Discover the best way to convert images to black and white, as well as add tonal overlays, edge effects, selective coloring and film grain textures.

Here we see how layer effects can open up a lot of different options when applied to text. With just a single click you can apply a wide range of styles, including shadows, textures, and beveled edges.

The new Oil Paint filter is a fantastic way to add a painterly look to your images. Discover the range of stroke textures it offers, and find out how to add a pattern adjustment layer to create a canvas effect.

This movie teaches how the Blur and Sharpen tools can be applied non-destructively by using layers to soften textures and sharpen details in your images.

In this movie learn how to create your own custom brushes from scanned textures, load and apply create natural media type strokes. You can even adjust the shape, size and spacing for effect.

Refine Edge can be used to touch up an existing mask. Here we see how it can analyze textured edges and apply feathering to best handle complicated transitions between shapes.

Join Adobe Evangelists James Li and Peter Huang as they show how to use Adobe Creative Cloud for character animation and game art design. They'll demonstrate a highly efficient workflow to create lively GPU-accelerated, interactive 2D skeletal game animations.Li and Huang will cover:• Game animation design: How to architect, design, and create game assets with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe Audition• Game animation implementation: How to create skeletal animations in Adobe Flash Professional using the DragonBones design panel • Integration with a game engine: How to export your animations into texture assets in different formats for popular GPU rendering frameworks like Stage3D or cocos2d

Learn about Adobe Paper Textures Pro, a panel for Photoshop CS6 that makes it easy to add special effects to your images. This Pro version of the panel is exclusively for Adobe Creative Cloud paid subscribers. It's our little way of saying thanks! In this video Russell Brown shows you how to make the most of this great free product and get creative with your images.

Discover how you can start with one of your favorite images and turn it into a watercolor painting with Adobe Photoshop Touch.

Exploring the Image, Texture, and Button classes, this episode gives insights into building the Welcome screen of the Hungry Hero game. (Learn more about Adobe gaming technologies in the Game Development Center.)