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.

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  1. How to Use Focus Area Selection in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Use Focus Area Selection in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    In June of 2014, Adobe released it's largest update to Photoshop since migrating to the Creative Cloud subscription model. Today, we're looking at using the...

  2. Create an Epic Godzilla-Inspired Movie Poster in Adobe Photoshop

    Create an Epic Godzilla-Inspired Movie Poster in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Advanced

    Create a Godzilla-inspired movie poster in Adobe Photoshop.

  3. Transform a Photo into a LEGO Block Piece of Art in Adobe Photoshop

    Transform a Photo into a LEGO Block Piece of Art in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    Use Adobe Photoshop to build a LEGO version of a photo. Use some clever filters and shadowing techniques to easily create the appearance of building a photo...

  4. Illustrate a Dramatic, Feather-Infused Portrait in Adobe Photoshop

    Illustrate a Dramatic, Feather-Infused Portrait in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Advanced

    Anna Dittmann guides you through her digital painting process using Adobe Photoshop techniques to create an eerie, textured portrait.

  5. How to Use Pixelmator's Liquify Tools to Make an Eye Popping Portrait

    How to Use Pixelmator's Liquify Tools to Make an Eye Popping Portrait

    Tutorial Beginner

    Pixelmator is an easy-to-use, fast, and powerful image editing app for the Mac. In this tutorial, I will show you how to use the Liquify Tools in Pixelmator....

  6. Advanced Photo Manipulation: Movie Poster Effects

    Advanced Photo Manipulation: Movie Poster Effects

    Course Advanced

    Kirk Nelson is back with another course on advanced photo-manipulation techniques. This time he'll take you on a creative journey through the world of...

  7. Manipulate a Portrait Photo to Create a Splatter Paint Effect

    Manipulate a Portrait Photo to Create a Splatter Paint Effect

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, I will show you how to manipulate a portrait photo to create a splatter paint and drip effect in Photoshop. This tutorial will cover many...

  8. How to Restore a Heavily Damaged Photo With Photoshop

    How to Restore a Heavily Damaged Photo With Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    While Photoshop is a great tool to enhance or modify digital images, it is also a fantastic application to repair or restore photographs damaged by the...

  9. Use Retouching Techniques to Create a Caricature From a Photo

    Use Retouching Techniques to Create a Caricature From a Photo

    Tutorial Advanced

    Photoshop includes some powerful tools to help you manipulate photos. In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a caricature portrait from a photo...

  10. How to Quickly Isolate Product Photos Using Lightroom and Photoshop

    How to Quickly Isolate Product Photos Using Lightroom and Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    Over the years, I have spent quite a bit of time experimenting with product photography; sometimes more successfully than others. While I spend my days...

  11. Quick Tip: Create Light Leaks and Lomo Effects Using Actions in Photoshop

    Quick Tip: Create Light Leaks and Lomo Effects Using Actions in Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this quick tip tutorial, we will explain how to create light leaks and lomo effects for you photos using actions in Photoshop. Let's get started!

  12. How to Create a Flaming Photo Manipulation

    How to Create a Flaming Photo Manipulation

    Tutorial Advanced

    In this tutorial, we'll manipulate a picture so it looks like a woman burning in flames. The idea behind this manipulation was to create a nice looking...