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Photoshop Tutorials
Text Effects
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This tutorial will show you how to make text with "old-school" methods. Master the basics of text design in this aqua-text tutorial.
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This is a nice professional yet fun text effect, learn how to make some nice green gel-text with an raised border. |
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If your looking for a way to create some quick, easy, yet stylish gel text, this is the tutorial for you. |
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A simple method for giving your text some body. Learn how to make some nice beveled text here. |
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If you don't have a 3d program, and still hankering for some clean 3-dimensional text click here! |
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This is a simpler method for making some flat-faced 3d text. |
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Check out this simple method for created that clean pixel bevel text that everyone knows and loves. |
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One of the many methods of setting your words ablaze. Take a look at this rather long yet worthwhile tutorial on fire text. |
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Make your text rich with this golden text tutorial. By using layer styles and filters you will be making gold words in no-time. |
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Give your words some geometric style with this cube-text tutorial. |
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Bring your text alive by putting it in motion. This tutorial will show you how to make some quality zooming text. |
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Make some gel-like text, give it some glow, and inlay it into your interface with this glow-text tutorial. |
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We've already learned how to make fire text, now its time to cool things down in this frozen text tutorial. |
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Here I will teach you an easy method for turning your text into a collection of morning dew! |
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Make your words drip with evil by tranforming them into pools of blood. |
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Learn how to make some stone-style text and inlay it into a sandy surface. |
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Its time to bling up your designs. Shine up your text with this metalic chrome technique. |
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In this tutorial you will learn how to turn your text into an old city brick wall. |
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Special Effects
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Here I will show you how to use your dodge tool and simple geometric shapes to create some trendy crystals. |
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Learn how to turn to render some nice wavy 3d backgrounds in this simple tutorial. |
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This tutorial will show you the basics of blending your images and adding some spectacular lighting with the dodge and burn tools. |
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Ever wanted to make those trendy 3d spikes without a 3d program? Learn how to use Photoshop filters to get some rather nice effects. |
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Learn how to render a nice shoot-star with this easy to use starlight tutorial. |
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Here I will show you some basic photo manipulation techniques. Learn how to turn a normal face into stone. |
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Here you will learn how to use some very simple filter techniques to make some nice abstract 3d images. |
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This tutorial will show you the basics of drawing your own laser beam and metal end-points. |
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Using the bevel filter and layer duplication this tutorial will show you how to create some nice 3d logos without touching a 3d program. |
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With the dodge tool you can do all kinds of things. Learn how to use basic lighting and selection to draw underwater bubbles. |
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Here I will show you how to make some nice and soft 3d wave effects in photoshop. |
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Use photoshop filters to make some nifty metallic waves This effect is great for decorating the background of your images. |
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Use a simple progression of filters to create this nice futuristic grid effect. |
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This tutorial will show you how to render some nice mist for a pleasant and trendy background. |
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Use photoshop to make some realistic lightning. |
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Light up your picture and add some nice direction light beams to this ordinary computer photo. |
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Creating transparent tables can be done using transparent gif's. Learn the basics here. |
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Here I will show you how to make some nice cloud-mist. This is a simple progression of filter, but a rather pleasing result. |
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Make your nature photo a little more interesting by drawing your own realistic dew drops. |
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Create an exciting spinning vortex in this step by step photoshop tutorial. |
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I felt like drawing an orange, and then I felt like sharing my methods. Learn how a draw an orange reminiscent of traditional style paints. |
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Create your own clear glass ball in the sky. This tutorial will give you some awareness of how to create clear objects, while still making them visible. |
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This tutorial will show you the basics of drawing your own cartoon smiley face. You see them all over the place, lets take a look into how they are created. |
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It's fun to see what results you can get by taking ordinary photos, and blending them together with varying layer styles. |
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Learn how to make your own exploding ball of magma from scratch! |
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Send a fiery ball shooting across your screen in this realistic meteor tutorial. |
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Bring your images to life by adding some motion. Add some motion blur to your still frames. |
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In this tutorial I will show you how to add a burning brand to your images. |
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Interface Effects
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Its a little something I like to do in every program, lets make some inlayed glass balls! Add them to your interfaces to spice things up. |
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Here I will show you how to make some basic, yet professional plastic-style buttons. These are a great addition to a clean website. |
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Its a very basic form of button, but its something worth starting with. Learn how to use gradient to make some nifty buttons. |
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Here is a look into building a simple interface in photoshop. |
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This tutorial will give you the rundown on adding bolts to your metal-style interfaces. |
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Learn how to make some fancy gel buttons and fun metal cases with the use of best friend in interface design, gradients. |
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Add that subtle border that seems to make all the difference. Single pixel borders are simple to make, and look great. |
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You've made bolts, now learn how to make some simple gears for your interfaces. |
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Learn how to use layer styles to make your interface building days worlds easier. Here I show you the basics of layer settings, and how to use them to make an Mp3-style design. |
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Advertising can be key to your success, and if your going to use banner advertisements, you need to learn how to make them well! |
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Advanced Tutorial Sets
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In this tutorial I take your through the process I used to draw a very realistic cd-player using only photoshop. This is an advanced tutorial, and assumes a certain level of skill in the viewer. |
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This set of tutorials will take you through the process of making a trendy interface. This is an advanced tutorial, and assumes a certain level of skill in the viewer. |
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Here I take you through the process of creating a full website template in photoshop. |
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Lets have some fun with photos! In this tutorial I show you some more advanced manipulation techniques. |
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Create fun and abstract images using only photoshop and stock photography. |
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Here I will show you some techniques in creating a trendy and abstract signature. |
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Turn an ordinary hand into a fiery ball of magic. |
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Here we will take a face and turn it into an undead cyborg from the future. |
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Lets transform this ordinary black and white face into a digital man from the future. |
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Beginner's Corner
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Learn the basics of the selection tools. How are the used, what do they do, and what do all those options mean! |
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Learn the basics of the selection tools. How are the used, what do they do, and what do all those options mean! |
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Learn the basics of the selection tools. How are the used, what do they do, and what do all those options mean! |
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Learn the basics of the photoshop paintbrush in this beginners tutorial. |
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Learn how to make your own brushes using the "define brush" function. Making your own brushes can save you loads of time! |
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Learn how to make your own pattern and apply it to your selections. |
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