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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 a cucumber flower

Create a cucumber flower

In this tutorial I'll explain the techniques I used to make a beautiful flower from a cucumber.

Author: photoshoptalent | Visits: 417

3D Digital Ebook Cover

3D Digital Ebook Cover

Learn how to create attractive 3D ebook covers in Adobe Photoshop.

Author: zoddman | Visits: 505

Creating a Stunning Digital Smoke Effect

Creating a Stunning Digital Smoke Effect

Some time ago I came up with a technique to create digital smoke using the Liquify filter in Photoshop. Although it was a simple and efficient way to achieve that sort of effect, people sent me emails asking how to customize it or that it wasn't so easy to follow.

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 2154

Changing hair color

Changing hair color

In this tutorial we will change hair color from dark to light, from chestnut to blond and adjust the model's appearance accordingly.

Author: MyPhotoSoft | Visits: 1715

Photoshop up your own money

Photoshop up your own money

Ever feel like making your own money? Well you probably shouldn't actually make any, because I don't think the law would appreciate it very much. But if you feel like just making some photoshopped money for a design, then read on to find out how to stick your own face on a dollar bill!

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 1174

Create a Constructivist Inspired Poster

Create a Constructivist Inspired Poster

In this tutorial you'll learn how to create a poster design inspired by an art movement called Russian Constructivism. We will cut up some images and paste them together to create a stylized revolutionary design. We'll then tie it all together by overlaying some texture to give it a vintage feel.

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 701

Quick Grungy Poster

Quick Grungy Poster

In this tutorial I will show you how to create a sort of grunge poster. We will learn how to make some elements look a bit dirty, create textures and add some depths to the elements using shadows and blend modes.

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 1100

Seriously Cool Photoshop Explosion Effect

Seriously Cool Photoshop Explosion Effect

Explosions are cool. Seriously cool. So when I received some emails asking about how to create a break apart, explosion effect, I knew it'd be worth making a tutorial on. Read on to find out how to break apart a body, then add some awesome lighting and glow, nopattern style, to finish the image off.

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 2000

How to Break Sunlight Through the Clouds

How to Break Sunlight Through the Clouds

In this tutorial I will show you how to turn an overcast day into a stunningly dramatic scene with sunlight breaking through the clouds. This technique can be used for other applications as well. I originally came up with it when I needed to create shafts of light coming through a canopy of trees. The best part of this technique is that the beams are created from the actual imagery so they look very realistic.

Author: psdtuts | Visits: 1347

Making Clouds In Photoshop

Making Clouds In Photoshop

Creating clouds in Photoshop is only a couple of clicks away.

Author: zoddman | Visits: 171

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