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Create A Scrapbook Alphabet

Create A Scrapbook Alphabet

In this Photoshop Text Effect you'll learn to create a simple Scrapbook style text effect that can be used as a stand alone word treatment or converted to individual reusable .png files with a transparent background.
Create A 3D Push Pin

Create A 3D Push Pin

In this Photoshop tutorial I'll show you how to create a 3D Push Pin using Photoshop Extended's 3D drawing and rendering capabilities. Put your 3D glasses on and enjoy the show!
Modern 3D Text Effect

Modern 3D Text Effect

In this Photoshop tutorial we're going to step outside my usual Photoshop Only philosophy and use the 3D rendering power of Adobe Illustrator to create a cool little 3D text effect. Don't worry noobs, you don't need to know anything about Illustrator, as usual I'll coach you through the whole process.
Film Inspired Photo Borders

Film Inspired Photo Borders

In this Photo Effects tutorial I'll show you how to extract a photo border from it's background and make it infinitely more versatile for your photography projects.
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photos – Part 2

High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photos – Part 2

In part 2 of this HDR series I'll cover my process for tone mapping in Photomatix Pro and then we'll move on to Adobe Camera Raw for some final adjustments.
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photos – Part 1

High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photos – Part 1

In this Photoshop Tutorial I'll take you through my process for creating stunning High Dynamic Range (HDR) Images with tonal ranges just not possible to achieve with a single photograph.
A Simple Wedding Invitation

A Simple Wedding Invitation

This Photoshop tutorial comes to you by way of a request from Susan in London, who wanted to know how to create an invitation similar to one she'd seen online. I don't do too much girly stuff, so I thought this might be a good time to pander a bit to the ladies.
The Wheels Text Effect

The Wheels Text Effect

I probably get 2-3 spam emails a week from some company wanting to sell me new wheels for my car. It's getting a little annoying, so to strike back, I'm going to show you how to duplicate the text effect in their ad... It's a bit of a noobish effect, but it'll make me feel better so I'm doing it anyway.
2 Step Grunge Photo Effect

2 Step Grunge Photo Effect

In this tutorial I'm going to show you a quick and easy 2 step process grunge photo effect that I stumbled upon while attempting to accomplish something completely different. That's right, I'm going to teach you a happy accident.
Patriotic Text Using Displacement Masks

Patriotic Text Using Displacement Masks

In this Photoshop tutorial I'll show you how to achieve a neat little text effect with an image overlay while learning the basics of using displacement masks.