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Adobe Photoshop includes a wonderful set of tools and commands to create the most stunning special effects on an image. The possibility of creating special effects is perhaps one of the most appealing features of Adobe Photoshop. Some of these effects are: 3d simulation, scanlines, lightning and lighting effects, explosions, fire, complex signatures, terrains, clouds, glass, and many others.
Photoshop has also support for pressure sensitive graphics tablets The use of these tablets can improve the effects of the paint brush, eraser, or other tools. Tablets are used worldwide by professional comic book illustrators, architects, studio artists, etc.

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Create A Simple Wood Picture Frame

Create A Simple Wood Picture Frame

Learn how to create a simple wood picture frame in Photoshop using a layer mask, layer styles and one of Photoshop's built-in patterns!

Author: Photoshop Essentials | Visits: 920

Create a Slick Black iMac in Photoshop

Create a Slick Black iMac in Photoshop

Some months back before the latest iMacs were released I was musing as to what a black iMac might look like. Being a Photoshopper, I decided to try making one. After posting it on a blog the image went viral and started appearing on Mac and technology blogs and my site was inundated with traffic. Today if you look up Black iMac in a Google search you'll see lots of sites using my image. Today I'll show you how I made that picture.

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 724

Create a texture for a planet

Create a texture for a planet

Learn how to create a texture for a fake planet using Google Earth and Adobe Photoshop.

Author: Phoenix | Visits: 892

Create an abstract signature

Create an abstract signature

Learn to make a complete abstract signature with this tutorial in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: mAsDesigns | Visits: 1869

Create an Artistic Montage

Create an Artistic Montage

In this tutorial, you will learn to create an artistic montage.

Author: oneclicktutorials.com | Visits: 2217

Create an artsy wallpaper from scratch

Create an artsy wallpaper from scratch

In this tutorial I will show you a list of techniques that I used to make a cool, meaningful wallpaper in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: photoshoptalent | Visits: 2430

Create An Extreme Contrast Photo Effect

Create An Extreme Contrast Photo Effect

Combine a few layer blend modes, some noise, a little sharpening, and a simple adjustment layer to give your photos an extreme contrast effect.

Author: Photoshop Essentials | Visits: 2792

Create An Instant Photo To Oil Painting Action In Photoshop

Create An Instant Photo To Oil Painting Action In Photoshop

Turn a digital photo into an oil painting and then apply the effect to any other photos instantly with your "Instant Photo To Oil Painting" action!

Author: Photoshop Essentials | Visits: 1290

Create an iPhone from scratch

Create an iPhone from scratch

In this long video (21 minutes) we're going to design our own Apple iPhone in photoshop.

Author: photoshoptalent | Visits: 265

Create an iPod graffiti commercial effect

Create an iPod graffiti commercial effect

Learn how to do a photo effect like in the popular iPod billboard commercials; also includes information on a graffiti background.

Author: VisualProgression.com | Visits: 592

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