How to Create a Chocolaty Valentine’s Day Card for Your Girlfriend

 
This Valentine’s day, show your true love with a Valentine’s Day card! Whether it’s for your partner or yourself, you’ll have a fun time making it. This tutorial will show you how to create an easy swirling background and how to use layer styles to create a chocolaty text effect. Once you’re done, feel free to customize it with personal photos or just a few cute hearts.

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Create a Gigantic Fortress with a Mysterious Glow in Photoshop

 
Learn how to create this mysterious image of a gigantic castle in a stormy background. In addition to combining stock photos together, you’ll learn how to create a stormy background and lighting effects.

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Let Me Sink – Emotional Rainy Scene Photo Manipulation

 
In this tutorial I'll show you how to create an emotional photo manipulation called "Let me sink". We'll come through techniques of manipulating, retouching, using brush, layer mask, adjusting light and shadow a well as other several techniques to create an emotional rainy scene.

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How to Create an Oddly-shaped Surreal House

 
In this photo-manipulation tutorial, we will learn how to create an oddly-shaped, surreal-inspired, stone house. We will learn how to blend several stock images together to create a pseudo long exposure image of a surreal house at the edge of the dock. We will learn how to create realistic reflections on water and also, enhance the light and shadows of the stock images to create a seamless image.

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Create a Dynamic Portrait with Flashy Light Effects

Learn how to create your own futuristic portraits with swirling ribbons of light. This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to create light streaks and other high-tech elements that you can incorporate into your own photos!

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Create a Sci-Fi Space Cave Scene in Photoshop

 
Learn how to create this mysterious image of a newly explored space cave. This tutorial will show you how to seamlessly combine photos together, create rock carvings, smoke, and more.

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How to Create a Psychedelic Tiger Illustration in Photoshop

 

Learn how to create this super cool neon tiger poster in Photoshop! You’ll learn how to get neon colors using Gradient maps and learn some over-painting techniques to bring the whole image to life.

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Create a Cartoon-Style Graffiti Text Effect in Photoshop

 
Learn how to create graffiti text from scratch in Photoshop! This tutorial will show you how to use layer styles and finish the effect with a vector-style brick background.

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Create this Magical Light Beam Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

 
Learn how to create this surreal and dark photo manipulation. This tutorial will show you how to blend images together and transform them to create this image. You’ll also make use of some adjustment layers to complete the image.

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How to Create a High-Tech Cyborg Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

 
Learn how to create this android head in a sci-fi environment. You’ll learn how to take a picture face, plasticize it and turn it into an abstract cyber artwork by combining multiple images together.

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How to Create a Sci-Fi Giant Tortoise Shelter Photo-Manipulation

 
Learn how to create this sci-fi giant tortoise shelter photo manipulation. In this surreal scene, the shell is a military base with spaceships flying around it. This tutorial will show you how to create giant-sized objects and other photo manipulation techniques for combining images.

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Create this Amazing Fashion Photo Manipulation with Abstract Smoke and Light Effects

 
In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to integrate a model in dark environment and apply abstract lights effects over the scene. Basically we're going to create some nice sparkly effects and connect them with a certain model, mixing up everything with a nice suitable background.

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How to Create This Freezing Cold Portrait Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

 
Learn how to create this freezing cold manipulation with Photoshop! You'll learn how to work with difference ice and crystal photos and complete the look with a cold blue photo effect.

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Create a Mixed Media Style Design In Photoshop

Learn how to create this creative mixed-media composition in Photoshop! You will learn how to combine different graphic elements with extensive use of layer masks. This is a great tutorial for designers who want to experiment with a more modern approach to digital collages.

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Create this “Heaven & Hell” Photo Manipulation

 
Create this Fantasy depicting scene of heaven and hell. This tutorial covers topics like creating reflections in moving water, ice cube with frost on it, turning daytime photos into nighttime, and many more.

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Create a City Destruction Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

Learn how to create this photo manipulation of a city being destructed by robots and spaceships. This tutorial will show you how to composite a city using various stock photos then add smoke, fire, and explosions to it.

