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50 Excellent Photoshop Photo Effect Tutorials [Part III]
Everyone likes photo effects, especially those that are easy to create and can transform your ordinary shots into stunning artworks. Photo effects will never go out of style. Adobe Photoshop is a superb tool to edit your pictures, so go on and take the best of it. If you’re looking for cool Photoshop guides to follow, this showcase was made specially for you.
There are 50 stunning Photoshop photo effect tutorials below ranging from tricks to give your photo the hipster or Instagram filter look, or the tilt-shift (miniature) look, from reducing wrinkles to giving porcelain skin to your subjects. Best of all, all of them are extremely easy and quick. Feel free to choose the guide you like the most and follow it in order to create your own masterpiece!
Do check out Part 1 and Part 2 of Photoshop photo effect tutorial collections.
1. Video Tutorial: Enhance Detail Using Correction. This tutorial will lead you through three common ways to apply local tone and color adjustments to your image.
2. Retouch Images with Frequency Separation. In this Photoshop tutorial you’ll learn to retouch an image from start to finish, using a technique that lets you process not only certain image area, but even different detail levels.
3. How to Digitally Add Shadow Depth of Field. This tutorial will tell you how to digitally simulate a shadow depth of field with Photoshop.
4. Video Tutorial: Lomograph. How to Make a Photo Look Vintage & Retro. Learn how to add a retro vintage look to your picture with a cool lomographic effect.
5. Tilt Shift Photoshop Tutorial: How to Make Fake Miniature Scenes. Create a stunning image with Tift Shift effect following this simple tutorial.
6. HDR: Exposure Blending Tutorial. This tutorial will tell you how to achieve a high dynamic range (HDR) version of the image using Photoshop.
7. Video tutorial: Control Tonality with Photoshop’s Black & White Filter. Use black and white processing tricks to enhance your color photos.
8. How to Make Instagram Filters in Photoshop: Earlybird. Create Instagram Earlybird filter following this easy Photoshop tutorial.
9. Photoshop tutorial: Advanced Compositing Techniques. In this tutorial you’ll get to know how to incorporate the elements into one image and get a stunning dreamy poster, inspired by spring.
10. Create a Realistic Photo Composite From a Sketch. In this tutorial you’ll learn to combine a few photos to achieve a realistic scene of the locomotive passing through a desert landscape.
11. Photoshop Tutorial: Wrinkle Reduction. In this guide you’ll find a proper explanation on how to retouch your photo.
12. Black & White Is the Key to Better Color. A brief tutorial on how to improve your color image using black and white.
13. How to Make Your Photos Look Hipster. This cool video tutorial will walk you through the process of adding amazing light lomo effect to your image to make it look ‘Hipster’.
14. An Unmissable Photoshop Tutorial. An awesome video tutorial on how to retouch your image in order to make it look super cool.
15. Photoshop Watercolor Painting Effect. Make your image look like a watercolor painting with Photoshop.
16. Create an Emotional, Molten, Shattered Statue in Photoshop. Use layer masks, adjustments, and a few blending and painting techniques to create a stunning artwork.
17. Create Distorted Typography in Photoshop. In this tutorial a method of distorting typography and working with mixed media to bring a unique look to an image is described.
18. Photoshop Tutorial: Create an Amazing Summer Flyer Design. This guide will teach you to create a summer flyer design combining a few elements into one image.
19. Dazzling Dance Photo Manipulation. In this detailed Photoshop tutorial you’ll get to know how to mix images and to add specific effects to create a smashing artwork.
More: 55 Gorgeous Dance Photo Manipulation Artworks and Tutorials
20. Quick Tip: Retroize Your Photos in Seconds. Add a professional retro style look to your image using color layers in Photoshop CS6.
21. Amazing Photo Manipulation “World on the Tissue” in Photoshop. Create a cool wallpaper for your desktop in Photoshop following this guide.
22. Turn Day into Night in Photoshop with Colour-shifted Exposure. Sometimes your camera does not allow you to shoot quality pictures at night hours, so use Photoshop to turn day into night.
23. Video tutorial: Harmonise Tricky Tones and Colours. Use the Color Sampler tool and Curves layers to harmonize two different images together.
