Simulate a painting based on an image using Adobe Photoshop CS 2.

Creating the motion effect.

A walkthrough to make a basic smooth gradient button

Use your text tool to type something. I typed Text . Duplicate the layer. Click Edit->Transform->Flip Vertical . Click Rasterize Layer on the vertically inverted layer. Drag the text right below the normal text. Lower the layer opacity to 60% .

Brush Choosing
1. On the Options bar, display the Brush Preset picker. Alternatively, you can open it by right-clicking with any brush-type tool (that's how I usually do it in the movies).
2. As default, the Brush Preset picker displays brushes in "Stroke Thumbnail" viewing mode.....

Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials, August 2005
Gather round ye plumbers and sons of plumbers. Today we'll create high-tech multilevel pipes with liquid running inside.

Step 1. Open up a 300px by 400px transparent document.
Step 2. Press D to reset your colors.
Filter>Render>Clouds then
Filter>Render>Difference Clouds and finally Filter>Artistic>Plastic Wrap and use the default settings you should have something similar below...

The human eye usually doesn't see as much contrast as a camera's lens does. Digital flash lightens darker areas and darkens lighter areas reducing the contrast and shadows of photographs just like what a fill flash does. A similar effect is used with some of Hewlett Packard's new digital cameras ...

This effect looks really nice and this my the technique is so simple! Sometimes we need something magic and we don't know how to make it. Ok, lets do it!
1. We will work with a flower. So, please save my image.
2. Open start....

Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials, August 2006
This tutorial is an easy step-by-step instruction on how to create your own silhouetted image with an iPod attached. Illustrations will help to guide you through it.