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Would you like to learn the art of photo manipulation, but don't know where to start? Check out our Tutorial Index, which lists all articles in order from Beginner to Advanced:

SurrealPSD Tutorial Index

Slenderman Photoshop Tutorial Title PostIt’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. (more…)

Photoshop Stitches Tutorial Title PostWelcome 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. (more…)

Stock Corner: Metal Structures

23Oct

Metal StructureThis week’s stock corner features five exclusive high-resolution photographs of metal structures for use in your artwork. (more…)

Swirly Pavement Square FormatThis week’s stock corner features five exclusive high-resolution photographs of patterned pavements for use in your artwork. (more…)

Evil Eyes Photoshop Tutorial Title PostFor part two of our ’4 Weeks of Terror photoshop tutorial series, we’ll be creating realistic evil eyes with a luminous glow. (more…)

Skull Face Photoshop Tutorial Title PostAs 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. (more…)

From the expert to the hobbyist, leaving your artistic stamp on the world has never been easier. (more…)

Free Photoshop Action: HD-Raagghh

25Sep

We have a brand new feature here at SurrealPSD, free Photoshop Actions!! As ever, we like to do things a little differently around here – so our Actions will generally be Horror, Sci Fi and Fantasy themed. (more…)

Stock Corner: Engines

25Sep

This week’s stock corner features five exclusive high-resolution photographs of engines for use in your artwork. (more…)

Skin Tone Correction Photoshop Tutorial Title PostYou’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! (more…)

Kiren’s Digital Scream: August 2012

03Sep

Finding your individual style is an on going process, for some, they never find it. (more…)

Turquoise cracked plasterThis week’s stock corner features five bright and beautiful exclusive textures, photographed in Portugal, that can be used in your artwork, as a texture overlay or as a background. (more…)

Fantasio Copyright Article Title PostFriend of SurrealPSD and all-round virtuouso Oliver Wetter has posted a great article examining Copyright Law inĀ  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. (more…)

Stock Corner: Water

21Aug

Sea and SkyThis week’s stock corner features five photographs of water that can be used in your artwork, as a texture overlay or as a whole or part background. (more…)

Epic Movie Type Photoshop Tutorial Title PostI 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. (more…)