I've learned a few really cool things with photoshop over the past few weeks, and I thought I'd share them with you. I've outlined all the steps so even the most inexperienced people can understand.
Matrix effect

1. Create a new document, 400 x 400.
2. Reset colours by pressing D.
3. Click Filter > Texture > Grain
4. Set intensity and contrast up full, and set the grain type to vertical. You can fiddle with the contrast and intensity settings until you get the effect you like best.
5. Click Filter > Artistic > Neon Glow and select a green colour. Fiddle around with the size and brightness until you get it looking the way you want.


Adding text

1. Once your bg is created, keep it open and create a new 400 x 400 document. Reset colour.
2. Type what you want in the centre with black text and flatten the image.
2a. Merge the Text with the background click layer> Merge down (ctl+E)
3. Click Filter > Artistic > Neon Glow make sure the colour used is same (green) and make some little adjustment
4. Click Select > Colour Range and click on a black area.
5. Click CTRL + Shift + I to invert the slection area.
6. Copy the selection, and paste it into the other document.
7. Click Filter > Blur > Blur More. You should have something that looks like this:

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Wow, it looks nice. Can you share other effects with us?

dedicated graphics section coming up!

i was about mailing you to creat a forum for graphic designer to show off their skills,
thanks for your plan toward it, as i look forward to make more interesting post on graphic applicaiton

Thanks Charlisco and Ynot for this info.

@Seun, we will all appreciate it if this is done.

Here it is: Nairaland Graphics Forum.

Where are the programmers in the house at? Someone should be thinking of making a nairaland screensaver that look like that.

Ynot:

Where are the programmers in the house at? Someone should be thinking of making a nairaland screensaver that look like that.

True yarn! Please who will take up this challenge oooo

photoimpact. how do i create it with photoimpact. help anyone?

can anyone teach litttle bit about photoshop, i need tutor pls
how much will it cost to upgrade myself on photoshop

Nicest guyz!

hi , which photoshop do u use is it cs3 or cs4, which video tutorial do u recommend, what abt professor teaches webdesign

yah guy, that is cool i've try it & is really okay, thou i have done more with photoshop, but never mind urs too is nice keep it up.
and to all nairalander if u have any difficulty area on photoshop, pls contact me, i will render an assistant. but i deal very much on picture even old bad picture will be recovered to a new clean picture

lol,
what are u now feeling like
is that all uve got?

Help me out pls, i cant get it.

hey man whats up?i'm happy i was able to achieve the lil tutourial u gave out thanks men.iof u got more pls hook me up.this is my email drwhopl@yahoo.co.uk,i'm into fotoshop as well,we could learn from each other thanks.

hey pls can you help me out. im stuck someway along the line i still cant get it.

hey it was really hard to get at first,but if u just give in some more time to it,you'll get it.