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Oct 06, 2005 in Photoshop Articles

Making Transparent GIFs

Here is some help for how to make transparent GIFs using Photoshop.

Oct 06, 2005 in Special Effects

Rough Stone

Here is a quick and easy rough stone texture. Start with a new grayscale image. Make sure your color chips are set to the default (Black foreground, White Background).

Oct 06, 2005 in Photoshop Basics

Pen Tool Tutorial

Why do I want to use this tool anyway? The pen tool provides the most accurate way of making a complex selection or shape...

Oct 06, 2005 in Drawing Techniques

Page Turn

Here is a effect you've see a bunch. Whenever you've seen it, it was probably created with a plugin. Here we do it without one...

Oct 06, 2005 in Text Effects

Create a new file at whatever size you need, we used 350x75 here. Select the text tool, enter your text and click ok. Use a nice thick font, we used Impact. Then,for PS5, you will need to render the text layer by choosing Layer/Type/Render Layer...

Sep 23, 2005 in Text Effects

Explosive Type

This tip is a little more involved. If it doesn't work out, make sure you didn't miss a step. If you did, it won't work.

Sep 23, 2005 in Text Effects

Drippy Text

Start with a new RGB image. Create a new channel by opening the channel palette(Choose Window/Show Channels if the palette isn't open) and clicking the triangle in the upper right corner of the palette and selecting new channel. Now select the type tool and enter some text and make sure...

Sep 23, 2005 in Photoshop Basics

Custom Brush

To create a custom brush from part of an existing image, first select the portion of the image you want to use. Here we selected the entire image of this rubber ducky. The area must be less than 1000x1000 pixels, since that is the largest bruch you can make...

Sep 19, 2005 in Textures & Patterns

Textured Metal

Here is a little basic tutorial that you will find many uses for besides just metal.

Sep 19, 2005 in Drawing Techniques

Making Water

OK, everybody wants to make water. The best water comes from a good 3d package or something like Bryce. Well, if you don't have either of those this is a pretty good alternative to making water in Photoshop.