Over the past few years, Ive really tried to up my digital painting game – and Im always on the lookout for different approaches to the artform. One of my DA buddies, Whiley Dunsmore (
I thought it would be rude to run a Sci-Fi series here at SurrealPSD without finishing off our ‘Photoshop Android’ walkthrough. So, here’s a tutorial guide showing you how to create an awesome mechanoid face for your android creations – better late than never I suppose!! Read more
After an epic run with our Horror series, we’re now shifting focus to the wonderful world of Sci Fi. Over the next 4 weeks, we’ll be creating sci fi, cyberpunk and futuristic concepts and creations, using a range of photomanipulation techniques in Photoshop. Read more
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
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. Read more
For part two of our ’4 Weeks of Terror photoshop tutorial series, we’ll be creating realistic evil eyes with a luminous glow. Read more
As the mystic season approaches, we celebrate communion with the dead in grisly style.. 4 Weeks of Terror!! This is the first walkthrough in our Halloween Photomanipulation mini-series; a ghoulish skullface effect created using layer masks and blend modes. Read more
You’ve taken the perfect image. The model looks great and is framed well, but there’s one stickler, throwing a spanner in the works – the skin-tone is out of wack! Read more
Friend of SurrealPSD and all-round virtuouso Oliver Wetter has posted a great article examining Copyright Law in the world of digital art. As a sharp subject, it’s all too easy for everyone to get hysterical about IP (DeviantArt!) – however this feature takes a sober look into the issues at hand. Read more
I love figuring out how things are done in Photoshop.. My latest experiment is an attempt to recreate some of the awesome text created by some of the leading flyer designers on Deviantart. This type effect packs a lot of punch, much like an ‘Epic Movie’ title – and the great part is, it’s relatively straightforward to achieve. Read more
In this walkthrough we’ll be looking at various digital makeup techniques explored in previous articles, as well as a few new tricks thrown in for good measure! Read more
Admittedly, I haven’t actually seen the TV show ‘True Blood’ (too busy writing tutorials!), I do however love the marketing behind the series, particularly the iconic poster featuring the vamp lips. This approach is just my style of macabre art; elegant, subtle and sexy! Implied horror very often carries greater weight, and that’s what I like about this piece. Read more
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. Read more
Colour theory and it’s application has always been a weakness of mine, so it’s always great to find resources that demystifies this element of the visual arts. Fantasio has produced an awesome guide that looks at colour and showcases a number of free tools that can assist in your colour work. Read more
Here’s a great little technique that will add an air of mystery and ethereal menace to your type work! Read more
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