Photoshop Photo Effects Tutorials
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Welcome to the Photo Effects section of Photoshop Essentials! Here, you'll find our complete collection of photo effects tutorials.
All of our Photoshop Effects tutorials are written with beginners in mind, with easy to follow, step by step instructions. Even if you're brand new to Photoshop, you'll be creating amazing effects with professional results in no time at all!
For best results with these tutorials, we recommend using Photoshop CS2 or higher, although most will also work with earlier versions. Many tutorials will work with Photoshop Elements, especially if you're using one of the latest versions (Photoshop Elements 9 or 10).
New photo effects tutorials are added regularly, so be sure to check back often for the latest additions!
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Folds And Creases Effect In Photoshop
In this Photoshop Effects tutorial, learn how to easily add folds and creases to a photo as if it had been folded and unfolded like a map!
Radial Zoom Enhanced Eyes Effect
In this Photoshop Effects tutorial, learn how to give someone's eyes a fun, easy to create 'zoom' effect with blur streaks that zoom out from the center of the eyes. We'll also enhance the brightness and color of the eyes while we're at it!
Faded Pixels Photo Border Effect
In this Photoshop Effects tutorial, learn how to create a "faded pixels" photo border, with the image appearing through randomly-sized and scattered square pixel shapes that gradually fade into a solid colored background.
How To Blend Textures With Photos In Photoshop
Learn the essentials of blending textures with photos in Photoshop, including how to quickly cycle through the layer blend modes, how to blend only the brightness values of the texture to keep the photo's original colors, how to invert textures for different results, and more!
Photo To Colored Dot Pattern
In this Photoshop effects tutorial, learn how to easily turn a photo into a pattern of colored dots, using one of Photoshop's filters, a layer mask and a simple repeating pattern we'll create from scratch!
Vertical Photo Panels Effect
In this Photoshop effects tutorial, learn how layer groups and clipping masks make it easy to create the illusion that a photo is being displayed as a series of vertical panels!
Simulating Film Grain In A Photo
In this Photo Effects tutorial, learn a quick and easy way to simulate film grain in an image with Photoshop, including how to keep the effect fully editable using Smart Filters!
Shape Cluster Photo Display Effect
Learn how to display a single photo as a cluster of shapes, similar to larger wall cluster displays where several photos, usually in different frame shapes and sizes, are arranged together on a wall to form a larger design. In this tutorial, we'll create something similar but on a smaller scale using just a single image!
Classic Vignette Photo Border Effect
In this Photoshop effects tutorial, learn how to quickly add a timeless, classic vignette border to a photo! Perfect for wedding and engagement photos, anniversaries and other family portraits!
Create A Custom Motion Trail From Your Subject
In this photo effects tutorial, learn how to add a sense of action and movement to an image by giving your main subject an easy to create motion trail!
Add Rays Of Light To A Photo
In this photo effects tutorial, learn a fast and easy way to add rays of sunlight to an image with Photoshop!
Photoshop Lightning Effect
In this photo effects tutorial, learn how to easily create and add lightning to an image with Photoshop!
Photo To Sketch With More Detail
In a previous tutorial, we learned a way to convert a photo to a sketch in Photoshop that works great for portraits. In this tutorial, we learn a slightly different way that's better at bringing out fine details when converting other types of images to a sketch! Plus, learn how to create the entire effect in 60 seconds or less!
Portrait Photo To Color Sketch In Photoshop
In this Photoshop tutorial, learn how to easily convert a portrait photo into a pencil sketch, including how to colorize the effect with the photo's original colors!
Punch Through Image Effect In Photoshop
In this Photoshop effects tutorial, learn how to create a popular "punch through image" effect, often seen in sports and movie ads, as if a person or object has punched a hole right through the page or image!
Create An Old Paper Background Texture In Photoshop
In this Photoshop tutorial, learn how to create an old looking paper texture, perfect for use as a background for a scrapbook-style photo layout!
Color Grid Design In Photoshop
In this Photoshop effects tutorial, learn how to turn a photo in a grid of randomly colorized squares! We'll use Photoshop's guides and rulers, a couple of rarely used selection tools, the Magic Wand, adjustment layers, blend modes, and more! Any recent version of Photoshop will work!
Starry Night Sky In Photoshop
If the ability to capture a beautiful starry night with your camera seems as out of reach as the stars themselves, no need to worry! Photoshop makes it easy to fill our night skies with as many stars as we like! Now updated for Photoshop CS4 and CS5!
Realistic Cast Shadow Effect
Photoshop's Drop Shadow layer style may be great for adding simple shadows to images or text, but for creating realistic looking shadows of people or objects, it just doesn't cut it. In this tutorial, learn an easy way to create a realistic cast shadow effect!
Snowflakes Photo Border
Learn how to create a simple snowflakes photo border, a fun finishing touch for photos of family and friends during the holidays or of any snowy winter scene!
Holiday Greeting Card Photo Border
Just in time for the holidays! Learn how to create a simple and fun 'Happy Holidays' greeting card-style photo border in Photoshop!
Dead Zone Blur Streaks Effect
In this photo effects tutorial, learn how to colorize a photo using a Color Balance adjustment, then how to select and stretch a single column of pixels across the image to create a cool motion blur effect!
Water Ripples Effect In Photoshop
Learn how to easily add realistic looking water ripples to an image with Photoshop!
Add A Realistic Rainbow To A Photo In Photoshop
In this photo effects tutorial, learn how to brighten your stormy skies by adding a rainbow, or even a double rainbow, to a photo using one of Photoshop's ready-made gradients. We'll also learn how to flip the order of the colors in a gradient to create a more realistic double rainbow effect!
Dancing In The Stars Tutorial
Let Photoshop make their special night even more magical and send the wedding couple dancing in the stars with this step by step photo effects tutorial.
Add Bubbles With A Custom Photoshop Bubble Brush
In this photo effects tutorial, learn how to add realistic bubbles to a photo using an easy to create, custom Photoshop bubble brush!
Create And Add Photo Mount Corners To An Image
In this two-part Photoshop tutorial, learn how to create and add photo mount corners to an image, a nice finishing touch for wedding or engagement photos, family portraits, travel photos, and more!
Gallery Style Photo Frame Layout Tutorial
In this Photoshop tutorial, learn how to display your photos as if they were hanging in an art gallery with this easy to create gallery-style photo frame layout!
Screen Jumping Effect Tutorial
Sometimes, the action in a movie, sports event or video game can be so intense, it seems to jump right off the screen, especially if you're using Photoshop! In this tutorial, learn how to create this popular and classic photo effect.
Retro 3D Movie Effect Tutorial
Long before Avatar, monsters and aliens were leaping out of screens at moviegoers wearing cardboard 3D glasses with red and blue lenses. In this tutorial, learn how to recreate that same 50's retro 3D movie look with Photoshop!
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