In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial, we’re going to learn how to add beams of sunlight through trees, which is not only a great way to make an image look more interesting, it’s also a lot easier to do than you might think, as we’ll see. We’ll even finish things off by making the sunbeams appear to be shining on the ground after they pass through the trees, which adds more realism to the final effect. [...]

Step 1 We will be using two different stock items for this project – first, the arm and a lump of meat. We start by opening the arm picture in Photoshop and duplicating the “Background” Layer by clicking Command + J. We want to preserve the background layer for later on. Hold the Alt key + double-click the duplicate layer, then rename it “Arm.” Choose the Pen Tool (set to Shape Layer) to cut out [...]

This effect can work great on portraits. This tutorial will show you how to create Black and White Photo Effect. Step 1: First open any image. Step 2: Go to Image> Adjustments> Gradient Map and select a black to white gradient map. This will convert your image to black and white and up the contrast slightly. Step 3: Then Image> Adjustments> Levels and change the Input Levels to the following values. Step 4: Now create [...]

In this tutorial we’ll create a realistic 3D text scene using Photoshop with a little help from Illustrator for the 3D text. You need to have medium to advanced knowledge of Photoshop in order to complete this tutorial. To get started, go ahead and download all the images used from the Sxh.hu website. All images are free to download and here are the links: 1, 2, 3, 4 Let’s get started and create a truly [...]

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Included here are over 320+ Photoshop grunge brushes (10 total sets) available for free download. You can use these brushes when designing in Photoshop. They can also be colored and have many different effects applied to them, so have a play around. Let me know what brush set you like the best. Plus, if you have any more sets you would like to add to the next list, feel free to drop in a cheeky [...]