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In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a trendy 3D anaglyph poster with our beautiful female fashion victim as the center of attention by altering layered artwork in Photoshop. An anaglyph image is used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with 2 color glasses (each lens a chromatically opposite color), usually red and cyan. The image which we’ll create actually consists of two very similar images, one red and...

In this tutorial “NEON Records” I’ll show you how to take a picture of poor STANS run down record store and turn it into a cool evening image complete with animated neon lights using Adobe Photoshop CS4. Let’s get started! Download PSD Before we get started you’ll need the image below: Images: Record Store – download Step 1 Open the image of the “Record Store” in Photoshop. Step 2 With the “Backgrou...

In this tutorial “Spiritual Growth” I’ll walk you through the steps of taking a photo of a monk and turning it into a rich contemplative piece of work. We’ll be covering everything from photo manipulation to masking and much more. So let’s roll up our sleeves and dive right in! (This tutorial was inspired by and is dedicated to, my good friends, the monks who reside at the Oregon Buddhist Vihara. Thank you a...

In this tutorial, “Snow Binding Resolution”, I’ll show how to create a cool particle effect by utilizing some simple photo-manipulation techniques and incorporating a few custom Photoshop Brushes. Download PSD Before we get started you’ll need to gather up a few pieces below: Photoshop Brushes: Blood and Ink Brushset 1 – download Strokes and Splatter Brushset – download Hyper Brushset – download Images: Snowboarder ...

Down in the dumps about wasting your time on tutorials that provide mediocre results? Well, if so it’s time to trash the rest and get “WASTED”. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to take a trashy picture (of garbage) with Photoshop and turn it into a piece of thought provoking artwork by incorporating some 3D text created in Adobe Illustrator. You think your desktop is cluttered now, just wait till you finish this tutoria...

In this short tutorial I’ll show you how to combine a couple images of molecular structure with some simplistic design to create a stunning periodic table themed image. Download PSD Step 1 Open a new Photoshop document with a width of 1920 pixels and a height of 1200 pixels. Fill the “Background” layer with black. Step 2 Create a new layer above the “Background” layer and name it “element square”. With the Rectangular ...

Every year around this time everyone starts thinking about the one they love and how to best express that love. Sometimes it’s with flowers, jewelry, a card or all three. This year, go above and beyond by creating something you can give your loved one to place on their desktop at work or use as a wallpaper for their phone. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to make a beautiful, slightly graphic and a little grungy valentine fo...

In this tutorial we’ll create some 3d typewriter hammer keys in Illustrator and mix them together with some painting techniques and the Vanishing Point Filter in Photoshop to create a stylish multi-dimensional wallpaper. Download PSD Before we get started you’ll need to gather some materials below: Photoshop Brushes: Dirt Brush Set – download Stroke Brush Set – download Images: Paper Texture – download Fonts: Another ...

In this tutorial we’ll combine some 3d text created in Illustrator with some special Photoshop brushes and filters to create an explosive wallpaper that will jump off your desktop. Download PSD Before we get started you’ll need to gather some materials below: Photoshop Brushes: Tek Brushes – download Kinetic Brushes – download Step 1 Open a new document in Photoshop with a width of 17 inches, a height of 11 inches and th...

In this tutorial I’ll walk you through the process of making a nighttime shot of beautiful downtown Portland, Oregon into an awesome watercolor wallpaper for your desktop in Photoshop. Download PSD Before we get started you’ll need to gather some materials below: Photoshop Brushes: Dirt Brush – download Cloud Brush – download Stroke Brushes – download 1, download 2 Images: Portland, Oregon – download Clouds – downlo...