From
9tutorials.com
(Adobe Photoshop Special Effects)
This tutorial will show you how to create particle effects in Photoshop. Keep in mind that I only provide the basic guidelines to creating this type of effect. There are tons of possibilities if you experiment and keep your creativity wide open.
In this tutorial, I will combine many simple effects to create an attractive and cool result, to make a lighting-speed car. As other tutorials on 9tutorials, I will just show you the ideas and concept, you should try other variables and settings you wants. Now, let’s start.
This special effect would be very useful to apply to metallic layout, or you could try it to create a ruby stone. I have just found that after trying some techniques for my new project.
From
TechTut.com Professional tutorials
(Adobe Photoshop Special Effects)
Everybody knows the shadow option in layer style. But did you ever try to create shadow that has a same shape as your object. This tutorial will show you how.