55) but commercial use is allowed.

MorfineDoll-stock (DeviantART)
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Kloud-Nine
Commercial use requires purchase of a license (Terms of Use Text File).
Set of 7 brushes.

Set of 10 Christmas ornament brushes.

cuorhome.net
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Italy License.

PHOTOSHOP PSD FILES

Anglea Andreoli (ShareCG)
1024×1024. 5 transparent layers.

Graphics-Illustrations

SuzetteAllen.com
5×5 trifold card template.

biswajittuka (DeviantART)
Only 72 dpi. Has a lot of layers that can be turned on and off.

About.com: Graphics Software
300 dpi gift tags. Multi-layered PSD. Also available in PNG and PDF formats.

ICONS

Here are 10 beautiful sets off deviantART. Be sure to follow each link for the terms of use. Most are available for personal desktop use only, but there are a copy of exceptions.

petercui
“Non Copyright Product.”

deleket

sniffels

Guylia

Darwins

kakkr
Personal desktop use only.

gakuseisean
Personal desktop use only.

juliewiens
Personal use only.

chicho21net
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

arrioch

PNG FILES

Into scrapbooking? Last year I reported that DigiScrapDepot.com was up to 933 Christmas freebies. Well, now that total is 3,349! You’re sure to find something you can use.

WordPress Plugin: Let It Snow!
The screenshot below doesn’t do it justice, but if you are viewing this site around Christmas, you will see some snowflakes gently falling across the screen.

TIME-LIMITED CHRISTMAS FREEBIES

VectorStock
There are still a number of free Christmas vectors available for a limited time. All of their license information, including a special one just for the freebies can be found on their FAQ page.

iStockphoto
Their free illustration of the month is this Christmas-themed pug. Content License.

Renderosity
The 2008 Vendor Holiday Giveaway offers different freebies each week including some holiday-themed ones. This is just one example below.

“Christmas Around the World”
A gathering of Christmas freebies from 113 different designers. All downloads will be available through December 31st. Here is just one example:

fractalartist01 – Fractal Snowflakes
PSD file. 200 dpi. “Please don’t claim as your own (as is, in raw form) and give away (as is) to others… ”

Amaranth – Goes Yule
20 seamless tiles (JPG)
2 Candy textures (JPG)
13 embellishments (transparant PNG)
“Goes Yule can be used for 3d texturing, web design & graphics, digital scrapping for your personal or commercial projects, such as greeting cards, candy wrappers, posters, fliers etc.”

Sahejaa – Christmas Backgrounds
3 JPG files. “You can use the backgrounds for your personal or commercial renders.”

Mairy & plus3d – Christmas Candles
For Poser. “You may freely use rendered images of this product in any commercial or personal project.”

ZHF – Holiday Fabric Freebie
3 PNG ornaments and 4 fabric background JPG files. “Free Merchant Resource – No Credit Necessary, OK for Freebies and Commercial or Non-Commercial Use.”

Patslash – Snow Brushes
20 Photoshop brushes of snow patches (transparent PNG files also included). “The included items may be used to create artwork for any purpose, personal or commercial.”

Macatelier – CGB Freebie
Embellishment PNG files and Background JPG files. Can be used for commercial as well as personal projects but check the license document in the zipped files for the full terms.

Lwanmtr – Yet Another Snowman
For Poser.

Graphics-Illustrations

SuzetteAllen.com
5×5 trifold card template.

biswajittuka (DeviantART)
Only 72 dpi. Has a lot of layers that can be turned on and off.

About.com: Graphics Software
300 dpi gift tags. Multi-layered PSD. Also available in PNG and PDF formats.

Graphics-Illustrations
Only 7 brushes in the free “lite” set (premium set has 55) but commercial use is allowed.

MorfineDoll-stock (DeviantART)
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Kloud-Nine
Commercial use requires purchase of a license (Terms of Use Text File).
Set of 7 brushes.

Set of 10 Christmas ornament brushes.

cuorhome.net
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Italy License.

Vectors

CSS Creme
11 icons. Available in .ai format. Released under the General Public License.

DaPino (Smashing Magazine)
14 icons. Available in .png, .jpg, .ai and .eps formats. “You can use the set for all of your projects for free and without any restrictions. You can freely use it for both your private and commercial projects, including software, online services, templates and themes. The set may not be resold, sublicensed, rented, transferred or otherwise made available for use.”

DaPino
3 icons available in .ai CS3, .eps, .png, and .ico formats. License: Attribution-Non-Commercial 3.0 Netherlands.

DryIcons
Terms of Use.
Halloween frame available in EPS format.

Halloween night background available in EPS format.

Here are some vector skulls.

Mulpo
Various skulls available in AI and EPS formats. Released under the General Public License.

Llen Design (DeviantART)
7 Vector Skulls and a bone in an EPS file. Can be used in Commercial and Personal projects.

Designious

Can be used in Commercial and Personal projects.

1 skull EPS as part of their Vintage Mega Pack Sampler.

Free T-Shirt Design 2. EPS file.

Free T-Shirt Design 4. EPS file.

