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Add overlays and textures to your designs and create greater visual interest. Learn to apply unique effects to your work, from vintage overlays to grunge textures.
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  1. How to Draw Stone and Rock Textures

    How to Draw Stone and Rock Textures

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    The texture of rock is deceptively simple, but it gets quite complicated when you try to get it right. In this tutorial I will show you how to draw a texture...

  2. How to Create a Beautiful Abstract Portrait in Photoshop

    How to Create a Beautiful Abstract Portrait in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    In this tutorial we will combine several stock images to create an artistic, abstract portrait of a woman. Let's get started!

  3. How to Draw Fabric: Silk and Wool

    How to Draw Fabric: Silk and Wool

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial I will show you how to go about drawing two different types of fabric: smooth and flowing, like silk, and rough and thick, like wool.

  4. How to Create a Lollipop Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Lollipop Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Use a couple of text and shape layers, along with a bunch of layer styles, textures, and filters, to create a realistic lollipop text effect.

  5. How to Create Textured, Geometric Objects in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create Textured, Geometric Objects in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this tutorial, instructor Melody Nieves will show you how to create four textured geometric designs in Adobe Photoshop.

  6. How to Create a 3D Paper Cut Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a 3D Paper Cut Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Use Photoshop's 3D tools and settings, with some adjustment layers, to create a 3D paper text effect

  7. How to Draw Glass

    How to Draw Glass

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Transparent glass is incredibly hard to draw from imagination. That's because we know it's "invisible", so what is there to draw? But the correct approach is...

  8. How to Create a 3D Cylinder Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a 3D Cylinder Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    We're going Red for World AIDS Day 2016 with this 3D text effect. Use Photoshop's 3D tools and settings, along with adjustment layers and filters, to create...

  9. How to Create a Muddy Boot Print Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Muddy Boot Print Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Use Photoshop's transform modes, shape tools, brushes, layer styles, and filters, along with some textures, to create a muddy boot print text effect.

  10. How to Create a 'Hellraiser' Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a 'Hellraiser' Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Create a text effect inspired by the Pinhead character from the Hellraiser movie, using textures, shapes, layer styles, and a couple of other tools and tricks.

  11. Photoshop in 60 Seconds: Create Custom Brushes From Texture Graphics

    Photoshop in 60 Seconds: Create Custom Brushes From Texture Graphics

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this quick video, Melody Nieves will show you how to create custom brushes using texture graphics in Adobe Photoshop.

  12. How to Create an Energetic Paint Splashing Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create an Energetic Paint Splashing Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this quick tutorial, learn how to create a fun paint splashing effect in Adobe Photoshop.

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