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3D text effect part 2

2009-11-24T08:14:00.000-08:00

I previously created a 3D text effect tutorial in Photoshop. This time I will created another kind of 3D text effect which uses the wind filter to the 3D effect instead of duplicating the text layers.

3D text effect part 2

Step 1

Create a new Photoshop document with 640 x 480 dimensions. Then select the paint bucket tool with black colour and fill the background layer with this colour. Now select the text tool with white colour and type your message on the canvas. I have used Tahoma font type with bold font style, but you can use whatever font you wish.

Step 2

Still with the text tool selected. Choose the ‘Create Wrapped Text’ button, and then select the Arc upper style as shown below. I have set my bend to 35%.

Step 3

Duplicate the text layer Ctrl + J. Then apply the polar coordinate by selecting Filter > Distort > polar coordinate. If you receive a message about rasterising the type, click ok. Afterward choose the option ‘Polar to Rectangular’ and click ok. You should get the following pattern below.

Step 4

Rotate the canvas by selecting Image > Rotate Canvas > 90CW.
Apply the wind filter by selecting Filter > Style > Wind. Choose wind for the method and from the left for the direction, and click ok. Now repeat this effect about 5 – 6 times by hitting Ctrl + F.

Step 5

Rotate the canvas back into position by selecting Image > Rotate Canvas > 90CCW, and selecting Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates then choose the opposite option. You should now have an effect like below.

Step 6

On the layer panel, drag the original text layer on top of the modified text layer. Then right click and select ‘Blending Options’ on the drop down menu. Check the ‘Gradient Overlay’ styles and choose a colour of your liking. I have gone for a two tones of red. Next check the ‘Outer Glow’ and set the spread to 16%.

Spiral text effect in Photoshop

2009-11-12T07:41:00.000-08:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a spiral text effect in Photoshop. You need to use the Custom shape tool for this tutorial which can be found on the tool box. This tutorial is similar to the text on the path tutorial.

Spiral text effect in Photoshop

Step 1

Open a new Photoshop document with the size 640 x 480. On the tool bar select the custom shape tool as shown below. The Custom shape tool is normally below the text tool.

Step 2

On the menu bar at the top of the Photoshop document select the ‘Shape’ drop down menu. Then select the more icon button and select ‘All’. If receive a message asking you to load all the shape, click ok.

Step 3

Locate the Custom shape called ‘Spiral’ and make sure the paths buttons is turned on.

Step 4

Now drag a spiral shape on the canvas as shown below, you can make your spiral shape as large or as little as you wish.

Step 5

Select the text tool and position the cursor over the spiral and type your message on the spiral.

Once, you have finished typing your message select Ctrl + H to remove the text path. You should have a spiral text effect.

Coloured stencil effect

2009-11-09T08:55:00.001-08:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a coloured stencil effect in Photoshop. You will need to use the threshold adjustment tool for this effect. I have used a free stock image which is available from sxc.hu.

Coloured stencil effect

Step 1

Open an image in Photoshop you wish to add the coloured stencil effect to. This effect will work best on a self portrait image. Duplicate the background layer by selecting Ctrl + J, and then reset the colour palette by pressing the ‘D’ key on the keyboard.

Step 2

Select Image > Adjustment > Threshold and give a threshold level of 131. You can experiment with the levels in your image as it may be different. The threshold adjustment represents an image as pure white or pure black, depending on the slider position. You will image something like below.

Step 3

Select the magic wand tool and select the white areas of the image and hit delete. Then using the paint bucket tool colour the empty spaces with your favourite colours. I have filled the background in #06965b colour in the face with various shades of red.

You should now have a coloured stencil effect.

Abstract line texture

2009-10-28T09:45:00.000-07:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to create an abstract line texture using the gradient tool. The results of this texture will give a random selection of lines. This effect is created in a similar way to the kaleidoscope texture effect.

Abstract line texture

Step 1

Open a new Photoshop document with the size 800 x 600 dimensions. Then select the paint bucket tool and fill the canvas in a black colour.

Step 2

Select the gradient tool with the reflected gradient and the mode at normal and a foreground to transparent gradient as shown below.

Step 3

Click and drag small gradients on the black canvas to created horizontal and vertical lines as shown below. Create the gradients in random positions all over the canvas.

