Step 1 : Make a new file size 250x250
Step 2 : Now making sure you press 'd', paint the BG in black
Step 3 : Now go to filter > reticulation (set level 25 for all the options)...

Step 1 - Make a new canvas size 300 X 300 and select an orange color - I have used color "#FF8400" as the foreground color. Click the Background to make the background your chosen color
Step 2 - Go to Filter > Render > Mezzotint , and you will end up with a fire like background...

Step 1 : Start with a new file 250x250, white bg. Set your fg and bg colours to default ( press D)
Step 2: Go to Filter>Render>Clouds
Step 3a : Now go to Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates and select "polar to rectangular"...

This is a very easy and simple tutorial to just add a nice and different affect to normal images. This works well with avatars and Sigs. So just give it a try :D

Step 1 - Open Photoshop, make the size 350X350
Step 2 - Go to Layer > New > New layer (or press shift+ctrl+n)
Step 3 - Now select the gradient tool, if you cannot find it, then right click on the paint bucket tool, and the following should come up:...

Step 1 : Save the image below, and then open it in photoshop.
Step 2 : Now we are going to start the transformation of the diva ... go to Filter > Distort > Twirl and set the angle to 25.
Step 3 : Now we will duplicate the layer by going to Layer > Duplicate layer...

Click on the gradient tool. Click on the gradient preview which will appear at the top left of the screen. This box will appear. Apply the colors and settings which are in the picture below that you have to view the big version of...

Step 1: make a new canvas. The size is up to you but you can make it 500x500 like mine.
Step 2: go to filter>render>clouds. You should get something like the below picture. The good thing about the clouds filter is that it comes out different every time.
Step 3: go to filter>brush stroke...

Step 1 - Make a new square shaped canvas, I am using size 250 X 250 and then create a new layer.
Step 2 - Select the gradient tool (or press 'g') and choose any colour, I am choosing the default for the sake of simplicity. Now choose 'Radial Gradient'...

Ok, if you are going to do this tutorial, I suppose you have knowledge on how to create patterns. This pattern that we are making, is like small screws sticking out of the image. This pattern has a center, and it drops shadows. So what you are going to do is to create a new document (9x9px)...