24. Enhance Your Image with Selective Color Adjustments. In this tutorial you’ll see a nondestructive process for color editing and image retouching.
25. Video tutorial: Generate a Realistic Heat Haze in After Effects CS6. Learn how to create a realistic heat haze effect in Photoshop for landscape photography.
26. Using Textures & Blending Modes in Photoshop. This Photoshop tutorial will tell you how to use blending modes to adjust textures.
27. Quick Tip: Photographic Tones Good for Photo Re-Touch. Learn how to add Color lookup and Oil painting effects from filter section in Photoshop CS6.
28. Super Cool Watercolor Effect in 10 steps in Photoshop. Use watercolor brushes with Photoshop to create a smashing artwork.
29. Add Quick Effects to Your Personal Photos. This tutorial will walk you through an easy process of adding cool effects to your personal photos.
30. How To Give Your Photos a Dark Processed Lomo Effect. Follow this simple Photoshop guide to give your images a dark lomo style effect with blue tones and high contrast.
31. Dramatic Skin Retouching Technique. In this tutorial you’ll get to know how to use an easy, but effective technique to create a hard dramatic skin effect.
32. Video tutorial: Match Tone and Color in Photoshop. This workflow will walk you through the process of recreating an atmosphere of a vintage film.
33. Instagram Your Images Using Photoshop. An easy and quick guide to add a Nashville effect from Instagram app to your photos.
34. How to Create Extraterrestrial Self Portrait. Learn how to turn an ordinary shot into an amazing artwork with this video Photoshop tutorial.
35. Video tutorial: Fix Frizzy Hair with Photoshop’s Oil Paint Filter. In this lesson you’ll learn how to smooth hair on the picture.
36. How to Create a Porcelain Skin Effect in Adobe Photshop CS6. Create a stunning porcelain skin effect following this Photoshop guide.
37. Instagram Quick Effect In Photoshop. In this Photoshop tutorial you’ll learn how to create a quick Instagram effect.
38. Vintage Yourself! The Easiest Way to Create Vintage Photo Effect. The easiest way to create a smashing retro vintage effect in Photoshop.
39. Video tutorial: Create a Pseudo-HDR Effect with Local contrast. This tutorial covers a simple Photoshop process for creating a local contrast effect in order to achieve a pseudo-HDR look.
40. How I Edited This Photo from Start to Finish. This tutorial will walk you through a procedure of creating an natural sunlight effect in Photoshop.
41. Photo Effects Week: Apply a Color Effect to a Photo. Learn to apply a cool color effect to your personal shots with this Photoshop tutorial.
42. Video Tutorial: Learn How to Recreate The Instagram Nashville Effect in Photoshop. From this video tutorial you’ll get to know how to create a Nashville Instagram effect that can be used for various images.
43. Quick Tip: Create Light Leaks and Lomo Effects Using Actions in Photoshop. In this quick and easy tutorial you’ll learn to add light leak and lomo effect to your favourite pictures.
44. Learn the Secrets of This Before and After: a Photoshop Tutorial. An amazing video guide for photo retouch.
45. Dreamy Photo Effect Tutorial. Give your pictures a dreamy look using gradients and adjustment layers in Photoshop.
46. Dave Hill Photo Effect: Quick Tutorial. A great Photoshop guide to add a stylish Dave Hill’s effect to your images.
47. Video tutorial: Complete the Vintage Toy Camera Aesthetic. Create an old Polaroid effect in Photoshop following this video tutorial.
48. How To Create a Movie Style Photo Effect in Photoshop. Retouch a photo to create an amazing cinematic movie effect with this Photoshop manual.
49. Video tutorial: Frequency Separation Sharpening in Photoshop. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to sharpen your picture using a high-quality frequency separation method.
50. After Effects Tutorial: Create Generative Textures for Print. A cool tutorial to create an awesome collage artwork.
Conclusion
Hopefully, you have found the perfect tutorial to follow and to improve your skills. Don’t hesitate to share your thoughts and final results in the comments section.
20+ HTML5 Tutorials, Resources & Tips
HTML5 offers plenty of potential for web designers and developers, especially when combined with CSS3. The possibilities of HTML5 are exciting, and many designers/developers have been creating amazing things that weren’t possible with HTML and CSS in the past.
