We have a new PLUS tutorial from Tomasz Opasinski. You can see his work at his portfolio site. A few months ago when he was working on the "I Am Legend" posters, he came up with some simple techniques that are very helpful when demolishing all sorts of structures. He's created a PLUS tutorial that details this process.
Demolition Made Easy in Photoshop
The tutorial is available as a download package through your PSDTUTS Plus membership. The download includes the HTML tutorial files, and the layered PSD as well. Below is the Final Image Preview. We've included the shot of the starting photo as well to give you an idea of the demolition involved.
Final Image
Starting Image
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User Comments
( ADD YOURS )Philip L August 19th
Beautiful final effect. Looks like a great tutorial.
( )Soelberg August 19th
From the final pic, it seems interesting, maybe I should become Plus ..
( )DStevenson August 19th
Been a + member for several months. I drop it because of funds and you do this? UGH! Looks like a fantastic tut! I’m very curious.
( )Carl August 19th
Hmmmm, I heard about this tut a while back. Looks really interesting, maybe it’s time to try the plus membership out for a change.
( )godonholiday August 19th
oh yes! this looks quality.
just a note on the plus membership: I think you can cancel it whenever you want, so you can always just try it for a month?
( )Skellie August 19th
Looks amazing, and I’m loving the choice for this celebrity tut!
@ godonholiday: you can cancel it after an hour if you want… it’s easy through PayPal (though you probably want to get the full month out of it!)
( )godonholiday August 19th
Agreed Skellie.
( )crazyhunk August 19th
the final effect is mind blowing…..
I shud be goin plus now fro sure
( )Craigsnedeker August 19th
Amazing!
( )Alen August 19th
Again nice effect tutorial.
( )Jonathan Solichin August 19th
Looks like an awesome tutorial. The broken part of the building are from another image yes? Instead of guessing maybe I should just join psdtuts haha. Good job!
( )godonholiday August 19th
his personal work on his site is top notch!
( )Ruben August 19th
Omfg… I need PLUS.
( )ViniMan August 19th
Wow, that’s one helpful tutorial for everyone. Even if your already pretty advanced in Photoshop. After reading this tutorial I really think everyone who is a regular on PSDTUTS -and doesn’t have a PLUS-account- really has to consider buying or winning one. Thanks PSDTUTS.
( )koen buysse August 19th
hell yeah ! this is that kind-a tutorial that says: so, you still think a plus membership isn’t that useful huh ?
( )just to prove you wrong….
damn! that looks amazing !
Arno August 19th
why do they have to make this for only members
( )rafael August 19th
Seems pretty good. Unfortunately, I won’t have the chance to prove it since I don’t have a membership.
( )george August 19th
WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
master Tomasz Opasinski
PSDTUTS did it again, i love Tomasz Opasinski
if we can get him to do us some of movie posters for tutorial that be GREAT!!!
( )BogDinamita August 19th
geez i wish i was plus lol
( )Seraphim Collective August 19th
This one looks like it’s worth the money. I’ve seen this technique used a lot.
( )loswl August 19th
That looks craaaazy:oo……makes my mouth water.!! uum
( )james August 19th
That’s not how those buildings would look structurally if the skin was removed. I guess it does the visual trick even if its not accurate.
( )george August 19th
more tutorial please Tomasz Opasinski
:):):):)
( )Max | Design Shard August 19th
Thats a really cool effect!
( )Ignacio August 19th
This is the first time I hear about Tomasz Opasinski… he’s awesome! I’m wondering if all the jobs he did are all officials. I really like how he work, never use the same technique in the designs. Perfect. Thanks for sharing some of your techniques. I’m a Plus Member, but if you’re reading this and your are not a Plus Member, you should, this tut worth it. (Sorry abt my english)
( )Topher Fangio August 19th
This effect looks awesome…but I must say that care should be taken when showing a damaged building. You can see some of the areas that are supposed to be damaged, but have a perfect half-of-a-window. Still a great looking tut!
( )Joefrey Mahusay August 19th
Great photo manipulation.
( )Mark Abucayon August 19th
wow that is awesome I like the final effect looks interesting tut.
( )insic August 19th
anyone want to give me a free plus membership? hehehe im just kidding but it could be serious though. i love this tutorial.
( )Xiaolin August 19th
Oh, this is such a nice tutorial, but i dont have the plus for a lot of tutorials by now, Can someone please give me a short term plus membership? please~
( )NaldzGraphics August 19th
very great effect.its really a very nice tutorial for sure.
