In this tutorial you will learn how to create a glossy mail icon that can be used for your apps or websites. You’ll learn some great icon design tips and some techniques to really speed up your workflow on this kind of project.

This tutorial will show you some great photo manipulation techniques which will create a waterfall coming out of the mans head. This will explore important manipulation techniques like masking, composition and color adjustments.

Here we’ll learn how to create an abstract photo manipulation that looks like you’ve just painted the subject, I’ve included lots of useful techniques for creating impressive abstract pieces. I’ve tried to keep this simple but if you don’t understand any steps then just skip it as not all of them are compulsory.

In this Photoshop tutorial we are going to draw a 3D poker chip in Adobe Photoshop starting from scratch. You’ll learn some great drawing tips and some techniques for creating the illusion of three dimensions in Photoshop.

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.

Lighting effects are an effective way to add a detailed illustrative touch to a photo. In this tutorial, it’s going to look at (among other things) ways of bringing originality to digital lighting by introducing and vectoring traditional sketches, as well as examining some nifty Illustrator-based stroking techniques that achieve results with the greatest of ease.

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!

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…

Flash TUTfactory is the newest site in the family of TUTfactories. This new TUTfactory will gather all the best Flash tutorials in one place. If you have any good tutorials then go ahead and submit a link. Check out Flash TUTfactory and subscribe to the feed!

Follow these simple steps in Photoshop to create a homage to Apple, combining the retro striped Apple logo with a range of soft grungy textures to produce a detailed design with subtle touches of colour and tone. Let’s give it a try…