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When it comes to impact and relative simplicity, it is very hard to beat a skilfully composed starburst effect. Used by the advertising industry, they are surprisingly eye-catching, and can make totally mundane objects appear much more enticing.

The Pattern Maker plug-in that comes with version 7.0 and greater of Photoshop is arguably one of the most powerful tools ever to aid 2D Artists. It is so absurdly easy to use, and produces such great results, that it has quickly become very popular amongst texture developers.

They say that the eyes are the windows to the soul... which probably explains why they are so flipping hard to design digitally. If you have this problem, follow this little tutorial on painting a realistic eye in Photoshop, and be enlightened!

metal mesh textures are remarkably simple to create and can give your interfaces and/or artwork a much needed dose of industrial-style funk.

Photoshop has a wealth of tools available to design funky and downright outlandish effects.This tutorial definitely belongs in the latter camp, and the results apparently resemble a plasmid under an electron microscope.

Signatures are little graphics which can go at the end of your e-mails, after posts to online forums, commenting systems, etc. They are as individual as your genes and often go alongside avatars as ways to express your identity online.

In this tutorial you will learn how to paint a wooden plank using the default tools available with all modern versions of Photoshop. Detailed advice will also be given concerning realistic detailing of the wood, and the light sourcing behind it. A graphics tablet is useful for this tutorial, but not essential.

Unlike raster (i.e. pixel-based) objects, vector shapes can be scaled up to any size with absolutely no loss in quality. The ultimate goal of this tutorial is to show you how to make these custom shapes for Photoshop.

The aim of this tutorial is to detail 'vector masks', a handy Photoshop feature which allows you to 'cut out' objects from their background, but without any actual loss to the original source picture. The major advantages to this method will quickly become apparent, and soon you will wonder how on earth you ever coped with the traditional 'eraser' technique.

Unlike their solid counterparts, planetary rings need to have a granular, almost ethereal look that is hard to recreate. The aim of this tutorial is to detail an amazingly simple way of making these asteroid-filled rings in Photoshop. The quality and speed of the results will simply amaze you...

If you are designing 3D abstracts, then chances are that this effect is just what you need to add a little bit of extra pizzazz to your work. Best of all, its simple to create and extremely versatile.

When it comes to abstract creation, Photoshop can add enviable depth and undeniable complexity to an image. In this tutorial will describe a simple technique to create exceedingly detailed wire frames using little more than default Photoshop tools and a basic knowledge of Photoshop tools.

Finding metal tutorials on the internet has never been a problem. Almost all of them, however, lack the worn and dented look present in real life metals. This tutorial provides a very simple way to create more realistic metals using only a few default plug-ins and the dodge/burn tools.

Textures are created for a wide variety of different reasons - sometimes to add detail to 3D rendered scenes, and other times just to look cool & impress your friends.

Ever since we first learned how to make it in the stone age, mankind has had a profound fascination with fire. Now you too can set Photoshop ablaze with the power and beauty of fire by following this animated 9 step tutorial. Just remember to play safely, and not singe your fingers!