Step 4

Now keep changing the colour of the gradient, but make sure you use the foreground to transparent gradient and you should get an effect like below. You can use as many or as few colours as you wish.

You should now have an abstract line texture.

Change colour of an object

2009-09-27T07:53:00.000-07:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to change the colour of an object in Photoshop using the Adjustment layer. There are many different methods of changing the colour, but I will show you the simplest way. I have used a free stock image which is available from www.sxc.hu

Change colour of an object

Step 1

Open an image in Photoshop you wish to change the colour of. I have decided to change the colour of the apple in my image. You can use whatever kind of image you want, but make sure you use a coloured image.

Step 2

Create a new Adjustment layer by selecting Layer > New Adjustment layer > Hue/Saturation. Select the ‘Colorize’ box and then change the hue and saturation sliders to the colour you want to change, and click ok. I want to give the apple in my image, a green colour so have given the following settings below.

Step 3

Add a vector mask by selecting Layer > Vector Mask > Reveal All. Then reset the colour palette by pressing the ‘D’ key and paint over all the areas where you don’t want the green colour. If you make a mistake you can flip over the colour palette (X) and paint over the incorrect area.

You should now be able to change the colour of an object.

Vibrant Colours in Photoshop

2009-09-17T13:20:00.000-07:00

In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn how to make colours more vibrant in your image. This process uses the quick mask mode and the curves adjustment tool. The curve adjustments make the colours in the image more vibrant by influencing the tones and contrasts of the colours. So, by adjusting the curves the specific points of the image can become more vibrant.

Vibrant Colours in Photoshop

Step 1

Open your image in Photoshop and duplicate the background layer by pressing Ctrl + J. I have used a free stock image of a sliced kiwi, but you can use whatever kind of image you wish.

Step 2

Reset the colour palette (D) then choose the brush tool with an appropriate brush size and enter Quick Mask mode (Q). Paint over the areas of the image where you don’t want the colour to be more vibrant as shown below. If you make a mistake you can flip the colour palette by pressing the ‘X’ key on the keyboard and painting over the area of your mistake.

Step 3

Exit out of the Quick Mask mode by pressing the Q key and you should get a selected image like below. If you are unhappy with the selection on your image you can re-enter Quick Mask mode and make adjustments.

Step 4

On the menu bar select Image > Adjustments > Curves and the curves adjustment window should appear. A colour image is made up red, green and blue channels (RGB). The Curve adjustment tool lets us work with the RGB channels as well as the individual colour channels. So, since my image contains green colour I will start with green channel. At the bottom of the Curves tools there is an input and output tone. Currently, the tone is unchanged as there is a diagonal line through the centre but if you drag the line towards the right side you will notice the input value increasing as well as the colours in the image getting brighter. While if you drag the slider to the left you will notice the output value increases and the image getting darker.

Step 5

Now simply play around with the curves until you are happy with colour. Once you are finish with the green channel move onto the red and blue channels. Deselect the selection Ctrl + D and you should now more vibrant colours. If you compare the original image with the image below you will notice the colours are less dull and more vibrant.

Free Photoshop brushes

2009-09-10T06:50:00.000-07:00

This article contains a list of places where you can get free brushes for Photoshop. There are many different kinds of brushes available to download which range from grunge brushes to garden plate brushes, and many more.

To install brushes, you simply place the ‘.abr’ file into the brushes directory in Photoshop. The default location for a window computer is: C:\Program Files\Adobe\ (Your PS version) \Presets\Brushes.

Below I have provided a collection of 6 different Photoshop brush websites.

Brusheezy – The tag line is “stupid name, cool brushes”. There are many different categories of brushes to choose from.

Psbrushes – “The number one source for Photoshop brushes”. All the brushes are organized into categories with brushes being updated daily.

Deviantart – Many unique brushes submitted by the devianart community.

Qbrushes – The ‘Q’ stands for quality.

Brushking – Contains lost of different kinds of brushes.

Blendfu – Creative Photoshop brushes.

Feel free to leave any comments if you know any more free Photoshop brush websites.

Wood text effect

2009-09-01T11:01:00.001-07:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a wood text effect in Photoshop. The wood effect is created by adding a pattern overlay on top of the text. You will need a wood texture for this tutorial. A list of free Photoshop texture can be found here.

Wood text effect

Step 1

Open a wooden texture in Photoshop.
Select Edit > Define Pattern then choose a name and click ok. This adds the texture to the library of patterns.

