In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a speed lighting photo manipulation using different Photoshop techniques, brushes, blending modes and adjustments layers to get realistic motion effect in your photo manipulation. So let’s start!
Monday 6 August 2012
Give a Photo a Complete Glamour Makeover With Stunning Light and 3D Effects
In this tutorial, you will learn how to retouch a model’s face and subtly manipulate her hair. In addition, we will enhance the canvas by adding attractive lighting and 3D effects. This tutorial requires considerable Pen Tool skills, but with perseverance and a passion for design, you will certainly be able to achieve great results.
Creating Drawing Effect on the Photo In Photoshop
I tried to experiment with photo and mix it with black lines to simulate drawing. Would you know how to make it? Okay, then read this tutorial.
Creating Funny Big Head Characters in Photoshop
This tutorial is inspired by the Red Queen character in the new “Alice in the Wonderland” movie, where she has a big head and small body. We will be looking at using Liquefy tool to achieve that sort of caricature effect.
Cartoon Effect - Create cartoons from your pictures In Photoshop
In this tutorial I will explain how to recreate the cartoon effect shown below. Its a nice effect. if you want to convert you stock images into a cartoon image. The program i use was Adobe Photoshop, its a simple process that anyone can replicate. Follow the tutorial, if you are having a hard time email or post your questions and we will help.
How To Blend Textures With Photos In Photoshop
In this tutorial, we'll learn the basics of using Photoshop's layer blend modes to blend a texture with a photo, a simple yet powerful way to give an otherwise ordinary image more of an artistic and creative edge. We'll learn how to quickly cycle through the blend modes so we can choose the one that works best, how to blend only the brightness values of the texture so the photo can keep its original colors, and how to invert the brightness values to create a different result.
Fly High – Light Effects Tutorial + Video In Photoshop
In this tutorial I will show you how to create a beautiful abstract artwork using light effects, a few fractal images, a custom brush and some cool post editing techniques.
5 Easy Photoshop Photo Effects
Retouch your photos with these five easy photo effects! These Photoshop video tutorials will show you how to create some of the most popular photo effects using professional non-destructive editing techniques. You'll need Photoshop CS4 or newer to follow these tutorials
The Mirror - Dark and horror photo manipulation in Photoshop
In this tutorial i will show you how to create a dark and horror photo manipulation called "The Mirror". We will turn a girl into a zoombie, make blood, break glass, arrange elements and adjust color to generate an interestingly creepy scene.
Shooting Sky Creating an Archive and Blending to Enhance Washed Photos in Photoshop
In this tutorial you will learn how to create an archive and blending to enhance washed photos.
Design an Abstract Style Sword Warrior with Fiery Effect in Photoshop
In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Design an Abstract Style Sword Warrior with Fiery Effect in Photoshop. This is an intermediate level tutorial so some steps can be tricky, but why not have a try :)
Tips for Working With The ISO
If your photo is going to look dark and underexposed, and you don't want it to, the easiest approach to fixing the problem is to boost the ISO, or sensitivity. Learn more...
How To Replace The Sky In A Photo With Photoshop
In this tutorial, we'll learn how to easily replace the sky in a photo! We'll use a basic selection tool and a layer mask to separate the sky from the area below it, then we'll learn how Photoshop's Advanced Blending sliders make it easy to hide the original sky so the new sky can takes its place!
Give a paintarly effect to your photos in Photoshop
In this tutorial i will show you how to create a nature themed, abstract photo manipulation. You'll learn how to use different textures, brushes as well as adjust colors to make an interesting abstract piece .
Quick Photo Retouch in Photoshop
In this Photoshop tutorial I'm going to show you a way to retouch your digital photos. This isn't an advanced technique to professionally enhance photos, but it's a technique you'll be able to remember and use time and time again, and something you can apply to a batch of images easily and in no time.
Create a photo manipulation with geometrical elements in Photoshop
Learn how to to create a futuristic photo manipulation. This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to use Photoshop’s Repoussé tool to create checkered 3D elements. Click to find out how to create this retro-but-futuristic photo manipulation!
How to Create a Dramatic Epic Scene in Photoshop
In this tutorial we are going to learn how to blend and distort different desert landscape stock images to create a dynamic fisheye-like perspective and use different adjustment layers to get different coloring and feel to the manipulation so let's get started!
Make a romantic wallpaper in Photoshop
Make a romantic wallpaper in Photoshop is one of the easiest things a beginner can do in Photoshop. The reason for that is because you’re only going to use silhouetted objects so you don’t have to worry about things like color matching, shadows, illumination and things like that. So, let’s see how it’s done.
Romantic photo Manipulation in Photoshop
This is a manipulation tutorial that’s suitable for beginners and advanced Photoshop users alike. There are only a few stock images used to make this so it’s easier for me to explain and for you to reproduce. Have fun.
