The year of 2008 has almost drawn to a close, and it has certainly been a busy year for design. With the release of CS4, designers everywhere have new tools and can further expand their skill-sets. Many new websites dedicated to Photoshop arrived on the scene, provided more resources and tutorials than ever.

To celebrate, PSD Nation has compiled a rather list of  21 really superb Photoshop tutorials from good old 2008. Enjoy…

Create a PDA Smartphone from Scratch

Design a realistic smartphone by following this great tutorial.

Spray Paint Text

Everybody loves splatters and paint, pair that up with text and you have yourself a winner.

Suspended Text Tutorial

Text that was hung out to dry? Sounds good to me…

Create a T-Shirt From Scratch

There need to be more tutorials like this on how to create nice-looking t-shirts and other assorted items of clothing.

Adding Light Streaks to a Photo

Make that special photo even better by spiffing it up with some light streaks.

Design a Colorful Coldplay/Apple Style Advertisement

Learn how to create that famous Coldplay/Apple style.

Adding a Dreamy Quality to Photos

Take a normal photo and turn it into something that just oozes with quality.

Creating a Vector Composite from a Photo

This vector effect is just too cool to ignore.

Working With Displacement Effects

Often overused or overlooked, displacement filters can achieve amazing results with the right technique.

Adding Reflections to Sunglasses

Simple and easy, add some reflections to those sunglasses.

Crack and Peel Tutorial

This crack and peel effect looks great in any portfolio, plus it just drips with awesomeness.

Color Hair Locks

Quickly and easily make modifications to peoples hair color.

Applying Realistic Tattoos

Try before you buy, simple technique on how to digitally add tattoos.

Creating a Robot Frog

Robot + Frog = excellence in the highest degree. This is one tutorial you don’t want to skip over.

Creating a Realistic Glass Ball

This really easy effect can make photos more interesting.

Setting a Plane on Fire

An absolutely fantastic tutorial, use the techniques taught in here to unleash your pyromania on virtually any object, with picture-perfect results!

Creating a Peeled-Back Sticker Effect

This peeling technique is well worth knowing.

Creating Text in Stitches

Add a unique look to your artwork with this text effect.

The Peel Effect

An interesting effect to say the least, peel away a lightbulb to reveal it’s inner workings.

Snowboard Design Tutorial

Design the snowboard you’ve always wanted.

Luminescent Lines

This style of art seems to be fairly popular these days, create some luminescent line art.

and that concludes our list. There are plenty more excellent tutorials out there, think we missed something? Let us know about your favorite Photoshop tutorials in the comments below. Hope you all had a great 2008 and have a happy New Year!

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