Photoshop Zone

Photoshop Tutorial: Advanced collage tricks In this tutorial, Mike Harrison shows you how, by blending a number of photos together. The specific techniques you’ll learn will be how to specify a light source and apply realistic lighting and shadows to the objects, and how to use subtle effects like colour treatment, texture and adjustment layers to give a certain mood to the final image. Creating a Touching Story Scene in Photoshop In this tutorial, you are going to create a story scene using photo manipulation and a lot of color adjustments. Create a Surreal Apocalypse Photomanipulation Photoshop Tutorial In this Photoshop tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a surreal photomanipulation, and then add a touch of apocalyptic destruction to it. You’ll see how to balance colors, integrate stock images, and also how to create realistic looking smoke trails. Create an Unbelievable Surreal Abstract Artwork with Photoshop In this Surreal Photoshop tutorial, you’l...

Step 1 Download this image and open it in Photoshop. If you want to change the dimensions of your image, go to Image > Image Size. Step 2 Download this image , open it in Photoshop and move it into your document using the Move Tool (V). Right-click on this layer and select Convert to Smart Object. Then go to Edit > Free Transform (Ctrl+T), hold down the Shift key and scale this layer down. Step 3 Download this image , open it in Photoshop and move it into your document using the Move Tool (V). Right-click on this layer and select Convert to Smart Object. Then go to Edit > Free Transform (Ctrl+T), hold down the Shift key and scale this layer down. Set the blend mode of this layer to Overlay. Step 4 Create a new layer and fill it with black. Right-click on it and select Convert to Smart Object. Then go to Filter > Render > Lens Flare and use the settings from the following image. Set the blend mode of this layer to Lin...

    Step 1 Lets start creating 3D letters. For this purpose I used a simple 3d tool: Xara3d. You can use your favourite 3d software, Illustrator or Photoshop (CS4). Step 2 Create a new document in Photoshop and use the gradient tool to add a radial gradient from a light green (#cef2b4) to a darker one (#2ba631). Paste in the 3d letters. Step 3 Lets focus on the J. I want to apply to it this zebra skin texture . At first we have to change the letter’s color. So apply a gradient map (Image>Adjustments>Gradient Map) going from a dark grey (#0f0f0f) to a lighter one (#858585). Step 4 Paste in the texture. Resize it (Press ctrl+T to activate the transform tool) and place above the letter. If you reduce the opacity everything will be simpler. Step 5 Duplicate the texture layer 4 times. We need one copy for each letter face. Step 6 Hide all the textures layers for the moment. Grab the pen tool, zoom in and make a selection of the...