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10 REALLY Cool Photoshop Tutorials

10 REALLY Cool Photoshop Tutorials
There are thousands of photo manipulation and effect tutorials on the internet. Below are 10 of my favourites. You may notice that a few of them are a bit, well, ‘dark’, sorry about that but they tend to be the most effective in my opinion! :) Can We Survive? Create an apocalyptic photo manipulation using stock images and a portrait of yourself (all images required are included in the tutorial). Create amazing water-drenched photomontages Create an image of a person dissolving into water from 2 images (included in the tutorial). Displacement effect tutorial This tutorial teaches you how to create a stunning image of a person disintegrating into particles. Chilling Photo Manipulation Create a fantasy photo manipulation called “You Can Not Frost The Time” Make smashing glass effects Master a convincing shattering-glass effect that has dozens of applications with this brilliant technique from Mark Mayers. An Urban-Style Piece of Artwork Create a cool artwork from a portrait photo. I got ‘me’ done!

100 Most Popular Photoshop Tutorials of 2009 24.How to Create a Severed Arm in Photoshop 39.Create a Funky Perspective of a Model Riding Digital Volume 40.Space Explosion Photoshop Tutorial 66.Fantastic Digital Painting Image in Photoshop and Corel Painter Related Post 100 Most Popular Vector Illustrator Tutorials of 2009 35 Fresh and Detailed Photoshop Tutorials To Enhance Your Skills(2011) It is time to bring together brand new photoshop tutorials.To be honest,We don’t see really quality photoshop tutorials every single day with new techniques and new tips so it was good to wait for a few months for a fresh round up. It is always good to see and learn new techniques for graphic designers,especially for photoshop users.I personally learnt a few things while collecting the below photoshop tutorials so i definetely advice you to look over them. Create a Packet of Potato Chips in Photoshop View Tutorial Create “Milk monster and Chocolate Splash” View Tutorial ”Piece of the Artic” Pie Chart Photo Manipulation View Tutorial Create an Amazing Abstract Heart Surreal View Tutorial Create a Flowerpot From Scratch in Photoshop View Tutorial Create “Honey Leaking Effect on the Delicious Pancake” View Tutorial Create an Alien Invasion Photo Manipulation View Tutorial Create a Wild Western “Wanted” Poster in Photoshop View Tutorial Photo Manipulation – “The Fourth Kind” View Tutorial View Tutorial

Newly Released Free Photoshop Tutorials of 2013 Just when we all believe there is not much to learn in Photoshop, Adobe launched a new product called Photoshop CC that means you still have a lot to learn while practicing new techniques and offers with the help of fresh Photoshop tutorials. There are abundance of Photoshop tutorials some of which are must to check out in order to begin designing but even then the rate of releasing new fresh Photoshop tutorials is surprising. Each new tutorial manages to trigger any designer to learn new techniques and understand the application of new style. I am sure with the launch of new Photoshop CC we will be seeing a lot more tutorials in future that reveal the potential of this cool graphic design software. Post updated on 5 July 2013 In today’s post we took a different approach where we compiled only fresh and free Photoshop tutorials that have been released in last two months. Recommended Reading: Few Available Calendar Design Tutorials & Free Calendar PSDs Poster Mockups in Photoshop

50 Brilliant Photo Manipulation Tutorials to Understand Photoshop Like a Pro Email When it comes to photo editing, the first thing that comes to my mind is Photoshop. Photoshop is the second name of creativity. Today, I’ve collected 50 great photo manipulation tutorials, which will teach you many new features. Here, you’ll find tutorials on how to combine photos and brushes, apply textures, create light-leaks and other high-tech elements, mix the components on a suitable background and learn blending, lighting, image adjustment techniques and much more. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. If some tricks and techniques you found here are useful, please help spread them to the world. Share your thoughts, ideas or questions in the comments section below.

Photoshop Light Effect Tutorials I’ve selected various Photoshop tutorials that I’m liking at the moment for light effects, some have quite cool techniques on how to achieve the end result that can be applied to a million different designs (try and experiment with them), check them out below. You might also enjoy: Design a Vista Styled Wallpaper Windows Vista Aurora Effect Design a Vibrant Blackberry Inspired Ad NoPattern “Jumper” Effect Mysterious Lighting Effect How to Create Brilliant Light Streaks Creating a Mac-Type Background Luminescent Lines Create a Glowing Light Painting Effect Abstract Dust And Spray Effect Make a dreamy abstract background Digital Bokeh effect Abstract Lines Background Abstract Light Rays Drawing an Abstract Lightbulb How to create 3D abstract circles Comments Do you have any favourite tutorials that you have seen for light effects?

Tutorial Magazine - 33 Best Photoshop Tutorials of April 2009 photoshop Recreate the Iron Man Interface Effect This tutorial will show you how to create the screen interface from the hit movie Iron Man. | 41410 views | by abduzeedo How to use type as a creative effect Unlock the power of the Distort tool in Adobe Photoshop to create this enigmatic image. | 35561 views | by digitalarts Create Watery Text in Photoshop No towel included. | 32799 views | by Minervity How to Create colorful posters Learn how to recreate an awesome ad campaign by RayBan, called colorize. | 26588 views | by abduzeedo A Comprehensive Intro to the Type Tool We've all used it at least once, but do you know all its potential? | 22497 views | by psdtuts Malleable Effects with Colorful Lines In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create fantastic colorful effects using only Photoshop. | 21850 views | by psdtuts How to color in lineart in photoshop When you get to this tutorial, click on the image to view the whole thing :) | 20649 views | by kuitsuku Turn a Texture into a Tiled Background

