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How to Use the Matrix Effect
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How to Use the Matrix Effect

Create a new image in photoshop, any size, with a white background. Press D on your keyboard to reset your colours. Go to filter>>texture>>grain. Set both the intensity and contrast at 100, and the grain type at vertical. Go to filter>>artistic>>neon glow...

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Lightning the easy way
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Lightning the easy way

Ever wondered how people get that lightning effect in thier images? Its easy and right here! :)
1. Create a new image (file-->new) with a width of 300px and a height of 300px and a white background.
2. Press d to set the colours to default.
3. Go to filter--> render--> clouds...

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Easy spikes
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Easy spikes

This is a great effect that is surprisingly easy! Great for corner effects in your images.
1. Open up an new image (file-->new) with the width 300px and the height 300px and press ok.
2. Press d then x to reset the colours.
3. Press ctrl+backspace to fill the selection with black...

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Portal-type effect
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Portal-type effect

This is a background that I came across while making the spikes tutorial. Extremely easy and quite effective.
1. Open a new image (file-->new) with whatever width and height you want, and a white background.
2. Go to filter-->stylize-->extrude with these settings:...

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Electric 3D Style Burst Effect
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Electric 3D Style Burst Effect

This effect is fairly easy to accomplish, and it gives a great effect. It looks somewhat 3 dimensional!
1. Open up a new image (File--> New), give it a width and height of 300 pixels (or whatever you want, 500 pixels is also good) and press OK. Press D to reset the colours to default...

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Ghost Effect
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Ghost Effect

This tutorial will teach you how to create an interesting 'ghost' like effect. It isn't actually ghosts as in haunted house ghosts, you will see what I am talking about once you finish this tutorial.
1. Open up a new image (File--> New) and give it a width and height of 300px, then press OK...

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Creating LineArt from Photos
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Creating LineArt from Photos

To begin, have the target image layer selected, as I have captured above. Next, go 'Filter/Blur/Smart Bur' as I have captured below. From the 'Smart Bur' dialog, make sure the 'Edge Only' Mode is selected and toy with the 'Radius'/'Threshold' sliders...

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Fractal Dreams I
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Fractal Dreams I

Here's a few simple steps to simulate fractal images. Though, not a walk-through as such, just a few pointers on what tools to use to achieve these.

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Sketch Effect
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Sketch Effect

Here's a simple trick to create a sketch effect.
1. First, open the image you want to 'sketch'.
2. If your using Photoshop 7, use a 'Layer Set' for organization. Next duplicate, the original photo/image layer( I called mine 'copy'), and hide the original...

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