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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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Displace filter and vector effects

Displace filter and vector effects

This article shows how to achieve some amazing effects using the Displace filter and vectors in Photoshop, inspired by the work of Nik Ainley. Really worth to check it out.

Author: abduzeedo | Visits: 3698

Energy Blast

Energy Blast

Learn how to make a neat looking "blasted" effect.
Image and tutorial by DEPICTION

Author: Depiction | Visits: 3671

Manga photo effect

Manga photo effect

Make a manga painting from a real photo without using any other source photo and the least possible use of paint brush tools or filters in Adobe Photoshop

Author: photoshoptalent | Visits: 3482

Advanced Smoke in Photoshop

Advanced Smoke in Photoshop

Advanced video tutorial for photoshop that shows you how you can create a nice, realistic smoke effect.

Author: screenfrog | Visits: 3469

Hyper landscape effect

Hyper landscape effect

Transform landscapes into surreal scenes with mystical fractals.

Author: Free Online Classes | Visits: 3447

Water Droplets

Water Droplets

How to create a realistic water droplet effect on any image.

Author: | Visits: 3442

A Collage from a single photo

A Collage from a single photo

Use a single photo to create a collage by using the Clipping Mask in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: Bruinstutorial | Visits: 3403

Adding a Beam of Light

Adding a Beam of Light

Learn how to draw a light beam using the polygonal lasso tool.

Author: tutorialtribune.com | Visits: 3339

Rain

Rain

Rain Effect using photoshop filters and blending modes.

Author: Inside Graphics | Visits: 3318

Starlight

Starlight

Learn how to render a nice shoot-star with this easy to use starlight tutorial.

Author: Voidix | Visits: 3311

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