Semi-Transparent Type Tutorial

Step1:open the image of your choice.Type your text.
Step2:Put a selection around your text.Click on the eye icon to hide the type layer.
step3:press apple+j. choose drop shadow from your layer styles click on the words inner shadow and inner glow.
Step4:drag your type layer into the trash to delete the layer.

PaintingAwayColor

Step1: Open the image you would like to work on.
Step2:click on the brush tool.In the options bar. switch the blend mode to color. Change your foreground color to black.
Step3:from the brushes palette, choose a medium sized, soft-edged(0% hardness brush.
Step4:start painting. As you paint, the color will disappear laeving your image in grayscale.com
BEFORE

AFTER

Shadow In Motion Tutorial

STEP 1:tap the letter "d" to change your foreground color tp black.Hold down the options key and tap the delete key Type your text using a medium gray color (#666666)

STEP2:Duplicate your type layer by using the apple+j shortcut.Rasterize your layer.

STEP3:Go under the filter menu, under pixelate ,choose fragment.Run this filter two more times by using the apple+f shortcut.

Step4:press apple+T.In the options bar change the width+height to 130%.

STEP5:Click on your original type layer and rasterize it. Click on the top layer and press apple+e to merge the 2 layers.

STEP6: To colorize your type, Press apple+u to bring up Hue/saturation.Click the colorize checkbox and move the hue silder to the color you'd like.

photoshop shortcuts

~ Appl+u=hue and saturation
~ Apple+t=Free transfrom
~ option+Delete=changes color of image to your foreground color
~ Apple+J=Duplicate layer
~ Apple+E=merge
~ Apple+f=run the last filter
~apple+z=undo
~apple+x=cut
~appple+c=copy
~apple+v=paste
~apple+n=new document
~apple+a=select all
~apple+s=save
~apple+d=deselect
~ctrl+click layer=rasterize
~apple+ click layer=marching ants
~T=type tool
~B=bursh tool
~x=swap the foregroung color w/ background color
~D=make foreground black and backround white