Tutorials

I hope you will find these tutorials helpful. Please note, the methods I described are the way I do it — I don't claim it's the easiest, most efficient or most correct way.

  • Optimizing images for web

    Optimizing images for web - Photoshop tutorial
    • type: Photoshop
    • level: easy

    This tutorial explains in detail how to use Photoshop's Save for web... option and which image format is most suitable for various graphic types.

  • Creating photomanipulations

    Creating photomanipulations - Photoshop tutorial
    • type: Photoshop
    • level: advanced

    Learn essential techniques for making photomanipulations. This is a walkthrough for my manip Perfect Wife.

  • Designing a layout

    Designing a layout - Photoshop tutorial
    • type: Photoshop
    • level: easy

    This is a basic tutorial that can work with any advanced image editor. It does not explain a detailed procedure, but it's rather a set of tips.

  • Decaying effect

    Decaying effect - Photoshop tutorial
    • type: Photoshop
    • level: moderate

    This short and easy tutorial teaches a very neat photo manipulation technique you can use to make a part of human body look like it's decomposing.

  • Making blends in Photoshop

    Making blends in Photoshop - Photoshop tutorial
    • type: Photoshop
    • level: advanced

    Learn how to create attractive image blends. Note that this tutorial only shows you some possible techniques - it's not the exact way it must be done.

  • Extracting images in Photoshop

    Extracting images in Photoshop - Photoshop tutorial
    • type: Photoshop
    • level: easy

    This tutorials covers 3 methods of extracting an object from the background: Extract filter, Polygonal Lasso tool and Quick Mask mode.

  • Creating and using brushes in Photoshop

    Creating and using brushes in Photoshop - Photoshop tutorial
    • type: Photoshop
    • level: moderate

    What are brushes? How are they used? How do you make your own brushes?
    After reading this tutorial, these questions should be cleared :)

  • Creating and using patterns in Photoshop

    Creating and using patterns in Photoshop - Photoshop tutorial
    • type: Photoshop
    • level: moderate

    Patterns can be used as backgrounds, or become helpful when making image blends. Learn how to create and use those popular patterns you can see everywhere, but your original ones as well.

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