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 tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to create 3D text surrounded by flame in Photoshop. We will render a 3D text in Photoshop and combine flame and crack textures with our text. We will use a number of Photoshop techniques such as image adjustments, layer blending modes, various tools and filters.

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In this tutorial, you will learn the process of making this unique snow & frost text effect in Photoshop. We will use a forest stock image as the background, and construct the text effect with a combination of stone & frost texture, then finish it off with a touch of snow particles. Have a try! This is an intermediate difficulty tutorial. The PSD file of this tutorial is available via the PSD Vault VIP members area. Here is a preview of the final effect I have for this tutorial: (click to enlarge) PSD Vault VIP Membership You can download the PSD…

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In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Create this Abstract Manipulation with Tree Bark Texture and Brush Elements. Along the way, you will learn how you can apply layer masks to image adjustment layers to create unique effect, as well as learning to blend texture and to use various elements to create great abstract effect.

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