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Ah, transparent GIFs... probably the only reason that the GIF format won't disappear for a while yet. This technique isn't that difficult. There are just a lot of funky rules involved.

We worked at this one for quite a while. It was around halloween and we thought we'd do something with a little gore. There's an action file included for those of the point-and-click variety.

We've struck it rich... it's gold I tell ya... gold! Well it's a good gold text effect anyway.

We wrote this one because it was widely requested a while back. You've seen the text that comes out of those label guns, right? Well this effect mimics that look. Give it a try.

By combining some of the built-in effects with some of those in the Alien Skin package you can create a soft, pillow-like, text effect. Pretty cool.

It seems that there are as many ways to create chrome as there are digital artists. This one is kind of unique and quite realistic.

Using a texture and the built-in lighting effects you can create a nice metallic effect.

Layer masks are a fundamental tool in Photoshop. They can be used for creating all kinds of effects included collages. This technique shows a photo being turned into a sketch.