In this tutorial you will learn how to create a very dramatic Construction Metallic Effect. The steps used to create this awesome effect are very easy to follow and can be applied to many different applications quickly. This effect works great for web page headers, or signatures.

Create stylish patterns, cool results and bandwidth savings assured.

1. Open a new document, any size - fill the background with (#004477) note i used (200x200 for the size)
2. Now click Filter > Sketch > Halftone Pattern and enter these values: (size:1; contrast:5; pattern type:dot).

This series of tutorials is going to be about various simple techniques used in Skinning models, focussing on details and textures used to create metallic skins. One of the techniques is to use photo reference and overlay it over the base colour, paint in your details over that...

1. Create new document (File - New , 500 to 500 pixel 72 dpi, Mode: RGB Color, Contents: white)
Now give your background Layer (Layername=Background) a new color. Choose color CC9966 and fill your document with the Paint Bucket Tool.

In part 3 of my texturising-tutorial, I will teach you how to make a texture dissolve into another texture. Because you can't build an object or a world with just one texture and bad edges. In this tutorial I will teach you how to connect 2 different textures!

This tutorial will help you to create a realistic rust texture.

Open a new document. I have set the background to #B7B7B7 and the size to 100x100 px. Grab Zoom Tool and zoom a little. Grab Rectangular Marquee Tool and make a 1 px width selection. The height has to be the same as the document. Fill the selection with #000000 with Paint Bucket Tool...

Shiny metal tiles with random textures.

In this tutorial you will create a carbon fiber texture for use on your next layout, or interface that will really highlight those techie layouts well while easy to produce.