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Sci-Fi Text Effect
Corey stumbled upon this effect while experimenting with the smudge tool and its finger painting feature. Start off by Continue Reading »
Blending and Type Tips
In this design, Corey had set out to blend a large body of text with a silhouetted shape. After some experimenting Continue Reading »
Pirate Text
The steps for creating this pirate text effect start with converting a text layer into paths in order to reshape Continue Reading »
Logo Design
Corey recreates a video game logo by building a grid background and circular target using the define pattern Continue Reading »
Design Effects
Corey shows how to use the luminosity of an image to create a cool design effect and spice up your simple photos. Continue Reading »
Wall of Text
Use a clipping group to place an image inside of a background of text, with another layer of text placed in front to create depth. Continue Reading »
Text Shape Layers
Converting text into shapes allows you to distort the text as you like while retaining straight, clean edges. Continue Reading »
Beveled Steel Type
Brushed metal is always a cool effect to pull off in Photoshop. And after you’ve created your steel texture, what better place to use it than to produce beveled steel type? Continue Reading »
Weathered Words
Make your text look like it’s been around the block… or two! Call it weathered, grungy, or distressed, or what have you Continue Reading »
Perspective for Type Layers
Photoshop’s Transform> Perspective command is grayed out when you have a type layer active in the Layers palette. Continue Reading »
Photoshop Tutorials
Hollywood Touch-Ups
See how you can add some subtle touches to give that green screen studio shot the Hollywood treatment.
3D Christmas Ornaments
Corey shows how to create reflective holiday ornaments using 3D in Photoshop.
Styles & Text
This week Corey has a tutorial using layer styles and text shapes to create energetic effects.
3D Light Beams
This effect was discovered by a 'happy accident' and uses the 3D features inside of Photoshop CS4 Extended.
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The Bourne Effect
Corey shows you how to re-create the graphic effect from the new Bourne Legacy movie poster. With an extra twist!
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Flare Effects
Corey has a cool trick for creating a flare brush and see how one effect can lead to another.
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Hollywood Touch-Ups
See how you can add some subtle touches to give that green screen studio shot the Hollywood treatment.
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3D Christmas Ornaments
Corey shows how to create reflective holiday ornaments using 3D in Photoshop.
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Smart Object Masking Trick
Dave Cross shares a trick he discovered that will help you remove white from around your subject when using smart objects.
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Light Painting
Dave Cross takes a popular trend - light painting - and shows you how you can paint text recreating this cool trend.
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Create A Composite Layer
If you have a multilayer composition and you
want to apply an effect to all the layers at once, don’t flatten the layers–use a composite layer instead. Hide the layers you want excluded, and press Shift-Command-Option-E (PC: Shift-Ctrl-Alt-E). A new layer will be created at the top containing a merged copy of all the visible layers.
Another option is to create a new layer at the top of the stack and make it active. Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) each layer you want to include to make those layers active, as well. Press Option-Command-E (PC: Alt-Ctrl-E).
by Colin Smith
