Alpha HalfTone Cut-Away Effect

Another effective tutorial showing us how to create this great effect using an alpha mask in the channels pallet. Nick at www.2gen.net was kind enough to show me this tip last night, so Thanks You! to him for the tip and now ill show you how its done.

1. Grab your image and create a new […]

Water Color Background Effect

This is a very simple effect that can be done easy with only a few steps. This tutorial will show you how to create a waterpaint effect using a couple brushes i found online as well as the gradient tool.

Slap a few brushes onto separate layers no need to be neat, I used a few […]

Post-Lomography Effect

The first time I saw a photo that looked like this, I wanted to shoot one of my own. But, for the longest time I couldn’t figure it out how people took photos look like this. Then one day searching the web, I searched and searched and after trying several different Photoshop methods, I finally came up with my own using a mix of different techniques. By all means, there are probably other ways to do this, but this method has served me well.

Vector Project Update!

These are two of my ongoing vector projects, This is actually my third and fourth attempt at creating this type of art. ‘ll be finishing these in the next few days, I just wanted to share with you guys what I’m working on in my spare time and also this puts some pressure on […]

My New Toy

I finally have lightroom and WOW! what the heck i have found my silent partner lol…one or two clicks an you got a masterpiece. I read about it months a go but thought it be neat but now that i have it i can’t believe what it can do, If you are a budding photographer […]

Vector Silhouettes

When i started making vector silhouettes i noticed how many pictures of a subject looked interesting to use but far from practical. When you make a silhouette you have to choose an image that has recognizable form, like the hand and feet distinguishable from the body and other object you are vectoring. […]

Grainy Magazine look

You probably have seen this look many time in magazines and some ads on t.v.,This is a grainy and epic looking style that is easy to achieve with photoshop and a nice Image to work with. Below are 5 pictures from a very talented artist over at www.garylandphotography.com, This look is very impressive and only takes a few steps to complete. While picking a Photo to use remember that you want a bit of texture as well as color.

Create a Rain Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial we will be lighting up a night scene to give it some added style, These are a few simple tricks that we have covered in the last tutorial “Day to Night ~ Setting The Scene ~ PART.1” . But we will be adding rain as well as animating it. […]

Day to Night ~ Setting The Scene ~ PART.1

This an awesome tutorial, Using a day time Photograph we will turn it into a night time picture with a few simple steps….so find your image or use the one here in this tutorial, to view the original image scroll down! this was inspired by the tutorial over at www.videocopilot.net, If you are an avid […]

Retro Text Effect ~ Tutorial Pt.1

This is a very simple retro effect, This is part 1,This is only a three stepper but I will be stepping this one up a notch, but for now find some cool color schemes, All you need is two. lol, I’ll use pink for this tutorial, “Pink - it’s my new obsession,
Pink - it’s not […]

Domino Effect ~ Tutorial

Here is a Sample example of what could be done using this effect. I will be using photoshop, We will make a single domino, but you can fill a background layer. Then select the magic wand tool and click on the text layer( the “T” symbol), Inverse the selection and Press Delete.

Draw a line half […]

Neon Sign ~ Tutorial!

I have been awaiting my internet connection and finally 9 day late, I was
going bonkers. Thankfully having two babies kept me sane…lol,Well since
i had no internet i put together a few new tutorials for us to try. Here is a
neon sign effects that we will make 3-D in a follow-up tutorial..

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