Semi-transparent type tutorial

Step 1: Open the image of your choice. Press the letter T to get to the Type tool and enter your text.

Step 2: Put a selection around your text. Hide your type layer by clicking the eye icon. Click on your image layer.

Step 3: Press Apple + J. Add your drop shadow, inner shadow, and inner glow effect using your layer styles.

Step 4: Drag your original type layer into the trash.

Painting Away Color Tutorial

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non- original
Step 1: Open the image you would like work on.

Step 2: Click on the brush tool. In the options bar switch the Blend Mode to color. Change your foreground color to black.

Step 3: From the brushes palette, choose a medium sized soft- edged (0%) hardness brush.

Step 4: Start painting. As you paint, the color will disappear leaving your image in grayscale. 

Shadow In Motion

Step 1: Tap the letter "D" to change your foreground color to black. Hold down the options key and press the delete key. Type your text using a medium gray color.(666666)

Step 2: Duplicate your type layer by using the Apple + J shortcut. Rasterize your layer

Step 3: Go under the filter menu, under pixelate., choose fragment. Run this filter two more times by using the Apple+F shortcut.

Step 4: Press Apple+T. In the options bar change the width+ height to 130%.

Step 5: Click on your original type layer and rasterize it. Click on the top layer and press Apple+E to merge the two layers.

Step 6: To colorize checkbox and make the hue slider to the color you'd like.

Photoshop Shortcuts

Apple+ U - Hue and Saturation

Apple+ T- Free Transformer

Options +Delete- Change the color of image to your foreground color

Apple+ J- Duplicate Layer

Apple +E- Merge

Apple +F- Run the last filter

Apple +S- Save

Apple+ A- Select All

Apple +V-  Paste 

Apple + C- Copy

Apple + Z- Undo 

Apple + X- Cut

Apple + C- Copy

Apple +N- New Document

Apple +D - Deselect