Photo Effects Tutorials

Digital Pixel Effect With Photoshop

Create a digital pixel effect in Photoshop by fading an image into pixels, an effect often used in ads that sell anything that has to do with digital. We’ll also look at a couple of variations on the effect, including how easy it is to create a completely different effect simply by changing blend modes!

Tearing A Photo To Reveal Another In Photoshop

In this tutorial, we’re going to look at another movie poster-type of effect, tearing a section out of one photo to reveal another one hiding behind it!

Add Realistic Water Drops To A Photo With Photoshop

Learn how to easily add realistic water drops to a photo, as if someone splashed water all over the image!

Adding Fireworks To A Photo With Photoshop

Finish your photos off with a bang by adding real fireworks to them in Photoshop. If you can paint with a brush and change a layer blend mode, you have all the skills you need to fill your night skies with huge explosions and brilliant colors!

Fill A Photo With More Photos In Photoshop

Create a bit of an optical illusion in Photoshop by making a larger photo appear to be made from many smaller photos inside it. Great for family photos, wedding photos, or just as a fun thing to do with your friends.

Blend Photos Like A Hollywood Movie Poster With Photoshop

Learn how easy it is to blend two images seamlessly together and create a Hollywood movie poster-style effect.

Adding Focus To An Image With Color In Photoshop

Thanks to the power and flexibility of Photoshop’s adjustment layers, we can easily bring more focus and attention to the main subject of an image using color, an effect that’s very popular with sports and wedding photography.

Combining Reality With A Rotoscope-Style Painting In Photoshop

Combining live action with hand-drawn or painted images is a popular technique used in everything from tv commercials to Hollywood movies, and in this tutorial, we’ll see how easy it is to create something similar in Photoshop.

Making Your Subject Pop Out Of A Photo With Photoshop

Create the illusion that the subject of your photo is walking, running, jumping, or otherwise popping right out of the image with this easy effect.

Create Silky Smooth Waterfalls In Photoshop

Give waterfalls a silky smooth appearance without the need for any fancy photo filters or longer exposures.

Using A Photo To Mask Itself With Photoshop

Learn how to give a photo a soft glow effect by turning the image into a layer mask, essentially using the photo to mask itself, something Photoshop does not normally allow us to do.

Extreme Contrast Photo Effect With Photoshop

Combine a few layer blend modes, some noise, a little sharpening, and a simple adjustment layer to give your photos an extreme contrast effect.

Fast, Easy Pop Art With Lab Color In Photoshop

Learn how to quickly and easily create a pop art-style effect from any photo using the Lab color mode in Photoshop.

Inverted Colors Photo Effect With Photoshop

Learn how to flip nature upside down and turn a forest’s natural greens and browns into something a bit more mystical.

Turn A Photo Into A Collage Of Squares With Photoshop

Turning a photo into a collage of squares in Photoshop is not only fun, it’s also incredibly easy, since most of the work is just simple repetition.