Best Photoshop Tutorials » Photo Effect

Elephant Sundae

Pete — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:11:48 +0000

Author: Stephen Petrany at PSDTuts

Kick off the New Year with this elephant sized sundae! What a unique idea! Or, learn the concepts from Stephen and apply them to any other ‘type’ of sundae you can imagine. Let’s dig in!

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Create a Surreal Apple Habitat

Pete — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 23:54:00 +0000

Author: Tom at PSDFan

Design a comfy home setting inside an apple – how surreal is that!? You can’t help but have fun with this one!

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Santa on Christmas Eve

Pete — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:00:43 +0000

Author: PSD Dude

Christmas is around the corner and we want to show off this tut that the PSD Dude did last year – it’s truly one worth checking out again! He does a most incredible photo manipulation turning a daytime summer photo into a night time winter image. Learn how to achieve this dramatic transformation from this easy to follow tutorial. Have fun!

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Create Falling Snow!

Pete — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:25:59 +0000

Author: Corey Barker at Layers Magazine

Corey brings some fun to the Holidays by showing us how to create animated falling snow in this video tutorial! Enhance your photos with this cool effect – Let it snow!

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Surreal Floating House

Pete — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:40:55 +0000

Author: Michael Vincent Manalo

Michael’s tutorial will show you how to easily combine photos seamlessly to create this fantasy image. And, you’ll learn how to give your house an uprooted look and enhance the lighting of the image for a grungy mystical look. Let’s get started!

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3D Reflection and Distortion

Pete — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:34:32 +0000

Author: Corey Barker at Planet Photoshop

Here is a cool effect that Corey shows us, by using the 3D and ‘reflections’ properties in CS5 extended. Try it on any photo or image and create a dynamic special effect or background for any project!

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Scenic Natural Spa

Pete — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:04:12 +0000

Author: Tom at PSDFan

Create a relaxing spa getaway before the big holiday rush! Tom will show you how to insert a picture (we suggest one of yourself for the most relaxing effect) into a serene lake and mountain scene and produce a realistic effect. With his help you’ll feel like you were actually there. Let’s get started!

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Create a Flaming Car

Pete — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:28:29 +0000

Author: Lincoln Soares at Abduzeedo

We haven’t seen cool flames in a while, so Lincoln is going to show you how to create a flaming car! It takes a little time and work but the technique is simple. It’s always a good exercise and something you can apply to other images. Enjoy!

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Create a Zipper Effect

Pete — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:32:46 +0000

Author: Quintal Designs

Check out Ryan’s crazy looking image using both Illustrator and Photoshop to create the effect of ‘unzipping’ a person or object. You will use Illustrator to create the zipper, then add it to an image in Photoshop. Let’s get started!

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Create a Living Museum

Pete — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:42:47 +0000

Author: Kate Rose at Web Design Library

Kate created this awesome result using CS4. Assuming you have a basic knowledge of how to use layers, layer masks, filters, and tools in the tool panel, she will give you the basic steps and techniques so that you can achieve a similar effect that is unique to you. Enjoy!

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Turn Your House into a Haunted House

Pete — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:20:54 +0000

Author: Delno at Instructables

Get ready for the season by turning your house into a haunted house! Delno based his aesthetic on ‘popular culture, using a stormy sky, harsh perspective, dark shadows, fog, and desaturated colors to create a haunting image’ while trying to maintain the realism from the original photo. Have fun (mwahahahaaa)!

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Paint a Digital Oil Portrait

Pete — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:57:47 +0000

Author: jojo3800 at PXLeyes

This is for the painter in you! You’ll go through the steps and techniques to paint a digital oil portrait. Learn to render realistic skin, hair, and eyes using basic photoshop tools. Utilize the standard ‘hard-edged’ and ’soft-edged’ brushes, the burn and highlight tools to deepen shadows and illuminate highlights. Ok, get your easel and let’s get started!

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Dramatic Sci-Fi Photo Manipulation

Pete — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 07:36:09 +0000

Author: Jarka Hrnčárková at Photoshop Tutorials

Get some great tips and inspiration from Jarka’s tutorial as you learn how to use different blending modes to professionally blend images. You’ll also learn different ways of adding light and shadows, and how to add realistic fire to your pictures! Have fun!

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Create a Beautiful Animated Effect

Pete — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:12:52 +0000

Author: Entheos

In this CS5 tutorial we will learn how to add a lovely animated effect to an image by creating an animated gif. Have fun!

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Colorful Out of Frame Animal Composition

Pete — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:23:59 +0000

Author: Eric Vasquez at PSDFan

Whether you’ve got an awesome nature shot of a wild animal, or just a great pic of your personal pet (like this one here!), let Eric show you how to manipulate various images and textures and blend them into a single cohesive design. You will work with Clipping Masks and Adjustment Layers, and also cover some helpful coloring techniques along the way. Have fun!

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Create a Dreamy Photo Effect

Pete — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:26:43 +0000

Author: Design Nocturne

Here’s a simple technique to give any photo a dreamy look using adjustment layers and gradients. If you’re looking for adding ’soft light’ or a ‘mist’ effect, this one is for you!

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