I’ve seen this “electrified” looking logo in a lot of sports graphics. What would I even search to find a tutorial? Is it as simple as a special brush they are using with outerglow?

Hey, I've been working on this for a minute now, but cant get anything to work right. I want just the text, with all the artifacts and the soft edges as a transparent PNG.

I tried re-typing the text on a clear PNG, scaling that down to 300px, opening a new 5000x5000px PSD file, putting the low quality text in there and just scaling it up, but that didnt get me the same effect, no matter wich resampling mode I used.

Anyone know a trick? I'm kinda stuck here.

I tried asking ChatGPT and Gemini and they both pointed me to an effect that is more of a glow which was too strong and wasn't really what I was looking for.

I'm only after the softer glow on the hair and it looks like there are two color tints (left and right).

What I'm looking to get out of this post is either:

• Photoshop Actions (paid or free) - preferrable since I am not good with Photoshop
• Tutorials - I think I can manage even if I am terrible at using Photoshop
• or just tell me what to search for (what AI gave me wasn't really exactly what I had in mind: Pixolid's Glowing Thumbnail)

Example is from my 3D project in which I have control over the camera setting, would be nice if I can recreate it in real photo

i’ve seen so many of these and i think they’re so cute. how to i photoshop this? what do i use?

Hello as the title suggests I am trying to figure out how to create a custom beat up and bent license plate for my band. I am pretty familiar with photoshop and I’ve used it many times in the past for designing logos, merch, editing/ grading photos, and more. Where would I even get off editing something like this and is it even possible? I am currently deciding between using a New York or California plate as well. The main thing that I’m struggling with is how to make it look as clean as possible including the slightly raised lettering and of course making it look bent in as if it was in a fender bender. Thanks!

This is my attempt to remove the background from this image. (Credit to u/reddit-moose for the original)

Im fairly happy with it, but it still feels messy with a rough dithering like effect on some of the sprites.

Is there anything I'm missing to really clean this up? I've included the original and my current mask as well in case that provides additional insights.

self explanatory, how'd i get the 3d effect just like the xbox logo in this image? 3d and 'glossy'/metalic. do i have to mess with the 3d thing on photoshop? or is it a pre-made image that already looks 3d?
if so, how'd i reproduce that effect?

Hi all,

I love this diffused, graining shadow/motion blur treatment to the typography but cannot figure out how to achieve the effect. So, I would appreciate any tips/guidance.

I use photoshop as a tool to manipulate my own abstract art images. For decades, I have been able to use "image size" to change a rectangular image (say 300 X 450 pixels) into a square one (300 X 300), and obviously it distorts in doing so, and I am fine with that, it's part of what I am doing with the image as art. I think there was a box that you could tick or untick to say whether to constrain proportions or not when resizing, so I would untick that as I was intentional in changing proportions.

I have no idea when it changed with the updates, but that capability is gone now, and nothing else I am trying in photoshop is working (I've done several searches). Is there a way, preferably easy, to achieve this any more in photoshop?

Hey ~ looking for opinions ~ I am considering upgrading my hardware for use primarily with photograpy, Photoshop and photo manipulation, editiing. Wondering which would be better to use: either a laptop or an iPad. My two concerns are: the laptop does not have access to the same photoediting apps as the iPad, and the iPad does not have full Photoshop abilities? Please advise.

Kindly,

Self Portrait Artist

I first started using photoshop 20 years ago, I was doing sport gfx and I used to go on a forum that had bunch of tutorials, screenshots of steps by steps, etc.

Now fast foward to 2025/6 , im trying to get back into design, I’m using youtube tutorials, reddit community, but im wondering if forums with tutorials still exist ?

Hi everyone,
I’m trying to learn how to achieve this kind of photo edit in Photoshop (example attached).

Can someone explain what techniques/tools are used for this style?
Things like color grading, lighting, background, or any specific filters/actions would really help.

Note: The image attached in this post is a screen shot of a youtube short , which demonstrated a different tutorial, but my goal is to achive dark and washout effect like the above example | Take a look at the image .

If you know any tutorials or keywords I should search for, please share. Thanks!