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    Creating Sticky Tape Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 03:26:03
    In this tutorial, you will learn how to replicate the look of sticky tape in PhotoShop. Server Intellect offers Windows Hosting Dedicated Servers at affordable prices. I'm very pleased! We will start with a blank canvas, background white, and create a new layer called tape. Then we'll create a selection for the tape and fill it with gray: Next, choose the Dodge Tool with settings Range: Midtones and Exposure 50%. Draw some lines in the tape like so: Now zoom in using Ctrl+ and make a selection on the edges like so: Hit delete and do the same to the opposite edge. We should be left with something...
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    Making Parts of Images Stand Out
    ON: 2009-06-23 03:24:32
    Often, an eye-catching effect is to make one element in an image color, while the rest of the image black and white. Or blur the background, whilst the foreground, or one particular element in an image is clear and focused. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the new selection tool, Quick Selection Tool, and also how to make certain elements in your image black and white, and others color, and also some blurred, while others remain clear. Server Intellect offers Windows Hosting Dedicated Servers at affordable prices. I'm very pleased! For this demonstration, we will be using the following...
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    Creating Engulfing Flames
    ON: 2009-06-23 03:22:55
    Fire and flames can be one of the most eye-catching features used in a composition. In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to create a brilliant flame-engulfed scene. We moved our web sites to Server Intellect and have found them to be incredibly professional. Their setup is very easy and we were up and running in no time. We start with a blank canvas, and press D to make sure that our foreground and background colors are default (Black and White). Then we goto Filter > Render > Clouds. Goto Filter > Render > Difference Clouds. Then press Ctrl+F to repeat this filter. Because the...
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    Creating a Gel-Styled Button
    ON: 2009-06-23 03:16:43
    There are hundreds of thousands of styles to apply to your text and buttons using PhotoShop - and it is very easy to come up with your own styles when you're just experimenting. This tutorial will show you how to create a gel-looking text and button effect which looks very clean and polished. If you're ever in the market for some great Windows web hosting, try Server Intellect . We have been very pleased with their services and most importantly, technical support. We will start with a blank canvas and then create a new layer. Choose the Custom Shape tool and choose a shape to use as your button...
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    Abstract 3D Models from Photos
    ON: 2009-06-23 03:14:03
    In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to create abstract 3D shapes using pixel art extracted from photographs. First, get an image with a lot of color. In this example, we will be using this image: Yes, it is possible to find a good web host . Sometimes it takes a while. After trying several, we went with Server Intellect and have been very happy. They are the most professional, customer service friendly and technically knowledgeable host we've found so far. Open the image in PhotoShop and then choose the Single Row (or Column) Marquee tool: We will use this to make a 1px selection of a row...
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    Creating a Linked Chain Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 03:07:49
    In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a linked chain effect from scratch in PhotoShop. We will start by creating one link, which we will repeat with a stroke around a path. Create a new document, I'm using 70x70px. Then either paint a black circle in the middle or use the elliptical marquee tool to create a circle on a new layer like so: Server Intellect assists companies of all sizes with their hosting needs by offering fully configured server solutions coupled with proactive server management services. Server Intellect specializes in providing complete internet-ready server solutions...
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    Creating a Chocolate Style Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 03:04:30
    In this tutorial, we will be looking at how we can recreate the look of chocolate for text and shapes in PhotoShop. We start with a blank 400x300px canvas, and insert text: Need help with Windows Dedicated Hosting ? Try Server Intellect . I'm a happy customer! We will open the Layer Styles for this text, by either double-clicking the layer or right-clicking it and choosing Blending Options. We are going to add a Drop Shadow: It is recommended that you experiment with these settings, as there is not just one way to do anything in PhotoShop, and you may get better results for your particular composition...

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    Creating a Ring of Fire from Scratch
    ON: 2009-06-23 03:01:31
    In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to create a Ring of Fire from scratch in PhotoShop. This example was created with PhotoShop CS3, but you can use most - if not all - versions of PhotoShop to recreate the effect. We will begin with a blank canvas of 400x400px, with a black background. Then create a big circle selection with the Elliptical Marquee tool, and with White chosen as the foreground color, right-click the selection and choose Stroke. I did 3px, Center: Try Server Intellect for Windows Server Hosting . Quality and Quantity! Now, duplicate this layuer by right-clicking it in the...