Photoshop Tutorial: Master Polygons Part 1 Download some of the tutorial files here Thanks go out to Ryan Barber for this tutorial. See more of his work at Step 1 The first phase involves tracing a series of triangles on top of a photograph, in Adobe Illustrator. Step 2 You can lock the image in one of two ways. Step 3 Now that your image is locked you are ready to apply the Pen tool, so activate this now. Step 4 The next step is to set up the weight of our Pen tool’s stroke. Step 5 It is now time to start mapping out a series of adjacent triangles on top of the base photo. Step 6 Select the first triangle and then copy it by pressing Cmd/Ctrl+C. Step 7 Activate the Direct Selection tool by pressing the A key. Step 8 Copy the second triangle by pressing Cmd/Ctrl+C. Step 9 Most triangles will share one common side with another triangle, but some triangles will only share a portion of another triangle’s side. Step 10 Step 11 You’ve got your grid ready – now it’s time for the polygons. Step 12 To be continued…

How to Create Brilliant Light Streaks in Photoshop Lighting effects have become quite popular, and are an effective way to add bright eye catching details to a photo or illustration. In this tutorial, you will learn a simple technique for creating brilliant light streaks which can be used in different ways to add motion and brightness to your designs. Step 1 First, lets create a nice background for our effect. Step 2 Now lets create a light from which all of our streaks will be created. Step 3 Make a copy of the light layer that we just created, and hide the original. Step 4 Now we get to start having fun. The Twirl filter will give you a streak that is moving in a more radial type of path. Also, don’t be afraid to combine the two.

10 Ways Photoshop Actions Can Improve Your Workflow Photoshop actions are an extremely easy way to automate all of the mundane daily tasks that have made their way into your design workflow. Whether you’re in web or print design, odds are there are a few repetitive tasks that you could let Photoshop handle for you. Perhaps the biggest hurdle to automating your workflow is simply coming up with ideas for where Photoshop actions could help you out. Today we’ll help you solve that problem by going over 10 ways Photoshop actions can improve your workflow. Wielding Actions as a Designer Just about everyone that uses Photoshop knows about actions. The thing is, they’re largely underutilized in the design world. I think one of the biggest hurdles is simply coming up with ideas for how to use actions effectively. To help you out, I’ve compiled ten ways that I use custom actions in my workflow. How Do Actions Work? For those new to actions, I’ll give you a quick primer. Remember that Photoshop actions record every little thing you do. 1. 2. 3. 4.

20 Best Photoshop Tutorial Websites: Learn it Easily! Are you crazy about Photoshop and its tutorials, then here is something great for you. You can find here the best Photoshop tutorial websites and learn the best Photoshop tutorial from these websites. Photoshop is the best software to create the most fantastic designs with the help of its tools. Here is the list of some popular Photoshop websites to learn best Photoshop tutorials. PsdTuts+ It is the marvellous place to learn Photoshop. Every tutorial is written and explained greatlyIt also provides you with premium tutorials with a little monthly feeYou can watch Photoshop tutorials to depths using premium features. PSDlearning You can get learning resources to learn Adobe Photoshop. Adobe.com It is the first website to take your information from. Planet Photoshop If you wish to learn some quality Photoshop tutorials then this is the best place to learn from. Photoshop Tutorials on Deviant Art It has a good range of Photoshop learning tutorials online. PSDfan 4679 Views

September Tutorial #1: The Dancer - Dynamic Liquid Splash Effect In this tutorial we’ll create an image of a Dancer with a dynamic liquid splash effect. Here are the few images used: Dancer: Image ID: 5826686 © Alexander Yakovlev 123RF.com Liquid Splash: Image ID: 7311559 © ifong 123RF.com Liquid Splash: Image ID: 7409551 © ifong 123RF.com Liquid Splash: Image ID: 7409560 © ifong 123RF.com Liquid Splash: Image ID: 7499024 © ifong 123RF.com Liquid Splash: Image ID: 7499033 © ifong 123RF.com Spatter: Image ID: 4797910 © Ana De Sousa 123RF.com Preparing the splashes Fire up Photoshop and open the Dancer and paint/liquid splash images that you want to use. First the splash image. The layer name will be renamed from “Background” to “Layer 0″. Use the Magic Wand Tool (W) select the background of the splash, then hit delete. Try to look for sections of the clothing that will go well with the “flow” of the splash. Lower the opacity for the splash so it’s a lot easier to see where you’re placing it. I used mainly around 30%-10%. Applying the splashes Brushes

Eye Sharpening - Photoshop Tutorial With this tutorial you can create amazing, bright eyes within minutes. First retouch, adjust levels and do all necessary colour corrections on your image. With a Lasso Tool (L) select the eyes (hold Shift key to add to selection). Hit Ctrl+J to copy selection to a new layer. You can copy the whole layer instead of selecting eyes but applying the filter to the large area like this may take a while on slower computers. Use Smart Sharpen filter on the eyes, the choice of right settings will depend on the size of your file. Add a layer mask to the sharpened layer, then using a white soft brush on 50% bring back paint only iris’ and pupils to expose the sharpened eyes. Using levels brighten the whole picture and then copy mask from previous layer to select only eyes by holding Alt while dragging the sharpened mask (“layer 1” in the pic) onto the “levels 2” layer. Reduce opacity of the colour layer to make the eyes look more natural. And voilà, the image is ready.

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