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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.

Newest Special effects Photoshop Tutorials

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Fireball

Fireball

In this tutorial, i'll show you how to make a hot flaming fireball..

Author: TutorialWiz | Visits: 1502

Cyborg

Cyborg

This tutorial shows you how to transform someone into a cyborg by adding various styles and shapes to a person's face.

Author: TutorialWiz | Visits: 2115

Disco Ball

Disco Ball

This tutorial show you step by step how to create a disco ball using just a few filters and techniques.

Author: TutorialWiz | Visits: 1331

3D Smiley

3D Smiley

This walkthrough will guide you to create a nice 3D Smiley from scratch. This tutorial is intended for people who are familiar with photoshop and have experience using the pen tool..

Author: TutorialWiz | Visits: 481

Shiny Orb

Shiny Orb

In this tutorial, i'll show you how to make a nice and shiny gold orb. You can use this orb to add style to your user interface.

Author: TutorialWiz | Visits: 580

Radiosity Basics in Photoshop

Radiosity Basics in Photoshop

Learn about the concept and theory of radiosity and how to use it in Photoshop to create better, more attractive images.

Author: PsInDepth | Visits: 1913

Convert Photos to Sketches and Inverse Sketches

Convert Photos to Sketches and Inverse Sketches

Learn how to convert photos into good looking sketches or inverted sketches.

Author: Picture Correct | Visits: 2042

Create Light Rays

Create Light Rays

Learn how to create light rays coming from any light source that you want.

Author: Picture Correct | Visits: 7553

Glowing energy special effects

Glowing energy special effects

The Smudge Tool in Photoshop 7 has often been mischievously used to distort images of people, and I was such a culprit. However, the Smudge Tool can also be used to create a glowing energy kind of special effect, and I will share the method with you in this short tutorial.

Author: PsInDepth | Visits: 1650

Warps & Vortexes

Warps & Vortexes

In the real world space is, as they say, the final frontier. In the Photoshop realm, however, warp speed is far easier to attain, and uses little more than a basic knowledge of the default tools and a few filters.

Author: Biorust | Visits: 2795

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