Most Popular Photo Effect Tutorials

Let me explain what this page is all about. It's always our mission to make your browsing easier. So, we've created this index page that listed all the photo effects tutorial we have covered since the very beginning of this blog. Click on the image to visit the tutorial page and start firing up your Photoshop for something cool and fun to try today. We will keep updating this page as something

Turn Photo to Comic or Cartoon Effect Action

In the spirit of spreading happiness around the world, I'm sharing this comic effect action for FREE. This action is created in PS CS2 and it turns a boring photo into a smooth comic book effect with radiant coloring. If PS is smart enough, the action should work on any latest version of Photoshop, and oldest version if they have mercy. It may not be perfect but I got to say it's a pretty awesome

Must Download: 5 Basic Photo Coloring PSDs

Five basic photo coloring effects that will come in handy when you're creating a memorable photo album. Black and white photo coloring, sepia tone coloring, soft blue-green coloring, polaroid photo coloring and the colorful gradient effect. All effects are achieved in Photoshop using the adjustment layers, making it flexible for you to adjust the settings according to your image condition. Learn

Photo Vignette Effect in Photoshop

Vignetting in photography sometimes is the undesired effect caused by lens limitations. And sometimes, it is intentionally created by photographer to draw viewers' focus to the center of the frame where the subject is. A photo will be bright and clear in the center, while the edges kind of darker. Don't worry though, if you don't have that super-expensive camera, because it's pretty easy to

Sticker Effect with Dashed Line Around Image

Not sure what is the right term for this effect. You'll have a cutout image, with a cool slash funky background for it. Amplify the effect by adding a white border around the image and a dashed line or dotted line surrounding it. This tutorial might seem quite long but it's actually a simple effect to achieve in Photoshop once you've got the hang of it. Pardon my abundant use of words, because

All the Crazy + Fun Stuffs To Do in Photoshop

Photoshop isn't just for editing the brightness or increasing the contrast of your photo. There's no boundaries to all the crazy and fun stuffs you can do with Photoshop. With enough RAM, a pinch of imagination and some Photoshop skillz, you can create any effect you like. Compiled below are some tutorials to guide you thru the wonderful world of Photoshopping. Some effects can take only a couple

Make the Reds Pop in Photoshop

Because ordinary picture is not an option..I'm gonna teach you how to achieve the extra-ordinary color in your digital photograph. We're gonna figure out how to make the reds pop and the yellows mellow..if you have blues, then, we'll just make them sparkle. How about all that for a very cool postcard..or a little bit of awesomeness to add to your digital art. And PSD file is included at the

Metallic Toning Effect on your Portrait

Not sure what to call this effect. It makes the color of the portrait quite metallic, like your skin was made of silver, bronze or maybe copper. I've seen it a couple of times in magazines when they have a big portrait of a stranger spread on a full page. So maybe it's about time I write something about this effect. Who would be more perfect for this metallic effect other than the Iron Man actor,

Cross Processing Photo in Photoshop

This will be my last post....in 2009. Tonight or tomorrow (depending on which time zone you live in), we'll be celebrating the NEW YEAR! And there will be lots of pictures captured by your camera..So, I think it's a good idea to close our chapter in 2009 with a photo cross-processing tutorial.When film was widely used in photography, cross-processing is defined as the procedure of deliberately

Colorful Glowing Swirling Light Effects

No new tutorials from me this week, but don't worry, you'll still gonna learn something. Check out these super fantastic glowing light tutorials that's gonna make your photo even more super fantastic than it already is!Some of you may have seen this swirling light effect several times and wonder to yourself, 'Damn! it's super cool, how can I do that in Photoshop?' Well, stop wondering and start

Retro Polaroid Coloring on your Photo

This is a simple tutorial on how to get the retro polaroid coloring on your photo. This coloring effect will definitely goes well with these polaroid brushes. See, I can't decide which coloring I like the most. So, you'll be learning on how to get the four colorings shown below. They all look almost the same, but if you look closer, you'll see the difference.1. First, we'll start on how to get

Cool Halftone Pattern Effect on your Photo

You've seen this halftone effect everywhere. In the magazines, music posters, billboards..and now it's about time you learn how to do this halftone effect on your own. With Photoshop, it's very easy. Take a look at this before and after image. If this is good enough, then go on and read the rest of the tutorial. 1. Like any other tutorials, we begin by opening the image we want to use in