Photoshop > Special Effects

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.

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 a smoldering plasmic fire.

This tutorial teaches how to creae a fire effect.

Learn how to sketch images to get a different effect for your images.

So simple, and real, these water drops (and optional ice drops) are also simple to do anywhere, anytime.

Create a realistic ice wall! Great for sigs!

This tutorial will demonstrate how to make a simple colorburst effect. If I were to explain more, it wouldn't be simple, so let's get started.

Cover your creations with ghostly faces.

At certain times in graphic design, you need to get down and dirty. Here, I'll show you a way to create a grungy background that will make a great addition to any sort of dirty or worn artwork.

Learning how to use the built-in lighting effects filter is one of the most important skills you'll ever learn for Photoshop. It allows you to add volume and reality to normal 2D objects.

Make liquid metal so cool, you'll think it came from a Terminator movie.

Create this great looking plasma effect.

Create a rusted grid to add to your industrial interface.

Reproduce a cool water effect.