Adobe Photoshop / Resizing QR Code

1. Get an extra large QR image at http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
2. Open the image in Photoshop
3. Image > Image Size - Document Size: 50mm x 50mm, Resolution: 300pxels/inch, Nearest Neighbor (preserve hard edges)
4. Select Magic Wand Tool - Tolerance: 100, Check off Anti-Alias, Check off Contiguous
5. Select all the black areas
6. Copy and paste the black areas onto a new layer

Adobe Photoshop / Shocking Text Effect

1. Create a new layer and fill it with black
2. Type text in white
3. Duplicate the text and hide the layer
4. Rotate the visible text 90 degrees clockwise
5. Filter > Stylize > Wind - Method: Wind, Direction: From the Right
6. Filter > Stylize > Wind - Method: wind, Direction: From the Left
7. Rotate the visible text back 90 degrees counter-clockwise
8. Repeat the previous step on both sides
9. Filter > Distort > Ripple - Amount: 50%, Size: Small
10. Filter > Sharpen > Unsharpen Mask - Amount: 100%, Radius: 5px, Threshold: 0
11. Apply Outer Glow
12. Reveal the hiden text and fill it with a different color
13. Apply Stroke - Size: 1, Position: Inside, Blend Mode: Normal, Opacity: 50%, Color: White

Adobe Photoshop / English Tea Can Painting Effect

1. Open an image and duplicate the layer
2. Image > Adjustments > Shadow/Highlight - Shadow Amount: 100%, Highlight Amount: 0%
3. Filter > Stylize > Find Edges
4. Edit > Fade Find Edges - Opacity: 30-50%, Mode: Luminosity
5. Set the layer to Screen if it works
6. Adjust Brightness/Contrast

Adobe Photoshop / Film-look Effect

1. Open an image
2. Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation - Saturation: -50
3. Image > Adjustments > Exposure - Exposure: 1, Offset: -0.15, Gamma 1
4. Duplicate the layer
5. Filter > Blur > Lens Blur - More Accurate, Radius: 10, Blade Curvature: 10, Rotation: 50, Brightness: 10, Threshold: 200
6. Add Layer Mask to the top layer and create a focus point - Brush Tool - Hardness: 0%
7. Create a new layer and fill it with black
8. Lower Opacity of the layer to 70%
9. Erase the center of the black layer - Eraser Tool - Hardness: 0%
10. Flatten all the layers
11. Filter > Noise > Add Noise - Amount: 5

Adobe Photoshop / Random Gradient

1. Create random shapes with a few colors to fill the canvas
2. Flatten all the layers
3. Filter > Distort > Twirl - Angle: 200
4. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur - Radius: 50px

Adobe Photoshop / Abstract Background

1. Prepare a colorful image
2. Select a certain area of the photo and stretch it to fill the canvas
3. Experiment with the outcome

Adobe Photoshop / Chrome-look Effect

1. Type text in black and duplicate it
2. Change the color of the top text to light gray
3. Select the text shape of the top text
4. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur - Radius: 3
5. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur - Radius: 1.5
6. Filter > Render > Lighting Effect - Style: Default, Intensity: 28; Texture Channel: Transparency, Height: 30, Angle: Top left
7. Image > Adjustments > Curves - RGB 3 points
   (Input: 60 - Output: 180)(Input: 120 - Output: 60)(Input: 180 - Output: 180)

Adobe Photoshop / Miniature-look Effect

1. Edit in Quick Mask Mode
2. Create a mask with Reflected Gradient Tool
3. Filter > Blur > Lens Blur - Radius: 20, Blade Curvature: 0, Rotation: 0
4. Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation

Adobe Photoshop / Ink Sketch Effect

1. Prepare an image
2. Duplicate the image layer
3. Set the foreground color black and the background color white
4. Filters > Sketch > Photocopy - Detail: 24, Darkness: 10
5. Filters > Sharpen > Sharpen More
6. Repeat the previous step a few times
7. Set the layer to Overlay
8. Select the original layer
9. Adjust Hue/Saturation

Adobe Illustrator / Grunge Text

1. Type text in color
2. Effect > Distort > Glass - Distortion: 10, Smoothness: 10, Texture: Blocks, Scaling: 200%
3. Expand Appearance
4. Live Trace