this is pretty cool!

wow amazing, that pic look really good and LOL about car

another great tutorial

excellent! very nice effect!

oh my god!!!!
worse than ever,this is the worst post ive seen on this site,

i mean something this simple you guys puttin it up!? wow!!! i thought collis doesnt post every tutarial just good ones…

….iam really disappointed

Simple but very good.

That’s more like it. You guys should post more and more tuts in Photo Effects section

Tom if you dont like it dont comment it. I appreciated this alot and I garantuee that a whole lot of other people will to. Not everyone is a photoshopmaster. Thanks for a great tutorial!

cool

Thx for this tutorial Giacomo !

An interesting effect that’s quite easy to accomplish. Thanks for the tutorial.

@Yo, why have comments if all people can do is say they like it? People can express their opinions on the tuts no matter what they might be in my opinion.

That said, I like this tutorial

-Owl

yes!!! i love you guys thanx!!!

Thx man. That is an amazing trick.

The lighting effect isn’t very realistic, the front of the caste is beïng lighted while the sun is after the castle. This is a bit against nature… Maybe something you should take into account.

Hey there giackop,

I was really looking forward for this tutorial. Congrats. ;P

Very good! Thanks Giacomo Coppola.

It looks like a HDR photo!
Keep it up!

awesome. you should put up more photo effects tuts, since not all of us really want to design web stuff..

coolness.

great!

Cool tut! Please post more like that. You know … for pepping up dull photos.

Nice effect, shame the clouds aren’t in the same perspective as the castle though.

C’mon,

Thanks for posting it but this kind of tutorial is a “viewed a thousand times” and honestly the result is not so nice.
The all image is blurry and darkish, there is way to much diffusion and i don’t see why using an external plug-in just to add some lighting ? And talking about lighting it seems odd to have the front of the castle so bright when the sun is on the other side , uh ?

As for “Yo” who tells people that they only have to post comments to say “hey, great, awesome, cool, i love it, you’re the best” i should ask him if he’d like to live in a country where your only right is to agree with everything…

Nono.

Very cool, really adds depth and shading to the picture.

great tut again its very simple but useful. good job.

Please ban Tom!!!! Im starting a petition. Anyone in favor of banning Tom from this site?

Nice. Just because it is a simple tutorial does not make it bad. Good work : ) I agree this photo does have an HDR look.

seems like hdr, nice tut

Very Cool Tutorial, I saw the photo on your site a while back and had no clue that so much Photoshop work went into it!! o….very dynamic image!! and great to learn some of those techniques which can be applied to other areas of design ) thanks!!

very nice effect

Simple but effect is great.

Yes ban Tom !

I loved this tut. It’s not terribly complicated, but it’s certainly not a beginner tut, either. Very happy to see this. More photo effects, please. As for obnoxious commentators – they betray their ignorance and laughable stupidity with their own words. Welcome to the English language, T-boy.

Don’t ban Tom, that’s censorship. Dissenting opinion is valid. You may not like them, but they are still valid. Calling for a ban smacks of a police state.

Anyway, great tutorial. Where’s this castle located?

Another simple yet useful tutorial. Thank you very much guys.

And yes, ban Tom.

This is a nice effect, and the result looks great, thanks!

after all PSDtuts.com is a great website

Why should you ban Tom?
Isn’t his opinion as important as yours?

@Yo: “Tom if you dont like it dont comment it.”
this is simply ridiculous!

Just my 2 cents.

Really awesome tutorial. Its quick and you get an awesome effect!

Ehy guys thanks everybody again!!

Anyway this castle is from Senigallia (a small town in the center of Italy, where I live).. If any of you are interested you can check the flickr group (http://www.flickr.com/groups/senigallia/)..

Not bad tut

–

But I really do not understand why someone (@Tom) should be banned for writing what he thinks…

Looks great … I love these effects. Thanks for the tut and keep up the good work.

the ligtning is totally messed up :/ the front of the castle should be in the shadow according to the sun position or there are two suns in the sky LOL!

Ban TOM! Wow what a jerk. Very cool tut and easy to follow, I appreciate it since I am looking to do more photo effect work. Thanks!

This may be an easy tutorial (if you’re more experienced in Photoshop), but it is very helpful. I hadnt yet thought to touch up those lighting-wise bored photo’s like this. Thanks for the tutorial!

Can anyone else appreciate that there are 1337 photos in the flickr group?

