Learn about Photo Effects

Enhance your images with these photo effects. Whether you want to download ready-made photo effects or create your own in Photoshop, we've got you covered.
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  1. How to Turn Humdrum Photos Into Cinematic Portraits

    How to Turn Humdrum Photos Into Cinematic Portraits

    Tutorial • Advanced

    There are a plethora of ways to treat a portrait, for a myriad of uses, but that is for another feature. Let's tackle adding drama or a cinematic quality to...

  2. Create a Floating Over-Grown "Tree House" in Photoshop

    Create a Floating Over-Grown "Tree House" in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Photoshop is great because it allows us to create scenes that wouldn't otherwise be possible in real life. In this tutorial we will combine several stock...

  3. Create an Alien Portrait Using Photo Manipulation Techniques

    Create an Alien Portrait Using Photo Manipulation Techniques

    Tutorial • Advanced

    Our culture depicts aliens in all shapes and sizes – but what would a creature from another planet really look like? Would it be the classic anthropomorphic,...

  4. Create a Cybernetic Woman in Photoshop

    Create a Cybernetic Woman in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    Photoshop can let us do some amazing things. In this long and detailed tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a cybernetic woman using a photo of a model...

  5. Create a Panoramic Photo Manipulation in Photoshop (Part 1: Making The Panorama)

    Create a Panoramic Photo Manipulation in Photoshop (Part 1: Making The Panorama)

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this two-part tutorial, we will demonstrate how to create a panoramic post-apocalyptic photo manipulation in Photoshop. In part 1 we will explain how to...

  6. The Making of the Nutty Boat Trip

    The Making of the Nutty Boat Trip

    Tutorial • Advanced

    Most of you probably know how hard it can be to find the perfect stock images for your designs. That means you will often have to get creative and find new...

  7. Create a Devastating Tidal Wave in Photoshop

    Create a Devastating Tidal Wave in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Matte painting is a technique that filmmakers use to create backgrounds for scenes that can't or don't exist in real life. In the early days, matte paintings...

  8. How to Create Cityscape Concept Art

    How to Create Cityscape Concept Art

    Tutorial • Advanced

    In this tutorial, I will teach you how to easily create a successful piece of cityscape concept art. We'll be using a very basic 3D scene as a foundation...

  9. Create a Surreal Out of Bounds Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

    Create a Surreal Out of Bounds Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial we will combine several images of water, animals, and people to create a surreal out of bounds photo manipulation in Photoshop. Let's get...

  10. Aligning and Blending Images Together

    Aligning and Blending Images Together

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Are you new to Photoshop? Have you been trying to teach yourself the basics of Photoshop but have found the amount of educational material available on the...

  11. Matte Painting 101: Basic Destruction Techniques

    Matte Painting 101: Basic Destruction Techniques

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Matte painting is a technique that filmmakers use to create backgrounds for scenes that can't or don't exist in real life. In the early days, matte paintings...

  12. Combine Images to Create a Surreal Portrait in Photoshop

    Combine Images to Create a Surreal Portrait in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    The liquify tool is great for making adjustments to photographs. In this tutorial we will use the liquify tool and several image blending techniques to...

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