” Learn some light effects that give the fantasy feel to an image.

I was asked to do a couple of photo retouching using Photoshop and photos. So here is one of my 1st tutorials on these techniques. All you got to have is a photo and some skills, do let’s get going with this one.”

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In this tutorial, we’re going to make a creative illustration in a style meant for a video game cover or sci-fi book cover. We’ll create this with mostly photo manipulation techniques. With some cool Photoshop options you can turn all the photos you chose, into one stunning looking explosive cover.

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This tutorial will teach you how to add flames to your images. I’ll be discussing a number of techniques that will help you to keep your fiery images looking realistic, not just intense.

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“Turning a run-of-the-mill photo into a dazzling one is simple – when you know the right tricks. In this tutorial, Photoshop maestro Aeiko shows how to create a variety of light effects that can be applied to photography or illustration with equal impact.”

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This video tutorial shows how to fade two images together. It is a farely simple technique that can be convenient in many circumstances.

This is a semi-automatic masking technique that enables users to mask or knock-out complex and unwanted areas of a picture with ease and accuracy.

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Now I’m sure by now that more than a few of you have stumbled across what is referred to as an HDR photo on the internet at some point - you’ll know when you see one. The striking, saturated and dreamlike colors make the entire photo pop from the screen - and often times it looks as if the photo was taken in a dream. Normally you’d need a somewhat advanced camera with the ability to take photos in RAW format to cause this effect…

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