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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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Tigerskin Web Design Tutorial

Tigerskin Web Design Tutorial

This tutorial demonstrates goes through all the steps of how to make a website with a realistic tiger skin texture in Photoshop.

Author: PegaWeb | Visits: 708

Full Terragen Sig

Full Terragen Sig

Learn to make a realistic landscape signature with this tutorial. Explains all methods towards terragen sig making in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: mAsDesigns | Visits: 704

Give a platinum effect to your photos

Give a platinum effect to your photos

Learn how to create shiny platinum looking building using filters and layer styles in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: Alexandra Fomicheva | Visits: 699

TV Scanlines

TV Scanlines

Put those scanlines that you have always wanted into your images.
Image and tutorial by N-SANE

Author: N-sane | Visits: 696

Realistic bling bling text effect

Realistic bling bling text effect

Thinking of icing yourself out but lack the funds? Here's a tutorial to ice yourself out without emptying your bank account. There are many ways of mimicking the bling effect but this is one of my favorite ways.

Author: Olieng | Visits: 696

Anime Action

Anime Action

Learn how to create the motion action lines used in Anime cartoons. Get the focus on one point to draw all the attention to that particular point.

Author: MickM | Visits: 690

Vectorized photo effect

Vectorized photo effect

This is a tutorial on how to turn a photo of a person into a vector image. This is part 1 of three. These are the basic shapes, the other will go into more detail of blending and making it more realistic.

Author: photoshoptalent | Visits: 690

Solar Eclipse

Solar Eclipse

In this tutorial I'll show you how to create a realistic solar eclipse. It takes you a few minutes.

Author: PhotoshopTutes.com | Visits: 688

Daguerreotypes - Louis Daguerre Effect

Daguerreotypes - Louis Daguerre Effect

Learn how to create a Daguerreotype photo effect in 7 easy steps.

Author: Photoshop Support | Visits: 686

Mutant Amoeba

Mutant Amoeba

Uh oh! The Amoeba under the microscope is mutating!

Author: N-sane | Visits: 681

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