When you have multiple objects in different layers on your desktop (e.g. many stars) it’s annoying trying to guess the object’s layer by its position in order to select and move it. Simply select the move tool, left on its properties check the Auto select layer by clicking on the desktop and the desired object’s layers are automatically selected.

In previous posts we have presented various text effects like, 3D typography and Fire Text. In this one we will see how to get a super cool effect combining several elements and is fairly simple to achieve too.

Step 1
First we need to create a new canvas with black background. The following settings are recommended:

Step 2
Create your type mask text using the …

Adding Spiral Beams around your objects really gives a 3D sense to your objects. We will see on this tutorial how you can add these beams around any object you may want to give depth to using Photoshop CS4. For the purposes of this tutorial we suggest using a 3D object like this sphere but any object would do.

1. The first …

On this tutorial we will see how to create water droplets. The first thing we need to do is create our water droplet shape. Although you can do this with various ways such as the Pen tool and the Marquee tool, we are going to use the Ellipse tool.

Once you have Ellipse tool selected choose a neutral grey colour from your …

There are often cases when the image on your photo could use some teeth whitening. To do this you need firstly to zoom in to your model’s teeth and grab the Laso tool from your photoshop toolbar.

With laso tool selected start drawing the outline of the teeth. Use the shift key to correct the parts of the teeth you have missed …