Stunning!

interesting tutorial!

http://www.dariobologna.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobologna/

Tom is obviously just a troll. It comes with the territory once a site becomes popular.

Nice, simple effect btw.

Good work giackop,

This is a very great effect so whatever Tom or anyone else says just know that this effect is very useful for others and that Collis did a great thing for accepting it.

Keep up the good work and maybe we will see more tutorials from you.

First tutorial from you and a really great and useful one.

http://www.alltutorials.ru – уроки фотошоп, уроки photoshop cs3, уроки по фотошопу

An interesting tutorial, nice effect, thanks for the tutorial keep it up.

loving all the tutorials
great jobbb

I kinda agree with everyone that says this tutorial shouldn’t be here . . . It’s a very simple effect achieved in less than 5 steps (the other steps are just for prepping the picture and minor settings) that implies the use of simple elements that everyone knows where they are and what they do. This site used to bring more advanced tutorials and that’s why I liked it a lot. But anyway the presence of this tutorial here doesen’t bother me and also I think that it shouldn’t bother anyone because afterall beginners must also learn.

JokR, this is the perfect kind of tutorial for newbies to Photoshop. Remember, not everyone has used Photoshop for years, or has a detailed knowledge of the program. I like it, maybe not for the quality, but simply for the fact it creates an interesting effect that is easy to replicate.

Cheers Giackop!

haha jim – sweet! or 5w337 i mean lol great tut by the way!!!

Nice tutorial, but bad choice of images. As pointed out before, the lighting doesn’t make any sense. If the sun wasn’t visible in the background image but it was instead obvious that the sun was placed just out of the frame and still lit up the clouds, it would work perfectly. I love psdtuts, though! Great stuff. Very inspiring.

guys im just saying what i think why should you ban me!?
it is america freedom! freedom of speech

So STFU whoever said ban me,butta thanks everybody else who didnt mind me sayin what i think

in my opinion Collis and Fabio are another 2 of Best photoshoppers i know…we should see more from them
but for free not for money cuz nobody buys that… if you guys want to make some money get some ad here, thats all.

Thank you

I for one do not have a problem with people giving feedback either way, I think it makes the designer stronger when people give suggestions. I would however say that “how” you give feedback can be important.

Unfortunately some methods of providing feedback are not well thought out or professional. It will only undermine what they are trying to express and ultimately make their comments null, as no one will take them seriously.

I think while there are certainly some logistical issues with the composition, specifically around the source lighting and perspective, I personally find it enlightening to see how others use Photoshop to accomplish their final product.

If I take one thing away from any tutorial, even if that one things is “not to do something”, then would you not consider that a “win”? I now know that if I try to apply lighting effects to a building to ensure that I pay careful attention to where I place my light source VS the reflection.

Overall, this is nice job, to the ordinary viewer (people who do not use Photoshop or composite) this picture would do fine up against the average consumer if used on some sort of design.

Muchos nicos punk!

I have to say that I agree with the sun and lighting issue, and I hope those comments can be helpful to you, but we all know that at the end that’s not the focus of the tutorial.

What is important is that you showed us how to get something beautiful accomplished in a very simple way. Excellent tutorial.

Cheers my friend!

oh no, opinions! oh my!

It’s probably worth pointing out that the could image isn’t a photo, but instead a Terragen render.

Hey Guys ur work is Ausome i just want the psd layered file.

Thanks

great job… l

@fire: dude the cloud photo is indeed a photo i made in norway two years ago..

here the flickr photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/giackop/347950834/ on the bottom left you can see the border of the boat.. so it wasn’t worth to point out something that it’s not true..

anyway i hope you liked the tutorial..

nice concept, but overall way to dark

Are you from Senigallia??

great tutorial! thanks!

@drew: yes i am.. you too?

Just finished mine with a few of my own photos…

my pic here

Thank you for the tutorial!

Swany

hey tom
if you think collis and fabio are the best, but aren’t willing to pay, how can they continue to be the best? Can everyone just give up large amounts of time for free to help random people who aren’t grateful for it? Think about it. And Collis already explained ads don’t work, so forget mentioning that.

@fire
LOL. maybe you spent too much time in terragen, but this is certainly not anything achievable by computer yet.

Beautiful final product!

Giacko!

Keep up the good work. Your simple tutorials are key for phtoshop amateurs like me that want to have an edge without ambitioning becoming a pro.

Good luck with your designer career.

