Archive for the ‘Photo Effects’ Category
Turn a picture into a poster Andy Warhol style
With this effect you will turn your picture into a work similar to the famous Andy Warhol pop art. There are a few versions of how to achieve this result, but the reason why I like my technique is that after completing the first picture you can use it as a template for the other [...]
Converting a daytime image into a night scene
Here we will be converting a daytime image into a night one. The PSD file for this tutorial can be found at the bottom of the post This is the original image which we will be converting it into a night one. Click this image to download the original image. This is the final image we [...]
Creating a fireworks effect
This tutorial will show you how to create a fireworks effect using only Photoshop. I will not use any other images, everything will be created within photoshop. The psd file for this tutorial can be found at the bottom of the post Create a new file (1600px * 1200px) and fill it with black color. [...]
How to create a fairy using photos
Here is a tutorial showing how you can create a fairy out of a human, as shown below. The psd file for this tutorial can be found at the bottom of this post. I have used following images for source http://shoofly-stock.deviantart.com/art/Butterfly-Stock-5-36155166 http://erdmute.deviantart.com/art/mega-leaves-111983334 http://eli-stock.deviantart.com/art/Pink-Flower-3-101697444 http://buzillo-stock.deviantart.com/art/girl-7-116862818 http://www.pxleyes.com/images/contests/hawaiian%20flowers/fullsize/sourceimage.jpg First separate girl from the background. I have used pen [...]
Human Statue Effect: Cursed by Medusa
Hello again. This time we’ll make a Stone Cursed person effect in Photoshop. I have used Photoshop CS4 for this tutorial. Medusa, in the Greek mythology, is a female monster that, gazing directly upon her, would turn onlookers to stone. Here is what we are going to do: We’ll use this one: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1166996 Name the [...]
Faking a Tilt Shift Photo
Hi, everybody. I’m going to show you how to make a Fake Tilt Shift effect in Photoshop. I have used Photoshop CS4 for this tutorial. This photoshop tutorial is quite simple. I came from the photography scenary and discovered the Tilt Shift Lenses about two year ago. Tilt Shift lenses focus on a single part [...]
Post Processing – Methods to Improve your Photos
I thought I’d share with you today a few post processing techniques I use when importing photos. It’s possible to make some subtle and in some cases not so subtle enhancements to your image to really make them stand out. A potential danger of post processing is to go too far in making alterations which [...]
Create Hot Original Light Effects
Hey, my name is Ben Bradley and I am a graphic designer/ video artist from New Zealand! I have finally got my web into gear so head over to bencurious to check it out for updates and new work! Also you can find me on twitter @bencurious. Alright! Well I saw a post a while [...]