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This advanced tutorial explains one way of creating cartoon characters in Photoshop using nothing but the default tools, lots of patience, and a few gallons of coffee. Explained in detail from initial scanning to final detailing, this 5 page tutorial can make a master cartoonist out of anyone!

The aim of this tutorial is to show you a remarkably simple way of creating energy swirls using a single technique, and then extrapolate the method to create a visually stun.

The aim of this tutorial is to describe one advanced method for creating these 3D-effect planets with the minimum amount of time and effort, and using nothing but the default filters included with photoshop.

Abstracts are great - they don't have to resemble anything specific, nor do anything constructive, other than sit and look cool. Used appropriately they can even be your key to fantastic-looking wallpapers and artworks. There are, as you would expect, a multitude of techniques for creating different abstracting effects. Here's how you make simple swirls...

Micro buttons are a popular addition to many websites nowadays, and are very useful for sprucing up search engines, navigation systems, etc.

One of the most powerful yet underused additions to Photoshop in recent years is the Liquify filter. In essence, it allows you to smear and smudge your images around like silly putty, making photo manipulation a breeze. Savvy users know, however, that you can also use the filter's special tools to create convincing abstracts and plasma effects in record-breaking time. Here's how...

Layer effects are very powerful and are used for a vast array of different Photoshop techniques. 'Bevel and emboss' is often considered to be the effect of choice for professional graphic designers, but it also has a tendency to create very harsh contrasts in unskilled hands. The aim of this tutorial is to detail a method for creating smooth cartoon-like bevels for text and interfaces using only layer effects.

Learn how to create realistic cigarettes.

Lets face it, everybody likes jello! Although it tastes utterly bland by itself, you can add some flavourings, pour over a little cream, and be in dessert heaven! The same applies, of course, to Photoshop - just take a mellow colour, add a few layer effects, and bask in the yummy splendidness of your work.

In the real world space is, as they say, the final frontier. In the Photoshop realm, however, warp speed is far easier to attain, and uses little more than a basic knowledge of the default tools and a few filters.

Learn how to create artificial 3D effects.

Create barcodes.

Machines are constantly becoming more powerful, and it is inevitable that one day they will develop intelligence to rival our own. Until then, however, we can merely provide a glimpse into the future with our artwork. The aim of this tutorial is to illustrate how simple it is to create very detailed electrical circuits, using nothing but the default Photoshop filters. If creating sentience was this easy, we'd all be in big trouble...

Create some great segmented rings.

As the saying goes, the beauty is in the detail. Even the most stunning interface can look out of place and unrealistic if its too perfect for its own good. Add a little damage to your interfaces and artwork with this simple technique...