Photoshop Cool Text Effects

In this edition of Photoshop Madness, we'll create two movie posters, one from the Avatar Movie, and the other from the Deadliest Catch. Then we enjoy the ubiquitous Aqua Text Effect (again), and delve into Photoshop's Displacement Mapping. We'll wrap it up with a serving of Ice cream and several others! August 31, 2010

Hot Photoshop Text Effects Part 3

Here's the last of our hot, flaming, Photoshop text tutorials for a while... whew -- another set of tutorials for designing type with warm, glowing results. Enjoy July 13, 2010

Flaming Text Tutorials in Photoshop

Dirty Dozen Photoshop tutorials for very hot, flaming, sparkling, burning, magma, inferno typography text effects! Whew! I'm sweating from all this heat March 29, 2010

Tutorial: adding color to black and white

This Photoshop 911 case called for adding a spot color to a black and white photo -- yes, the technique works, but -- Some Photoshop techniques just don't work if the photo doesn't lend itself to the effect! March 26, 2010

Tutorial: Brushed Silver Text Effect

IN THIS ETC TUTORIAL we will be creating a brushed silver reflective text effect. We will also be creating the accompanying abstract reflective watery background scene. November 2, 2009

Photoshop Eye Effects #1

This tutorial was prompted by a Photoshop 911 reader who wanted to know about techniques that would allow the merging of a symbol into a person's eye. We run through several layering techniques -- but also discover that what you want isn't necessarily what you get. September 7, 2009

Twenty Years of Photoshop

Since Photoshop was first introduced, our Photoshop Tips & Tricks appeared in the pages of DTG. In fact, we invented the term. Then, when the internet and web became graphical, we began including Photoshop Tips & Tricks in the Design & Publishing Center as well. Here are past articles too numerous to move into this new content management system ... June 25, 2009