Hugs from PT

Thanks for this tutorial. It’s great having a step-by-step guide from Photoshop experts.

Ok people who are unhappy with this tutorial … give me a break! It’s meant to be artistic.

Too Dark?? C’mon… it’s supposed to moody!
Too blurry?? C’mon…It’s supposed to be ethereal!

A little know film called…. wait for it… “THE 300″ ( for cryin’ out loud ) used the EXACT SAME EFFECT!!!

Look through the movie pics and see for yourself.
http://media.movies.ign.com/media/040/040983/imgs_1.html

Loved the tutorial myself… great stuff I will use.

hey
great tut

its ture some people think this is rather simplistic
but in true essence, not all of us are pro photoshoppers
keep that in mind

but good job on the tut
oh, and does this remind anyone else of the movie 300
i swear thats the first thing i thought of

It’s ridiculous for people to say this shouldn’t be here. As has been already pointed out not everyone is a photoshop genius. And yes there are other sites with tutorials about this kind of thing but how many of them are as brilliantly done as this? Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, if you don’t like it, say what you don’t like in a constructive way. Don’t just denounce the tutorial as useless because it will always inspire and help someone else.
Personally I loved it and haven’t really worked with photos and will be trying this out. Thanks!

real slick effect – i love psdtuts and can’t wait for more tutorials

nice tut, but the lightning seems wrong to me. from the height of the sun and the clouds, the lighning should come from behind the castle and the front area should be darkened. no it looks like the sky is direktly on top of the castle. but maybe just got wrong eyes

keep on with good tutorials!

excellent!

Yup… Giackop, Great job. Don’t mind the bad guys )

This is TO blurry :/

oh wow that’s awesome. i’m totally gonna try this out.

With all due respect,

Screw all you people who wine abt this and cry abt tht. For Christ sake let PSDTUT do their Job and post what ever they think is reasonable. I have kept quite for a long time but now every time i read such comments they get on my nerves.

As for PSDTUT, keep up the gud work. All your Tutorials have been useful for me in one way or another, every tutorial you put up is unique in its own sense.

Thanks – & My Apoligies if i just offended any one in here….*Wink*

Very cool indeed. Thanks!

awesome!

i know everyone mentioned how the lighting is all wrong.. but i like it good work

i love the style… yeah!

That’s crap, the light is wrong, the shadows are wrong(is too dark on the left to be daylight, and you clearly see you cut very bad and the top of the nearest tower, and the Step 8 in completely useless, why I have to download a Light filter, when I can do that with the brushes? this tutorial is so bad sorry

Pretty cool effect.

This is really nice, a keeper!

Hey Tom

Its the Internet not America.

Aside from that – I agree with John, the final image has a moody feel. A little bit of reality mixed in with fantasy.
It does not have to conform with everybody’s idea of what a good photo looks like or that the lighting is wrong etc etc bla blah blah. Must be a room full of out of work Art Directors. As long as giackop likes the final image, its all good.

really great tutorial, some really useful stuff here. Not sure how many subpar images i’ve had to deal with in the past where this would have really come in nice. Thanks again

Internet

Internet

Great JobYou would really love this website,

You Should try this too!,

Coool tutorial! Thanks

Thank you for putting this tutorial together. Looks like a dramatic way to add some intrigue to a photo

Thanks! I created this photo thanks by this tutorial http://picasaweb.google.com/kamil.rudnicki/Arki/photo#5218075526880241794

That was a nice little tut. I like the way you show the steps and to those out there who complain about everything, this is a tutorial on how to do an effect, not an entry to win a pulitzer prize.
So what if there are “two suns” or too “dark” or unfocused or poor cutting. It’s a tutorial on how to do an effect.

Nice tips in the tutorial, but I don’t think the source images were wisely chosen for their lighting setup: the castle seems to be lit from a source 90 degrees to where the sun is in the sky.

Although the techniques presented can certainly be useful, if you’re not careful with lighting placement you end up with an image that is instantly recognizable as having been Photoshopped.

This is a good example of very dramatic lighting, and – like John said – it’s similar to what was done in 300: a masterpiece of cinematography and post-production work.