( )Youri August 19th
Shiiiiii%….that’s cool. Impressive, keep this up and I might have to plus;)
( )Shane August 19th
great creation – looks like a great tutorial for plus readers.
( )Jinsey August 19th
why you only create this interesting stuff for Plus member?
( )Don’t you know that Sharing knowledge is one of the immense values that we should spread in internet?
Chris Luckhardt August 19th
The finished image looks like modern day Detroit: http://flickr.com/photos/motionblur/2340833375
( )MannekenPis August 19th
i really like comments like:
- “Hmmmm, I heard about this tut a while back. Looks really interesting, maybe it’s time to try the plus membership out for a change.”
or: “oh yes! this looks quality.just a note on the plus membership: I think you can cancel it whenever you want, so you can always just try it for a month?”
they sound sooo natural.
( )insic August 19th
@Jinsey… maybe you need to review/read the previous post here about the plus membership so that you are enlightened. lol
( )Ciaran August 20th
agghhh I really wanna see this tutorial but I cant afford to sign up!!!!
( )Tom Ross August 20th
Great final effect! The lighting is amazing, and I can’t really think how you would achieve such a great demolition effect. Nice work
( )godonholiday August 20th
sorry if my writing doesn’t sound natural? I was just trying to reply to those who keep posting about how they can’t get a Plus account, I was suggesting that they save up and just get it for one month and then cancel it. Do you see…. you can get ALL you want for $9 this is not a pitch on behalf of PSDTUTS its a suggestion to stop the crying.
( )godonholiday August 20th
Jinsey – Are you joking?!!! How many FREE tutorials are there on this site? how many Plus ones?
( )Stanley Parrish August 20th
I have got to go plus
( )~tomasz August 20th
…i’m glad you guys like my tutorial…
more to come. 
enjoy…
( )~tomasz
Andrew August 20th
Looks amazing, this might get me to sign up for plus.
( )joeydgraffix August 20th
Amazing tutorial, absolutely love it!!!! Hope you do many more tutorials!!!!!
( )Kamel August 20th
@ tomsaz
:):)
( )damn awesome my man tomsaz, you just made my night by saying more to come!
Kamel August 20th
and you should do some of your movie covers for us, from like beingning of the project to the end to see what levels and things you goin through
thanks
( )Flashman7 August 20th
I`ll going to buy a plus membership, i been waiting for this tutorials hundreds of years xD i need it for make a war movie =D
( )DWAM! August 21st
DAAAAAAAMN! This is awesome……too bad I dont have plus, I need to get it :/
( )bman August 21st
One thing I noticed after downloading this.. he is missing the “destruction image” from his tutorial.. I am not one to just download the PSD and look at the steps.. I like to reproduce the effect.. hands on kind of learning.. but he is missing the source file for the “demolished” photo file. I’m surprised no one has mentioned this yet.
( )bman August 21st
Disregard that comment.. it’s late.. and I’m apparently blind.. the link to the image is in the HTML file provided.
( )Ali August 22nd
Awesome final result!
( )nfaiths August 23rd
Is anyone reading this ‘n’ wondering how good PSD TUTS PLUS FORM is?? It’s worth my quarterly fee alone. Great tut… Luv it… money well spent. THANK YOU SEAN HODGE… Ledge!!
( )Qbrushes August 25th
looks like something from the movie Cloverfield.
( )Tom August 27th
It’s so incredible result so that I just worry it’s so easy as it’s described… ?o?
( )Joe August 28th
Looks like something out of Gears of War.
( )tits August 30th
very nice effect!
( )Scoville August 31st
Nice, but down with plus tutorials.
( )mammal September 4th
still for payin´ for this….. keep workin….eeeeverybody will pay U i do not like a point of view like that pal…
( )WaxingArtistic September 4th
I check out this site ever couple of months, I like the final but I won’t be getting a plus. That’s no slam, just a statement of fact. This is still a great site.
Oh, one more thing, I really wish people would stop trying to be all “edgy” when they make their portfolio sites. After 10 seconds realizing it was made using a horrible flash design. I wish more “edgy” flash designers would look up the definition of usability.
( )stitchemup September 15th
this Tut’ looks awesome. would love to try but l can’t download the file. Any ideas.
l am a member as well.
Keep getting key error
( )Me November 1st
( )nothing important
thron December 31st
Is there anyone here who has tried and got a result with the tutorial.. I wonder what the results of an amateur looks like..
( )Tadd January 8th
I got a plus account because of this tutorial in particular – along with a few others. I’m happy to say it’s brilliant.
( )jesse January 5th
you guys are fags
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