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Glass Content Box
in Web Layout
Glass Content Box

Create a glass content box for your website.
01. In the end, the glass content box will be transparent so you can have images beneath show through it.
02. Create a rectangle.
03. Open up the layer styles menu and use the following 'Drop Shadow' settings:...

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Red Bow
in Drawing Techniques
Red Bow

01. Create the path below with the pen tool. You can also use the polygonal lasso, or any other method you choose.
02. Fill the path or shape with the color of your bow, and apply an 'Inner Glow' with Normal Blend Mode, a darker color than your bow...

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Holiday Wreath
in Drawing Techniques
Holiday Wreath

01. Select the brush tool, and open up the brush menu (F5). Go to the "Brush Tip Shape" tab and select the grass brush (#112). Set the Diameter to 40px, Roundness to 100% and Spacing to 40%.
02. Go to the "Shape Dynamics" tab and set Size Jitter to 7%...

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Glowing Glyph
in Special Effects
Glowing Glyph

01. Take a brush and set 'Fade' to around 150px (under Shape Dynamics). Draw a stroke.
02. Copy the stroke and rotate it 3 times so you have a cross.
03. Use the smudge tool to create little details...

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Pixel Gradient
in Special Effects
Pixel Gradient

01. Take the image you will be applying the pixel gradient effect to.
02. Take the rectangular marquee tool and set the 'Feather' to 10px. Select the part of the image that you want pixelated.
03. Go to Filter --> Pixelate --> Mosaic...

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Interface Cracks
in Web Layout
Interface Cracks

01. Take the image you will be applying cracks to. For demonstration purposes, the following image will be used.
02. Zoom in to the section of the image you want to apply cracks to.
03. Start by creating a new layer on top of the image...

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Barcodes
in Textures & Patterns
Barcodes

01. Begin by opening up a document larger than the barcode you want. Then go to Filter --> Noise --> Add Noise, with these settings: 400%, gaussian, monochromatic.
02. Then go to Filter --> Blur --> Motion Blur, with these settings: 90 degrees, 999 pixels...

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Pixel Patterns
in Textures & Patterns
Pixel Patterns

01. All the following patterns are achieved by opening a 5x5, 5x1, or 1x5 (pixels) document, and using the pencil tool. The patterns can be enlarged or shrunk by using smaller or larger canvases. Then go to Edit --> Define Pattern, to name and define your pattern...

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Curved Brush Stroke
in Drawing Techniques
Curved Brush Stroke

01. Begin with a 300x300 document with a black background.
02. Select your pen tool. We will be using the pen tool to create a path. At the toolbar at the top, you should see three small icons...

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Burnt Edges
in Special Effects
Burnt Edges

01. Select the 'Brush' tool and go to Window --> Brushes (or F5). Go to Brush Tip Shape. Set the 'Diameter' to 25px, the 'Spacing' at 5% and the 'Hardness' to 100%.
02. Go to 'Shape Dynamics'. Set the 'Size Jitter' to 100%...

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