Create a Fantasy Manipulation with Light Effects in Photoshop
In this advanced manipulation tutorial I will show you how I created a lady floating in the air in the middle of a forest. We will create beautiful light effects and realistic depth of field.
This is a detailed tutorial that covers many topics:
– Turn day into night in Photoshop
– Complex masking made easy with Calculations
– Creating depth maps (for realistic depth of field)
– Easy hair painting using custom brush
– Create a hair brush
– Create realistic light glows
– Light effects using the brush tool
– Working with particle stock and creating your own
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Intro: 0:00
– Create the light effects: 30:38
– Create the depth map: 57:21
– Add the floating woman: 1:08:01
This tutorial can be followed in Photoshop CS6, CC, CS5, CS4 or CS3
Quick Tutorial – Realistic Depth of Field in Photoshop
Let’s face it, the Gaussian Blur filter does not deliver really realistic results. In this quick tutorial I will show you how to use the Quick Mask mode to create gradual selections and create a more realistic depth of field in Photoshop using the much more accurate Lens Blur Filter.