1. Duplicate the layer and set the blending options to screen 2. click Filter > Distort > Wave - and click randomise a few times to make it look good. 3. hold CTRL and press E to merge the layer down. ...

Learn how to turn your photos in a realistic pencil portrait in 2 easy steps!

In this tutorial I'll show you how to make wood texture.

1. Open up your picture (with clouds)
2. Duplicate the layer, and set the Blending Mode to "Vivid Light"
3. Use the Eliptical Marquee Tool to select portions of the clouds, then use Filter>Distort>Twirl (with Either +100 or -100) on the clouds

To start off, choose an image or photo you want to turn into a sketch. This is the one I selected, if you want to follow this tutorial, then you can download the picture i used here.

Very smart way of getting that quick 3D effect on your text.

This Photoshop video tutorial will teach you how to create smooth shapes to build a nice little interface in a couple of minutes. You will be learning how to manipulate the levels command, apply layer styles, marquee, ...

Give your photos a dreamy like effect with some simple filter effects.

Start by creating a rectangle using rectangular shape tool.
Create another rectangle half in height of the header using rectangular shape tool.
Insert an image of brick wall. Infact any textured image would do.
From filter menu select blur>>motion blur. Blur the image horizontally.

In today's tutorial I will describe how to make a logotype consisting of black and white strips (it looks like a scanlines effect). You can see an example of this logotype at Sierra Entertaintment - check it's logo..