Photoshop Tricks for Designers: How to Create Bada$$ Effects in Photoshop

Dear Reader:

Welcome to the book’s download page, where you can download the same images and brushes, where necessary, that I used in the book, so you can follow right along with the projects.

I want to give credit to the wonderful people at Adobe Stock, Photo Art Textures, and PixelSquid who were kind enough to let me use some of their amazing stock imagery in the book. What you’re seeing here is just a tiny sample of the thousands of amazing stock photos they offer. So, please drop by their websites and see for yourself.

A couple of the shots here are mine, and those are downloadable here, too. Of course, the whole idea behind this book is that you’ll use these techniques on other photos you have chosen, and that you’ll experiment with them, but to start, you can practice on these.

Just a quick reminder: These downloadable, low-resolution photos from Adobe Stock, Photo Art Textures, PixelSquid, and myself—and that are made available to you here—are licensed for your personal use only in practicing the techniques shown in the book. They are not licensed for use in any other manner, including commercial projects, websites, or any other use. Thanks for honoring our copyrights.

Well, that’s pretty much it. I’m truly grateful to you for buying this book and making this small investment in your creativity. The ultimate goal here is for you to have the techniques to create mind-blowing images and the confidence to experiment and find your own “Eureka!” moment.

Enjoy!

-Corey Barker

NOTE: Each chapter title below is a download link. To download the images, just click on each chapter’s link.

To install a brush: Choose the Brush tool (B) from the Toolbox, then click on the brush thumbnail in the Options Bar. Click on the gear icon at the top right of the Brush Picker, and then choose Load Brushes from the flyout menu. Find the downloaded brush, click Open, and the brush will now appear at the bottom of the Brush Picker.

To install a brush preset: Choose the Brush tool (B) from the Toolbox, then click on the brush preset thumbnail in the Options Bar. Click on the gear icon at the top right of the Preset Picker, and then choose Load Tool Presets from the flyout menu. Find the downloaded brush preset, click Open, and the brush presets will now appear at the bottom of the Preset Picker.

Chapter 1: Type Effects

Chapter 2: Commercial Effects

Chapter 3: Graphic Effects

Chapter 4: Photo Effects

Chapter 5: Texture Effects

Chapter 6: Light Effects

Chapter 7: Color Effects

Chapter 8: Hollywood-Style Effects

Chapter 9: 3D Effects