Create a Colorful Portrait with Easy Lighting Effects
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
This tutorial will cover adding colorful lighting to a photo and adding some really easy lighting effects.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
This tutorial will cover adding colorful lighting to a photo and adding some really easy lighting effects.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
I decided to try my hand at making something similar to a popular photo of musician Girl Talk. This was a quick one, but I hope it’ll give an idea of what steps one can take to achieve this type of effect.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
A nice fellow from the FreelanceSwitch Forums was asking me about a reflection effect I used, so I decided to share a tutorial on the subject with everyone. We’re going to create a stack of photos and give them a slick reflection.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
I’m back (less four wisdom teeth) with a new tutorial for creating a face with a cool, retro vibe.
Friday, February 20, 2009
This tutorial will walk you through creating beautiful, smooth streaks that swirl around your subject. Since a number of readers have asked in particular about the use of this in Fairytale Flow, we’ll also add a dusty sparkle effect to the streak.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Today’s lesson is an introduction to masking, a Photoshop tool that can make working on multiple layers really efficient. In this tutorial, we’ll be using a mask to change the backdrop of a photo. This is an easy one, but will lay a good foundation for using this technique on more complex works.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
This tutorial demonstrates how to use digital painting with a drawing tablet to create the illusion of lip gloss on bare lips. I use this technique frequently for retouching, and it’s a great digital painting exercise too!
Monday, February 2, 2009
It’s time for another lesson in Photoshop manipulation and retouching! This time I’ve annotated the video so that you’ll know what’s going on for each step.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
In this timelapse video, I take an already pretty girl and adjust her face to even more ideal proportions. The changes appear subtle, but are striking when the images are viewed side-by-side.