This Photoshop tutorial will teach you how to create an amazing sparkling text effect using some really simple steps. You’ll learn how to decorate the text and add layer styles, layer masks and brushes to create this stunning wallpaper. Let’s go…

Learn to apply the Warp Tool effectively and a few other tricks to make smoke look like a skull. This technique has a variety of outcomes and works well with water, clouds and a whole bunch of other stuff. This is probably more for intermediate users, as I guide you through the process well, but not every Warp Grid point handle move. Let’s get started!

Turning a run-of-the-mill photo into a dazzling one is simple when you know the right tricks. In this tutorial we will learn how to create a variety of light effects that can be applied to photography or illustration with equal impact. From sparkles, pixie dust effects, light beams to using splatter effects as a form of lighting, it’s all here. Some of the tricks you’ll learn are created through cunning use of stock photography, while others make use of Photoshop’s built-in tools.

In this awesome tutorial it will show you how to create a glowing photo manipulation of a girl. It shows some techniques like brushing and using layer styles to create glow effects. Check it out!

In this tutorial It’ll show you how to create a shiny planet icon using the 3D features of Photoshop CS3 Extended or CS4 Extended. This will cover basic information about 3D layers and texture maps. So let’s get started!

Fire text is one of the most common techniques that you can see in Photoshop tutorials. In this amazing Photoshop tutorial it will show you some more techniques for making stunning fire text sing some real fire images and some filters and blending methods. Here we go!

This tutorial will take you through the creative process of making intriguing light effects and applying them in your work. This is more a process description of making this illustration, than a detailed step by step how to. I’ll give you some good guidance on how to deal with an illustration like this and cover the overall workflow. Let’s get started!

In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial you will learn how to bring a simple text to life and place everything in fantastic, colored and glowing 3D space. Some neat techniques covered here will allow you to bring your art to the next level. Don’t miss it!

Perhaps because of the overtones of freshness and vitality, water-based effects are always in demand. In this tutorial, Nik Ainley provides step-by-step guidance on how to make a stunning, dynamic effect that recreates the look of a figure dissolving in water, with some clever use of Photoshop and some stock images.

It’s summer blockbuster season, and this image resembles a still from a superhero movie or big-budget television series. In this tutorial it will demonstrate how to fake a human torch using little more than stock imagery, a little patience, and a lot of Photoshop know-how.

Galactic space scenes are a popular theme for digital art, they’re packed full of texture and vibrant colour, which are two ingredients of an awesome design! Using Photoshop’s blending modes along with a mix of textures and brushes, let’s get lost in space and create an abstract cosmos poster design.

First impressions do count! Stunning our viewers with a visually compelling portfolio is one of the most important things that a designer can do to court a new client. This tutorial will demonstrate how to use photos, brushes, and textures, and 3D objects to design a creative multimedia website layout in Photoshop. Let’s get started!

There are plenty of ways to create a Watercolor Effect in Photoshop. Some are very cheesy and you can easily tell that a simple filter has been used. In this tutorial, we will be using Layer Masking. It is one of the most fascinating and powerful Photoshop method, to use layer masks in your designs.

In this tutorial it’ll show you how to create an eroded metal text effect. Throughout this tutorial we’ll make use of various drawing techniques, channels, and patterns. Let’s get started!

In this really great Photoshop tutorial you’ll learn how to creat a cool photo-manipulation of a green planet, consisting of trees, grass and a rainbow. We’ll learn some indespensable techniques that you can apply to any type of photo-manipulation.

Here we will create some thin flowing lines that look as if they emit light. This technique is fairly simple and is a great way to create an abstract wallpaper or looks good integrated into another image. This tutorial will mainly explore the brush engine and you will also learn how to create custom brushes and use them effectively, combined with some interesting layer styles.

In this tutorial, type-effects guru Nik Ainley shows how to create an amazing colorful 3D text effect. The key is to create the letters in a 3D package first as individual characters, then bring them into Photoshop for further post work. Let’s see how to do it!

In this tutorial it will show you how to create a nice effect that is a piece of text mixed with some milk splashes. We will use Photoshop and Illustrator for this tutorial. The idea is very simple, it uses some stock photos and a very blocky typeface. Instead of wasting time looking for the perfect font, it shows you how to create your own. So the first steps will show you how to create the font and then the others, in Photoshop, will show you how to mix that with the photos.

I’m actually a product designer and often it’s really useful to quickly mock up a product in Photoshop. Today I’ll be showing you some of the techniques I use to create this kind of image. I’ll take you through the creation of a mouse. Let’s get started shall we…

In this tutorial we will use some images and play with Blend Modes and Color Adjustments to create a really cool Nike Ad in Photoshop that can be used for a wallpaper as well.