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How to Create an Emotional Soft-Tone Photo Manipulation

 
Learn how to create your own emotional photo manipulation! This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to blend a beautify lady with a dreamy background. You will also learn how to make color, lighting, and contrast adjustments to fit everything into this beautiful artwork.

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Create This Surreal Representation of the Mind Artwork in Photoshop

 
Learn how to create a surreal representation of the thoughts of a creative and business minded individual. You'll learn how to make objects come out of the womans head and place steampunk objects over the eyes.

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How to Create this “Into the Wild” Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

 
Learn how to create this photo manipulation with this detailed step-by-step walkthrough. You'll learn how to combine a beautiful redhead model with a black raven in a mystical landscape scene.

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Create a Emotional Midnight Photo Manipulation with Painting-Like Effects

 
Learn how to composite this nighttime artwork and retouch skin with a smooth painting-like effect! This tutorial will show you how to composite this image with various stock photos, soften skin, and apply special lighting and color effects.

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Quick-Tip: Create Glossy Plastic Text in Photoshop

 
Learn a quick and easy way to create reflective plastic text in Photoshop from scratch. Three layer styles will be combined to achieve this effect. We will also explore blending modes and their effective use to achieve this type effect with layer styles. Same effect can be use on shapes also because of its simple and highly customizable nature.

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How to Create an Outdoor Fantasy Manipulation in Photoshop

 
Learn how to create this photo manipulation using a combo of different stock photos and artworks. You’ll learn how to create a soft photo effect, add moss to rocks, and enhance a pool of water with some water lilies.

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How to Create a Grim Reaper Scene Artwork in Photoshop

 
Learn how to create this dark scene of a grim reaper in Photoshop. This tutorial will show you how to combine images, work with layer styles, and create a grunge color effect.

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How to Create Hanging Typography in Photoshop and Illustrator

 
In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to create this cool hanging typography text using Photoshop and a little bit of Adobe Illustrator.

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Create a Frozen Scene Inspired by “The Day After Tomorrow”http://photoshoptutorials.ws/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/thumbnail9.jpg

In this tutorial we will learn to combine several stock images to create a frozen post-apocalyptic image inspired by the movie "The day after tomorrow". The techniques explained in this tutorial can be easily used in different winter related photo manipulations.

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How to Create a Violin Player in a Grassy Landscape

 

Learn how to create this surreal photo manipulation of a violin player in a grassy field. This tutorial will show you how to combine images together to create your own landscape and apply lighting effects.

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Freebie: 12 Seamless Flat Rock Textures

Download this set of 12 Seamless courtesy of SparkleStock! These textures can be tiled to create larger textures and work great as textures for 3D objects.

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How to Create an Odd Looking Cityscape in Photoshop

This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to create a surreal image of a girl on top of oddly stacked buildings. You'll learn how to create an illusion of depth with the Blur tool and apply ambient lighting effects using adjustment layers.

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How to Create a Surreal Scene with an Invisible Man Inside a Mystic Cave

 Learn how to create a surreal photo manipulation with an invisible man. This tutorial will teach you how to blend different images together, create realistic shadows, and paint light reflections in your image.

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How to Create a Stunning Winter Princess Artwork in Photoshop

Learn how to create this winter scene in Photoshop. You will learn how to blend photos and textures, create a cold blue photo effect, and more!

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Create an Artistic Photo Manipulation of a Girl in a Red Field

 

Learn how to create this eerie abstract photo manipulation called "The Pain". You'll learn how to combine different stock photos to create this scene then apply a cold color tone to it.

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Turn a Regular Headshot Into a Cold Winter Portrait

 
Learn how to apply makeup and add winter effects to a photo. This tutorial will show you how you can turn a regular photo into artistic photo manipulation.

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How to Create an Emotional Photo Manipulation of an Angel

Learn how to use Photoshop to create this emotional photo manipulation. You will learn techniques such as creating smooth skin, creating a soft blue color tone, adding floating feathers, and more.

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Create a Poster Inspired by the Movie “The Bourne Legacy”

Create a poster with a stripe pattern mask like the movie poster for The Bourne Legacy in Photoshop CS6. This is an easy tutorial suitable for beginners and will show you how to create this poster using only non-destructive editing techniques.

