8 Photoshop Cheesy Effects You Secretly Love Done the Right Way

A common mistake most Photoshop beginners users make is to apply all kinds of effects to photos the wrong way. We’ve all been there. Shiny golden texts, fairy dust, curly pages, vintage colors, and an endless accumulation of cheesy effects, all being applied at once to your image. In this article you will find a good selection of detailed tutorials that will show you how to create those cheesy effects the right way.

Dreamy Lighting Effects

Add Quick Dreamy Effects to Portraits in Photoshop

Fantasy Lighting Effects in Photoshop

Add creative lights and colors to your image in Photoshop

Illustration and Painterly Effects

3D Pop Up Sketch Drawing Effect

Apply a painterly splatter effect to a photo in Photoshop

Create a Sketch Line Drawing From a Photo in Photoshop

Flame and Fire Effects

Apply a Burning Flames Effect to a Photo in Photoshop

Create a Fire and Rust Text Effect in Photoshop

Create an explosive scene using the flame filter in Photoshop

Photo Frames

How to Illustrate a Wooden Frame on a Wall Scene

Create a Nice Polaroid Photo Montage in Photoshop

Create a Fake Past vs Present Photoshop Effect in Photoshop

Chrome and Golden Metal Effects

Grungy gold Oz movie inspired text effect in Photoshop

Retro 80’s Inspired Reflective Chrome Text Effect in Photoshop

Realistic Chrome and Glossy Plastic Text Effect

Page Curls and Folded Paper

Creating Paper Folds and Creases

Photo to Illustration Effect

How to Create a Folded Paper Text Effect in Photoshop

Retro Vintage

Simulating Light Leaks in Photoshop

Quick and Simple Worn Out Psychedelic Poster in Photoshop

Apply a Classic Instagram Effect to a Photo in Photoshop

Face Makeover and Digital Makeup

KISS! Apply Gene Simmons’ Makeup to a Photo in Photoshop

Transform your face into an animal

How to Create Facial Hair in Photoshop