Star Burst Gradient Text

May 28, 2005 | Photoshop Tutorials, Type Tool Techniques

Here’s simple star bust gradient text effect using just the ‘Stroke’ style from the ‘Blending Options’. For this example I chose a Handwriting Font just to reveal the curves a little more. In the ‘Layers Palette’ Right...

Bump Maps and Textures

May 28, 2005 | Pattern Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials

Here is a few simple steps to create nice Bump Map Textures utilizing Blending Modes. First create a Custom Preset document of your choice. I used 400×400. Then, create a new Fill Layer by selecting it’s icon on the bottom of Layers Palette , and from the...

Any Screen Color Picker

May 28, 2005 | Photoshop Tutorials, Tips and Tricks

Here’s a few simple steps to capture any color from your screen, inside or outside the Photoshop program view. Though, many Color Pickers exist, there’s actually a rudimentary one available within Photoshop’s ‘Eyedropper Tool (I)’. To get...