Author Archives: Ethiriel
Shooting Gothic Stlye
Its been a couple of weeks of constant rain which is guaranteed to keep us at the computers editing. Having done a recent shoot with the amazing Lady Amaranth, modelling beautiful alternative clothes and accessories for The Gothic Shop, we … Continue reading
Blue Smoking Man
I decided with this image I wanted to build in some atmosphere using masks and effects to alter the image and create a visually more pleasing image. Using several layers makes adding the effects easy and I was able to … Continue reading
Create Background in Photoshop
Creating a background in photoshop is a fantastic way to make your image stand out as unique. In this tutorial we’re going to show you how to creat a background in photoshop with a simple but effective night sky. This … Continue reading
Quick Selection Tool CS5
Using the quick selection tool in CS5 is quick and simple to use once you have mastered it. You are able to add and create backgrounds easily once you have get the hang of the quick selection tool and enhance … Continue reading
Soft Focus Photoshop
Soft focus photoshop is a quick and easy way to give your image the dreamy factor without having to have much experience with editing programs or complicated lens techniques. You can complete this soft focus effect very simply and impress … Continue reading
Add A Vignette
Add a vignette in photoshop and easily transform your images, giving an aged feel to them. This effect has been around for just about as long as the camera. It creates a more artistic look for the photographer and vignetting … Continue reading
Vintage Photo Tutorial
Vintage photo effects can add a whole new dimension to any image, here we’re going to apply a few simple techniques to age a photo. There are many different ways to make vintage photo effects but we’ll start with some … Continue reading
Preventing Image Theft Online
Preventing image theft online is a battle every publishing artist has to face. Image theft is a huge worry for artists in this digital age, when everything is avaliable to the whole world online how can we be sure our … Continue reading
How to Watermark Pictures
How to watermark pictures is an interesting topic which seems to have a huge range of opinions of how subtle or obvious the watermark should be. I personally cannot stand over the top watermarking and much prefer a more subtle … Continue reading
Photo Montage Photoshop Tutorial
Creating a photo montage in Photoshop is pretty straight forward. Its always the blending and merging the images used within the montage that can be tricky, but is always important to achieve the seamless finished look to the image.
We have already discussed how to open files and import them into Adobe Photoshop in earlier tutorials, if your not sure how to do this, now is your chance to go back over the earlier lessons. Continue reading