The life and career of a web designer/developer requires learning new techniques rather frequently due to changes in technology, and HTML5 is no exception. This post will serve as a guide to help you find tutorials and resources that will allow you to improve your own skills with HTML5.
Here’s a collection of HTML5 tutorials, resources & tips to help you understand HTML5.
HTML5 Tutorials:
Design & Code a Cool iPhone App Website in HTML5
Have a Field Day with HTML5 Forms
Coding An HTML 5 Layout From Scratch
Code a Backwards Compatible, One Page Portfolio with HTML5 and CSS3
Bouncing a Ball Around with HTML5 and JavaScript
Creating a 3D Animated Box HTML5 WebGL Photo Slideshow
Coding Up a Web Design Concept into HTML & CSS
An HTML5 Slideshow w/ Canvas & jQuery
HTML5 for Beginners. Use it now, its easy!
Touch The Future: Create An Elegant Website With HTML 5 And CSS3
Create a Typography Based Blog Layout in HTML5
How to Make an HTML5 iPhone App
Triangle mesh for 3D objects in HTML5
HTML5 Resources:
HTML 5 Visual Cheat Sheet by Woork
HTML5 Tips:
28 HTML5 Features, Tips, and Techniques you Must Know
HTML5 Unleashed: Tips, Tricks and Techniques
About the Author:
This is a guest post by Ainsley Bevis, founder of Bloom Web Design, where you’ll find web design article, tutorials, resources, inspirations & tips.
Pixel-Based Websites: Resources, Tutorials, And Examples
Designing a web interface using pixel-style artwork is relatively obscure compared to modern trends. You really need to dig through a handful of websites on the Internet to find some good examples; it’s hard but not impossible.
In this article I’ve collected a mega-compilation of everything you’ll need for pixel-based website design. There are dozens of healthy tutorials for beginners and experts alike. I’ve also included some handy tools and resources which you can play around with to explore the topic further. If you’re at all interested in video game graphics or isometric pixel artwork then you will love this collection.
Recommended Reading: 30 Excellent Pixel Art Tutorials For Pixel Lovers
Resources
These are some unique development resources for web scripts and digital graphics. As you delve into creating pixel-website layouts you won’t always feel the need to follow everything to the dot. This collection of web-based resources may very well come in handy time and time again.
Spritely
I have grown accustomed to working with open source code. That’s why finding a jQuery plugin like Spritely is always an exciting situation. You can include this script into your website for quick dynamic sprite animation and scrolling backgrounds.
The whole plugin is powered by JavaScript and HTML/CSS; no Flash or any other backend language is required. The documentation page is simple yet enough to get you started. The developers have plenty of sample demos which you can download as well.
The current stable release version is 0.6.1 which is moderately updated. The animation effects are compatible with Opera, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Internet Explorer 6+. Also any smartphone browsers running on Android or iOS should render perfectly.
FatPixels
This is a powerful open source sprite script developed by Matías Martínez. FatPixels only requires the jQuery library to run properly. Although I would say that Spritely is a more complex animation library, FatPixels does have a niche in the market for web developers.
You can easily build animated sprites without creating a .gif image. In fact, you’ll be able to export all the images as .jpg, and create a queue of sprites for one long animated effect. The FatPixels homepage has an excellent demo along with the block of jQuery code used to build it. If you’re looking for something lightweight to animate your sprites then FatPixels is the way to go.
SmartSprites
When using the word "sprite" there are a couple of different meanings to it. Video game characters or animated sprites are generally smaller images rendered with very few pixels. However in CSS, the term sprite refers to a single image which acts as a sheet of icons for your website.
The reason you should use a single sprite sheet instead of individual images is to cut down on server resources. It’s much quicker to download a larger image holding all your icons instead of many smaller but separate images. But putting all these icons together in Photoshop can be a real hassle; not even necessarily difficult, just repetitive and time consuming.
Thankfully the SmartSprites CSS Generator is a fantastic resource for this situation. You can quickly generate a pixel-perfect sheet with all your images in either GIF or PNG format. Additionally you can quickly determine what your background-position x/y coordinates should be for each individual icon.
Squidfingers BG Patterns
Designing a good set of repeating background images is very difficult. It can take days before you can create seamless images. But thankfully there are resources online for downloading free background tiles.
