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  1. Create a Herd of Grazing Dinosaurs in Photoshop

    Create a Herd of Grazing Dinosaurs in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    Just about everyone remembers that scene from Jurassic Park when the characters in the movie come across herds of dinosaurs grazing in a grassy field. In...

  2. Create an Underground City in Photoshop

    Create an Underground City in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    In movies, filmmakers often use matte paintings when the backdrop of a scene can't or doesn't exist in real life. In this tutorial we will demonstrate some...

  3. Create a Snow Covered, Coastal, Mountain Town Matte Painting

    Create a Snow Covered, Coastal, Mountain Town Matte Painting

    Tutorial • Advanced

    A matte painting is a backdrop that filmmakers use when the scene they need doesn’t or can’t exist in real life. In the past, they were created by actually...

  4. Create a Post-Apocalyptic Matte Painting

    Create a Post-Apocalyptic Matte Painting

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In the movies, we often see images of ruined landscapes or apocalyptic cities. What many of us don’t know however is that much of this imagery was produced...

  5. The Cosmos: Create a Supernova and a Ringed Planet in Photoshop

    The Cosmos: Create a Supernova and a Ringed Planet in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Beginner

    When stars die, they explode in a brilliant burst of light that releases more energy than our sun releases in its lifetime. This brilliant burst of light is...

  6. Paint a Professional Caricature Portrait in Photoshop

    Paint a Professional Caricature Portrait in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    Having a caricature painted of yourself can be a fun and exciting experience. That's because just about everyone has wondered, at some point, what they would...

  7. The Cosmos: Create a Red Giant Star in Photoshop

    The Cosmos: Create a Red Giant Star in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Beginner

    When a star like our own reaches the end of its life, it begins to run out of hydrogen fuel in its core. Like a car running out of gas, it will begin to...

  8. Create an Exploding Moon Orbiting a Gas Giant in Photoshop

    Create an Exploding Moon Orbiting a Gas Giant in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    Exploding planets are a staple of just about every popular science fiction television show or movie, but did you know that you don't need your own special...

  9. Turn an Ordinary Photo Into an Avatar Style Portrait in Photoshop

    Turn an Ordinary Photo Into an Avatar Style Portrait in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Beginner

    The beauty of Photoshop is that you can do nearly anything with it, even turn yourself into a Na’vi alien from Avatar. In this tutorial we will demonstrate...

  10. Create a Futuristic, Fantasy Matte Painting

    Create a Futuristic, Fantasy Matte Painting

    Tutorial • Advanced

    Matte painters often take several photos and combine them with 3D elements to create futuristic or fantasy scenes for movies, film, or video games. In this...

  11. Create a Scenic Matte Painting in Photoshop

    Create a Scenic Matte Painting in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    In today’s premium tutorial we will learn how to use matte painting techniques to create a beautiful landscape from several stock photos using Photoshop....

  12. Draw a Victorious Warrior Knight in Photoshop

    Draw a Victorious Warrior Knight in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    The war is over. The battle has been won. In today’s tutorial I will demonstrate how to illustrate a victorious warrior knight who is happy and relived that...

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