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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 photo realistic drop shadows

Create photo realistic drop shadows

Make your standard Photoshop drop shadows go from fake to photo realistic by learning how to map them to the natural textures and depths in your image with displacement maps.

Author: Photoshop Essentials | Visits: 790

Byzantine icon photo effect

Byzantine icon photo effect

Make a religious Byzantine icon from your photo in Adobe Photoshop. The background and the final overlay layer are very important and we are going to create our own instead of using parts of real icons.

Author: photoshoptalent | Visits: 787

How To Create a Stunning Vista Inspired Menu

How To Create a Stunning Vista Inspired Menu

This tutorial will show you how to make a semi-transparent vista inspired menu, using gradients, shadows and blurring to produce a stunning modern effect.

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 783

3d car in motion

3d car in motion

In this tutorial I will show you how to create an in motion 3D car from an ordinary 2D picture.

Author: contact | Visits: 772

Island Map

Island Map

In this tutorial I want to show you how to create an island, which you can use as geographical illustration in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: PhotoshopTutes.com | Visits: 766

Car signature

Car signature

Learn how to create a great Car Sig using filters such as Ocean Filter for a Stunning Effect.

Author: LayeredGFX | Visits: 749

Create a cool coffee cup icon

Create a cool coffee cup icon

In this tutorial we're going to use some simple circles and gradients to make a cup of coffee viewed from above. The end result isn't that useful, but the process is interesting nonetheless.

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 747

Pristine Orb

Pristine Orb

Learn to make a pristine orb with this tutorial in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: mAsDesigns | Visits: 745

The effect of Tilt-shift camera lens

The effect of Tilt-shift camera lens

The next lesson is about how is it possible to get the effect of Tilt-shift camera lens to your photos

Author: npg | Visits: 745

How To Create An Old World Map In Photoshop

How To Create An Old World Map In Photoshop

Ever wondered how it feels like to be a cartographer? Wonder no more! With this tutorial you'll be able to make a new, unique, customizable, maps quickly. Starting from scratch to an old looking map fit for a treasure hunter!

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 741

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