The Squidfingers Patterns gallery is one such resource. It offers over 150 different pixel-style patterns which you can download and use on your projects. The styles are very dynamic and colorful, and for such a variety, it’s an excellent resource to keep handy. The download links are in .zip format which makes them smaller and easier to transfer between computers.
The Spriters Resource
I cannot say enough great things about The Spriters Resource. It’s a website where you can search through all the various gaming systems for sprite sheets. These can include maps, buildings, menu screens, character sprites, icons, and pretty much anything!
They have been online since 2001 and the catalog of video games has grown tremendously. There is a whole community behind TSR with graphic designers who can rip these different gaming sprites. If you’re interested in any form of video game design or online fansites, you’ll have to check out this amazing gallery.
Even more interesting are some of the sister websites which spawned off TSR. Gaming fans also helped with ripping base textures and rendering character models. Overall it’s a really great community very supportive of working with sprites in digital artwork.
400 Pixels
This is a really cool web app which doesn’t provide an essential value, but it’s definitely neat. 400 Pixels lets you create a pixel document online and store the image in their grid. The site is designed in a similar fashion to the million dollar homepage with each picture taking up a square block in the overall image.
You can play around in their web interface creating some really goofy artwork. It’s not something you’ll pick up right away, but it is fun to play with once you get the hang of it. And it’s a nice tool that you can work with from any computer which has Internet access.
Major Output
In a similar vein as 400 Pixels you can use Major Output as a personal online studio for pixel artwork. It’s still in the early stages of development, but all the core user functionality is already available. You can register for a free account and start creating pixel art right away.
Each image is stored locally on their servers which you can hotlink on websites and forums. Many of the images are open to the public and you can check them out by clicking through different authors or tags. There is also a search box, but I feel the quality of search results isn’t always great.
Major Output seems like another community tool that’s fun to know about, but probably can’t offer much education value for pixel artists.
pixelArt Tool
On halfshag.com you’ll find a very bizzare isometric pixel art webapp. For an online tool, pixelArt is a very powerful example of a browser-based software. Some of the older archives are simply mind-blowing when you consider how these bits of artwork are created. If you have an interest in anything isometric then give this resource a few minutes of your time.
Clicking the "Get Started" link will launch the tool on a new popup window. Register a new account, or login to an existing one, before starting on a project. Alternatiely, you can try out the demo as a guest, but you won’t be able to save any work or export designs. Registration is totally free so it’s worthwhile to create an account if you’re interested.
Tutorials
Now that you have the resources, let’s take a look at the tutorials provided by the many education centers and helpful blog posts scattered throughout the Internet. I have put together a small set of really handy pixel art tutorials for beginners and intermediate designers. Many of these tutorials gear focus towards Adobe Photoshop, but you can follow along with nearly any advanced image editor.
The Pixel Sprite Tutorial by Derek yu
Obviously there are tens of hundreds of pixel-sprite tutorials on Google but this particular tutorial on Derek Yu’s website goes through many different steps in educating how you create pixel sprites. Much of the process has been streamlined and explained in a way that allow beginners to quickly jump into the action.
Video game fans will love this tutorial since you get a behind-the-scenes peek at creating these specific graphics. I love finding a website layout with video game pixel artwork littered throughout the design. It provides a unique sense of nostalgia, and it’s something you don’t find everywhere. Anybody looking to create their own pixel sprites for whatever reason can start on Derek’s 10-step tutorial series.
Configuring Photoshop for Pixel Art by Brandon Treb
Here is another perfect tutorial geared towards beginners in the field of pixel artwork. The blog post is written by Brandon Treb who is a fantastic designer and mobile developer. You can find all sorts of useful information in this detailed guide to pixel-based Photoshop art.
You must know how to setup preferences in Photoshop so that your pixel artwork will not appear awkward or lose quality when you export. You may be surprised to learn much customization is required to really get a nice picture quality.
Drawing Hand-Crafted Pixels by Russell Tate
Here is another amazing tutorial full of techniques for hand-drawn pixel art in Photoshop. This collection of pixel art techniques is simply astonishing. Anybody who skims through the content will most likely find something they hadn’t known before.
