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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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Lomo style cross processing photo effect

Lomo style cross processing photo effect

Interactive video shows you how to create a cross processing Lomo style photo effect in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: photoshopgirl | Visits: 671

Create the planet earth

Create the planet earth

This Tutorial will show you how to draw a realistic planet like the earth But by the techniques and tricks applied in this tutorial you will be able to create numerous shapes of different planets in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: drsmith | Visits: 1481

Three Point Lighting model and shadow emulation

Three Point Lighting model and shadow emulation

This is a three point lighting model emulation from Adobe Photoshop. You'll learn how to draw key, fill and rim sources of light, cast shadows over an illuminated foggy scene, using only native Photoshop filters.

Author: 3DataDesign | Visits: 1883

Realistic Fire

Realistic Fire

This tutorial will show you how to create a realistic fire in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: Photoshop Garden | Visits: 4142

Creating Mosaic effect

Creating Mosaic effect

In this tutorial I have explained two methods of creating Mosaic effect in Adobe Photoshop without using mosaic and pixalate filter. First method works out for the images where you need to take care of minute details of the image like eyes, nails of a finger, hair (I hope you got the idea). But for the image for which broad strokes of Mosaic effect are enough the steps involved to achieve that effect is almost totally different which I call as second method.

Author: UshaKiran | Visits: 2021

Beautiful lighting FX effect in Photoshop

Beautiful lighting FX effect in Photoshop

This tutorial will show you how to make a beautiful lighting effect on scatters by using Photoshop. Keep in mind that I only provide the basic guidelines to creating this type of effect. There are tons of possibilities if you spend time to play with the settings and keep your creativity wide open.

Author: 9tutorials.com | Visits: 173

Lighting-speed car with powerful lighting effect

Lighting-speed car with powerful lighting effect

In this tutorial, I will combine many simple effects to create an attractive and cool result, to make a lighting-speed car. As other tutorials on 9tutorials, I will just show you the ideas and concept, you should try other variables and settings you wants. Now, let's start.

Author: 9tutorials.com | Visits: 157

Selective Sepia

Selective Sepia

Learn how to add this dramatic sepia tone effect to any photo.

Author: Photoshop Tutorials | Visits: 2374

Carve a Jack-O-Lantern out of a Pumpkin Photo

Carve a Jack-O-Lantern out of a Pumpkin Photo

Convert a photo of a pumpkin during the day into a jack-o-lantern carving at night in Adobe Photoshop. The carving design is completely up to you and is easily modified after the effect is already applied.

Author: Pixel Hive Design | Visits: 1034

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: 3135

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