h*mom
04-23-2011, 04:12 PM
I just posted a tutorial for apply a puzzle effect to a photo "from scratch" in Photoshop (http://sites.google.com/site/mugcheck/puzzle-effect-in-photoshop). It helps but isn't critical to have advanced beginner - intermediate level Photoshop skills (create/use clipping masks, layer styles and masks, paths and the pen tool) for the tutorial - I think you'll be fine if you can apply a bevel and emboss style.
http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/4967/24doneloosepiece.jpg (http://img573.imageshack.us/i/24doneloosepiece.jpg/)
http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/4967/24doneloosepiece.jpg (http://img573.imageshack.us/i/24doneloosepiece.jpg/)