Make a glass looking button. This is a similar style to the Windows Vista Task bar. Level: Intermediate Photoshop Version: CS2 (Can be done in Earlier versions up to Photoshop CS) How to: First create a blank photoshop document using these settings: Width: 4 inches, Height: 1 inch, DPI: 300.      Select the rounded rectangle tool as shown here: Draw a rounded rectangle in a similar fashion to this. I used a Corner Radius of .125 in. You can change the radius as you like. More radius makes the corner more rounded, less radius makes the corner sharper. Change the foreground color to white and draw another rounded rectangle as you see here. You can change the radius for this as well. To make a more glossy look, decrease the radius, to make a duller shine, increase the radius. You can make many different variations of glass buttons using this technique. There are many other techniques as well for creating glass buttons. This is one of them.      Next, change the opacity of the...

      Make an image cooler, meaning make the overall cast of an image, a bluish color. This can be used to make images look more cutting edge, or even making them look more cold. Level: Intermediate Photoshop Version: CS2 Tutorial: First you would open the image you would like to adjust. Here we open an image of a Lexus car. Next, go to [Image -> Adjustments -> Photo Filter]. This will open the Photo Filter window. Set the settings as shown here, you can test with different shades of blue or cyan. Here we used a cyanish blue. The density here is set pretty high. Density determines how much the color is applied. If you keep “preview” checked you will be able to see the outcome of the image. Notice the image has a cooler look. The photo filter can be used in many ways and is a great image adjuster. I use it a lot to give photos the right feeling. You can use any color you want, it depends on what feel you want the photo to have. For example, if you are doing...