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Feb 03, 2005 in Web Layout

Plastic Tab Menus

Learn how to create a simple yet great looking tab menu.
1. To start off, we need to create our tab menu button. I used the Rounded Rectangle Tool (often hidden under the Line Tool) with a radius of 10...

Feb 03, 2005 in Special Effects

Quick Rough Metal

Start off by creating a new document and filling it with a dark browm (or any other color you would like to use). Now add some noise by going Filter>Noise>Add Noise. I used Monochrome, Gaussian, with an intensity of around 16%...

Feb 01, 2005 in Miscellaneous Photoshop Tutorials

Bubbles

Learn how to create some semi-transparent bubbles.
1. Note: that the background in the example image isn't part of this tutorial. You may use a solid color background, our any texture you'd like...

Feb 01, 2005 in Drawing Techniques

Create a cool looking bullet hole

Create a cool looking bullet hole, ideal for busting up just about any image.<br/> 1. Choose a texture or image you want to add the bullet hole to, you may take my texture to the left, if you'd like...

Feb 01, 2005 in Special Effects

Ghost Face

Cover your creations with ghostly faces.
1. Start with a background color you want to use, and paste in the face you want to use with your image.
2. Desaturate the layer with your face so that there is no color by going Image>Adjustments>Desaturate...

Jan 31, 2005 in Photo Editing

Aged Document

Learn how to convert an image into an aged document.
1. Open up an image you want to make look as if it's 'aged'. Press 'D' to reset you colors. Go Image>Canvas Size and expand the height and width of you canvas by about 10%. Now you should have a nice white border...

Jan 31, 2005 in Textures & Patterns

Brick Texture

Learn how to create an easy brick texture.
1. Open a new document, then set your foreground color to a bright red, and your background color to a dark red. Once that's done, run the Filter>Render>Clouds filter...

Jan 31, 2005 in Special Effects

Chunky Sandy Metal

Learn how to create a great texture that looks old and beat up. It's a great alternative to rust.
1. Create a new layer and set its Blend Mode to Luminosity. Press 'D,' then 'X,' then choose this color on your default swatches...

Jan 31, 2005 in Textures & Patterns

Create Your Own Collection of Grunge Brushes

Create your own collection of grunge brushes.<br/> 1. Creating Grunge brushes is actually a really simple task. First, open up a photo, preferably one that's pretty busy and has a lot of edges and lines. Once you've opened up the photo, Adjust the threshold of the picture by going Image>Adjustment...