For those of you who always ask for help on how to do neat things to your pictures, and pay points to get others to because you don't know how. It's all very easy.
Here's a few websites with some fun tutorials for you to play with. Practice them, even with a tutorial right there, practice makes perfect. Design a photo to the style of the newer iPod commercials (Coldplay specifically).
http://www.tutorial9.net/photoshop/design-a-coldplayapple-inspired-portrait-in-photoshop/
A large collection of tutorials, including turning your photo into a puzzle, turning a photo into a snow scene, making a photo into a text photo, etc.
Click Here
Creating light streaks (this is pretty spiffy to use in addition to the first tutorial for a cooler effect).
http://designreviver.com/tutorials/how-to-create-brilliant-light-streaks-in-photoshop
45 more fun tutorials, such as illustrated photos and ghosting images, etc.
http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/photo-editing-tutorials/
Creating a polaroid collage from a photo.
http://www.createblog.com/tutorials/tutorial.php?id=771
Tons of tutorials such as photo softening for re-touching, OOB (out of bounds) photos, etc.
http://www.visual-blast.com/photoshop/124-free-photoshop-actions/
And here's some more effects to learn, like creating smoke, turning a photo into a neon sign. These go along with Illustrator as well.
http://www.noupe.com/tutorial/53-killer-photoshop-illustrator-effects-and-tutorials.html
Here's a few sites where you can download some good brushes.
http://www.pixelmoonstudio.com/blog/resources/free-photoshop-brushes-download.php
http://www.popularwealth.com/index.php/free-photoshop-brushes-download
http://qbrushes.com/
Have fun.
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