Transformed Text – Photoshop Tutorial

This text effect is a result of playing with Photoshop’s Transform feature. The main text is a silver-coloured metal effect, and the tranformations are glowing and spectacular. It is an easy effect to achieve, however, it has turned out to be relatively difficult to explain! If you come across any problems, glitches or things that make you say ‘What?!’ then please don’t hesitate to either contact me (right sidebar) or leave a comment below – I will try my best to make things clearer if necessary. Other than that, I hope you enjoy producing this effect as much as I did!

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404 Error Pages – 30+ Examples

When you have been trawling around the internet for hours researching or searching, it is quite likely you will make a mistake inputting a website address, or somehow get lost on a site. How lovely, under those circumstances, to be directed to a custom 404 error page that makes you smile or think ‘that’s a bit different’.

I was very surprised to discover, from compiling this list, that so many graphic design websites and trendsetting companies don’t have an inspiring 404 error page.

It is considered politically correct to never blame your visitor for straying off course, although, of course, the fault could lie with them, or could be due to a broken link. However, these days some sites lay the blame entirely at the feet of the visitor, flying in the face of convention – and those are usually the funniest 404 error pages.

This list is made up of more than 30 individually designed 404 error pages, some are clever, some are funny and some are just better than a blank white page declaring 404 Error page not found!

Grunge & Sparkle Text – Photoshop Tutorial

Create a grungy gold text effect with sparkly flowers with a little retro design thrown in too. A very straightforward tutorial using many of Photoshop’s built-in tools and features.

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Summer Gradients – Free Download

I have created another set of gradients available for download at deviantart.com. This set of 8 gradients is based on summer colours.

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I hope you enjoy these gradients!

Swirl Texture/Background

Create this glowing swirl texture/background in a few easy steps using only Photoshop’s built-in tools.

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Skin Enhancement Photoshop Tutorial

There are many actions available to enhance your photographs, but sometimes a little extra work is required. This tutorial uses Photoshop’s blur filter and healing brush tool, along with a free action. You need to begin with a good quality image – repairing a poor quality image is a whole other tutorial. We will be improving the complexion, improving the skin tone and brightening the eyes.

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Melting Text Effect – Photoshop tutorial

Create this melting text effect using a couple of free fonts and Photoshop’s built-in tools. This is not a difficult tutorial, and beginners should be able to complete it.

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Art Deco Text Effect Photoshop Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to draw the frame, create the corner fans and create a deco-ish text effect, using Art Deco colours. Always a popular style, there are many Art Deco-type fonts available for free download, and you can probably use any of them to achieve a similar effect.

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Broken Text – Photoshop Tutorial

This tutorial uses a free font and both Photoshop and Illustrator to achieve a 3D, split text effect.

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Photoshop Tutorial – Rusty Text

Create this very realistic looking rusty text using free brushes and gradients along with Photoshop’s filters and blending options.

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