Step 2

Create a new Photoshop documents with the size 640 x 480. Select the text tool and type your message on the canvas like below. I have used impact font type, but you can use whatever font you wish. The wood text effect will work particularly well with chucky text.

Step 3

Select Layer > Layer Styles > Blending options. Check the pattern overlay checkbox then click the pattern drop down menu and select your wood texture.

Step 4

Now check the ‘Bevel and Emboss’ checkbox. Change the style to Outer bevel and the depth to 200% like below:

You should now have a wood text effect.

Halftone border effect

2009-08-25T08:23:00.000-07:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a simply halftone border effect in Photoshop. You need to use the quick mask and the halftone filter for this effect. I have used a free stock image which is available from: www.sxc.hu. I have also previously created a jagged border effect, so take a look at that tutorial.

Halftone border effect

Step 1

Open an image in Photoshop.
Reset the colour palette by selecting the ‘D’ key on the keyboard.

Step 2

Enter quick mask mode by selecting the ‘Q’ key then take the rectangular marquee tool and make a selection around your image like below:

Step 3

Select the paint bucket tool and fill in the selected area like below. The selected area should now appear in red.

Then select choose Select > Inverse.

Step 4

Now select Filter > Pixelate > Colour Halftone and select a 10 pixel radius. Depending on the size of your image you may need to select a higher number of pixels.

Step 5

Exit from the Quick mask mode (Q) then hit the Delete key, and deselect the image by pressing Ctrl + D.

You should now have a halftone border effect.

Text wrapping in Photoshop

2009-08-13T05:21:00.000-07:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to text wrap in Photoshop. Text wrapping is when text is wrapped around an image. This process of wrapping text requires using shape tools and paths. I have used a free stock image of a pizza to demonstrate the text wrapping.

Text wrapping in Photoshop

Step 1

Open an image you wish to text wrap in Photoshop. Notice I have left large areas to the right where I can wrap the text. Be sure your image has enough space for you to place your text.

Step 2

Select the rectangle shape tool with the ‘paths’ and the ‘add to path area’ options from the toolbar like below:

Step 3

Drag out a path on your image like below. The path of the rectangle shape defines the area where you text will be placed. You can make the path as large or as little as you wish.

Step 4

Now you need to subtract the other half of the pizza shape from the rectangular path. Select the following options below. This time I have selected ellipse tool with the ‘path’ and the ‘subtract from path area’ selected from the tool bar.

Then drag out the area you want to subtract. In my case I have dragged out an area which contains the pizza shape.

Step 5

Select the text tool and click anywhere inside your path and type any message you wish. I have used impact font with black colour text, but you can use whatever font and colour you wish. To remove the paths simply select the layer below on the layers panels

You should be able to text wrap in Photoshop.

Create a rainbow in Photoshop

2009-08-12T14:47:00.000-07:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a rainbow in Photoshop using the gradient tool. I have created a rainbow on a white canvas, but you can place your rainbow on an image if you wish.

Create a rainbow

Step 1

Open a new Photoshop document with the size 640 x 480 dimensions.
Reset the palette by pressing the ‘D’ key and insert a new layer Ctrl + Shift + N.

Step 2

Select the gradient tool with a linear gradient and transparent rainbow preset.

Change the blend mode to soft light and the opacity to 83% and also check the reverse option.

Step 3

Hold down the Shift key so that the gradient remains at a straight angle, and drag a small gradient from the top to bottom like below:

Step 4

Select Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates and make sure the ‘rectangular to polar’ is checked and click ok. You should get the following effect below:

Step 5

Select the Rectangular Marquee tool and cut off half of the rainbow which should leave you with the following:

Why not try adding the rainbow effect to an image? I have also given the rainbow a Gaussian blur and lower the opacity of the layer.

Photo sketch effect

2009-08-07T05:09:00.000-07:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a photo sketch effect. This effect turns your photos into a hand drawn sketch. I have used a free stock image of dog which is available from: www.sxc.hu.

Photo sketch effect

Step 1

Open an image in Photoshop and duplicate the layer by pressing Ctrl + J.

Step 2

Remove the colour from the image by selecting Image > Adjustment > Desaturate. You should get the following black and white image like below:

Step 3

Duplicate the layer again by selecting Ctrl + J. Then invert the image by selecting Image > Adjustment > Invert.

