So, you clicked your picture on a nice, clear day and are now looking for a way to give it a deep dark night look? Well, we have got a quick and easy to understand Photoshop tutorial to help you recreate the mood of your picture. Simply download this tutorial and transform your day shot into that of a moonlit night now!!

Main component(s) used: Pen Tool, Brush Tool, Photo Filter, Blending Option and Layer Style.

These 6 easy steps will help you to change the mood of your picture.

Step 1 :-

Take a day light camera image.

Step 2 :-

Go to Image > Adjustment > Selective Color and select white in droplet color menu; set the value of
other color as shown in the screenshot.

Step 3 :-

Choose History Tool and set the previous history in palette; apply on rest of image except sky part.

Step 4 :-

Go to Image > Adjustment > Photo filter and set the warming filter with orange color as shown in the screenshot.

Step 5 :-

Go to Image > Adjustment > Brightness/ Contrast and set the value.

Step 6 :-

Choose History Tool and apply on the sign boards to reduce the yellowish tone.

Unleash the spirit of vengeance with this ‘Ghost Rider’ Photoshop tutorial. This expert tutorial tells you how to create that hell blazing vigilante ghost rider look. Get started and be a fiery antihero!

Main component(s) used: Brush Tool, Pen tool, Gradient tool, Path, Warp Tool and Color mask etc.

These 7 steps helps you how to create that hell blazing vigilante ghost rider.

Step 1 :-

Take an similar aggressive image and open in Photoshop. Respect the copyright law.

Step 2 :-

Choose Magic Wand Tool to remove background of image. Copy the image by Ctrl+J.

Step 3 :-

Go to Image > Adjustment > Bright & Contrast.

Step 4 :-

Go to Layer > Layer Style and set the background with gradient as shown in the screenshot.

Step 5 :-

Set the color in color overlay. Set color opacity as shown in the screenshot.

Step 6 :-

Make selection around the hands with Pen Tool and fill black color.

Step 7 :-

Go to Layer > Layer style and set the value of Bevel and Emboss.

How fascinated we all are by these half human, half fish creatures they call as mermaids, and how immensely wonderful it would be if we could turn ourselves and our loved ones into mermaids. With the amazing Photoshop tricks that are taught here, you can actually do that in a snap. And the fun just doesn’t just end there. There’s so much more you can do with the help of a number of such interesting and immensely helpful Photoshop tutorials.

Here’s how you can change a woman into a mermaid in 20 easy steps:

Step 1

Take an image of a woman reclining on a chair and open in Photoshop. Please respect copyright laws.

Step 2

Select Pen Tool to create a path around her.

Step 3

Convert the path into a selection by pressing (Ctrl+Enter) and copy (Ctrl+J) the Layer 1. Go to Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal. more…

—by Renée Dustman

Application:
Adobe Photoshop CS/CS2/CS3
Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows, Macintosh

We all know it is so difficult to capture real smoke in photographs. Time is running and very light that makes the smoke look good makes the rest of the image poorly exposed. With the help of simple Photoshop techniques we can teach you to add to perfectly exposed images digitally that’s helps it look better than the real deal.

This is what you do:

• Design a customized smoke pattern with the Brush tool.
• Soften your paint strokes with the Smudge tool to enhance their appearance.
• Accentuate your strokes with the Plastic Wrap filter to make them look more realistic.
• Enhance other images with your finished smoke image.

As we can see in Figure A that plumes from an extinguished candle are very captivating for our eyes. However, in this image smoke is a Photoshop enhancement. You might think of it as a difficult job, but as you read this article you’ll find that it’s much easier than capturing the real thing with your camera. Also you have a lot more control over the final image.

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Start anew
As always, the first step is to create a new Photoshop document in which to work. In this document, you’ll fill the background layer with black to use as a backdrop for the smoke. more…

Are you one of those people who are fascinated by the mythical effect of a phoenix? What if we help you to play with it and with our expertise and your imagination? With this given tutorial you learn to add that otherworldly effect to a plain, bland and not-so-impressive picture of a phoenix. This will help you add the finesse which is required and make it look like a real deal. So let’s get started.

Here’s your guide to bring alive the mythical fire spirit on your screen.

Step 1

Take a picture of a dragon and open it in Photoshop. Please respect copyright laws.

Step 2

Select Brush Tool with Soft Mechanical Brush: Size = 125px; Opacity = 91%; and Flow = 100%. Choose Color = # f76234 in Foreground Color.

Step 3

Create a new layer and scribble the brush on it as shown in the screenshot. more…