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Aqua Plastic Text
In this tutorial you'll learn to create a great aqua plastic text effect using Photoshop layer styles.

Soft Bevel
The technique you learn from this tutorial will probably prove very useful to you in future designs. It will show you how to make a quick and easy "soft" beveled edge, which you can apply to your interfaces, buttons, etc, to add some instant good-looking depth. For this tutorial, we will make a button using the technique.

Glossy Buttons
Create some shiny glossy buttons for your website's menu system. This tutorial illustrates how to add a glossy finish to your buttons or other nifty shapes.

Advanced Preloader
Here we will make an advanced preloader which determines not only the actual percent, but the Bytes Loaded, Bytes Remaining, and other neat stuff.

Cutting Up Images
This Tutorial will show you how to "cut up" images for use in interfaces, website layouts and templates, tables, or Javascript enabled menus, etc.

Seamless Nebula Texture
This tutorial will show you how to design a nebula texture.

Seamless Starscape
This tutorial will teach you how to make a seamless/tileable starscape background in Photoshop.

Neon Lights Texture
This tips will show you a method to create a cool "Neon Lights" texture.

Metallic Shapes
This tutorial will teach you how to create a metallic shape which you might be able to be used as part of an interface or button.

Chrome Effect
This tutorial will show you how to add a cool-looking chrome effect to your text.

Burnt Paper Edges
The tutorial will teach you how to create burnt edges on a picture.

Round Edges
Create the cool-looking rounded edges you always admired in other people website interfaces.

Remote Control Interface
This tutorial will teach you how to create a simple "Remote Control" which you can use as an interface for a web site, program, or anything else where a cool 3D menu might be needed.

3D Text Effect
This tutorial demonstrates a really cool effect you can use on your text or other "stuff" to make it appear 3D.

Alien Text Effect
This tutorial will teach you how to create an effect on your text or other objects that emulates that of the Aliens movie.

Burnt-in Text
How to create an effect where the text in your image appears to be "burnt-in" or "branded" into the image of your choice.

Gel Text
Here you'll learn a really cool effect you can use on your text or other objects, that makes them appear to be made of gel-like material.

Text motion blur
In this tutorial you'll learn how to add a cool outline effect to the text or objects in your designs.

Colorizing Photos
This tip will teach you how to add some color to an old faded photograph or a black and white or grayscale image. The examples in this tutorial are very quick and basic - if you put more time and care into your image, your results can be much better.

Dashed Lines
This tutorial will show you how to make horizontal and vertical dashed lines.