In this tutorial, you will learn how to replicate the moon in a night sky. We will start with a black canvas, and add a circle selection with the Elliptical Marquee tool: This will be our - yes, you've guessed it - moon. Fill this selection with White on a new layer, all by itself: We moved our web sites to Server Intellect and have found them to be incredibly professional. Their setup is very easy and we were up and running in no time. Keeping the selection, make sure your colors are black and white (press D), and then create a new layer and goto Filter > Render > Clouds. Clouds are Rendered...

In this tutorial, how to create your very own Vortex like one of the Default wallpapers with Windows XP. We will start with a blank canvas of 400x300 pixels. Press D to make sure we have the Default colors - black and white, then goto Filter > Render > Fibers. Play with the settings until you get a look you prefer, and then click Ok: Next, choose Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates, and choose Rectnagular to Polar: I just signed up at Server Intellect and couldn't be more pleased with my Windows Server ! Check it out and see for yourself. Now we will use the Filter > Blur > Radial...

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a molten rock or lava texture. We will begin with a blank canvas of 400x300px. Press the D key to make sure our colors are Black and White (the default).Next, goto Filter > Render > Clouds. This will use the foreground and background colors to generate some random clouds: Server Intellect offers Windows Hosting Dedicated Servers at affordable prices. I'm very pleased! Now goto Filter > Render > Difference Clouds: Repeat this filter until you get a texture you like. Press Ctrl+F to repeat the last filter. We should have something like this...

In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to create a Ring of Fire from scratch in PhotoShop. This example was created with PhotoShop CS3, but you can use most - if not all - versions of PhotoShop to recreate the effect. We will begin with a blank canvas of 400x400px, with a black background. Then create a big circle selection with the Elliptical Marquee tool, and with White chosen as the foreground color, right-click the selection and choose Stroke. I did 3px, Center: Try Server Intellect for Windows Server Hosting . Quality and Quantity! Now, duplicate this layuer by right-clicking it in the...

In this tutorial, we will be looking at how we can recreate the look of chocolate for text and shapes in PhotoShop. We start with a blank 400x300px canvas, and insert text: Need help with Windows Dedicated Hosting ? Try Server Intellect . I'm a happy customer! We will open the Layer Styles for this text, by either double-clicking the layer or right-clicking it and choosing Blending Options. We are going to add a Drop Shadow: It is recommended that you experiment with these settings, as there is not just one way to do anything in PhotoShop, and you may get better results for your particular composition...

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a linked chain effect from scratch in PhotoShop. We will start by creating one link, which we will repeat with a stroke around a path. Create a new document, I'm using 70x70px. Then either paint a black circle in the middle or use the elliptical marquee tool to create a circle on a new layer like so: Server Intellect assists companies of all sizes with their hosting needs by offering fully configured server solutions coupled with proactive server management services. Server Intellect specializes in providing complete internet-ready server solutions...

In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to create abstract 3D shapes using pixel art extracted from photographs. First, get an image with a lot of color. In this example, we will be using this image: Yes, it is possible to find a good web host . Sometimes it takes a while. After trying several, we went with Server Intellect and have been very happy. They are the most professional, customer service friendly and technically knowledgeable host we've found so far. Open the image in PhotoShop and then choose the Single Row (or Column) Marquee tool: We will use this to make a 1px selection of a row...

There are hundreds of thousands of styles to apply to your text and buttons using PhotoShop - and it is very easy to come up with your own styles when you're just experimenting. This tutorial will show you how to create a gel-looking text and button effect which looks very clean and polished. If you're ever in the market for some great Windows web hosting, try Server Intellect . We have been very pleased with their services and most importantly, technical support. We will start with a blank canvas and then create a new layer. Choose the Custom Shape tool and choose a shape to use as your button...

Fire and flames can be one of the most eye-catching features used in a composition. In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to create a brilliant flame-engulfed scene. We moved our web sites to Server Intellect and have found them to be incredibly professional. Their setup is very easy and we were up and running in no time. We start with a blank canvas, and press D to make sure that our foreground and background colors are default (Black and White). Then we goto Filter > Render > Clouds. Goto Filter > Render > Difference Clouds. Then press Ctrl+F to repeat this filter. Because the...

Often, an eye-catching effect is to make one element in an image color, while the rest of the image black and white. Or blur the background, whilst the foreground, or one particular element in an image is clear and focused. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the new selection tool, Quick Selection Tool, and also how to make certain elements in your image black and white, and others color, and also some blurred, while others remain clear. Server Intellect offers Windows Hosting Dedicated Servers at affordable prices. I'm very pleased! For this demonstration, we will be using the following...