Free Vector Pack 1. A skull is available as well as some vector textures and other elements. EPS file.

illustrator-labo (Vecteezy)
Some awesome Jack O’Lantern and witch hat designs. AI file. “Use and abuse it to your heart’s content, just don’t resell or redistribute it in any way.”

Gerberpernert (Vecteezy)
Cute little bat-winged character and witch. Zipped AI file. General Public License

Chrisdesign
Halloween party flyers created in Inkscape. Openable in Illustrator but the sunburst effect produced an error in CS3 for me. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License.

Jonny-Doomsday (DeviantART)
Frankenstein vector as an editable PDF file. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Idee Montabili
Pumpkin box template in EPS file. Just the shape; you have to decorate it yourself.

Here is a little vector freebie of my own for you all. Feel free to use it in commercial or personal works. Just don’t forget to show Design Bliss some love.

EPS CS file. Just click to download.

Photoshop Brushes

Here are some free Halloween Photoshop brushes for you.

Infected Loser
Halloween 1
10 Photoshop CS2 brushes.

Halloween 2
10 brushes.

Halloween 3
17 brushes.

Skulls
11 brushes.

deathoflight (DeviantART)
Creepy Trees
12 large brushes. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Spooky Trees
15 large brushes. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Graphics-illustrations
Nice set of brushes but requires signing up for free membership to download. Terms of Use.

MofineDoll-stock (DeviantART)
20 Photoshop Brushes. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Mel’s Photoshop Brushes
9 Jack O’Lantern/pumpkin brushes. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License.

Digital Art Corner
10 Photoshop Brushes. “Redistribution is not permitted.”

Artistic-Ecstasy
8 Halloween Photoshop Brushes. “Please do not redistribute them as your own!”

Photoshop Tutorials

Want to ghoul up your designs for Halloween? Here are some Photoshop tutorials I’ve come across that might be useful.

First up, iMarc teaches us how to create a “Freakish Zombie in 11 Steps!”

Next, my favorite Photoshop tutorial site, PSDTUTS shows us how to create “A Slick Supernatural Text Effect.”

Photoshop Roadmap has gathered together 60 “Horror, Blood and Gore” Photoshop tutorials. Not for the squeemish, though.

Icons

Let’s keep the Halloween resources going with some free Halloween Icons.

Iconfactory
iPhonica Halloween – 10 icons for Vista or Leopard.

Trick or Treat – 4 icons for Vista or Leopard.

Jamie McCandless (Terms of Use)
Stone Ground – 22 OS X icons.

Boo-galoo – 12 OS X icons.

WarP o’Lanterns – 16 OS X icons.

Stock Photos

Perhaps the best find of this Halloween season are these skull reference photos by Jimiyo fro GoMedia.
15 high resolution shots of skulls cut out from the background already.

CreepyHalloweenImages.com offers hundreds of Halloween images under an attribution license. Here are just a few examples:

Bats

Clipart

Ghosts

Lanterns

Other Creepy Things

Fonts

Although I gathered up a lot of good font sources last year, here are some resources for Halloween fonts and dingbats that I have scrounged up for you.

HalloweenJoys.com
Various Halloween fonts.

TypOasis
Various “Creepy Fonts.”

dafont.com
We Inside. Skull and Skeleton dingbats.

About.com
A collection of Halloween fonts.

Dyers.org
Jon Dyers has put together a list of 66 Halloween fonts from various sites.

WordPress Themes

Interested in doing some blogging about Halloween? Well, here are 6 free themes for WordPress that you use to get you started.
Dining Table

WP-Themes

Savvy Web Design
Halloween Town

Cafe Halloween

Virtual Assistance for Business

Bobek’s WordPress Themes

Well, that’s it for 2008. Come again for more!

First up, iMarc teaches us how to create a “Freakish Zombie in 11 Steps!”

Next, my favorite Photoshop tutorial site, PSDTUTS shows us how to create “A Slick Supernatural Text Effect.”

Photoshop Roadmap has gathered together 60 “Horror, Blood and Gore” Photoshop tutorials. Not for the squeemish, though, so I am going to put the preview after the jump.

Graphics-illustrations
Nice set of brushes but requires signing up for free membership to download. Terms of Use.

MofineDoll-stock (DeviantART)
20 Photoshop Brushes. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Mel’s Photoshop Brushes
9 Jack O’Lantern/pumpkin brushes. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License.

Digital Art Corner
10 Photoshop Brushes. “Redistribution is not permitted.”

Artistic-Ecstasy
8 Halloween Photoshop Brushes. “Please do not redistribute them as your own!”

Vectors
Wikipedia
SVG format.

JunkMailer (Adobe Exchange)
An awesome set of vector US flags in Illustrator format.

Peirce Clipart Collection
In PDF and WMF formats. Available with shadows on the flag and without.

Photoshop Brushes
SilentMYSTIQUE (DeviantART)
43 high-resolution brushes of various military and patriotic subjects including several flag brushes as you can see. Can be used for any non-commercial or commercial work. He just asks that you “fav” it and leave a link showing how they were used.

Stock Photos
Just a small sample from stock.xchng

I think this set of Easter cutouts from Kloud-Nine look nice.

YummieCharms has these cute bunny head brushes.

Mel’s Photoshop Brushes has some Easter eggs brushes you can layer to great effect.