1. Try Complete Wood Texture Page before starting this tutorial.
2. Create a new file and view Grids. Create a new layer. Using snap to Grids and Rectangular Marquee Tool, draw the rectangular selection. Fill it with any color...

First duplicate the original as a backup copy, and toggle visibility to a hidden state. Next, with the original 'Dandelion' layer active, click the 'Add New Fill' icon on the bottom of the Layers Palette and from the list choose 'Gradient...'

Here's a few simple steps to simulate ocean or water texture using Photoshop CS 'Fibers' filter combined with the 'Liquify Filter' and various Blend Mode and Adjustment Layers. First, start a new document, I used an equal size preset of 450x450...

Here's a detailed walk-through to simulate an ocean mist scenery using Photoshop CS 'Fibers' filter and varying Gradients combined with alternating Blending Modes.

Here's a detailed look to help simulate underwater scenes. I first began with a 500x500 size document preset, set the foreground color to a shade of blue (I used #1680D1) and the background color to a dark blue (I used #0C1B6C). Create a new empty Layer...

I first began with a 500x500 size document preset. Next, follow along with the below 'Brush Preset' configurations. If you haven't used the 'Brush Preset' palette before, it should be by default located in the upper right 'Docking Well'...

Using Photoshop CS, here is a simple tutorial on how to create a note paper effect. Start a new document of your preset choice. (I used 500x500). Create a new Layer. Select the 'Rectangle Tool (U)' from the toolbar...

Here's a neat way to add a logo of sorts to a T-shirt that already has creases or wrinkles. Below is the starting graphic that will be the base layer of this tutorial. Next is an added simple logo graphic that will be the target of the 'Liquify Tool' effect...

Here's a few simple 'Shape Tool' tricks combined with 'Blending Styles' to achieve this 3d ring affect.
1. Start with the 'Ellipse Tool (U)' on the Toolbar, and activate the 'Shape Layers' icon up on the Options Bar...

1. Here's a detailed look at how to achieve the Rings Around Text affect. Some basic shapes, Layer Masks and a slight trickery within blending styles will help achieve this. So follow along to see how.
2. Here's the starting text I'll be using. ('Arial/Bold Italic/120 pt/Crisp' settings)...