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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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Creating a Random Lighting Layer

Creating a Random Lighting Layer

This tutorial uses Adobe Photoshop's Noise Gradient feature to create a layer of "canopy lighting".

Author: PegaWeb | Visits: 644

Creating a Stunning Digital Smoke Effect

Creating a Stunning Digital Smoke Effect

Some time ago I came up with a technique to create digital smoke using the Liquify filter in Photoshop. Although it was a simple and efficient way to achieve that sort of effect, people sent me emails asking how to customize it or that it wasn't so easy to follow.

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 2678

Creating an Old-Collage Effect Poster

Creating an Old-Collage Effect Poster

One of my favourite looks is the sort of old-collage feel of old photos and old paper. It's a favourite because it lets you work images and text together really easily. In this tutorial we'll put together a poster where there is a main photograph and a lot of text using the old-collage feel.

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 1068

Creating artificial hair

Creating artificial hair

In this tutorial you will learn how to create artificial hair.

Author: contact | Visits: 3825

Creating Image Reflection

Creating Image Reflection

In this tutorial you see how to create the reflection of the object and the surface on which it is reflected, in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: MyPhotoSoft | Visits: 2241

Creating Mosaic effect

Creating Mosaic effect

In this tutorial I have explained two methods of creating Mosaic effect in Adobe Photoshop without using mosaic and pixalate filter. First method works out for the images where you need to take care of minute details of the image like eyes, nails of a finger, hair (I hope you got the idea). But for the image for which broad strokes of Mosaic effect are enough the steps involved to achieve that effect is almost totally different which I call as second method.

Author: UshaKiran | Visits: 2208

Creating of a real abstract piece

Creating of a real abstract piece

Hi, to all the artists and creative people. This time we are going to make a very specially illustration. I will take you through the process of creating a real abstract piece that can be done with Photoshop CS2.

Author: http://www.eyesontutorials.com | Visits: 426

Creating Realistic Flames

Creating Realistic Flames

This tutorial will explain how to make the best use of my flames brushes and patterns to create realistic looking flames and fire.

Author: Obsidian Dawn | Visits: 1545

Creating Realistic Lightning

Creating Realistic Lightning

This photoshop tutorial is very easy and simple which I will show you how to create a realistic light effect.

Author: newone | Visits: 1313

Creating realistic Wings

Creating realistic Wings

In my previous tutorial, Create your own feather, I showed you how to create a single feather. In this tutorial I will show you how to turn that single feather into a pair of wings.

Author: photoshoptalent | Visits: 1201

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