Open the image.

You can download them from: http://www.caminocreativo.com/images/casino_royale/original.jpg

Select ((Pen Tool)) and trace the actor’s contour.

Press Ctrl + Enter to transform the trace into selection.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Fill it in with black.

Merge the layer you just filled in invisible. In order to do so, click the eye that appears next to the layer.

Now with ((Pen Tool)), draw the trace of the white shirt.

Press Ctrl + Enter to transform the trace into selection.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Fill in the selection with white.

Merge the shirt layer invisible.

Now trace the left side of the untied bun.

Now press Ctrl + Enter to transform the trace into selection.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Fill in the selection with white.

Merge this layer invisible.

Now trace the contour of the right side of the untied bun.

Create a ((New Layer)) and fill it in with black.

Merge all the layers visible.

You will have a partial result:

Create a ((New Layer)) and place it between the image and the actor’s contour. Take a look at the image below.

Stand in the layer, select ((Gradient Tool)), ((Linear Gradient)), and trace a vertical gradient as the one you see below, using: #931314 and #000000.

Open the following image in Photoshop. You can download it by clicking HERE.

Press Ctrl + A to select the whole image and Ctrl + C to copy it.

Go back to the document and paste (Ctrl + V) the background underneath the actor’s silhouette.

Reduce the ((Opacity)) to 15%.

Open the following image. You can download it by clicking HERE.

Select ((Magic Wand Tool)), ((Tolerance)) 20% and click the black area of the image to select it.

Invert the selection. ((Select))-((Inverse)).

Copy it (Ctrl + C).

Go back to the document and paste it (Ctrl + V).

Place it in the lower part of the document and reduce the ((Opacity)) to 40%.

Open the image with the title of the movie. You can download it by clicking this link: http://www.caminocreativo.com/images/casino_royale/casino-royale.jpg

Press Ctrl + A to select the entire image.

Copy it (Ctrl + C)………

….and paste it (Ctrl + V) into the document.

Finally change the layer style to ((Lighten)) to eliminate the black background.

Now the “Casino Royale” theme is created. See you soon.

Open a new document, 256×256px, and transparent background.

You will need to add grids. They are very useful, and can even be addictive, since they are of great help.

To place them, you will need to activate the rules (Ctrl + R).

Click and hold the mouse above the rule and drag it towards the center of the document. The grids will appear automatically.

In the following image you will see the values of the grids, vertical and horizontal.

With ((Elliptical Marquee Tool)) and Alt pressed,  draw a selection as the one you see below.

Fill it in with black.

Double click the layer to open ((Layer Styles)) and apply ((Gradient Overlay)).

Accept the changes and see the results.

Right click the name of the layer and choose ((Convert To Smart Object)) from the drop down menu.

Right click and select ((Rasterize Layer)).

Duplicate the layer (Ctrl + J).

To the duplicated layer apply ((Edit))-((Transform))-((90º CCW)).

At the moment you will have 2 thread plates, one vertical and the other horizontal.
Duplicate these layers to get this result.

It is important that each thread plate  fits with the center, where the grids cross..

Temporary, add a new background layer and fill it in with grey.

Select all the thread plates and press Ctrl + E to unify them.

Select the unified layer and press Ctrl + T to activate ((Free Transform)).

Then place 45º as rotation value (pointed with a red arrow in the image below).

Eliminate the layer with the grey background.

With ((Rectangular Marquee Tool)), trace the following selection.

It is important that the selection is well centered.

Save the ((Pattern)). ((Edit))-((Define Pattern)).

Open  anew document, 350×150px, and white background.

Double click the white layer to apply ((Layer Styles)).

((Blending Options)).

((Gradient Overlay)). Use these colors: #5a5555, #909191, and #5a5555.

((Pattern Overlay)). Select the Pattern that you saved in the previous document.

Accept the changes.

Create a ((New Layer)) and fill it in with black.

Apply ((Filter))-((Noise))-((Add Noise)).

Change the layer mode to ((Screen)).

Finally apply ((Filter))-((Blur))-((Motion Blur)).

This is the final result.

Open the following image, you can download it from this LINK.

Duplicate the layer (Ctrl + J).

Double click the duplicated layer to apply ((Layer Styles)).

((Satin)).

