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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.

Most Popular Special effects Photoshop Tutorials

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Oilpainting Tutorial

Oilpainting Tutorial

Turn a photo into an oilpainting

Author: Web Design Studien | Visits: 847

Create a Constructivist Inspired Poster

Create a Constructivist Inspired Poster

In this tutorial you'll learn how to create a poster design inspired by an art movement called Russian Constructivism. We will cut up some images and paste them together to create a stylized revolutionary design. We'll then tie it all together by overlaying some texture to give it a vintage feel.

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 847

Planetary Rings

Planetary Rings

Unlike their solid counterparts, planetary rings need to have a granular, almost ethereal look that is hard to recreate. The aim of this tutorial is to detail an amazingly simple way of making these asteroid-filled rings in Photoshop. The quality and speed of the results will simply amaze you...

Author: Biorust | Visits: 844

Professional Portrait

Professional Portrait

Today I want to show you how several corrected layers in different blending modes may transform a simple picture into a very dynamic and striking one

Author: npg | Visits: 843

Create a Planet

Create a Planet

Learn how to create a realistic planet in Adobe Photoshop. This is a standard tutorial with added video tutorial.

Author: zoddman | Visits: 840

The Gel Effect

The Gel Effect

Jello may taste bland by itself, but add some flavourings, pour over a little cream, and you are in dessert heaven! The same applies to Photoshop - just take a mellow colour, add a few layer effects, and enjoy the yummyness of your work.

Author: Biorust | Visits: 828

Plastic Jelly Styles

Plastic Jelly Styles

In this tutorial we'll be using layer styles to make a plastic-gel type style that you can easily apply to text and shapes. You can download the PSD file from the link at the bottom of the tutorial to just copy+paste the styles.

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 820

Deep Stairwell/Hole

Deep Stairwell/Hole

This is another method based on the "Futuristic Deep Tunnel" tutorial. This tutorial shows you how to create what looks like a slipperly dip/stairwell going down a deep deep hole..

Author: TutorialWiz | Visits: 817

Rounded Corners for beginners

Rounded Corners for beginners

In this tutorial i will teach you how to make rounded corners around any image. This tutorial was written for absolute beginners, so lots of detailed steps.

Author: photoshoptalent | Visits: 815

Apply a 3d shadow to an object

Apply a 3d shadow to an object

Learn how to apply a realistic 3d shadow to an object in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: TechTut | Visits: 804

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