Step 4

From the layers panel change the blending option to Colour Dodge. You image may turn completely white.

Step 5

Select Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and adjust the radius to your preference. I have selected a 5 pixel radius, but you can experiment with your image. Dragging the slider more to the right will create a more emphasized image.

Step 6

Merge all your layers together by selecting all your layers pressing Ctrl + E.

You should now have a photo sketch effect.

How to install Photoshop brushes

2009-08-04T10:52:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will teach you how to install brushes in Photoshop. This process is quick and simple and only requires three steps. There is also a temporary method of installing brushes which is also discussed below.

How to install Photoshop brushes

Step 1

Download the brush file then extract the file to your desktop, or any location you wish.

Step 2

Open up the directory for your brushes. The default location for a windows computer is: C:\Program Files\Adobe\ (Your Photoshop version) \Presets\Brushes

Step 3

Now drag the brush file into the ‘Brushes folder’. You should now be able use your downloaded brush next time you restart Photoshop.

Temporary method of Installing Brushes

There is also a temporary method of installing brushes in Photoshop. Although the brush will be removed next time you start Photoshop. Firstly, you need to select the brush tool and then the brush drop down menu.

Select the circle with the arrow then select ‘Load Brushes’ from the drop down menu. A load pop-up window should appear, then select your brush file and click ok.

Create Honeycomb texture

2009-07-28T05:26:00.000-07:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a honeycomb texture. The honeycomb texture looks like a bee’s structure for holding wax. This tutorial requires using various filters and the gradient tool.

Honeycomb texture effect

Step 1

Open a new Photoshop document with the size 640 x 480 dimensions.
Set the foreground colour to #000000 and the background colour to #ecea26 as shown below:

Step 2

Select the gradient tool with the Radial gradient and the foreground to background gradient and drag a pattern on the canvas like below:

Step 3

Select Filter > Texture > Stained Glass and add the following settings and click ok:

Cell Size = 100
Border Thickness = 4
Light Intensity = 3

Step 4

Select Filter > Artistic > Poster Edge and add the following setting then click ok.

Edge Thickness = 1
Edge Intensity = 1
Poterization = 5

You should now have a honeycomb texture.

Sunburst effect

2009-07-19T06:25:00.000-07:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a sunburst effect using the gradient tool and various filters. A sunburst effect is when there are beams of colour coming from the centre of the image. For more information on gradients checkout the gradient tool tutorial at learn-Photoshop.

Sunburst effect

Step 1

Open a new Photoshop document with the size 640 x 480.
Reset the colour palette by pressing the ‘D’ key. Choose a foreground colour I have selected #e9d92a colour, but you can use whatever colour you wish.

Step 2

Select the gradient tool with the liner gradient option and the foreground to background gradient like below:

Step 3

Hold down the Shift key and drag a gradient starting from the bottom of the canvas to the top. Make sure you drag a large gradient, so your canvas will look like below:

Step 4

Select Filter > Distort > Wave and add the following settings and click ok.

Number of generators = 15
Wavelength: Min = 34, Max = 43
Amplitude: Min = 15, Max = 104
Scale: Horiz = 100, Vert = 100
Type = Square

You should get the following pattern:

Step 5

Select Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates. Ensure the ‘Rectangular to polar’ is selected and click ok.

You should now have a sunburst effect.

Create a depth of field

2009-07-17T14:54:00.001-07:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a depth of field in your image. Depth of field is when there is a graduation transition between the sharpness and un-sharpness of an image. So the front of an image will be in focus while the back will not be in focus. I have used a free stock image of oranges which is available from: www.sxu.hu

Create a depth of field

Step 1

Open an image in Photoshop.
Duplicate the layer by selecting Ctrl + J.

Step 2

Add a box blur to your image by selecting Filter > Blur > Box Blur. Select the radius of 8 – 9 pixels depending on the size of your image. If you have a smaller image you may wish to choose a smaller radius size. The ‘Box Blur’ blurs an image based on the colour values of the neighbouring pixels. You should now have a blurry image like below:

Step 3

Select Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All to add a layer mask to your image. Now reset the colour palette by pressing the ‘D’ key. Select the brush tool with an appropriate size and the opacity at 100%. Paint away the foreground areas where you want the image to stay in focus. Below are the areas of the image I will paint:

Step 4

Once you have completed the step above. Lower the opacity of the brush to 50% and paint a small portion of areas behind the areas you painted in the previous step. This builds up a gradually effect of depth in the image, so the foreground is in focus and the background is blurred.

