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My name is Patrick L. Lopez. I am in my senior year at PATTS College of Aeronautics in the Philippines. I love Photoshop because it gives me a way to express my inner feelings through art.

Create an Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Photoshop

Create an Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Photoshop

on Feb 4th 2011 with 38 comments

Creating imaginary scenes from scratch can be a lot of fun. Today, we will create an ancient Egyptian scene using stock images, textures, and some basic knowledge of perspective. Let’s get started!

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Create a Scenic Castle Hallway in Photoshop

Create a Scenic Castle Hallway in Photoshop

on Jan 14th 2011 with 20 comments

In today’s tutorial, we will combine stock photography and some basic digital painting techniques to create a scenic castle hallway in Photoshop. Let’s get started!

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Create a Shampoo Advertisement in Photoshop

Create a Shampoo Advertisement in Photoshop

on Dec 10th 2010 with 77 comments

Today we will use the pen tool, some basic shape transformations, and color blending to create a fresh-looking shampoo bottle within the context of an advertisement. Let’s get started!

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Create a Cartoon-Like Fish Illustration in Photoshop

Create a Cartoon-Like Fish Illustration in Photoshop

on Nov 26th 2010 with 40 comments

In today’s tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a cartoon-like fish illustration in Photoshop. Let’s get started!

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Draw a 3D Mailbox With Photoshop

Draw a 3D Mailbox With Photoshop

on Nov 17th 2010 with 25 comments

You don’t always need 3D software to create a 3 dimensional graphic. Today we will create a 3D mailbox using several of Photoshop’s tools and techniques. Let’s get started!

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Create a Moonlit Night Scene in Photoshop

Create a Moonlit Night Scene in Photoshop

on Aug 20th 2010 with 84 comments

Photoshop is an excellent tool to combine several photos into one seamless image. In today’s tutorial we will use different tools and techniques to create an abandoned automobile in a moonlit night scene in Photoshop. Let’s get started!

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Create a Dark and Rainy Crime Scene in Photoshop

Create a Dark and Rainy Crime Scene in Photoshop

on Jul 30th 2010 with 45 comments

We can all imagine what a dark and rainy crime scene looks like. We have all scene them in television and movies. Today, we will learn how to use different tools and techniques to create a scene of our own in Photoshop.

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Create a Medieval Fantasy Castle Gate in Photoshop

Create a Medieval Fantasy Castle Gate in Photoshop

on Jul 23rd 2010 with 41 comments

Photoshop’s wide variety of tools enable you to perform complex photo manipulations with relative ease. Today, we will demonstrate how to combine Photoshop’s tools with photo manipulation techniques to create a medieval fantasy castle gate. Let’s get started!

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Create an Illustrated, Japanese Style Hand Fan in Photoshop

Create an Illustrated, Japanese Style Hand Fan in Photoshop

on Jul 9th 2010 with 28 comments

Before air conditioning and the electric box fan the only means that most people had to cool themselves on a hot day was a hand-held fan. Today, we will demonstrate how to illustrate a realistic, Japanese-style folding fan in Photoshop. Let’s get started!

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Create a Still Life Candle in Photoshop

Create a Still Life Candle in Photoshop

on Jun 30th 2010 with 68 comments

Still life compositions are like photographs in that they portray the details of objects as moments frozen in time. Still life images don’t tell a story, they simply depict the objects themselves. In today’s tutorial we will explore this style of art by creating a still life candle in Photoshop.

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