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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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Glowing energy special effects

Glowing energy special effects

The Smudge Tool in Photoshop 7 has often been mischievously used to distort images of people, and I was such a culprit. However, the Smudge Tool can also be used to create a glowing energy kind of special effect, and I will share the method with you in this short tutorial.

Author: PsInDepth | Visits: 1716

Glowing Light

Glowing Light

Make a glow around an imge.

Author: Inside Graphics | Visits: 298

Glowing strokes

Glowing strokes

Learn to make a nice abstract glowing curve around your text using the pen tool. This tutorial is a good example of using the pen tool, one of the most difficult tools in Photoshop

Author: smalltutorials.com | Visits: 1202

Graffiti on brick wall

Graffiti on brick wall

Learn how to write your name or even draw or drag a picture an make it look like graffiti on a wall in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: photoshoptalent | Visits: 2274

Green Bacteria

Green Bacteria

Learn to grow your very own digital germs. This is not a virus.
Image and tutorial by AXIALLABS

Author: AxiaLabs | Visits: 998

Grunge Borders Without Using Brushes

Grunge Borders Without Using Brushes

Interactive video shows you a technique to create a couple of different grunge border effects in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: photoshopgirl | Visits: 199

Hair Selection

Hair Selection

The extract tool in Photoshop makes quick work of selecting hair.

Author: zoddman | Visits: 3883

Halftone Clouds

Halftone Clouds

Learn how to use the halftone pattern filter to make a cool effect.
Image and tutorial by DEPICTION

Author: Depiction | Visits: 1993

Hand Tinting Tips For Photo Coloring

Hand Tinting Tips For Photo Coloring

Tint a black-and-white image with color.

Author: Photoshop Support | Visits: 434

High speed motion photo effect

High speed motion photo effect

Learn how to create a high speed motion photo effect in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: Bruinstutorial | Visits: 1401

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