Sometimes achieving a certain effect seems easy with a quick fix. But what separates the boys from the designers is the ability to see (in your mind) variations from the easy fix that change the mood and quality of the photo entirely. And this is what I’ll try to explain in this Justin Maller inspired tutorial. ... 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
In this tutorial, we're going to create a photo manipulation using different techniques. We'll be adjusting each layer and element to make a compact final image. We'll be using multiple photos and a handful of effects to create this work. Let's get started! ... Read More
Another photomanipulation tutorial from PSD Essential, this time called You will stand alone. In the tutorial you’ll learn to create a dark and creepy effect by blending various images together and adjusting several settings. ... Read More
This tutorial shows how to create fantastic image poster in Photoshop. We will concentrate on masking and adjusting color parameters mainly. We will put parts of stocks to use in order to improvement defects and elaborate details. We will learn how to use blending mode of layers and how to use pen tool. We'll start with an image of some skyscrapers and ... Read More
In this tutorial I'll show you how to create a dark and emotional fallen angel scene using a variety of photo manipulation techniques. You'll work with blending techniques, adjusting colour, practice retouching, painting and more.
... Read MoreWe’ll begin with a RAW image (which you can download and follow along with right here in the tutorial article) and walk through a process that will work for both your RAW images and any JPEG image that you may have as well. I tackle color and tone in the Camera RAW editor as well as exposure adjustments, my thought process behind adjusting ... Read More