Category: image manipulation

We gave 44 Photoshop artists the same set of crazy files, here is what they came up with

Udi Tirosh

Compositing is not easy, and having solid restraints make is even harder. A week ago we gave you a huge files package and asked to come up with something awesome. The first place reward, other than the obvious bragging rights, was a Wacom Intuos Pro and $2500 of textures goodness. We have 44 submissions, and it […]

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We are giving away a Wacom Intuos Pro and a $2500 coupon to best compositor among you

Udi Tirosh

It is time for a mega contest and a mega giveaway. We want to give you a Wacom Intuos Pro and everything in our texture store (about $2500 worth). But we are not just giving this away. We are going to hold a little challenge. Do you know our CC-BY sampler package? It is a package […]

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What you need to know about realistic photo compositing and image manipulation – a primer

Aad Sommeling

Creating realistic photo composites or photo manipulation isn’t as hard as it looks. The steps you have to take to create a good composite are actually all pretty logical. I will try to explain the steps and common mistakes many people make in the following article. [editor’s note: we are huge fans of Aad Sommeling. […]

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Mater Suspiria – Creating a witching image from scraps

Roderique Arisiaman

I’m affiliated with the Dark Realm Collective (DRC), it’s an art group that specializes in Dark / Horror / Supernatural subjects – the group was founded October 2014 by Matt Seff Barnes. As a collective, we release four ‘art packs’ a year; each pack has a title, and a selection of five ‘themes’ for the […]

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Mater Suspiria – Creating a witching image from scraps

Roderique Arisiaman

I’m affiliated with the Dark Realm Collective (DRC), it’s an art group that specializes in Dark / Horror / Supernatural subjects – the group was founded October 2014 by Matt Seff Barnes. As a collective, we release four ‘art packs’ a year; each pack has a title, and a selection of five ‘themes’ for the […]

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Take the transform tools to the next level

Robert Cornelius

So obviously almost every Photoshop novice has “transformed” something in Photoshop. As in, “I just dragged this image onto my canvas and it’s way too flippin’ huge. Let me make it smaller with the transform function.” But how many of you have really taken it much further than that? (Yes, I know there are exceptions; […]

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Tutorial: How To Create A Textured Face White Walker (From Any Portrait)

Roderique Arisiaman

The year comes to an end and just before the busy days of watching StarWars and celebrating the holidays I’m rushing to finish some images and close this year off. One of the images that needed to be done was my contribution to the Dark Realm Collective – Black Christmas Art Pack. I’ve been part […]

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Photoshop Power Tip – Using Screen Blending To Spice Up A Portrait

Roderique Arisiaman

Here’s a quick, yet powerful, tip on how to move a portrait from great to awesome fairly quickly. While this method is quick the results can be very impressive if done right. You would need a fire on black pattern like the Fire Pack from the texture store, a copy of photoshop and of course, a portrait. I […]

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