Photoshop light effects Photoshop Tutorials
Awesome digital bokeh effect in Photoshop
Our last Wallpaper of the Week was an image I had created using Pixelmator, and I really liked the outcome. The best part about it was that it was pretty easy to accomplish in Pixelmator, but I decided for perspective's sake to create the same effect in Photoshop. The process is easy as well, but with a few extra steps. ... Read More
How to Create a Copper Photoshop Text Effect
This is a strong and eye-catching text effect, though relatively simple to create. We’ll be using bevel and emboss styles, pattern overlays, and combining different techniques to mock-up the text into a related background. For PLUS Members, the main layer style is ready to copy and paste into your designs as well. ... Read More
A Comprehensive Introduction to Photoshop Selection Techniques
Have you ever had difficulties making selections and thought there was a better way? Let’s review both quick solutions, and on the other side, comprehensive and details techniques for making selections. Each approach has it’s place in your workflow. The more methods you know how to use, the faster and more effectively you’ll move in Photoshop. ... Read More
Achieve HDR Style Effects Using Photoshop and the Lucis Art Filter
Hey everybody! In this tutorial, I'll show you some great techniques to achieve HDR effects. There are a lot of different techniques out there, but I prefer to use this specific filter called LucisArt. Soon there will be a new and better release called Lucis Pro. Till then we'll use this one. You can buy it from their website or take the 30 days ... Read More
Smoke Type in Photoshop in 10 Steps
Last week I decided to upgrade to the new Adobe CS4 apps, as usual I did my backups and of course I forgot very important things, such as my Photoshop Brushes and Patterns. I hate when that happens, but it does happen all the time. So I had to look for my brushes and I found some really cool new ones and decided to play a bit with them and with the new Phot ... Read More
Age Progression - Photoshop Tutorials
None of the given Photoshop Tutorials are written by me. They are all taken from various sources on the Internet and I compiled some of them for you. Hope you understand. More are in the line. Here’s a little tutorial showing you how I basically go about aging a woman’s face in Photoshop. ... Read More
Windows Vista Aurora Effect Photoshop Tutorial
If you’re a Windows Vista user, you’re probably familiar the eye catching graphics shown off on the box, and in some of their wallpapers/screensavers. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create that effect yourself. This Vista Lighting Effect, sometimes referred to as the Aurora Effect, can really transform an ordinary wallpaper to something ex ... Read More
How to create 3D abstract circles in Photoshop CS4
This is the first of a new series of tutorials about Photoshop CS4 and its new features. We will create abstract circles in real 3D. To complete this tutorial you need Photoshop CS4 (…), a good graphic card and 5 minutes. The effect i want to recreate is the typical style of James White but in “3D mode” and in a quickest way. ... Read More
Seriously Cool Photoshop Explosion Effect
Explosions are cool. Seriously cool. So when I received some e-mails asking about how to create a break-apart, explosion effect, I knew it'd be worth making a tutorial on. Read on to find out how to break apart a body, then add some awesome lighting and glow, and nopattern style, to finish the image off. ... Read More
Cool photoshop hair
One thing that bugs me when viewing images either on or off the web, especially in magazines, is the shoddy cutouts around a person. Due to tight time restraints it is much quicker to add a rough trim to a photo with the hopes that people wont be bothered. Well there is a way in Photoshop to quite easily re-create a hair effect after a rough trim, and it ... Read More
Lighting effects Photoshop Tutorial
This is my first tutorial in over a year and a half, hope you like! ... Read More
Great Gooey Photoshop Text Tutorial
Create great looking, 3-Dimensional, gooey looking text . This technique does require minimal drawing skills but is definitely suitable for beginners. Enjoy and stay tuned for more tutorials! ... Read More
Fantastic Disintegration Effect inspired by Watchmen in Photoshop
Last week I went to the movies to see Watchmen, an amazing movie with beautiful special effects. However, one in special caught my attention. It was the Dr. Manhattan transformation, so I decided to create something inspired by that scene using Photoshop. In this tutorial I will show you how to create the disintegration effect using brushes and the blur f ... Read More
1st Photoshop Web Design Professional Layout Tutorial
since it’s the first professional web design Photoshop tutorial over here, I really want to hear your thoughts – where should I focus on and do you enjoy and want to see such tutorials more in future! Tutorial is also for advanced users, but I really tried to explain really detailed those hard points. For this tutorial purposes I will be using Adobe Photo ... Read More
Awesome Milk Typography Effect in Photoshop
Following the series of effects with text, there were the Water, Clouds, Light, and also some time ago the Frilly Bits... Now I will show you how to create a nice effect I saw a few months ago on DeviantArt that is a text mixed with some milk splashes. We will use Photoshop and Illustrator for this tutorial. The idea is very simple, I used some stock phot ... Read More
Web 2.0 Photoshop Tutorial - VoiceTrader
In this tutorial I will walk you through the creation of my latest Templamatic design, titled "VoiceTrader". ... Read More
Pin-up Paper Flowers - Photoshop Tutorial
Quite a while ago I found a simple technique in Photoshop for creating your own crumpled paper effect. It involved a few simple gradients, some layer filters and a tweak to the levels! In this tutorial I am going to combine this technique with a simple transform duplication, to create some paper flowers! ‘Bit girly Rob‘ you say…. well yes but Spring is comin ... Read More
Simple Coffee Cup Icon Photoshop Tutorial
This Photoshop Tutorial shows you the process for creating a simple coffee cup icon, complete with delicious frothy coffee and a retro feel fitting for a classic cafe. ... Read More
Super Cool Watercolor Effect in 10 steps in Photoshop
Last year I wrote a Photoshop tutorial for PSDTUTS showing how to create a very nice design using watercolor brushes. It was inspired by the work of guys such as Bruno Fujii, Margot Mace, Raphaël of My Dead Pony and Stina Person. This time I will create another effect but it will be using Masks and Watercolor brushesl; it's inspired by another grea ... Read More
Create a Grungy Poster In Photoshop
In this very easy tutorial we will create a really cool skater poster in our favorite image editor program, Photoshop. My aim with this tutorial is to show you how to find and use awesome free stuff around the net. It's an ideal tutorial for Photoshop newbies. We'll use tons of layers, blending modes, textures and a lot of useful stuff. Check it ou ... Read More