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    Creating a Lava Texture from Scratch
    ON: 2009-06-23 02:55:08
    In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a molten rock or lava texture. We will begin with a blank canvas of 400x300px. Press the D key to make sure our colors are Black and White (the default).Next, goto Filter > Render > Clouds. This will use the foreground and background colors to generate some random clouds: Server Intellect offers Windows Hosting Dedicated Servers at affordable prices. I'm very pleased! Now goto Filter > Render > Difference Clouds: Repeat this filter until you get a texture you like. Press Ctrl+F to repeat the last filter. We should have something like this...
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    Creating a Textured Ripple Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 02:53:59
    PhotoShop has a built-in filter to create an Ocean Ripple, but it only works with an existing image. To get a more realistic water ripple with texture, we have to do a few more steps. This tutorial will show you how. We used over 10 web hosting companies before we found Server Intellect . Their dedicated servers and add-ons were setup swiftly, in less than 24 hours. We were able to confirm our order over the phone. They respond to our inquiries within an hour. Server Intellect 's customer support and assistance are the best we've ever experienced. We start off with a blank canvas of 300x300px....
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    Creating an Underwater Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 02:43:15
    This tutorial is written for PhotoShop CS3, but can be recreated in other versions. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an underwater scene from scratch. We moved our web sites to Server Intellect and have found them to be incredibly professional. Their setup is very easy and we were up and running in no time. We will start with a blank canvas of 400x600 pixels. Then we will add a linear gradient like so: Then we'll want to add a new layer and create a lightened area for the sea bed. This will be where the sun shines through the top and lights up the floor. You should use a soft brush...
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    Creating a Realistic Water Reflection
    ON: 2009-06-23 02:39:45
    PhotoShop has built-in filters such as Ripple and Ocean Ripple, but to recreate a realistic water reflection effect, we need to work a little harder. This tutorial will show how we can customize a water reflection to our image. If you're ever in the market for some great Windows web hosting, try Server Intellect . We have been very pleased with their services and most importantly, technical support. We are going to add a water reflection to this landscape, making it into a lake. To do this, we are going to use the Displace filter, so we first need to create our Displacement Map. Open up a new document...

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    Creating a Wood Texture
    ON: 2009-06-23 02:30:15
    In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a nice-looking wood texture from scratch using PhotoShop filters. Server Intellect assists companies of all sizes with their hosting needs by offering fully configured server solutions coupled with proactive server management services. Server Intellect specializes in providing complete internet-ready server solutions backed by their expert 24/365 proactive support team. We will start off with a blank canvas, and making sure our colors are default (black and white), we will goto Filter > Render > Clouds. Next, we will goto Filter > Blur >...
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    Creating a Grass Texture
    ON: 2009-06-23 02:26:28
    In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a nice-looking grass texture from scratch using PhotoShop. I just signed up at Server Intellect and couldn't be more pleased with my Windows Server ! Check it out and see for yourself. We will start off with a blank canvas, and making sure our colors are default (black and white), we will goto Filter > Render > Clouds. Next, we will add Filter > Noise > Add Noise at around 30%, but this depends upon your image size and clouds - experiment: Goto Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set it to around 1px. And then finally, Filter > Brush...
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    Simple Metallic Web 2.0 Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 02:24:51
    There are many many metallic tutorials for PhotoShop. This tutorial will show how you can make any text or object look metallic, in a Web 2.0 style, simply with Layer Styles. We moved our web sites to Server Intellect and have found them to be incredibly professional. Their setup is very easy and we were up and running in no time. We will start off with a blank canvas, add a gradient for the background. You may already have a background in mind. For this example, we will add a Custom Shape and make that look metallic, so we'll add the custom shape to the canvas and rasterize it: Now we can jump...
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    Creating a Light Explosion
    ON: 2009-06-23 02:23:14
    This tutorial will show you how to create a dramatic effect in PhotoShop, which can be used on text or an image. We will be using Filters and Layer Styles to create rays of light shining behind text, in an explosive fashion. We migrated our web sites to Server Intellect over one weekend and the setup was so smooth that we were up and running right away. They assisted us with everything we needed to do for all of our applications. With Server Intellect 's help, we were able to avoid any headaches! We start with a blank Black canvas and then add some White text: Next, we open up the Layer Styles...
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    Creating Buttons with Gloss Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 02:12:27
    The glossy look has been extremely popularized by the so-called Web 2.0 trend, that almost all buttons you see on the internet these days have a similar look. This tutorial will show you how to easy recreate this look in PhotoShop. We will create a button with a shine to it. We migrated our web sites to Server Intellect over one weekend and the setup was so smooth that we were up and running right away. They assisted us with everything we needed to do for all of our applications. With Server Intellect 's help, we were able to avoid any headaches! We start with a blank canvas and then make a rectangle...