You should have a depth of field in your image. Now if you compare the original image with your currently created image you should notice the foreground area is in focus while the background is blurred.

3D text effect

2009-07-16T09:59:00.000-07:00

This Photoshop tutorial will teach you how to create 3D text effect. This effect requires duplicating and moving several text layers to create the three dimensional effect.

3D text effect

Step 1

Create a new Photoshop document with 640 x 480 dimensions.
Select the text tool and type your message on the canvas. I used Impact font type, but you can use whatever font you wish. For this text effect, the blockier the font type the better.

Step 2

Hold down Ctrl + Alt and select down and right on the keyboard about 15 – 20 times depending on the size of your text. You can also select: down & left, up & right or up & left on the key board if you wish.

You should notice a lot of new layers in your layers panel and your text should look like below:

Step 3

On the layers panel hold down the Ctrl key and select all of your new layers apart from the top layer and select Ctrl + E to merge all the layers together. Your layer panel should look like below:

Step 4

On the layers panel select the top layer and right click and select Blending options. Then give your text some colour by checking either the colour overlay or the gradient overlay. I have selected the gradient overlay with an orange and yellow gradient.

Now check the Stroke style and give the size of 2 or 3 pixels and the colour black then click ok.

Step 5

On the layers panel angle select the merged layer then right click and select Blending options. Now check the drop shadow style with the default settings and click ok.

You should now have a 3D text effect.

Related tutorials
Jelly text effect
Glow text effect
Text outline

Add sepia tone to image

2009-07-13T10:43:00.000-07:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to add a sepia tone to an image. Sepia tone is a monotone in shades of brown colour. The photographs back in the old days were printed photos with sepia ink. Sepia tone is used to give an image the look of an older era and also tends to look softer than a greyscale image. I have used a free stock image which is available from: www.sxc.hu.

Add sepia tone to image

Step 1

Open an image in Photoshop.

Step 2

Desaturate the image to remove the colour by selecting Image > Adjustment > Desaturate. Your image should look like below:

Step 3

Now choose Image > Adjustment > Variations. Select ‘more yellow’ twice, ‘more red’ once and then ‘lighter’. You may experiment with the various variations if you wish. If your image is too bright or dark, you can select Image > Adjustment > Brightness/Contrast.

You should now have a sepia tone image.

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Burnt skin effect

2009-07-07T08:36:00.001-07:00

In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn how to create a burnt skin effect. You will need a relevant texture for this effect. I have found at list of free textures which are available here. I have also used a free stock image of a man which is available from: www.sxc.hu. The process of creating the burnt skin requires using layer masks.

Burnt skin effect

Step 1

Open your images in Photoshop. I have used an image of man and for the burnt effect I have used a texture of flesh.

Step 2

Select your texture image Ctrl + A. Copy it by pressing Ctrl + C then paste it on your other image by pressing Ctrl + V. Alternatively, you can use the selection tool to drag the texture directly onto the other image.

Step 3

Choose Layer > Layer Mask > Hide All. You should notice the mask on your layers panel like below:

Step 4

Make sure you have white foreground colour selected.
Select a brush tool with an appropriate size and paint the areas of the face. Do not paint over the teeth or the eyes.

Step 5

To make the burnt effect look more realistic change the blending option to hard light and lower the opacity to 63%. You can experiment with the various blending options and opacity if you wish.

You should now have a burnt skin effect.

Add text to a path

2009-07-04T08:23:00.001-07:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to add text to a path. This process is very simply and requires drawing the path and then typing text on it. You only need three steps for this tutorial.

Add text to a path

Step 1

Open a new Photoshop documents with the 640 x 480 dimensions.
Select the pen tool from the tool bar and then select the option Paths on the tool options bars like below.

Step 2

Draw your path on the canvas by clicking different points and dragging the mouse either up or down to create the curve. You can create whatever kind of curve you wish.

Step 3

Now select the text tool with whatever font you wish then click on the path and type message. Make sure you have selected Horizontal type tool.

You should now have text on a path.

