Semi-Transparent Type Tutorial

Step 1: Open the image of your choice. Press ''T'' to get the type tool and enter your text.

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

Step 3; Press Apple+j. Add a drop shadow, inner glow effect using your layer styles.

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

Painting Away Color Tutorial

My Version

The Original

Step 1: Open the image you would like to work on.

Step 2: Click the brush tool. In options bar, switch the blend mode to color. Change your foreground color to black.

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

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

SHadow in motion Tutorial

Step 1: Tap the letter "D" to change your foreground color black. Hold down the options key and tap delete key. Type your text color (#666666).

Step 2: Duplicate your type layer by using the apple+j shortcut. Rastesize  your layer.

Step 3: Go under the filer menu, under pixelate, choose fragment. Run the filter 2 more times by using Apple+F shortcut.

Step 4: Press Apple+t. Top options bar change the W and H 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 your type press Apple+J to bring up Hue/Saturation. Click the colorize check box and pick what you want.

Photoshop Shortcuts

Apple + u= Hue and saturations

Apple+t= Free Transform

Option= Delete= changes  color of image to your foreground color. 

Apple+j= duplicate layer

Apple+e=Merge

Apple+f= run last filter

Apple=S =save

Apple+a=select all

Apple+v=paste

Apple+c=copy

Apple+n=New Document