Matte painting is a technique that filmmakers use to create backgrounds for scenes that can’t or don’t exist in real life. In the early days, matte paintings were actually painted onto glass. Today, modern filmmakers use digital applications such as Photoshop to produce the backdrops that they need.

Today’s tutorial will teach you how to created a flooded city and destroy buildings and structures. This tutorial will focus on the destruction of New York, which seems to be a favorite amongst filmmakers.

Tutorial Details

* Program: Adobe Photoshop
* Difficulty: Beginner
* Estimated Completion Time: 1 Hour

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submitted: 5 years and 2868 days ago

Are you new to Photoshop? Have you been trying to teach yourself the basics of Photoshop but have found the amount of educational material available on the net a bit overwhelming?

This tutorial is demonstrating everything you will need to know to start changing backgrounds in Photoshop.

submitted: 5 years and 2868 days ago

Are you new to Photoshop? Have you been trying to teach yourself the basics of Photoshop but have found the amount of educational material available on the net a bit overwhelming?

This tutorial will be demonstrating everything you will need to know about DOF in Photoshop.

Tutorial Details

* Program: Adobe Photoshop
* Difficulty: Beginner
* Estimated Completion Time: 6 Minutes



submitted: 5 years and 2889 days ago

Are you new to Photoshop? Have you been trying to teach yourself the basics of Photoshop but have found the amount of educational material available on the net a bit overwhelming?

Today’s tutorial will explain how to combine selection tools, the non-destructive use of the Eraser tool, refine mask, and pen tool.

Tutorial Details

* Program: Adobe Photoshop
* Difficulty: Beginner
* Estimated Completion Time: 6 Minutes

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submitted: 5 years and 2890 days ago

This video tutorial shows you the techniques that he uses when painting Fire and Magic
effects in Photoshop.

We will show you how to use Adjustment Layers, a variety of brushes and a standard white brush to turn an average sword into a flaming, fantasy magical weapon.

submitted: 5 years and 2890 days ago

Are you new to Photoshop? Have you been trying to teach yourself the basics of Photoshop but have found the amount of educational material available on the net a bit overwhelming?

This tutorial is demonstrating everything you will need to know to start working with sharper images in Photoshop.

Tutorial Details

* Program: Adobe Photoshop
* Difficulty: Beginner
* Estimated Completion Time: 7 Minutes



submitted: 5 years and 2891 days ago

This video tutorial shows you the techniques that used to paint metallic armor in Photoshop. This fantastic video also shows you how to paint the highly contrasting tones that make armor look real and 3D.

submitted: 5 years and 2891 days ago

This video tutorial shows us the techniques that he uses when painting Fire and Magic effects in Photoshop. It will also show you how to use Adjustment Layers, a variety of brushes and a standard white brush to turn an average sword into a flaming, fantasy magical weapon.

submitted: 5 years and 2891 days ago

In this video tutorial you will learn to make light beams shoot from text in Adobe Photoshop, using 3D effects.

submitted: 5 years and 2898 days ago

This video tutorial explains the brush settings palette within Adobe Photoshop. The version shown is CS5 but you will find the same things within previous versions of Photoshop.

submitted: 5 years and 2898 days ago