30 Amazing Photo Manipulations and Best Practices

Photoshop is the ultimate tool for creating amazing photo manipulations, when controlled by an expert, the sky is the limit and possibilities are endless. To become such an expert you need to learn and practice your ass off, don’t give up after one try. Keep on repeating the steps until you reached a point when you’ve got the exact same result as in the tutorial you where following.

To help you out, I found a great collection of useful and amazing photo manipulations and photo manipulation tutorials, we will first see a small collection of awesome stuff created by some of the best of the best.

Digital Skin From Benjamin Delacour’s

Digital-Skin

Waste Not. Want Not from Mike Campau’s

Waste Not Want Not

Indian Portraits from Anthony Kurtz’s

Portraits India

Derrick Rose form Adomas Jazdauskas

Derrick Rose

Eye Candy from mprox

eye candy

A Natural Disaster from Wishmistress

A Natural Disaster

Feel My Greatest Temptation Series from Fatkur Rokhim

Feel My Greatest Temptation

After 10 PM from Tariq yosef

after 10 pm

Portraits from D-image studio

Portraits

Carnivale from Cristian Girotto

Carnivale

Revolution from Husam-Elfaki

Revolution

Spring Light from acidlullaby

Spring Light

Evolution from Nik Ainley

Evolution

SlashThree XII SteamPunk – Old-London-Memories from Aiven – Yvan Feusi

SlashThree XII SteamPunk - Old London Memories

Urban Jungle from Mike Campau

Urban Jungle

Best Practices

Woow, amazing artwork. I really enjoy looking at this great work from those amazing creative individuals and sometimes when my schedule allows me to I’m learning to master this typical artwork by following tutorials, and to show you which tutorials are the best to follow without loosing your mind I’ve made a collection for you.

Following these tutorials will teach all the techniques you need to know, and when your already have experience with these techniques then I’m sure there are always things in them you didn’t know about.

Design a Surreal Desert Scene in Photoshop

Design-a-Surreal-Desert-Scene-in-Photoshop

Create an ethereal character

Create an ethereal character

How to Create a Stone Giant Matte Painting

How to Create a Stone Giant Matte Painting

Design A Killer Fashion Model Poster

Design A Killer Fashion Model Poster

Create James Camerons Avatar Movie Poster in Photoshop

Create James Camerons Avatar Movie Poster in Photoshop

Create a Divine Angel Montage in Photoshop

Create a Divine Angel Montage in Photoshop

Manipulation Basics: Illumination and Coloration

Manipulation Basics: Illumination and Coloration

Bizarre Photo Treatment in Photoshop

Bizarre Photo Treatment in Photoshop

Ps Advanced Splatter Tutorial

Ps Advanced Splatter Tutorial

Photo Strip (Photoshop Tutorial)

Photo Strip Photoshop Tutorial

How to Create a Serene Panorama from Multiple Photographs

How to Create a Serene Panorama from Multiple=

Create A Slow Motion Bullet Shot Effect

Create A Slow Motion Bullet Shot Effect

Create a Beautiful Lonely Fantasy Fairy

Create a Beautiful Lonely Fantasy Fairy

How To Create Your Own Fiery Ring Poster in Photoshop

How To Create Your Own Fiery Ring Poster in Photoshop

Design a Vibrant Blackberry Inspired Ad in Photoshop

Design a Vibrant Blackberry Inspired Ad in Photoshop

Conclusion

Looking back at this post then you should see what’s possible when you’re mastering this technique, especially when you’re able to combine these techniques with a wonderful creative mind and imagination. Just remember one thing, no matter how good you are, don’t give up and keep on practicing.

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6 Responses »

  1. woooooooooooooow……… these are mind blowing. i really need to find time to try out most of them.

    thanks for the lovely list.

  2. Wow, really amazing work! Photo manipulation is really becoming a form of art.

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