Learn how to soak your text in bubbles, splatter it with blood, turn it to glass, then to ice, melt it into water, grow it into grass, cut it from metal and riddle it with bullets. These 50 incredible Photoshop effects will create text that explodes from the page (or the screen).
40 Dark and Futuristic Photoshop Effects
Aug 27th in Articles, Effects by Danny OutlawA question: what do exploding planets, energy spheres, ethereal lights, ruined cities, telepathic warriors, gloomy nebulas and light-rays all have in common? Answer: they look freaky awesome when you build them in Photoshop.
Here’s how to do all of the above and more, for a total of 40 excellent cyberpunk and Sci-fi style effects.
Inspiration: Water and Ice
Aug 16th in Effects, Inspiration by Steven SnellAbout six months ago Sean posted Inspiration: Fire, Flames, and Infernos. I thought it would be appropriate and fun to take a look at the opposite end of the spectrum for some additional inspiration. Much like fire and flames, water and ice are prevalent in web and graphic design. Here is a showcase that will give you a taste of what is possible.
Using Ink Drops in Your Digital Compositions
Jul 12th in Effects by Josh SmithWe all love Photoshop and its effects, but sometimes it’s great to get your hands dirty when creating elements for your graphics. Ink drops can add a creative and energetic element to your designs. This tutorial demonstrates techniques to creatively work ink drops into your compositions.
Create an Energy Drink Ad Design
Jun 25th in Effects by Alex BeltechiFeaturing a product in an ad is a common task for any designer. In this tutorial, we’ll look at a flexible design solution that you can use to create one for an energy drink. It relies on a combination of the Difference Blending Mode and the Radial Blur Filter to achieve unique colors, contrast, and lighting.
Create a Space Explosion From Scratch in Photoshop
Jun 23rd in Effects by FrnkCrnkIf you’ve ever wanted to create a space explosion in Photoshop, then we have the tutorial for you. With the techniques learned in this tutorial, you can create explosions as seen in a Sci-Fi television series. Let’s learn how to make this effect from scratch.
Create a Magic Crystal Ball
Jun 21st in Effects by FabioLast week I was working on a project where I needed to create a sort of lightning effect like that Tesla Coil. I spent a couple of hours in Photoshop playing around with some filters to create the effect. So In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a Magic Crystal Ball with some nice light effects and textures happening.
Design a Vista Styled Wallpaper
Jun 13th in Effects by Václav KrejÄÃToday we’ll create a wallpaper in Vista style. A black background will be filled with stylish gradients decorated with blue and green abstract curved shapes. The techniques used in this tutorial are scalable. It’s easy to turn the final design into different sizes to fit various monitors. Let’s learn how to do it.
Make an Apple Coldplay Style Ad in Photoshop
Jun 6th in Effects by FabioRecently, Apple released a new iTunes video advertisement featuring the band Coldplay and the song, "Viva la Vida." As is usual with Apple ads, this commercial is very beautiful. The coolest thing is that this time they chose to use light effects with glows and sparks. As I’m a really big fan of this style, I thought it would be nice to have a tutorial showing how to create that effect.
Create Cool Watercolor Effects in Photoshop
May 27th in Effects by FabioSome time ago I wrote an article on my blog listing some fashion-style illustrations from really amazing designers such as Bruno Fujii, Margot Mace, Raphaël of My Dead Pony, Stina Person, and others. The coolest thing in their design work is their use of watercolor effects. So in this tutorial I will show a quick way to simulate that effect using only Photoshop and some brushes.
