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Making of The Egg Keeper

When I first started this artwork I only knew that I wanted it to be a fantasy piece with a dragon in it. Naturally, the first idea that came to mind was a beautiful girl holding a dragon in her hands. But there was a problem — I’ve already done that couple of years ago. […]

How to soften the skin without losing the texture in Photoshop – Two Methods

Method 1 In this Photoshop tutorial I will show you how to soften the skin while preserving the texture and other important details such as hair, eyebrows and eyelashes. Download the image used in this tutorial from here or use your own. Open your image in Photoshop and duplicate the background layer. First we are […]

Applying a realistic tattoo in Photoshop

Hello everybody! In today’s tutorial I’m going to show you how to apply a colorful tattoo to any picture and make it look realistic. So lets get started. First you need a model photo (or a photo of yourself) and a tattoo design. I’m using a stock photo from a paid stock site and the […]

Create an Ice Cube in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn how to create an ice cube in Photoshop using filters, layer masks and layer styles. Preview of Final Result: Resources Used: scratch texture Create a new Photoshop document with the following dimensions: Width: 800px Height: 600px Resolution: 72ppi Background: Transparent Go to Edit > Fill and fill the […]

Create a Heart Touching Emotional Photo Manipulation – Photoshop Tutorial

It’s been a while since my last post but finally I’m back with a new photo manipulation tutorial. In this tutorial I will show you how to create this emotional scene in Photoshop using several stock images, layer masks, adjustment layers and custom brushes.

Forbidden Love – Photo Manipulation Tutorial

This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to blend different images together to create an emotional winter scene.

Fixing Poor Quality Photos

  Most of us are not professional photographers. At least I am not. And from time to time my photos are not exactly perfect. Naturally, there are situations when I need exactly some of these poorly shot photos and when that happens Photoshop is my best and only friend. In this tutorial I’ll show you […]

Create Seamless Textures using Photoshop

Ever wondered how to create your own seamless texture out of an image? If so, grab your source image and follow this quick and easy tutorial. First of all, you need to choose a suitable image to start with. I’ll use this one: You can download it from here or use your own. Keep in […]

Draw a Female Cartoon Character in Photoshop

  Hello everybody! In today’s tutorial I’ll show you how to draw a female cartoon character in Photoshop. So lets get started. Open a new document in Photoshop and fill the background with color #e5d48f. Then create a new layer above the background, name it “Sketch” and start sketching the general shape of our character […]

Extracting hair and fur in Photoshop

To extract hair or fur in Photoshop is probably the most challenging job. The selection tools work fine for geometric objects with plain background but with images like this one they can be irritating and time-consuming. Here is my photo: I want to cut out the dog and place it on a new background: The […]