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Perplexing Plasmids

Photoshop has a wealth of tools available to design funky and downright outlandish effects.This tutorial definitely belongs in the latter camp, and the results apparently resemble a plasmid under an electron microscope... or so I've been told!

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Isolating subjects on a white background

Learn how to cut out your subject and place it on a white background with a shadow or reflection. Works in Photoshop Cs and Elements.

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Mixing metals

Create a nice effect of melting metals
Image and tutorial by BLOCK9

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The Pattern Maker

The Pattern Maker plug-in that comes with v7.0+ of PS is arguably one of the most powerful tools ever to aid 2D Artists. Its VERY easy to use, and produces such great results that it has quickly become very popular amongst texture developers.

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Trendy Background Effects (Take 1)

There are lots of great background techniques around, many involving a huge number of layers and a variety of blending modes. Here's a quick way to simulate one of those "looks".

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Create a Trendy Music Style Background

It's quite trendy these days to use bright, vibrant colors with wavy lines and a silhouette of a person. This tutorial will aim to show you how to create this look in Adobe Photoshop.

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Parchment Paper

In this tutorial I will walk you step by step in creating realistic Parchment that looks Aged and Burnt. It is real simple and makes good use of some uncommon features to People new to Photoshop.

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Create a fantasy wallpaper in Photoshop

This tutorial will give you an idea to create magical fantasy wallpaper in Adobe Photoshop.

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Simple Tiling Patterns

Arguments may persist over whether scanlines are trendwhore or not, but you can't argue that they are effective and look classy. The aim of this tutorial is to detail my method for creating quick scanlines, funky dots, and othersimple overlays.

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Create Powerful Backgrounds in Photoshop

Don't let the wrong background ruin an otherwise fine photo. Here's how to remove the original background and create a new one that looks like it came out of a photographer's studio.

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