Posts Tagged ‘opacity’
It’s a great thing that myths and fairytales can prevail in this digital age. For the final installment of our ’4 Weeks of Terror’ tutorial series, we will be visiting the elusive Slenderman – a more recent spectre in the global gallery of horrors. Read more
With the many tools Photoshop has to offer, actions could be one of the most time saving of the bunch. Read more
Layer Masks are at the core of all Photoshop work; be it for blending, background removal or selectively applying effects – it’s hard to imagine a workflow without them. Read more

Im pleased to announce the start of a new ‘Fantasy’ season here at SurrealPSD, focusing on more lighthearted photomanipulation techniques. We can’t be macabre all the time!!
Welcome to Part 3 of our 4 Weeks of Terror tutorial series, in which we’ll create torn flesh effects with basic digital painting techniques. My Wacom tablet has been gathering dust in the wardrobe for a couple of years now, so it’s great fun putting it to good use again.
The ‘Beauty Retouch’ is one of the most common processing tasks undertaken in Photoshop, and it’s also a great way to familiarise new users with the software.
Here’s a great little technique that will add an air of mystery and ethereal menace to your type work!
Movie Posters can be highly emotive examples of Photoshop compositing and design. There are a broad range of techniques used to grab a viewers attention and deliver maximum impact.
The powerful layer blend modes in Photoshop allow you to experiment with a great range of effects and techniques. Working with textures is also a great way to get started in the world of photo manipulation as the results are fast and accessible, even to new practitioners.
There’s tonnes of Photoshop Chrome Type tutorials online, so this is hardly breaking new ground in the field.. As the majority of walkthroughs covering chrome type are quite dated and garish, I thought I’d share a process that looks more contemporary / refined. 


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