To anyone saying this tutorial was too simple, I will agree that the steps in producing the finished result are easy to follow, and that a beginner could easily keep up. However, this does not mean that there is nothing a pro or advanced user can take away from it. For example, the Luce filter: I had never heard of it, and it seems very useful to me. You can always learn something from watching someone else’s techniques. A great part of being good at Photoshop is knowing the tools you’re working with. Pretty much whenever I look at a good tutorial (anything from psdtuts), I see a new use to some familiar tool, or a better use to one I’m unfamiliar with. Even if it’s one that you know how to get a similar effect, you might fight a better way to achieve said effect, or a new one that you can use under certain limiting circumstances.

Take what you want from these tutorials. Not all of them will be ridiculously advanced, because not everyone is ridiculously advanced, but you should still be able to learn SOMEthing from them.

Thanks for Posting.
Excellent Tut.

Excellent site and tutorial, keep it

Very nice tutorial!
You really make the best out of your photography.

I can’t say anything negative about the tutorial itself,
but some further editing had to be made because of
chromatic aberration from your lens. When you take such wonderful photos
you should consider upgrading from your 18-55mm.

But nether the less a very nice piece of work!
Keep it up!

The sun seems to be from behind the building so how would light cast on the front of the castle? Either way the pic looks good

Nice work

Pretty cool tut.

But next time, merge the water from the cloud picture with the castle scene. Like castles used to have.

i think tom should just keep his opinions to himself. you are obviously is lacking in the intelligence department.

Cool. I would have removed the sign though, it’s a little distracting…

Well, okay, the sun (or the other way round: the lights/shadows) is on the wrong side of the castle. But at first glance I didn’t even catch that.
For an easy and fast-to-do tut it is just fine! Like it though

Really Good tutorial.

very nice tut I like it ^^

astonishing. Thank you!

great tutorial:)nice effect

LEARN TO APPRECIATED PEOPLE GUYS..! AT LEAST THE AUTHOR HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH OTHERS AND THE IMPORTANT THING IS NOT LIKE N.A.T.O (No Action Talk Only).

Thanks to author , KEEP MOVING.

Mother scratcher, your vague tutorials have left me high and dry in my search for a project for my graphic designs class, you have wasted mine, my teachers, and anyone who attempted to help wing this into a finished project. You swashbuckling scallywag son of a gun, I would decline any future tutorial projects no matter how good the outcome looks

First time visitor to the site I want to say thanks for this tutorial. As a photoshop novice it’s given me great encouragement and motivation to delve deeper into the software and see what I can create with some of my own photos – thank you!

I love it! Gives me hope for all of my boring and flat photos. The finished product is beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

men that’s greaaaat…. i have a question, i have been practicing that effect but i have a problem, when i add the layer mask to the image it dissapired, i just can see the selected area, do you get it. i would be very gratefull if you could guide me to fix that

Thank YOu Guys

Nice tutorial, liked it a lot.
Maybe it would be nice if you removede the sign in front of the castle, I did that when I made the tutorial.

I’m sorry.. Forgot to write it before.. but if you remove the sign, the picture kind of look older.

Simply….Stunnin…..

Nice Tutorial ^_^
Thx
From Indonesia-ASIA

This tutorial is great, I also like how I can just use one step and still get a similar effect. Great tutorial, even for a beginner like me

Good, very much !

very good tutorial. I really appreciate it.

Hehe, Nice tut ^^ i loved the car part xD must be frustrating waiting till its gone :p

Donno if i am just stupid but i did not understand this at all!! i really wanted to do it but it confused the hell out of me!

Every one of these tuts are great for those of us just starting to learn PS. Criticism is fine if it is constructive, but the people that call the authors names and crap all over the work these people post…it’s just not needed. I understand that the lighting is a bit off, but the overall effect is pretty cool. I personally would not have known how to do any of this stuff if it weren’t for sites like this. That being said…great tut!!

Great tutorial, but when I’ve tried it on different pics, I didn’t get good results as this. Any ideas why??

Thanks

TYVM! When on vacation I can’t always shoot in the best light. Your PS technique is a great way to bring my old vacation photos to life.

great effect
amazing…

Amazing! couldn’t believe the initial photo was so boring, i’m going to try this asap.

Thanx a lot,

Daan

It really effective to take in teacher

effect is cool

but, if you don’t put your light source in the sky in the right place, then it makes the picture look retarded, like the example above. That is unless there are two huge light sources lol.

fantastic.. I had never heard of the Luce filter. However I do prefer the effect from lighting through clouds tutorial

thanks for the tutorial.

I’ve been wondering how to do this forever! This really helps, thanks so much

Tee Hee this is so amazing i am goin to use it for a highly marked project