Thursday, April 29, 2010

30 New Tutorials for Manipulating Photos in Photoshop

In many of my previous posts on website design I have always categorized the style of websites that I was showcasing. In this post, I have decided to compile some of the most visually appealing websites from all sorts of different design styles that are out there today.

Photo manipulation is one of the most common practices of photoshop users and designers. Aside from faking images, This type of technique can create unique and outstanding art designs. Learning how to manipulate photos could be fun and that’s why we compiled a list of photo manipulation tutorials for you to learn.

Here is a collection of 30 New Tutorials for Manipulating Photos in Photoshop. These tutorials are for beginners and advanced users alike. Start browsing and learn these fascinating techniques.

Create a Realistic Space Landscape Photo Manipulation

landscape photo manipulation
In this tutorial, you’re going to create a unique photo manipulation that blends outer space and a scenic landscape to make an amazing and surreal image.

Use Photo Manipulation and 3D Layers to Design a Surreal Cover Art Illustration

3d photo manipulation
A tutorial that will show you how to design a CD cover using several photo manipulation techniques, how to keep critical text layers editable for any future change and how to render a quick mockup using the Vanishing Point filter.

Create a Galactic Girl Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

girl photo manipulation
In this tutorial, you will learn how to combine multiple images, applying different layer styles, create your own galactic background.

Terrifying Horror Photo Manipulation

horror photo manipulation
This tutorial I will show you how to create photo manipulation with using of different textures and blending modes.

Create a Dark Melancholic Photo Manipulation Scene

dark photo manipulation
In this tutorial, you will be creating a melancholic and enthralling piece using Photoshop. Also, this will teach you several techniques for blending images seamlessly, paint realistic lighting and shadows, create an effect of a moving sky like it just came out from a long exposure shot, and more.

Blend a Planet Transparently into a Photo Manipulation

planet manipulation
This tutorial will show you how to use different blending modes to blend flying hairs easily and to make semi-transparent planet.

Manipulate Water to Create a Splash Artwork in Photoshop

water splash photo manipulation
In this tutorial, you will learn how to take a simple photograph and turn it into a raging sea effect. Using background removal techniques, brushes and lighting effects you can create your very own surreal ‘God of the ocean’.

How to Create a Serene Panorama from Multiple Photographs

panorama photo manipulation
This tutorial will teach you how to combine multiple stock photos into a single, coherent scenery in Photoshop.

Stone Island manipulation

island manipulation
In this tutorial, you will learn how to manipulate some photos and turn it into stone island scene.

Create a Devastating Twister With Photo Manipulation Techniques

twister manipulation
A photo manipulation tutorial on how to create a devastating tornado consuming everything in its path.

Compositing 3D Render into Real Photo Scene

 photo scene manipulation
This tutorial will show how you can composite 3D rendered images into a real photograph environment.

Create a Floating Island Scene Similar to James Cameron’s Avatar

floating island manipulation
Inspired my the movie Avatar, this photo manipulation tutorial will show you how to create a realistic composition of a sunset in a world with floating islands.

How to Create an Outstanding ‘Out of Frame’ Horse Scene

horse scene manipulation
In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a horse reach out of a frame with some simple, but cool techniques.

Work in Progress – Walk in the Park

park manipulation
A photoshop tutorial where you will combine images and applying custom brushes.

Skating in clouds Magic scene Photoshop

magic photo manipulation
Learn how to create a skating in cloud in magical scene by manipulating images.

Matte Painting: Create A Distressed Surreal Cityscape

matte painting manipulation
This tutorial will show you some techniques in matte painting to create a distressed surreal cityscape.

How to Make an Eerie Looking Photo Manipulation Scene

looking photo manipulation
In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial, you will create a dark photo manipulation scene with a very creepy/eerie/mysterious atmosphere.

Make a Vivid Flaming Skull Conceptual Composition

flaming skull manipulation
This Photoshop tutorial show you how to combine stock images and typography into a beautiful conceptual composition.

Design Dark Sea Ship Photo Manipulation Scene

sea ship manipulation
Learn how to manipulate a photos and turn it into a dark sea ship scene.

Surrealistic Room Photo Manipulation

room photo manipulation
In this tutorial, you will be creating a surrealistic room with realistic water as its floor, real clouds as its wallpaper with a clock on the wall and a boat on the water floor.

Design an Awesome Fantasy Floating Mountain Scene in Photoshop

floating mountain manipulation
This tutorial will show you the processes used to create cool, fantasy style floating Mountain Scene in Photoshop. This is an intermediate level tutorial and some steps can be tricky.

Make a Surreal 3D Outdoor Room Scene in Photoshop

3d outdoor manipulation
In this photo manipulation tutorial, you will learn how to create a realistic composition of a painter using a room as his canvas.

Surreal Train Cabin Photo Manipulation with Photoshop

 cabin photo manipulation
In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial, you’re going to create a simple but effective photo manipulation that blends different images together to create a bold and surreal scene.

Animal Photo Manipulation Tutorial

animal manipulation photo
In this photo manipulation tutorial you will learn how to combine bird and cat photos and create a new species of animal .

Design a Surreal Desert Scene in Photoshop

desert manipulation
This tutorial will show you how to create a surreal time-themed photo manipulation using Photoshop.

How to Create a Dark and Mysterious TV-Head Scene

mysterious manipulation
This Photoshop manipulation tutorial will be showing you how to make a dark and mysterious scene with the subject having a TV for a head.

Photo Manipulate a Stunning Underworld Scene

underworld manipulation
Learn how to use complex layer masks, adjustment layers and photo manipulation techniques to blend two separate photos in a highly creative way!

Design Surreal Composition Fallen Angel’s Dream Fly

fallen angel manipulation
Learn how to compose a Fallen Angel’s Dream Fly by manipulating photos.

Confused Pear Photoshop Tutorial

pear manipulation
A video tutorial where you will learn how to manipulate an a pear and turn it into an illustration scene.

How to Create a Fairy Using Photos

 fairy manipulation
This photo manipulation tutorial will show you how you can create a fairy out of a human.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

A Showcase of Beautiful Portfolio Designs

An artist’s portfolio is more than a collection of his or her artwork; it is an expression of their style and identity. In the past. portfolios were carefully printed and carried to interviews. However, in today’s online world, a website is a more common way to display an artist’s portfolio. Take a look at these  Beautiful Portfolio Designs and get you fired up to start your own portfolio website.

Digital Mash

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Lucia Soto

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By The Pond

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Joolz

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Project 365

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Colour Pixel

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Les Illustrations De Lapin

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Adhemas

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Enila

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Gummisig

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Notorious Design

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Work at Play

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Halo Agency

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Phureal

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Clear Ideaz

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David Hellmann

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Ft Designer

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Xgraphica

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Camellie

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Simply Creative

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Colagene

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Vincent Mazza

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Moonbeam Illustrations

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Creative Sstate

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Adapted

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Stpo

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Lair Design

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Made Like Me

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Bcandullo

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Alex Swanson

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Mad-Images

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Kx2web

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Synch Media

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