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How to Create an Underwater Abstract Art in Photoshop

Ever imagined how the underwater world could have a creative, abstract side to it? This tutorial will guide you step by step on how to bring colors and life to a simple piece of stock photo using photomanipulation techniques. You will learn how to turn pieces of photographs into your very own piece of art. The steps are simple and rather easy to follow, don't be surprised at the technical simplicity behind this seemingly intricate piece.

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Angel Torch Photoshop Tutorial

 Learn how to create this theme about "Nature's Last Stand" by Santhosh Koneru. This tutorial will show you a combination of Matte Painting and Surreal Photo-Manipulation techniques.

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Freebie: 24 Seamless Bokeh Textures (free download)

 Want a quick and easy way to add bokeh to your images? Then download these seamless bokeh textures - they're free! These high-res textures are seamless meaning that you can tile them. Free download provided by SparkleStock.

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How to Create a Vintage Postcard in Photoshop

In this tutorial, Marty Geller will show you how to create a vintage postcard with 3D type in Photoshop CS5 Extended. You will learn basic techniques for creating the post card as well as how to easily create 3D text using the Repoussé tool in Photoshop.

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Free Stock Media #3

Download stock photos, illustrations, video, audio, web elements, and more with these limited-time free downloads.

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Freebie: 24 Abstract Bokeh Brushes

Easily add bokeh to your photos with these free Bokeh Photoshop brushes! These high-res brushes are available in sizes up to 5000px for Photoshop CS6 users and 2500px for CS5 and lower. Download this set of 24 bokeh Photoshop brushes courtesy of SparkleStock.

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How to Create an Epic Portal Scene in Photoshop

 

 

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How to Create Shiny Retro Text with Photoshop

 Learn how to create this amazing typographic illustration with colorful type treatment. In this tutorial, Edmar Cisneros will show you how to create this artwork using Photoshop layer styles and special lighting effects.

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How to Create a Rainy Lake Scene in Photoshop

 
Photoshop has been one of the best tools for matte paintings and photo manipulations. This tutorial will show you how I created this dramatic lake scene and techniques you can use to create your own.

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Freebie: 16 Photorealistic Explosion Brushes

 
Add fire to your photo manipulations with the best explosion brushes we’ve seen to date! These brushes come with a Photoshop gradient preset and JPG alternatives to make your work easier. Download this set of explosion brushes today courtesy of SparkleStock.

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Freebie: 33 Seamless Spirograph Patterns

  Download this set of 33 seamless Spirograph patterns by SparkleStock. These patterns come as Photoshop pattern files up to 512 pixels and in PNG images up to 4096 pixels. Video instructions for creating rainbow Spirograph artwork is included!

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Learn To Make A Beautiful Vintage Label In Photoshop

 Learn how to create this fantasy photo manipulation of Red Riding Hood. This tutorial will show you how to work with the Pen tool, create an illusion of depth, lighting, and more!

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Learn To Make A Beautiful Vintage Label In Photoshop

Hey guys, I’m here again with another exciting Photoshop tutorial for you. In this tutorial we will create a beautiful vintage label in Photoshop. So let’s note down the things we will need for this vintage label.

Details:-
Program:  Photoshop CS5
Approximate time:  30 – 40 Minutes
Resources: wheat brushes/vectors and our very own Photoshop.

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Create a Adam and Eve scene (Part 2)

 In this tutorial (Part 2 of 2) we will create an Adam and Eve scene with warm colors an rays of light. We learn some advanced masking techniques so get your selections tools ready. Let’s get started then.

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Create a Adam and Eve scene (Part 1)

In this tutorial (Part 1 of 2) we will create an Adam and Eve scene with warm colors and rays of light. We learn some advanced masking techniques so get your selections tools ready. Let’s get started then.

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Learn How to Create Cool Red Curtains in Photoshop

Hi guys, today I’ll show you how to create cool red curtains in Photoshop from scratch. Along the way, you learn to make a nice fabric texture, tassel and shadows for the curtains. We’ll use pen tool, different filters, warp tool and various blending options to achieve the final outcome. So, let’s get started!

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