In this Photoshop tutorial, I'm going to show you how to wrap text around a photo using displacement maps and image warp. This method will make the text follow every contour and wrinkle and produce a very realistic result. You can wrap anything around any photo using this technique

In this Photoshop tutorial, learn how to create text that looks like it's made out of metal wire. The text remains fully editable throughout so you can try different fonts and different words and the free layer style is included

It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's block letter Extrude in Photoshop. This was a request from the forum: "How do you do the 3d looking text like on the Superman logo?" Ask and you shall receive, here it is folks. note: the technical name for "3D looking thing" is extrude.

Displacement maps see like such strange and difficult animals until you learn to tame them. In this long overdue tutorial, I will teach you what you need to know about displacement maps in plain English, so that you can take advantage of the stunning effects that can only be created by using these maps.

In this Photoshop tutorial Im going to show you how to make a stamped metal effect. This is similar to what you would see with embossed metal foil on a product label or business card.

The essential chrome effect, don't leave home without it. This works on any object, not just text. Learn how to create chrome in Photoshop

This is the original Tutorial on this rap diamond effect, there have been many rips of it in other places. (imitation is flattery they say) You could create those Rap type diamond effects using the noise filter, however this technique creates a more interesting result.

Blocks of pixel text at small sizes often appear blurry, smudged, or just plain unreadable when viewed on a Web page. Photoshop has built-in features that can render small type crisp and sharp. Here are three handy tips for improving the appearance of text at small sizes on the Web.

I received a request from the forum for this effect from one of our Members living in Japan. This is a technique that is all the rage over there. Not knowing what is effect is called, I decided to dub it the "Anime Bead" effect. Enjoy!

Here we will learn how to get realistic mirror reflections in photoshop. This will work for any object, not just for text. Here is another example. There are many variations of this effect, for the sake of illustration we will use the text.

Here is a fun little tutorial that will show you how to make chrome outlines around your text. Have fun and experiment!

There are many methods to creating rust in Photoshop. Here is one way to make rusted type. We can make our text look weathered with a little effort.

How to embed type in photoshop. Heres a tutorial that will how you how to carve your mark. This is so simple it should be illegal.

Tutorials on creating metal type abound online, as do variations on simple liquid effects. Most are fairly short, offering a good foundation for the reader on how certain effects are achieved but fail to take that extra step (or few steps) to make the piece really shine...

This is how you get the 3D look using channels. By creating a bump map and transfering it to an alpha channel, unexpected results can follow.