Free Photo Manipulation Tutorials and Courses

Transform your photos into works of art. Follow our photo manipulation tutorials and get detailed step-by-step instructions on creative compositing.

All Photo Manipulation tutorials:

  1. How to Add Drama to a Rainy Scene With Adobe Photoshop

    How to Add Drama to a Rainy Scene With Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create a colorful rainy scene featuring an emotional woman. You'll learn how to add a colorful background using...

  2. Photoshop in 60 Seconds: Paint Halloween-Inspired Skull Makeup

    Photoshop in 60 Seconds: Paint Halloween-Inspired Skull Makeup

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this quick video, Melody Nieves will show you how to create an easy skull makeup look using Adjustment Layers and the Brush Tool in Adobe Photoshop.

  3. How to Create a Romantic Rose Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Romantic Rose Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Use a bunch of floral illustration images, with a couple of layer masks, textures, and adjustment layers, to create a fresh, floral text effect

  4. New Course: Cinemagraphs in Adobe Photoshop

    New Course: Cinemagraphs in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    In our new short course, Cinemagraphs in Adobe Photoshop, you will learn how to composit multiple images together and use several moving pieces from separate...

  5. How to Create a Fantasy Snail Photo Manipulation With Adobe  Photoshop

    How to Create a Fantasy Snail Photo Manipulation With Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create a fantasy snail carrying a house. First we'll build the basic scene using two moss images. Later we'll import...

  6. How to Create a Mermaid in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Mermaid in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Fantastic creatures may not be real, but Photoshop can make them so! In this tutorial I will show you how to turn yourself into a realistic-looking mermaid.

  7. New Course: Digital Matte Painting for Beginners

    New Course: Digital Matte Painting for Beginners

    Tutorial Beginner

    If you want to learn some new digital painting skills and create a fantastic post-apocalyptic city scene at the same time, check out our new course, Digital...

  8. How to Create Origami Birds Using One Dollar Bills in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create Origami Birds Using One Dollar Bills in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Origami is the art of folding paper into different shapes and animals. In this tutorial, learn how to create your own fun Japanese origami using money stock...

  9. How to Create a Fantasy Fairy Photo Manipulation With Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Fantasy Fairy Photo Manipulation With Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial I'll show you how to create a fantasy fairy photo manipulation. You will learn how to build a colorful flowery background, retouch a model,...

  10. How to Create a Cute Baby Dragon Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Cute Baby Dragon Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Would you like to have your own dragon? With the power of Photoshop it is possible! Follow me in this tutorial to create a cute baby dragon using stock...

  11. New Course: Digitally Paint Fantastic Giants Walking the Earth

    New Course: Digitally Paint Fantastic Giants Walking the Earth

    Tutorial Beginner

    Do you want to improve your digital painting skills while working on a complex fantasy scene? If so, our new course, Digitally Paint Fantastic Giants Walking...

  12. Photoshop in 60 Seconds: How to Create a Scatter Photo Effect

    Photoshop in 60 Seconds: How to Create a Scatter Photo Effect

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this quick video, digital artist Melody Nieves will teach you how to create an awesome scatter photo effect using Layer Masks, custom Brushes, and Blur...