Well, i just wanted to start a thread about tutorials for the most common graphic programs out there. I always see threads about how do i do this... or can someone help me with that... Hopefully this is the only thread they will have to look at now.. Following is Some sites that i have collected with some help of a few friends to help everyone who is having a problem.. or someone who just wants to try somthing new when making graphics.. Photoshop http://www.good-tutorials.com/ http://www.photoshoptechniques.com/f...ghlight=plasma http://www.eyesondesign.net/pshop/tuts.htm http://elements.infinitycubed.com/tutorials/index.php http://psworkshop.net/psworkshop/default.asp http://www.shadowness.com/ http://www.deviantart.com/ http://www.wastedyouth.org/tutorials/ http://www.thinkdan.com/tutorials/photoshop.html http://www.spoono.com/photoshop/ http://www.graphics-world.com/tutorials/Photoshop/ http://www.teamphotoshop.com/photosh...als/ps_tut.php http://www.thewebmachine.com/ http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/phot...ials-tips.html http://www.phong.com/tutorials/ http://www.mccannas.com/pshop/photosh0.htm http://www.planetphotoshop.com/tutorials.html http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/photoshop/ http://www.stewartstudio.com/tips/phototip.htm http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutphotoshop.asp http://www.eyeball-design.com/page09.htm http://www.voidix.com/tutorialsphotoshop.php http://www.developingwebs.net/paintshop/ http://www.sketchpad.net/photoshp.htm http://www.bluesfear.com/PS_tutorials.php http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials.htm http://www.insidegraphics.com/photoshop/default.asp http://www.cyesis.org/workshops/photoshop_websites.htm Imageready http://www.tutorialfind.com/tutorials/adobe/imageready/ http://zippy.sonoma.edu/~bnelson/CS285/imageR_anim.html http://www.graphicssoft.about.com/cs/imagereadyani/ http://www.dimensions2dementia.com/imageready.php http://www.digicollage.com/asap/imag...optimizing.htm http://www.imouthere.com/imageready_bounceing_text.htm Paint Shop Pro http://loriweb.pair.com/ http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStre.../psptutor.html http://www.pinoy7.com/psptutorials/default.htm http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/psp/ http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Bistro/1264/ http://www.alicesnook.com/tutorials/tutorials.html http://www.essexgirl.uk.com/tutorials.htm http://angiesart.tripod.com/tutorials/index.html http://always-unique.net/tutorials.html http://www.besdesigntreasures.com/tutorials/ http://www.geocities.com/barbara-goose/tutorials.html http://bejewelled.net/tutorials.html Flash http://www.flashkit.com/index.shtml http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/flash/ http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorial.asp http://moock.org/webdesign/flash/ http://www.were-here.com/homepage/featured.asp?zid=7 http://www.flashfilmmaker.com/tutechute/ http://www.flashfruit.com/ http://www.actionscripts.org/tutorials.shtml http://www.kirupa.com/ http://www.flashguru.co.uk/tutorials.php http://www.bluesfear.com/flash_tutorials.php Hopefully these sites will help people out and get them intrested in making better graphics, wallpapers, sigs..ect. Now if you wonder how someone did one thing.. or mebby you wanna get a new idea for a sig.. u have a couple choices to choose from ./

Thanks Fruity!

Well, I have some experience with The GIMP, a free and open-source image manipulation and graphics program, so if any of you guys are running Linux or decided to try GIMP for Windows, then you can IM me with the questions (check my profile).

Meantime here's some GIMP tutorials.

http://gimp.org/tutorials/
http://empyrean.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/~nem/gimp/tuts/
Grokking the GIMP
http://www.rru.com/~meo/gimp/Tutorial/
http://gug.sunsite.dk/?page=tutorials
http://www.xach.com/gimp/tutorials/
http://www.cubicdesign.com/gimp/
http://www.beastwithin.org/users/www...phics/gimptut/
http://www.york.ac.uk/services/cserv...tutorials.html
http://www.halley.cc/ed/linux/multexp/

I'm adding this to the post so its not lost in some older threads.

Making a lightning strike.

Make a solid gradient. Experiment with the different types of gradients. A single fade will make 1 lightning strike.


Apply the "Difference Clouds" filter. For a more violent lightning strike hold the alt key while you select the filter. The colors should be set to black and white.


Then invert it. If you choose not to invert it, the "lightning strike" becomes a very realistic crack in cement or some other rocky surface once you apply the level step.


And finally go to the Image menu and adjust the levels.


You can then use the styles applet to add colors, or apply filters


The best thing is that because the Clouds and Difference clouds filter is random you will never make the same lightning strike twice. Even if you follow the same steps and do everything the same.

how do you make multiple bolts?

Great info - THANKS!

Whoah, been a while since I've been here.

To answer your question, multiple bolts come from multiple gradients. Or a single gradient with more than 1 fade. So if it goes black, white, black, white, black, then you'll have 3 lightning strikes because you have 3 black sections.