Photoshop CS6 Quick Tips – Background Save and Auto Save

QuickTips

Ever taken a break while saving a big file in Photoshop, or lost hours of work because of an unexpected crash?

Background Save and Auto Save are two new Photoshop CS6 features that enhance the saving and recovery processes. Here’s a quick look at their functionalities and settings.

Strawberry-Inspired Text Effect

Strawberry

This tutorial will show you how to create a delicious strawberry-inspired text effect. Many layer style will be used to achieve the main shape and texture, a simple brush will be created for the seeds, and a stock image will be used to add the leaves.

Wood and Glass 3D Text Effect Using Filter Forge and Photoshop CS6

Wood and Glass

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Use Filter Forge and Photoshop CS6 3D capabilities to create a lovely wood and glass 3D text effect. Check out the tutorial on psd.tutsplus.com.

Number Candles Text Effect – Part 2

Birthday Candles

This is Part 2 of the tutorial. Part 1 went through the details of creating the background, the basic candle shape, the flames, and some basic lighting.

In this part, the cupcake will be added, with some more shading and lighting effects, and applying a simple action to the final result.

Number Candles Text Effect – Part 1

Number Candles

Candles come in different shapes and sizes, but they all look beautiful once lit, specially if they are on top of a delicious chocolate cake… I mean, seriously!

This tutorial will explain a quite simple technique for creating a 3D text without using any 3D tools. Then, it will guide you, step-by-step, through the other details of shaping the candles, adding lights and shadows, placing the candles on top of a cupcake, and modifying the lighting of the final result using a lovely action.