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    Creating a Starburst Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 02:06:04
    This tutorial will show you how to create a starburst similar to that used in Anime, which can give a clean look to your PhotoShop compositions. Try Server Intellect for Windows Server Hosting . Quality and Quantity! We start with a blank canvas, but we will also define a pattern to use, first. Open a new document 20x20pixels, then paint half of it one color, and the other half another color, like so: Next, press Ctrl + A to select all, and then goto Edit > Define Pattern and give it a name. Next, go back to your original document and choose the Paint Bucket tool. From the toolbar at the top...
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    Creating a Smoke Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 02:04:35
    In this tutorial, we will show how we can create random smoke-like effects. We can simply do this using two Distort Filters. We migrated our web sites to Server Intellect over one weekend and the setup was so smooth that we were up and running right away. They assisted us with everything we needed to do for all of our applications. With Server Intellect 's help, we were able to avoid any headaches! First, we start off with a black background, and add a new layer. On this layer we will use the paintbrush to create a random starting point for our smoke. For example: Next, we will choose Filter >...
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    Creating Burnt Paper Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 02:02:27
    In this tutorial, we are going to learn how we can recreate the effect of burnt paper. We are going to use a gradient for colored paper, to give it more texture. Yes, it is possible to find a good web host . Sometimes it takes a while. After trying several, we went with Server Intellect and have been very happy. They are the most professional, customer service friendly and technically knowledgeable host we've found so far. First, we start by making a free-hand selection of what is going to be the burnt-out part of the paper, with the lasso tool. Next, we want to choose Quick Mask Mode on the toolbox...
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    Creating a Realistic Stone Texture
    ON: 2009-06-23 01:56:37
    This tutorial will show how we can create a realistic-looking 3D stone texture, which we will be able to engrave text into. Try Server Intellect for Windows Server Hosting . Quality and Quantity! We will start with a white background and then add a new layer and fill with 50% Gray (Edit > Fill, use 50% Gray). Next, we will goto Filter > Noise > Add Noise, and choose 20%, Guassian, Monochromatic. Then we want Filter > Render > Lighting Effects, and settings similar to the ones illustrated below. This gives the texture a 3D look to it. The next thing we want to do is create a new layer...
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    Creating a Page Curl Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 01:55:25
    In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a nice smooth corner page curl effect. Need help with Windows Dedicated Hosting ? Try Server Intellect . I'm a happy customer! We start off with a plain colored layer, but you may want to add this effect to an existing image. We will make a selection like so (I used the Polygonal Lasso tool): Next, we will delete this selected area and then make a new selection, where the page curl will be. Like so: Now, still with the selection tool selected, right-click the selection and choose Make Work Path, tolerance can be 2. Now goto the Paths tab in the Layers...
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    Creating Water Droplets
    ON: 2009-06-23 01:52:47
    One of the hardest elements to replicate in PhotoShop, particularly when building from scratch, is water. This tutorial will show you how to create realistic-looking water droplets. With some tweaking, they can also be made to look like bubbles. This tutorial is aimed toward Adobe PhotoShop CS3, but most PhotoShop versions will largely be the same with regard to this article. The first thing we will do is load up PhotoShop CS3. You will see something like the following: We chose Server Intellect for its dedicated servers, for our web hosting. They have managed to handle virtually everything for...
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    Adding Depth to 2D Images
    ON: 2009-06-23 01:51:49
    One very useful trick to learn in creating PhotoShop graphics is the ability to simulate depth in your images. 2D art can often look too 'flat', so this tutorial will help add some depth to your images by simulating a focus area of the image - separating the foreground from the background. Try Server Intellect for Windows Server Hosting . Quality and Quantity! In this example, we will start with the following very simple image: At the moment, it just looks like three numbers of different sizes, all the same distance away from the viewer - very flat. The first thing we will do is to create some...
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    Creating a Mirror of an Image
    ON: 2009-06-23 01:50:52
    Reflections are relatively simple to create in PhotoShop, but this tutorial will show you a few effects to make the reflections look extra special. Yes, it is possible to find a good web host . Sometimes it takes a while. After trying several, we went with Server Intellect and have been very happy. They are the most professional, customer service friendly and technically knowledgeable host we've found so far. We will start off with the following image: We will start by duplicating the layer, and then goto Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal, then move it over to the right-hand side, like so...
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