Check out some of the links below to learn some awesome tricks and techniques. There is a lot of nice stuff in here.
Remember - add you own touch to your designs
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Adobe Photoshop
1 File = 99 Textures
Abstract Background
Chrome Effect
Creating Rust Texture
Duplicate Patterns
Foliage Texture
Jean Cloth Texture
MARBLE TUTORIAL
Metal Texture
Web Page Background Images
Stone Texture
Funky Dots / Dotted Lines
Rust
rusty interface/texture
Seamless Tiles
Wood tutorial
Wood Texture
moonlight
Sun Explosion
Ray of light
Adding Impact and Speed
Capsule Tutorial
Interlacing / scan lines
Matrix Effect
nebula
dots
pixelated effect
Seamless Water Texture
grunge
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Jasc Paintshop Pro
Metal Texture
Rock Stone Text
Scanlines
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