((Gradient Overlay)). Choose “Spectrum” since it comes by default in Photoshop.

Don’t accept the changes yet.

Move the ((Layer Styles)) windows downwards.

Click the document to move the gradient; the gradient must begin in the eye.

Accept the changes.

Select ((Pen Tool)) to draw a trace surrounding the eye.

Press Ctrl + Enter to transform the trace into selection.

Then go to ((Select))-((Modify))-((Feather)): 15px.

Stand in the duplicated image, the one you applied ((Layer Styles)) to, and press delete.

This is the final result.

Open a new document, 400×300px, and white background.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Choose #3885c0 as the foreground color.

Select ((Shape Tool)) and, from the options bar, choose the standard shape.

Now go to ((Layer))-((Layer Style))-((Blending Options)).

((Drop Shadow)).

((Inner Shadow)).

((Inner Glow)).

((Gradient Overlay)).

((Stroke)).

After applying the wide variety of ((Layer Styles)) you will see this:

In a new layer, add a text, element, or logo to which you will be able to apply ((Layer Styles)) as well. In this case I added the Design Owners logo.

Double click the layer to go to ((Blending Options)).

((Bevel and Emboss)).

((Stroke)).

This will be the final result.

Open a new document, 800×600px, and transparent background.

Select ((Gradient Tool)), ((Radial Gradient)), to trace a gradient, using the colors #4D799E and #122D43.

The gradient line’s trayect is pointed with a red arrow.

Now apply ((Filter))-((Texture))-((Texturizer)).

With ((Elliptical Marquee Tool)), draw a circular selection as the one you see below.

Fill it in with black.

Double click the layer to open ((Layer Styles)) and apply ((Gradient Overlay)). For this gradient use: #ceb959 and #000000.

TO move the radial gradient downwards, you will have to be in the ((Gradient Overlay)) mode, click and hold the ball and you will see how the gradient moves towards the side we want.

((Stroke)).

Accept the changes.

Let’s add some shine to the ball:

Now select ((Pen Tool)) and create a trace as the one you see below.

Press Ctrl + Enter to transform the trace into selection.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Fill in the selection with white.

Double click the layer to apply ((Layer Styles)).

((Blending Options)), reduce the ((Fill)) to 0%.

((Gradient Overlay)). Use these colors: #ffffff to transparent…

…and accept the changes.

Select the layers that form the bubble and drag them into the ((Create a New Layer)) to duplicate them.

I recommend you to place the original layers in a ((New Group)). In order to create a news group, click the button ((Create a New Group)) located in the ((Layers)) drop down menu.

Double click the duplicated bubble layer and change the ((Gradient Overlay)). Use these colors #c12810 and #000000.

Accept the changes.

Duplicate (Ctrl + J) the layers that form the bubble 4 times and then modify the colors to ((Gradient Overlay)).

BLUE BUBBLE: #5961ce and #000000.

GREEN BUBBLE: #3ed461 and #000000.

VIOLET BUBBLE: #c459ce and #000000.

GREY BUBBLE: #9b9b9b and #000000.

You will see this result.

Note: You won’t see the blue bubble since it’s located in the ((Layers)) drop down menu.

Duplicate the layers much more times and, with ((Free Transform)) (Ctrl + T), play with the sizes.

Now select all the  layers except for the background, and press Ctrl + E to unify them into an independent layer.

Reduce the ((Opacity)) of the unified layer to 80%.

Finally, duplicate the unified layer (Ctrl + J).

Select it and place it underneath the original one.

Reduce the ((Opacity)) to 10% and move the bubbles 15px up and 10px to the right.

Done! Our bubbles invasion is ready!

Open a new document, 450×470px, and transparent background.

Fill it in with color #0B5F07.

For the next 4 steps it will be necessary that you use grids.

In order to place them you need to have the rules activated (Ctrl + R).

Click and hold the rule and drag it towards the center of the document; the grids will appear autoatically.

Place a vertical and a horizontal one.

Choose #11630E as the foreground color.

Select ((Elliptical Marquee Tool)), place the arrow where the grids cross and trace a selection with Alt + Shift pressed, so that itgrows proportionally from the center.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Fill in the selection with color #11630E.

Thace a circular selection as the one you see below.

Fill it in with color #1A6916.

