Photoshop > Special Effects

Some simple Radial Gradients helped create these fractal simulations. Certainly makes some interesting textures.

Using the 'Gradient Tool (G)' and varying 'Blend Modes' helped achieve these random fractal effects.

Combining Filter Gallery effects helped create this realistic glass window effect.

Combining the 'Clouds' Filter with the 'Smudge Tool' cretes this realistic Fire Effect.

This tutorial will give you the visual education that is needed to make these very realistic raindrops.

This tutorial is fairly complex and relies on the presumption that you are familiar with many of the blending modes and tools of photoshop already. However, it also is optimised for maximum potential of experimentation, so that you may learn from the tutorial rather than following it to the letter.

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a nice looking liquid plastic effect that you can use for almost anything.

Learn how to make lightning.

Ever wondered how does the core of the heat look like?

Generate in few steps this cool water effect.

Learn how to create this awesome effects in only a few steps.

This is a cool technique to create awesome backgrounds.

Here is another method to create some cool wallpapers.

Today you can learn how to generate some advanced Watereffects.

Some nice looking effect for a background.