There are detailed explanations about creating texture on grass and bark; also on how to clone pixel artwork that you’ve drawn and turn it into an icon design. It all comes down to practice and precision in every area. Those who are truly passionate will stick it through and within a few months find a solid technique for their pixel-style ideas.
Developing a CSS/JS Game Portfolio by Daniel Sternlicht
Here’s one tutorial from Smashing Magazine on how to code a gaming portfolio with CSS/JS which utilized many sprites from the Pokemon game series. The author is Daniel Sternlicht who also happens to run his personal portfolio on this gaming-based layout.
The website acts as an RPG world where you control a character sprite with the keyboard. You can enter different buildings which then bring up information such as contact details and portfolio entries.
I truly love this tutorial, and it’s an exciting way to combine pixel artwork with website development. Even if you don’t know much about JavaScript this is still a super interesting article. I have gone through some of the code and must give tremendous compliments to Dan for such a creative tutorial. Any Pokemon fanatics will surely fall in love with his ideas.
Isometric Pixel Tutorials By Matriax
This small website gas13.ru has some of the most eccentric and professional pixel tutorials I’ve ever seen. In the isometric pool tutorial you’re introduced to creating shiny blocks and water texture. Additionally you’ll find resources for all the other isometric pixel tuts in the sidebar.
There’s so much to learn: you can design a storefront, pixel sprite, or even detailed textures for video games and website backgrounds. I’m not sure if this author is still actively publishing content, but the existing articles are more than enough for beginners to learn the basics.
Studio Purloux Pixel Tutorial By Kevin Chaloux
Now that I’m listing all the best pixel tutorials I would definitely include this right towards the beginning. This whole tutorial on pixel artwork is a great follow-up article to newbies. You’ll be introduced from the very beginning to open source software like GIMP or Paint.NET.
You’ll learn how to export images and the many facets of pixel design such as dithering and anti-aliasing. There are so many different techniques to follow along with. You should pick up some design ideas by looking into retro 8-bit and 16-bit video games.
Author Kevin Chaloux credits Derek Yu’s pixel sprite tutorial (listed earlier) and mentions that this as a source of inspiration when he first got started.
Create a Better Favicon By Kayla Knight
Web designers often forget that a favicon (favorite icon) image is a huge part of any branding scheme. All the most popular websites can be recognized by their 16×16 favicon. When you are working with such a limited canvas, you are forced to deal with pixel-dense artwork and illustrations. This favicon tutorial from OXP does an excellent job of combining both ideas.
From this tut, you can understand why pixel art is so beneficial when creating favicons. There are also tools and solid techniques for exporting an .ico file. Also included is a small showcase of popular favicons from around the Web.
This is another resource which I feel can benefit all web designers. It’s empowering to educate yourself on creating a favicon and working with strict pixel limitations.
Showcase Gallery
I’d like to close up the article with a nice gallery of pixel-styled website designs. I’ve included 40 examples of various layouts with many diverse artistic visions. The trend of pixelated artwork is only just beginning to re-emerge within mainstream websites. I hope this distinct showcase of pixel sites can offer a source of inspiration for web developers all around the world.
Red Rokk Interactive Marketing
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25 Tutorials for Learning Photoshop CS6
Photoshop CS6 was released recently, receiving excellent reviews from designers and photographers. CS6 brings some significant changes and new functionality that offers even more potential than previous versions.
Although improvements and new features are what users want, it does require some effort to learn how to take advantage and how to use the new features. Fortunately, there are already a number of tutorials online that will help you to learn more about CS6. With the help of these tutorials you’ll be working better and faster in Photoshop than ever before.
Quickly Select Skin Tones in Photoshop CS6
Here you’ll find 25 tutorials, plus 16 articles that cover the basic changes and additions to CS6.