Trace another circular selection, smaller than the other one.

Fill it in with color #1C7018.

Trace an even smaller circular selection.

Fill it in with color #1F781A.

Trace another (smaller) circular selection.

Fill it in with color #22841D.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Trace another circular selection and fill it in with.

Double click the layer to open ((Layer Styles)).

((Outer Glow)).

Accept the changes.
Create a ((New Layer)).

Draw a circular selection a little bit bigger than the one that appears before.

Create a ((New Layer))

Fill it in with white.

Double click the layer to open ((Layer Styles)).

((Gradient Overlay)). Use the following colors: #fff7ae, six times and #e2ba36, five times.

((Bevel and Emboss)).

((Drop Shadow)).

Accept the changes and see the results.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Choose #6e5500 as the foreground color.

Select ((Shape Tool)), choose the shape that appears pointed in the image below, and apply it like this::

Double click the layer to open ((Layer Stlyes)) and apply ((Bevel and Emboss)).

Accept the changes.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Select ((Shape Tool)) and choose the star.

Apply stars in the entire circle.

I recommend you to draw the star one time and then duplicate it by pressing Ctrl + J.

To the layer with all the stars, apply the same values of ((Bevel and Emboss)) that you used for the previous shape.

See the result.

Now select the font Clarendon Blk BT (very used in casinos) and write “7″. If you don’t have the font, you can download it from HERE.

Then go to ((Layer))-((Layer Style))-((Blending Options)).

((Bevel and Emboss)).

((Gradient Overlay)). Use these colors #560300 and #df0000.

((Stroke)). Now use these colors: #d1901c, #f6f960, #d1901c, #f6f960, and #f2c73a.

Accept the changes.

Duplicate the layer with the number “7″ two times (Ctrl + J) and with ((Free Transform)) (Ctrl + T) rotate them, and place them to the flanks of the original layer to get this result.

Create a ((New Layer)) and place it below the “gold medal”.

Select ((Shape Tool)), choose the crown and apply it in the superior part of the logo.

Go to ((Layer))-((Layer Style))-((Blending Options)).

((Gradient Overlay)). Use these colors: #bf9600, #fef9a8, #d59d16, and #ffd974.

((Bevel and Emboss)).

Accept the changes.

This is the final result of the logo.

Open a new document, 340×185px, and transparent background.

Select ((Gradient Tool)), ((Linear Gradient)), to trace a vertical gradient using these colors: #033478 and #000000.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Choose white as the foreground color.

With ((Rectangle Tool)), trace a rectangle as the one you see below.

Double click the layer to open ((Layer Styles)).

((Gradient Overlay)). Use these colors: #62615e, #898582, #ffffff, #ffffff, #aca8a5, #aca8a5, #3c3b40, #3c3b40, #a2a6a5, #a2a6a5, #a2a6a5, #ffffff, #ffffff, and #bdc5d0.

Accept the changes.

Choose #ed2025 as the foreground color.

Select the font Verdana and write “HeavyMetal”.

Stand in the text layer and go to ((Layer))-((Layer Style))-((Blending Options)).

((Drop Shadow)).

((Inner Shadow)).

((Gradient Overlay)). Use: #ed2025 and #640c0b.

Accept the changes.

Add the text and font you want and choose color #696678.

Now go to ((Layer))-((Layer Style))-((Blending Options)).

((Drop Shadow)).

((Inner Shadow)).

Accept the changes.

Ctrl + Click the text layer “HeavyMetal” to activate the selection.

Ctrl + Shift + Click the text layer to add selection.

Now go to ((Select))-((Modify))-((Expand)): 8px.

As you will see in the image above there are some irregularities. In order to fix them, select ((Rectangular Marquee Tool)), ((Add To Selection)), and create a trace over the irregularities to cover them.

Then invert the selection ((Select))-((Inverse)).

Finally, stand in the rectangle layer and with the selection active and press delete.

Deselect (Ctrl + D).

Done! An original metallic text to use as a logo.

You can download the image by clicking HERE.

Select ((Rectangular Marquee Tool)) and create a selection as the one you see below.

Go to ((Layer))-((New))-((Layer via Copy)).

As you can see in the image below, the selection was copied into a different new layer.

