ff, I'll show you how to do more than that
All you have to do is gently...lol...jk
Ok, I do use photoshop, and all I use is a couple filters here and there. I, also, try to seperate parts of the image to emboss parts of the picture bc thats how you do it in PS...here is an example of a beach. Tell me what you think of this one. I can make tiles pretty good, imo, and I'm willing to give out basically any tile to anyone who wants them...just ask (ewwww I'm a tile slut...I feel used)