Unlike hard-edged objects, steam has an almost ethereal quality which can be hard to replicate. With the following technique, however, you will learn a simple method for creating realistic steam using nothing except Photoshop's in-built filters and a

Unlike hard-edged objects, steam has an almost ethereal quality which can be hard to replicate. With the following technique, however, you will learn a simple method for creating realistic steam using nothing except Photoshop's in-built filters and a little attention to detail.

Make your own loading screen like the one from Steam.

One common request I receive from my site guests is to add smoke or steam to an image. Sometimes the desired effect is wispy, floating steam to make a muffin look fresh from the oven; sometimes it's a strong, forceful stream to indicate an iron's wrinkle-fighting power. Knowing how to make steam is a handy tool.

Learn how to animate steam rising from a coffee cup.

Create some steam and other techniques with Photoshop.

In this tutorial you will learn how to draw a realistic car rim.

A guide to painting realistic fur in Photoshop.

Create a realistic vector eye with these steps.

This tutorial will teach you how to create realistic fog, and how to apply it on any picture.

Realistic Compact Disk. Learn how to make one of those realistic CD's for an advertisement banner, website header, school project or just for the good'ol fun of it all.

Make this starfield effect.

You want cool plasma tv but it`s too expensive for you? This tutorial is one of ways to have plasma: Draw it yourself, from scratch.

Learn how to use Photoshop's match color to add a sunset to your photographs.

This tutorial will show you how you can use displacement maps for placing many kinds of design onto many different surfaces.

Learn how to create realistic rocks and then how to blend them into a scene.

You would think that with the clouds filter it would be easy to create a fog effect, but you couldn't be more wrong! Making realistic fog/mist is an artform all in itself, but this tutorial details a relatively simple way to replicate decent results

Learn to create a realistic explosion using filter effects and a tiny bit of brushing.

A simple tutorial for adding snow to your holiday-themed graphics.

Draw out a really detailed leaf to help create your own plant.