How to Use Adaptive Wide-Angle Filter in Photoshop CS6
Color Splash Effect in Photoshop CS6
Quickly Change the Appearance of Photoshop CS6
Wrath of the Titans in Photoshop CS6
Hunger Games Poster Composite Using Photoshop CS6
Use the New Timeline in Photoshop CS6 to Create an Animated GIF from a Video
Colorize a Black and White Photo
How to Use Content Aware Scaling
Use New Features in Photoshop CS6 to Create an Administrator Dashboard Interface
Hipster Text Effect in Photoshop CS6
How to Use the Content Aware Move Tool in Photoshop CS6
How to Change Lip Color in Photoshop CS6
How to Use the Content Aware Patch Tool in Photoshop CS6
Video Tutorial: Battleship Poster in Photoshop CS6
Photoshop CS6 Blur Gallery Tutorial
Use Photoshop CS6 to Create a Micro Machines Inspired Scene
Create Tilt Shift Photography with the New Blur Tool
Add Motion Blur Effects in Photoshop CS6
Better Blur with Photoshop CS6
Color Lookup Effects in Detail
Iris Blur – Photoshop CS6 Tutorial
Build a 3D Scene Using Photoshop CS6
Creating Animation with Audio in Photoshop CS6
Articles and Guides Covering Photoshop CS6 and New Features:
- Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top Features Overview
- Introduction to Photoshop CS6
- 23 Cool New Features in Adobe Photoshop CS6
- Finally, Background Save and Auto Recovery in Photoshop CS6
- Type Styles in Photoshop CS6
- Camera Raw Update in Photoshop CS6
- Add Strokes Without Layer Styles in Photoshop CS6
- Working With Vectors is Easy in Photoshop CS6
- Easily Import and Export Presets in Photoshop CS6
- Photoshop CS6′s New Crop Tool Step-by-Step
- Discover Photosop CS6′s New 3D Tools
- 3D Improvements
- New 3-Way Color Correction Tool
- Manage Your Layers More Efficiently in Photoshop CS6
- Photoshop CS6 Includes Improved Auto Adjustment Features
- New Liquify Performance and Usability Enhancements in Photoshop CS6
25 Outstanding Photoshop Photo Manipulation Tutorials
Photo manipulation can be one of the most fun things to do in Photoshop, and it also provides for an excellent creative outlet. The process of creating a detailed photo manipulation can be intimidating if you are new to the process or if you aren’t very familiar with Photoshop’s tools, but fortunately there are plenty of good tutorials that teach you how to create a sample photo manipulation.
One of the great things about photo manipulation tutorials is that you can follow along with the sample creation, but you’ll also learn techniques that can be used on your own original photo manipulations as you are experimenting.
In this post we’ve collected 25 tutorials that will lead you through the process of photo manipulation in Photoshop
Lonely – Manipulation Tutorial
Pure an Energetic Photomanipulation
Create a Surreal Apocalypse Photo Manipulation Photoshop Tutorial
Create a Surreal Out of Bounds Photo Manipulation in Photoshop
Create a Surreal Landscape Using Photo Manipulation
Trip Home – Summer Scene Manipulation
Tribal Fighter – Manipulation Tutorial
Professional Widow – Manipulation Tutorial
One Moment – Manipulation Tutorial
How to Create a Retro Surreal Photo Manipulation Using Photoshop
Human Scarecrow – Manipulation Tutorial
Create a Dramatic Photo Manipulation of a Whale Stealing from a Seagull
How to Create a Sci-Fi Giant Tortoise Shelter Photo-Manipulation
Create This Amazing Fashion Photo Manipulation with Abstract Smoke and Light Effects
Let Me Sink – Emotional Rainy Scene Photo Manipulation
How to Create a Photo Manipulation of an Assassin with a Flaming Arrow in Photoshop
Create a Fantasy Space Photo Manipulation Using Photoshop
Create a Serene Fantasy Photo Manipulation
Create a Dark, Conceptual Photo Manipulation with Stock Photography
How to Create a Photo Manipulation of a Flooded City Scene
Create a Surreal Smoking Photo Manipulation
Create the Emotional Photo Manipulation Firing Heart
Photo Manipulate an Artistic Cloudscape Scene
Design the Retro Futurism Photo Manipulation ‘Cosmic Rocker’
Create a Surreal Desert Scene in Photoshop
For more Photoshop tutorials please see:
- 25 Tutorials for Learning Character Design
- 25 Helpful Tutorials for Lighting Effects in Photoshop
- 13 Tutorials for Learning About Smart Objects
- 25 Useful Photoshop Background Tutorials
- 13 Tutorials for Working with Colors in Photoshop