100 Photoshop tutorials to power up your skills - Part 4

3D effects

Create a Chocolate Volcano Using 3D Effects

Get to grips with the 3D capabilities of Photoshop
A Photoshop volcano is awesome but a chocolate volcano? Even better. Get to grips with the 3D capabilities of Photoshop CS5 and beyond. It's at an intermediate level, so only approach this if you already know a thing or two.

Create a 3D Micro Robotic insect in ZBrush

This tutorial has a whopping 42 steps, so it may take a while. It seems like it's worth the wait though, as you'll get to grips with dimensions as well as digital brushes.

Discover Photoshop CS6's new 3D tools

Photoshop CS6 Extended incorporates a new 3D tools engine, which enables your graphics card to deliver a super fast performance. This step-by-step guide demonstrates how the new Photoshop CS6 3D engine can be used to combine 3D sources.

Magical 3D tent tutorial in Photoshop CS6

Using the skills that you've aquired through the 3D tutorial above, you'll now be able to follow this awesome magical tent tutorial. This simple step-by-step guide will enable you to use your 3D skills to their fullest potential.

How to give your logo work a 3D edge with Cinema 4D

There are times when 2D just doesn't cut the artistic mustard. So now is a perfect time to bolster your Photoshop skills by bringing Cinema 4D into play in your everyday work. Digital artist Barton Damer shows you the way.

How to create a micro machines inspired scene

Remember that awesome collection of little cars you had as a kid? Well, this tutorial will help refresh your memory as it explains how to utilises CS6's new 3D capabilites to create a Micro Machine inspired composition.

Animation in Photoshop

Use Photoshop's animate fuction

It's easy to forget that Photoshop also has an 'animate' function. James Wignall shows how to create the sort of hand-made animation that a young Walt Disney might have dabbled with.

Create animation with audio in Photoshop CS6

Although animation is not a new feature for Photoshop CS6, it has improved a lot. You can now add video layers, modify video content, build animation and add audio.

Use the new Timeline in Photoshop CS6 to create an animated GIF

The new timeline feature in Photoshop CS6 will allow you to open, edit, and export videos without ever having to leave the application. See how you can create an awesome animated GIF using this handy new tool.