Author: James Qu

James is a seasoned Photoshop expert with over 25 years of experience based in Australia. As the driving force behind PSD Vault, he authors the majority of its in-depth tutorials and insightful articles.

In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Create this Artistic Text Effect with Metal Texture in Photoshop. We will practice some basic brush painting and learn how to manipulate texture into different shapes and angles. Have a try! Here is a preview of the final effect I have for this tutorial: (click to enlarge) PSD File Download You can download the PSD File for this tutorial via the VIP Members Area for only $6.95/Month (or less)! You will not only get this PSD File, but also 100+ other PSD Files + Extra Goodies +…

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In this 6th volume, we have a video Photoshop tutorial to show you how you can use a fire stock image and some simple manipulation techniques to create in Photoshop. This tutorial is in addition to the original Dramatic Planet Impact Tutorial I previously published here. Hopefully this will give you a better understanding of the Lava Effect Creation process in that tutorial.

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Hey guys, a few days ago I published a Photoshop and Cinema4D tutorial called “Design Conceptual Disintegration Effect in Cinema 4D and Photoshop”. In conjunction with the tutorial,  the author has also provide a bundle of high resolution wallpaper for your desktop and iPhone, free for all PSD Vault Readers! Wallpaper Preview Download Please click on the links below to download this wallpaper: 1920 x 1080 1680 x 1050 1280 x 1024 1280 x 800 1024 x 768 320 x 480 Hope you enjoy it! If you wish to find out the design process of this wallpaper, check out the “Design Conceptual…

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