Manipulate Smoke to Create Hyper-Real Images

Manipulate Smoke to Create Hyper-Real Images

Thursday, August 20, 2009 No Comments

Learn to apply the Warp Tool effectively and a few other tricks to make smoke look like a skull. This technique has a variety of outcomes and works well with water, clouds and a whole bunch of other stuff. This is probably more for intermediate users, as I guide you through the process well, but not every Warp Grid point handle move. Let’s get started!

Creating an Abstract Watercolor Wallpaper

Creating an Abstract Watercolor Wallpaper

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 No Comments

Another great contribution from our reader! In this tutorial, we will showing how to use one of the most fascinating and powerful Photoshop method, Layer Masking, in making watercolor designs.

Creating an Awesome Retro Collage

Creating an Awesome Retro Collage

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 No Comments

In this tutorial, we will be making an abstract photo collage. Lots of images are used with exciting effects. You will be using different blend modes, filters and some advanced adjustment layer techniques.

Create Smoke Effect on Grungy Wallpaper

Create Smoke Effect on Grungy Wallpaper

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 No Comments

This tutorial is written by a young Belgium designer, Arno Van Waeyenberg. We are going to learn how to create simple smoke effect against a grungy background by using the Smudge and Warp tools.

How to Combine Digital Painting and Photo Manipulation to Create a Platform Environment

How to Combine Digital Painting and Photo Manipulation to Create a Platform Environment

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 No Comments

In this tutorial, you will learn how to combine digital painting and photo manipulation to create polished fantasy art. The process of combining digital painting and photo manipulation is a great mix. It truly allows you conquer the world with beautiful illustrations. Let’s get started!

How to Create a 3D Leaf from a Texture Photograph

How to Create a 3D Leaf from a Texture Photograph

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 No Comments

In this beginners level tutorial, you will learn how to create a vibrant 3D leaf compilation from a single 2D photograph. You will be able to manipulate the object however you prefer. Let’s have fun with this display of greenery.!

How to Create a Dark Emotional Photo Manipulation

How to Create a Dark Emotional Photo Manipulation

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 No Comments

This is a tutorial with a simple idea: to create an emotional photo manipulation. Following this tutorial, you will learn how to blend different images to make a dark atmospheric background, modify the dress of the model, apply makeup, paint hair, blend different objects in the background, and more – all to create a moody illustration. So, let’s start!

How to Create an Original Pin-Up Girl in Photoshop

How to Create an Original Pin-Up Girl in Photoshop

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 No Comments

In this tutorial, I will be taking you through the steps that I do when creating a cartoon pin-up. I will start off with thumbnails and continue on to the final image. Along the way, I will be sharing with you my techniques and thought process when it comes to creating an original image with Photoshop. Let’s get started!

How to Create a Fantasy “Mother Nature” Scene

How to Create a Fantasy “Mother Nature” Scene

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 No Comments

This tutorial is about creating a fantasy scene called “Mother Nature.” We will use well chosen images, brushes and most off all our imagination in combination with Photoshop techniques to create an outstanding image. So let’s get started!

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