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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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How to Wrap a Label Around a Bottle

How to Wrap a Label Around a Bottle

Are you working on a product packaging job? Here's a way to combine digital product photography and Adobe Photoshop CS2 to create quick virtual prototypes. The process is fairly easy once you understand the technique, and can be used for some pretty remarkable results.

Author: VisualProgression.com | Visits: 1752

Electrical Circuits

Electrical Circuits

Machines are constantly becoming more powerful, and it is inevitable that one day they will develop intelligence to rival our own. Until then, however, we can merely provide a glimpse into the future with this simple effect.

Author: Biorust | Visits: 1748

Black and orange blast star signature

Black and orange blast star signature

A black signature with stars and an orange blast background in Adobe Photoshop

Author: PhoNuts | Visits: 1727

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

Dreamy signature tutorial

Dreamy signature tutorial

Learn how to create a dreamy signature in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: mAsDesigns | Visits: 1698

10 Photoshop Tips and Tricks

10 Photoshop Tips and Tricks

In this tutorial, we present ten favorite Adobe Photoshop creative and useful techniques.

Author: newone | Visits: 1690

Taped photo effect

Taped photo effect

Make your photo look like it's taped on the wall, board or anywhere else!

Author: tutorials007 | Visits: 1685

Barbed Wires

Barbed Wires

Learn to make barbed wires with this tutorial in Adobe Photoshop. Only tutorial of its kind!

Author: mAsDesigns | Visits: 1683

The Ultimate Demon Effect

The Ultimate Demon Effect

This detailed tutorial will teach you how to give a photo a scary look with red eyes and all!

Author: Brian Butcher | Visits: 1681

Create Liquid Metal Drops in Photoshop

Create Liquid Metal Drops in Photoshop

This video tutorial will show you how to create liquid metal chrome blobs like in the Terminator movie using Adobe Photoshop.

Author: VisualProgression.com | Visits: 1679

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