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Easy Smoke Dispersion Effect in Photoshop

This Photoshop tutorial from Visual-Pixels will show you how to create the dispersion effect in just five minutes. Begin by isolating the model from the background in your image. Duplicate the model onto a new layer and apply the Liquify filter to distort its shape. Conceal this layer and add...

Photoshop Watercolor Photo Effect Tutorial

In this comprehensive tutorial by Arunz Creations, you'll discover how to transform a portrait into a beautiful watercolor painting using Photoshop. The process begins by organizing your layers into a group and temporarily hiding it. Next, you'll select specific colors from the portrait using the Color...

Adobe Photoshop Shortcut Visualizer

The Adobe Shortcut Visualizer is a free web application created by FastPrint.co.uk. It allows users to easily view hundreds of keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. According to the author, Jodie Hopson, the interface is simple and straightforward, making it a useful tool for Photoshop users....

How to Put a Face onto Paper Money in Photoshop

This tutorial explores the intricate process of digitally placing a portrait onto a paper money template. It delves into transforming standard photographs into a style reminiscent of traditional steel engravings. Viewers will discover techniques to convert a photo into a realistic engraved look, seamlessly blend it with a currency design,...

Creating a Flooded Area in Photoshop

Carlos Panganiban, a skilled Photoshop artist, shares a captivating tutorial that takes viewers through the process of creating a devastated, flooded city scene. In this time-lapse video, Panganiban demonstrates his expertise in manipulating digital images to depict the aftermath of a natural disaster, specifically targeting the town of Sindalan in...

How to Create Epic War Scene in Photoshop

In this tutorial from PSD Vault you will learn how to create impressive war scenes in Photoshop. The step-by-step guide covers everything from setting up your canvas to adding realistic details, allowing you to create captivating battle scenes that will impress your audience. This tutorial is suitable for both beginners...

Create a Nuclear Explosion in Photoshop

This video tutorial guides you through the process of transforming an ordinary photograph into a dramatic apocalyptic scene featuring a nuclear explosion. You will learn essential Photoshop techniques, including the strategic use of adjustment layers, filters, and transformation tools, to achieve a visually impactful and realistic-looking disaster effect. Watch the...

How to Remove Wrinkles in Photoshop

In this tutorial by Aaron Nace from Phlearn, learn how to remove or reduce wrinkles in Photoshop effectively. For complete wrinkle removal, use the Healing Brush Tool with a brush size slightly larger than the wrinkle, sampling color just below it. For a more subtle approach, use the Clone Stamp...

Create and Shape Eyebrows in Photoshop

In this tutorial by Aaron Nace from Phlearn, you'll learn how to create and shape eyebrows in Photoshop using custom brushes. Emphasizing the transformative power of eyebrows in portraits, Aaron demonstrates how to use the Pen Tool to create a path resembling individual hairs. This path is then...

How to Retouch Mature Skin in Photoshop

In this tutorial by Aaron Nace from Phlearn, learn how to retouch handsome, mature men by reducing wrinkles, pores, and adding color back to their skin. The approach emphasizes maintaining natural skin texture and avoiding overly intense edits that remove character. Techniques include using Shadows and Highlights adjustments to soften...

Smooth Skin and Remove Blemishes and Scars in Photoshop

Achieving flawless skin in portraits often requires careful retouching to enhance natural beauty without sacrificing detail. This tutorial demonstrates a reliable Photoshop workflow for refining skin texture and addressing common imperfections. Viewers will discover how to efficiently smooth skin texture, eliminate blemishes and scars, and precisely restore important facial features...

How to Remove Acne in Photoshop

In this tutorial by Aaron Nace from Phlearn, learn how to effectively remove acne in Photoshop. The process is divided into two steps: first, removing redness using Hue/Saturation to target specific red areas and make them look like normal skin tone. Second, removing blemishes with the Spot Healing Brush...

30 Freehand Ink and Other Artistic Premium Styles

These styles include a variety of effects, such as ink, pen, pencil, charcoal, marker pen, ball-pen, aquarel, and varnish. The key feature of these styles is that they are primarily color-independent, meaning that the colors are based on the text, shape, or bitmap layer colors. This makes them a versatile...

MixArt – Sketch Painting Premium Photoshop Action

The Mix Art Sketching Photoshop Action is designed to effortlessly transform your photos with a sketch and watercolor style. This action simplifies the process of creating intricate effects, allowing you to achieve professional results quickly and efficiently. By automating the generation of various graphic elements, effects, and adjustment tools, this...

Apply a beautiful watercolor effect to an architectural rendering in Photoshop

Architecture renderings often benefit from artistic treatments that soften their digital appearance. Watercolor effects transform technical visualizations into expressive artwork by mimicking the fluid, layered qualities of traditional paint. This technique builds up multiple filtered layers with custom masks, creating depth and visual interest that draws viewers into the architectural...

How to Create a Pin-Up Poster in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial, the author, Howard Pinsky, guides readers through the process of creating an old-fashioned pin-up poster. The tutorial emphasizes the use of various Photoshop tools, including filters, adjustment layers, selection methods, and textures, to achieve the desired vintage aesthetic. The author begins by explaining the importance of...

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Spooky Nights: 10 Free Whimsical Halloween Illustrations

Step into a world of glowing pumpkins, playful ghosts, and enchanted moonlit scenes with Spooky Nights, a free set of 10 whimsical Halloween illustrations. Each high-resolution artwork (2304×1792 px, JPEG) was crafted with Adobe Firefly in a painterly mixed-media style — expressive inky brushstrokes, delicate bleach splatters, and thick swirls...

Midnight Haunt: 24 Free Eerie Halloween Photoshop Brushes

Midnight Haunt is an enchanting collection of 24 Free AI-generated Halloween Photoshop stamp brushes, crafted to summon the spirit of the season with haunting precision. Each design — from ghostly silhouettes and twisted trees to witches, bats, and spectral cats — was created using advanced AI tools to ensure intricate detail and...

How to Create Custom Textures in Photoshop Using Brushes

Custom textures add depth and character to photos without relying on expensive texture packs. This technique uses specialized Photoshop brushes and blending modes to create unique overlay textures from scratch. The process combines multiple layers, color variations, and finishing filters to produce professional-quality textures that work perfectly for photo blending...

Create a Grungy Glow Text Effect in Photoshop

Grungy glow effects transform ordinary typography into edgy, atmospheric designs that capture raw urban energy. This technique combines multiple drop shadows with textural overlays to create depth and visual impact. The video demonstrates a complete workflow for building layered glow effects and applying grunge textures that give text a weathered,...

Velvet Ruins: 23 Gothic & Grunge Free Stamp Brushes for Photoshop

Velvet Ruins is a hauntingly beautiful collection of 23 grunge and gothic Photoshop stamp brushes, created using AI technology for intricate detail and originality. Inspired by decayed elegance and dark romance, this set blends roses, skulls, clocks, and ornate relics to evoke the poetry of time and impermanence. Perfect for...

Create Realistic Swimming Pool Underwater Text and Graphics in Photoshop

Swimming pools create natural optical illusions through water refraction and caustic light patterns. This tutorial demonstrates how to recreate that underwater effect digitally, making any text or graphic appear submerged at the bottom of crystal-clear pool water. The technique combines displacement mapping with careful blending to simulate how water naturally...

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