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.

All Photo Effects content:

  1. How to Create a Greek Mythology Inspired Photo Manipulation

    How to Create a Greek Mythology Inspired Photo Manipulation

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In Greek Mythology, the Titan Atlas literally carried the weight of the world on his shoulders. This is because when the Titans were defeated Zeus condemned...

  2. Create a Realistic Panoramic Matte Painting in Photoshop

    Create a Realistic Panoramic Matte Painting in Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Matte paintings are images commonly used in the film industry to create the illusion of an environment that would otherwise be too expensive or impossible to...

  3. Create a Retro Urban Gig Poster in Photoshop

    Create a Retro Urban Gig Poster in Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Digital graphics are largely dependent on the software used to create them. Given the clean, pixel-perfect nature of Photoshop, artworks always risk looking...

  4. Create a Bulletin Board With Realistic Shadows, Part II

    Create a Bulletin Board With Realistic Shadows, Part II

    Tutorial Beginner

    Shadows and lights can make or break a composition. Bulletin boards (or corkboards) are popular types of graphics to use in web and print designs but often...

  5. Create a Bulletin Board With Realistic Shadows, Part 1

    Create a Bulletin Board With Realistic Shadows, Part 1

    Tutorial Beginner

    Shadows and lights can make or break a composition. Bulletin boards (or corkboards) are popular types of graphics to use in web and print designs, but...

  6. Turn a Flawless Blonde Beauty Into a Sword-Wielding Fantasy Action Hero

    Turn a Flawless Blonde Beauty Into a Sword-Wielding Fantasy Action Hero

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In today’s tutorial we are going to turn a flawless blonde beauty into a sword-wielding survival huntress. To do this we are going to make her skin sweaty...

  7. Give a Photo a Complete Glamour Makeover With Stunning Light and 3D Effects

    Give a Photo a Complete Glamour Makeover With Stunning Light and 3D Effects

    Tutorial Advanced

    Have you ever wanted to see what you would look like after a complete makeover? Today, I’m going to show you how to transform a regular, every day photo into...

  8. Create an Angelic Sculpture Made of Ice in Photoshop

    Create an Angelic Sculpture Made of Ice in Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Sometimes all you need to create an incredible photo manipulation in Photoshop is a rough sketch, some nice imagery, and some knowledge of how to use...

  9. The Making of Chimera

    The Making of Chimera

    Tutorial Advanced

    Photoshop allows us to create the impossible, like this mystic and nonexistent creature called "Chimera." You'll learn some techniques of photo manipulation,...

  10. Use Photo Manipulation and 3D Layers to Design a Surreal Cover Art Illustration

    Use Photo Manipulation and 3D Layers to Design a Surreal Cover Art Illustration

    Tutorial Intermediate

    My clients often ask me to create impossible scenarios, weird landscapes and surreal images for their projects; images that wouldn’t be possible in real...

  11. How to Create a Serene Panorama from Multiple Photographs

    How to Create a Serene Panorama from Multiple Photographs

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, we're going to teach you how to combine multiple stock photos into a single, coherent scenery in Photoshop. We'll start off with a single...

  12. Create a Vivid Themed Illustration Using Simple Hand-Drawn Elements - Part II

    Create a Vivid Themed Illustration Using Simple Hand-Drawn Elements - Part II

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Drawn elements are certainly something that can enhance an illustration. Even if you're not very good at drawing, you can still create a quality piece. All...