Lighting effects can make or break any digital artwork. When done properly, lighting can add visual impact, draw the viewer's eye, convey depth and emotion, and tie together all the elements of the piece for a quality finished result. However, achieving brilliant lighting is not always an easy task, particularly for newer digital artists. Perfecting ... Read More
In this tutorial, I will show you techniques involved to create this rather cool, 3D typography with abvanced Texturing and Lighting Effect in Photoshop. Some steps can be a little tricky and you do need a lot of patience to complete this tut, but why not have a try? The aim of this tut is to demonstrate how you can texture a 3D text (created in Illustrat ... Read More
Lighting effects are an effective way to add a detailed illustrative touch to a photo. Justin Maller demonstrates how to go about combining several lighting techniques. In this tutorial, I’m going to look at (among other things) ways of bringing originality to digital lighting by introducing and vectoring traditional sketches, as well as examining some ni ... Read More
Today I will be showing you how to take a stock image and turn it into a futuristic composition that uses various Photoshop techniques. We will be doing some work with Ellipse tool and implementing color and light effects to achieve the end result. If you are ready then start up Photoshop and let's get started. ... Read More
In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to create this Grungy Style Artwork, Mixing with Great Lighting and Shattered Effect in Photoshop. This is an intermediate level tutorial and some steps can be tricky, but why not just have a try :) Along the way, we will cover creating shattered/disintegration effect, lighting effect, how to generate mor ... Read More
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create a realistic IES (photometric) lighting effect. We'll be using Photoshop CS4 as well as some free plugins and software. Let's get started! ... Read More
Abduzeedo means abducted in portuguese, the spelling is not exactly that, it should be abduzido. But the whole idea for the Abduzeedo's design is the space. I'm really fan of playing with this subject because we are sort of free to create whatever we want, and using Photoshop that really means everything. So in this Photoshop tutorial I will sh ... Read More
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use texture and adjustment layers to create an aging effect on a colorful abstract poster design. ... Read More
A technique for matching the lighting between a subject and its background. Matching the Light If you're like me, every now and then you find yourself needing to insert a subject image into a background where the lighting between the two doesn't quite match. Your subject image may be flatly lit, while your background contains crisp shadows and ... Read More
This is my first tutorial in over a year and a half, hope you like! ... Read More
In this tutorial I'm going to show you my process for utilizing the HDR Toning feature of Photoshop CS5 in combination with a few lighting effects to create a fantasy forest scene.
... Read MoreLighting 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. ... Read More
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how you can create a beautiful, unique, abstract website header in just a few easy steps. This abstract lighting technique is one you’ll “Wow” a lot of visitors with! ... Read More
In this Photoshop tutorial I will show you how to create a nice spotlight effect on an image using the brush tool.
... Read MoreWelcome to another PSD Box tutorial. In this tutorial I will show you how to turn a free stock image into a beautiful manipulation. You will learn how to manipulate light and how to create beautiful realistic shadows. ... Read More
The 1980s are back – their influence is currently everywhere, from fashion to music, and nowhere are they more visible than in digital art. Creatives are combining the trashy glamour of the decade with the fantastic toolsets of Photoshop and other creative tools, to come up with kitschy effects that raise a smile – at the same time as showing off technical s ... Read More
In this manipulation tutorial I will show you how to create a cool looking black and white artwork and several other thinks like how to create rainy scene in Photoshop and how to effectively use the Dodge/Burn and lighting effects. ... Read More
Learn how to design a super cool club poster, perfect for advertising an event or night out. You'll work with custom patterns, lighting, blending, masks, photo manipulation and more! ... Read More
In this tutorial I will teach you how to create a Lighting Photomainpulation using Photoshop. You will learn how to use different settings to fill out your canvas with nice lightnings and blending modes using different stock images to create good lighting effects. ... Read More
In this tutorial, I thought I would show you a simple process of manipulating a image with lighting effects and incorporating brushes too. This tutorial will bid you a step by step guide on how to achieve the illustrated outcome. ... Read More