Blending Pipes
How to built a realistic pipe with another pipe sticking out of it as if it had been molded as one unit.
Author: Josh Spivey
Burnt Paper Edges
Light your Photoshop document on fire.
Author: Absolute Cross
Capsule Tutorial
Create a transluscent capsule by:
Making simple shapes
Using alpha channels to save selections
Manipulating selections
Using the gradient tool
Using filters
Using multiple layers to achieve effects
Using opacity settings
Author: myJanee.com
Colored Orb in Photoshop
Using layer styles, the gradient editor and selections, Sue Chastain creates a glass-like sphere.
Author: Sue Chastain
Creating A Blurred Background
Josh Spivey had had the task of taking a number of photos for work. He wanted to take photos without a ton of work, so I worked this simple little trick.
Author: Josh Spivey
Creating a CD in Photoshop
Creating a realistic looking CD in Photoshop using the opacity options on the layer palette and the fade fill command.
Author: Colin Smith
Creating Motion
Applying motion blur to a cheetah using composite images and the odd filter.
Author: Josh Spivey
Drop Shadows
Add depth to blocks of text and image objects.
Author: Absolute Cross
Drop Shadows in Photoshop
Dropshadows add contrast to objects, and add depth to an image. They can increase visibility, and improve readablility.
Author: Phong.com
ePlastic
Create a plastic texture on text, buttons or icons, using a combination of lighting effects, and the Screen blending mode.
Author: Phong.com
Glass sphere or gel button in Photoshop - video tutorial
A video tutorial showing how to make a simple glass sphere or gel button using layer styles in Adobe Photoshop.
Author: Nick B Davies
Glass: A photoshop tip
Creating a spherical glass graphic using lighting effects. Source files are available for download.
Author: Dr. Thaddeus Ozone
Glassy button or enamel badge
A video showing how to create a glassy button or enamel badge using shape layers and layer styles.
Author: Nick B Davies
Liquify gallery
Twist, twirl, and liquify your images for unique effects in Photoshop Elements.
Author: Adobe
Making Medals in Photoshop
Create metallic, embossed medals in Photoshop using filters, various tools and layer styles.
Author: Colin Smith
Metallic Tubes and Wires
Create great-looking high-tech cables for all sorts of uses.
Author: Phong.com
Photoshop 7 Alchemy: Apply Image
The Apply Image command lets you take a layer and channel from one image and blend it into another. Why is that cool? By turning a skull into solid gold, we shall see...
Author: Al Ward
Photoshop Page Curl Effect
This tutorial will describe how you can create a page curl effect using just the built-in Photoshop options. No extras are needed for this effect.
Author: T. Michael Clark & GrafX Design
Reflectively Refractive Glass Filter Tutorial
A simple method of giving the illusion of a 3D reflection to a particular form, using Photoshop's Glass filter. Excellent results.
Author: Phong.com
The Bulkhead Project
LightFX2 Ozone project. Create embossed, 3D firey text! More recent versions of Photoshop make this sort of thing easier, but this is a good way to explore some of the older Photoshop features which you might not otherwise get to know.
Author: Dr. Thaddeus Ozone
The Slime Factory
The owners of the Slime Factory wanted a website theme that would match their company name, so they enlisted Pegaweb to design it for them.
Author: Pegaweb.com
Transparent Reflecting Sphere
Create shiny spheres for your interfaces or to enhance your logos.
Author: Phong.com
Wireframe Sphere
How to create a wireframe sphere, by creating a grid texture, and then using the Sphereize filter.
Author: Anson Vogt