One Moment – Manipulation Tutorial in photoshop
In this Photoshop tutorial I will show you how to create a nice spotlight effect on an image using the brush tool. It’s not a difficult effect to achieve but patience is needed. I used a single stock image which can be downloaded for free. Hope you like the result.
Hopeless – Photoshop Manipulation Tutorial
manipulation tutorial. This time we will make a simple yet beautiful dramatic manipulation. You will see how to create shadows and how combining a couple of images and the right adjustments you can create a cool manipulation.
Sunshine Lomo Effect in Photoshop
Recreate the popular 'lomo' photo effect with a burst of sunshine in a few easy steps using Adobe Photoshop.
Lonely – Manipulation Tutorial Photoshop CS6
Another manipulation tutorial. This time we will use less stock images and focus more on the effects, blend modes, and illumination. This is medium-advanced tutorial but I think you can do it because I will give you as many details as I can.
Create a Dark Human Photo Manipulation with Liquified Water Texture in Photoshop
In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Create Liquid Human Photo Manipulation with Liquified Water Texture in Photoshop. This is an intermediate level tutorial so some steps can be tricky, but why not have a try :)
Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop
Today, I’ll show you a few quick techniques for creating abstract cosmic artwork in Photoshop CS5 – it’s all about layering, using brushes and working with blending modes.
Creased old paper photo effect
Another basic tutorial, illustrated out with another basic idea of photo manipulation.
Create a Surreal Dark City with Meteorite Fall Scene in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Create a Surreal Dark City with Meteorite Fall Scene in Photoshop. This is an intermediate level Photoshop tutorial and some steps can be a bit tricky, but why not have a try!
Design Surreal Concept Manipulation with Alien Structures in Photoshop
n this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Design this Surreal Concept Manipulation with Alien Structures in Photoshop. This is an intermediate level tutorial so some steps can be tricky, but why not have a try!
The Sad Angel Photoshop Tutorial
Learn how to create an emotional photo manipulation with a sad angel from this easy to follow Photoshop tutorial. I have started from a beautiful premade background and added a stone angel statue.
To give that mysterious look we'll use sparkle brushes and also rays of light. The adjustment layer used in the final step adds more contrast to our angel photo manipulation and makes it more dramatic.
Create a Mixed Media Style Design In Photoshop
Learn how to create this creative mixed-media composition in Photoshop! You will learn how to combine different graphic elements with extensive use of layer masks. This is a great tutorial for designers who want to experiment with a more modern approach to digital collages.
Create a Sci-Fi Giant Tortoise Shelter Photo-Manipulation
Learn how to create this sci-fi giant tortoise shelter photo manipulation. In this surreal scene, the shell is a military base with spaceships flying around it. This tutorial will show you how to create giant-sized objects and other photo manipulation techniques for combining images.
How to Create an Outdoor Fantasy Manipulation in Photoshop
Learn how to create this photo manipulation using a combo of different stock photos and artworks. You’ll learn how to create a soft photo effect, add moss to rocks, and enhance a pool of water with some water lilies.
Create an Awesome Floating Face Manipulation with Fiery Hair in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Create an Awesome Floating Face Manipulation with Fiery Hair in Photoshop. This is an intermediate level Photoshop tutorial and some steps can be a bit tricky, but why not have a try!
The Fallen Angel – Photoshop Tutorial
This tutorial is more about body retouching techniques than manipulation because I will show you how to smoothen skin, add hair, makeup and of course how to get to the result you see on the preview. Enjoy.
Photoshop CS6 Tutorials Create Oil Painting Photo Effects
Today's Photoshop CS6 Tutorial on Creating an Oil painting photo effect by using the newly added special effects option called " Oil Paint ".
Now it's time to create a awesome oil painting effect by turning your photography into nice piece of art, adding a suitable Frame will add more beauty to the photo which you are going to convert into oil painting.
Step 1
Always have the hobbit of Duplicate your images from the default one, in case of recovery and other effects applied to the result in future. Now select the filter menu->oil paint.... and use the following settings as shown in the image below.
BRUSH:
Stylization: 8.96, Cleanliness: 3.5, Scale: 8.96, Bristle Detail: 2.2
Lighting:
Angular Direction: 244.8 Shine: 0
Step 2
Now duplicate the oil painted layer and layer mode to "screen" with fill 75%. And add a "High Pass" with a value 194.6
Final
Vibrant Fashion Effect
In this tutorial you'll learn how to adjust the hues of individual tones and colors to produce vibrant reds and violet shadows, great for fashion shots.
Step 1
With your photo open in Photoshop, click on the adjustment layer button at the bottom of your layers panel, and choose Brightness/Contrast.
To begin with we just want to brighten the overall photo a little, and the settings you use will depend on the photo your using.
For this photo I've set the Brightness to +20 and the Contrast to +10.