Related tutorials
Perspective text effect
Text outline effect
Glow text effect

Bigger mouth in Photoshop

2009-07-02T05:31:00.001-07:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to increase the size of the mouth in the Photoshop. You need to use the free transform tool for this effect. I have used a free stock image which is available from: www.sxc.hu

Bigger mouth in Photoshop

Step 1

Open an image in Photoshop.

Step 2

Select the lasso tool and make a rough selection around the mouth. If you want to make a more accurate selection you can use the quick mask tool.

Step 3

Copy the selection into a new layer by selecting Ctrl + J. Now select the free transform tool Ctrl + T and increase the size of the mouth by dragging the handles accordingly.

Step 4

Select the eraser tool and remove any access skin around the mouth area. Now select the smudge tool and blend in the mouth with the surrounding face.

You should now have a bigger mouth. I have increase the mouth size quite significantly, but you can increase the size to whatever you wish.

Related Tutorials
Increase nose size
Change eye colour
Add facial hair

Perspective text effect

2009-07-01T08:07:00.000-07:00

In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn how to create a perspective text effect. Perspective text is when the text appears smaller in the distance. For this effect you need to rasterize the layer as you cannot perform transforms on a normal text layer.

Perspective text effect

Step 1

Open a new Photoshop document with 640 x 480 dimensions.
Select your text tool and type your message on the stage. I have used Myriad Pro font type, but you can use whatever font type you wish.

Step 2

Choose Layer > Rasterize > Type. This will allow you to perform the perspective transform to the text.

Step 3

Choose Edit > Transform > Perspective. Select the bottom right handle and drag it upwards and you should notice the text message appear smaller in the distance. You can create as big or small perspective effect as you wish.

Step 4 – optional

If you wish to add colour you can add Layer > Layer Style > Blending Option. Check the colour overlay box and change the colour to whatever you wish.

You now have a persepective text effect

Colour a black and white image

2009-06-30T08:31:00.000-07:00

In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn how to colour a black and white image. This process involves using the brush tool to paint over the areas where you want colour. If you were to do this, the detailing in the image would disappear. To keep the detail you need to apply the colour blending option. I have used a free stock image of a pomegranate which is available from: www.sxc.hu

Colour a black and white image

Step 1

Open your black and white image in Photoshop.
Set the image mode to RGB colour by selecting Image > Mode > RGB colour. This will allow you to paint colour on your black and white image.

Step 2

Insert a new layer Ctrl + Shift + N and then change the blending option to colour. This will maintain the detail when you paint colour to your image.

Step 3

Select the brush tool with an appropriate brush size and paint over the areas where you want colour. I have used #35610f colour but you can use whatever colour you wish.

You should now have colour on your black and white image. If you wish to fill the whole image with colour, simply change the colour of the brush and paint the rest of the image.

Spiky sphere

2009-06-24T10:13:00.001-07:00

This Photoshop tutorial will teach you how to create a simple spiky sphere. You are required to use the extrude filter for this effect. The results of this tutorial look like a spiky/thorny ball.

Spiky sphere

Step 1

Open a new Photoshop document with 640 x 480 dimensions.
Take the paint bucket tool and fill the background colour black.
Select the elliptical marquee tool and drag a circle shape like below:

Step 2

Select any colour you wish and fill in your marquee with the paint bucket tool. I have selected #13b5ea colour. Now deselect the elliptical marquee Ctrl + D and your image should look like below:

Step 3

Select Filter > Stylize > Extrude and add the following settings:

Type: Pyramids
Size: 15 Pixels
Depth: 255 Random

Step 4

To increase the size of the spikes choose Ctrl + F to repeat the effect. If you wish to change the colour of the Spiky sphere, select Image > Adjustment > Hue/Saturation and adjust the hue slider.

You should now have thorny ball effect.

Wood texture effect 2

2009-06-21T11:09:00.000-07:00

This is another method for creating a wood texture effect in Photoshop. This time only the fibers filter is needed for this wood effect.

Wood texture effect 2

Step 1

Open a new Photoshop document with 640 x 480 dimensions.
Choose a light brown colour for the foreground colour and a dark brown colour for the background colour. I have used #8a6338 for the foreground and #5f3912 the background colour, but you can use whatever colours you wish.

Step 2

Select Filter > Render > Fibers and add the following settings below:

I have selected 30 for the variance and 8 for the strength.

Step 3 – optional

If you don’t like the colour of your wood texture, you can select Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. Then adjust the saturation texture to your liking.

You should now have wood texture.