Now go to ((Edit))-((Transform))-((Perspective)). With this type of transformation, you will get the following result.

Press Enter to accept.

Double click the layer to apply ((Layer Styles)).

((Drop Shadow)).

((Inner Shadow)).

((Inner Glow)).

Accept the changes and see the results in the following image.

Draw 4 more selections and apply the previous effects. ((Rectangular Marquee Tool, Layer Via Copy, Perspective, Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, Inner Glow)).

This is my result:

Open a new document, 300×300px, and white background.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Select ((Rectangular Marquee Tool)), ((Style)): Fixed Size: 125×125px.

Click once anywhere in the document and the selection will be created automatically.

Fill it in with color #001be3.

Now go to ((Edit))-((Transform))-((Skew)). Click the flanks of the square and drag it down.

Double click the layer to go to ((Layer Styles)) and apply ((Gradient Overlay)).

Accept the changes.

Duplicate the layer (Ctrl + J).

Apply ((Edit))-((Transform))-((Flip Horizontal)).

Arrange the layer to the right side of the cube.

Modify the fill color: #2558ff.

Now Ctrl + Click the right side of the cube (the first layer you created) to activate the selection.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Fill it in with color #2558ff.

Create the superior base of the cube.

Go to ((Edit))-((Transform))-((Distort)) and create the following movement…

…keep modifying until it looks like this.

Press Enter to accept.

Finally, double click the layer to open ((Layer Styles)) and apply ((Color Overlay)).

Accept the changes and see the final results.
It looks pretty real don’t you think?

Open a new document, 1024×768px, and transparent background.

Fill it in color #C3823E.

Apply ((Filter))-((Noise))-((Add Noise)).

Then ((Filter))-((Blur))-((Motion Blur)).

Press Ctrl + T to activate ((Free Transform)) and extend the background to the left and the to the right.

Double click the layer to open ((Layer Styles)) and apply ((Gradient Overlay)).

Accept the changes.

Before going on with the next step, you will have to download the file Apple.ai that has the shape and colors of “the Apple”.

Once you have downloaded it, open it in Adobe Illustrator.

Select the entire apple and press Ctrl + C to copy it.

Go back to the Photoshop document.

Press Ctrl + V and you will see a pop up that asks you to choose the type of paste. Choose “Pixels”.

Then select ((Polygonal Lasso Tool)) and trace the apple leave (as shown in the image below), right click the selection and choose ((Layer Via Cut)). You will cut, copy, and paste the selection into a new layer.

The apple and the leaf will be in separated layers.

Double click the apple layer to open ((Layer Styles)) and apply ((Stroke)). The colors you will use for this gradient: #B4B4B4 and #FFFFFF.

Accept the changes.

Move the leaf a few pixels upwards so that it’s not very close to the apple.

Double click the layer and apply ((Drop Shadow)).

Accept the changes.

Choose black as the foreground color.

Select the font Motter Tektura and write the Apple text with the values that appear below. If you don’t have the said font, download it by clicking this LINK.

Now press Ctrl + T to activate ((Free Transform)) and rotate the text until it looks like this.

Stand int he text layer and go to ((Layer))-((Layer Style))-((Blending Options)).

((Drop Shadow)).

((Stroke)).

Accept the changes.

Finally, you will have to fix the holes that appear in the letter “a”.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Select ((Polygonal Lasso Tool)) and create a selection as the one that appears below.

Choose white as the foreground color.

Now with ((Brush Tool)), 50px, and ((hardness)): 50%, paint the selection with white.

Deselect (Ctrl + D).

Done!

Open a new document, 300×300px, and white background.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Select ((Elliptical Marquee Tool)) and create a selection as the one you see below.

Fill it in with black.

Double click the layer to open ((Layer Styles)) and apply ((Gradient Overlay)). Use #961057 and  #e10777.

Accept the changes.

Ctrl + Click the layer to activate the selection.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Fill it in with color #E10777 .

With ((Elliptical Marquee Tool)), trace a selection as the one you see below and eliminate part of the layer by pressing delete.

Now select ((Pen Tool)) and create a trace as the one you see below.

Press Ctrl + Enter to transform the trace into selection.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Fill it in with white.

Double click the layer to open ((Layer Styles)) and apply ((Gradient Overlay)). The colors you will use will be: #f42c84 and #f5a7c1.