Step 2
Next add a Selective Color adjustment layer, this will allow us to adjust the hues of individual colours and tones.
First select Black from the drop-down list, and then use the settings shown above, giving the blacks a violet hue.
Step 3
Next choose Neutrals and adjust the sliders so they match the image above to give the neutral tones a redish purple hue.
Step 4
And for the White tones, adjust the sliders to give it a yellow hue.
Step 5
Finally adjust the Red tones making them saturated and more vibrant.
Final
New Manga Effect – Photoshop Tutorial
wanted to write a tutorial about this a long time ago but I was busy with other projects. Recently I saw on the cover of the Advanced Photoshop Magazine a manga effect and I decided I will go ahead and make my own version. I’m not using the same technique as in the magazine but the result is really cool. Enjoy
I don’t know how the guys at Advanced Photoshop magazine made this effect because I didn’t purchase that issue but I guess the only way of doing this is using the Liquify filter. You will see how many things you can do with this filter. I will show you my way of making the manga effect.
Step 1
As I said in the introduction of this tutorial, I used Photoshop’s Liquify filter to achieve this effect. It is best if you use a high resolution image because applying the Liquify filter on a low res image, it’s very likely that you will loose quality on that image.
For this tutorial I used a free stock image that’s 3000×4000 pixels. Using high resolution images like this gives you room to resize to a smaller resolution after you apply the filter.
So open your image in Photoshop and duplicate it so that you have one copy as backup. Now go to the duplicated layer and name it liquified, from now on you will work on this layer.
Step 2
Go to Filter>Liquify. Now let’s see what you can do here in order to create the manga effect. If you look at manga pictures you will immediately notice several things: 1 – big eyes, 2 – small eyes and nose and 3 – rounded head with pointed chin.
That’s exactly what you have to achieve using the Liquify filter controls. I suggest you use a big brush when you work with this filter because if you work with small brushes you will have irregularities on the straight lines and edges if the face.
The liquify tools that we will use the most are the Bloat Tool to make the eyes bigger, the Pucker Tool to make the nose and mouth smaller and the Forward Warp Tool to change the position of the nose and retouch the chin.
Step 3
Let’s start with the eyes. On the right side of the window you have the brush settings. As I said, use a big brush. How big? depends on the resolution of your image and the element you’re working on. On the eyes for example, use a brush size that is bigger than one eye.
We will use the Bloat Tool to make the eyes bigger and circular so select that tool. Click over one eye and you will see how it starts to change shape. Make several clicks on different spots of the eye and increase the size gradually keeping it’s rounded shape. Use the Forward Warp tool if needed to position the eyes correctly.
Step 4
You need to make the mouth a lot smaller. If your model has the mouth opened, this step will be more difficult. Select the Pucker Tool and as before, increase the brush size and make it bigger than the mouth itself.
Set the Brush Rate to about 30 and Brush Density to about 50. Start “brushing” on the lip corners and then on the center.
After that, get the Forward Warp and click and drag the corners of the mouth to make it narrower. See image below.
Step 5
If you got the eyes and mouth right, I suggest you duplicate the layer before moving forward, just in case. Use the same technique as on the mouth to make the nose smaller. Use the Forward warp tool as many times as needed and use smaller size brushes to fix details.
Step 6
Here you will have a bit more of work. The main objective is to make the lower half of the head smaller and rounder and the chin more pointed.
The main tool used here is the Forward Warp Tool. Use a big size brush to move parts of the face. You will have to lift the mouth and place it closer to the nose.
Try to keep the shape of the hair and not make very big “mutations” because people will mediately notice those mistakes. Decreasing the Brush Density will help avoiding that. Brush density works like the brush hardness when you paint with a regular brush.
When you done, get the Spot Healing Brush Tool and remove as many spots and imperfections from the skin. Remember to create as many duplicate backups as you feel comfortable.
Step 7
Once your happy with the shape of the head, you can go ahead and add some color and contrast effects to make it look a bit more interesting.
First desaturate the image slightly using the Channel Mixer Adjustment layer at 45 Opacity. I gave it a touch of yellow using a Color Balance Adjustment layer and I increased the Yellows on the Mid and Highlight channels and the Cyans on the Shadows layer.
Step 8
Create a new layer above all the other layers, go to Edit>Fill and fill with 50% Gray. Set blend mode to Overlay and paint with the Dodge and Burn Tools as shown in the image below. Use about 30% of Strength on the Dodge/Burn tool. Do the same for both eyes.
That’s pretty much it. The rest of the things that I made are explained on my other manipulation tutorials. Basically I created a new layer, added Surface Blur to make he face smoother and erased the parts that I wanted to keep sharp.
Then I created a Stamp with Shift+Ctrl+Alt+E, turned it into a Smart Object and added the Lighting filter. It’s a technique explained on the ending of the Manipulation Secrets part 3 – Global Light
Final
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