Accept the changes.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Select ((Polygonal Lasso Tool)) to draw the following shines and fill them in with white.

Now draw a small black circle in the top side of the cherry.

Choose ((Brush Tool)), size: 3px and ((Hardness)): 0%.

Choose #6F3A1D as the foreground color.

Select ((Pen Tool)) and trace one of the cherry tails.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Go to ((Path)).

Right click the trace name you just created and choose ((Stroke Path)), Brush, from the drop down list and accept.

Duplicate the tail layer (Ctrl + J).

Apply ((Edit))-((Transform))-((Flip Horizontal)).

Select all the layers that form the cherry and drag them into the ((Create a New Layer)) button in order to duplicate them.

Select ((Pencil Tool)), 3px, and draw it following the tail trace.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Select ((Shape Tool)) and choose the leaf shape and apply it to the side of the tail.

Double click the layer to apply ((Gradient Overlay)). For this gradient you will use: #40b953 and #80ce78.

Accept the changes.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Choose #B3E098 as the foreground color.

Select ((Line Tool)), 1px, to trace the following lines in the leaf.

Select the layers that form the leaf and press Ctrl + E to unify them in a new layer.

Select the independent layer and duplicate it (Ctrl + J).

Apply ((Edit))-((Transform))-((Flip Horizontal)).

Done! I hope you liked it.

Open the image of the car. As you will, the ventilation is completely black.

Select ((Polygonal Lazo Tool)), ((Add To Path Area)). What you will do is to trace the car’s ventilation.

Before going on, download this brush by clicking HERE.

Choose #252525 as the foreground color.

Then select ((Brush Tool)) and install it.

Now paint inside the selections.

Adding a ventilation mesh to a car is just simple!

Open a new document, 310×120px, and white background.

Choose color #4d2607 as the foreground color.

Select the font Times New Roman, size 100px, and write “TEXTO”.

Now go to ((Layer))-((Layer Style))-((Blending Options)).

((Drop Shadow)).

((Bevel and Emboss)).

((Pattern Overlay)).

Accept the changes.

Then press Ctrl + Click the layer to activate the selection.

Create a ((New Layer)).

Fill it in with color #ECB200.

Stand in the layer you just filled in and select ((Erase Tool)), size 85px, with the values that appear in the following image (pointed with red arrows).

Double click the layer to apply ((Layer Styles)).

((Bevel and Emboss)).

((Pattern Overlay)). Select the ((Pattern)) you want. I recommend you not to use thin lines, nor objects with low-visibility.

Accept the changes. See how the Pattern is transparent.

Create a ((New Layer)) and place it below the text.

Fill it in with black.

Copy the last 2 ((Layer Styles)) you applied to this layer: ((Bevel and Emboss)) and ((Pattern Overlay)).

Create a ((New Layer)) and place it above the previous one.

Fill it in with color #ECB200.

Change the layer mode to ((Darken)).

Finally, reduce the ((Opacity)) to 70%.

This is the final result.

Open the image you want to sharpen. You can download it by clicking HERE.

Duplicate the layer (Ctrl + J).

Desaturate the duplicated layer. Go to ((Image))-((Adjustments))-((Desaturate)).

Then ((Filter))-((Other))-((High Pass…))

Now go to ((Image))-((Adjustments))-((Levels)).

Finally changes the layer style to ((Overlay)).

To see the changes in more detail, enlarge both original and final image.

Before starting, I recommend you to download the following background since it has the particular transparency that DVD boxes have. Click HERE to download it.

Download the PSD of the box by clicking HERE.

Open the PSD of the box and drag the folder that has all the layers of the box towards the wooden background document.

If you downloaded this wooden background you will have to reduce the size of the box. Select the group where the DVD box is and, with ((Free Transform)) (Ctrl + T), reduce the size.

Let’s add the cover of the amazing movie “Scarface”.

You can download thousands of movie covers www.cdcovers.cc

Now I will press Ctrl + A to select the entire cover.

Then Ctrl + C to copy.

Now press Ctrl + V to paste the cover.

Place the Scarface cover between the background and the DVD box. Take a look ate the following image:

This tutorial is cool and easy, see? I hope it was useful for you.