"Learn to apply the Warp Tool effectively and a few other tricks to make smoke look like a skull. This technique has a variety of outcomes and works well with water, clouds and a whole bunch of other stuff. This is probably more for intermediate users, as I guide you through the process well, but not every Warp Grid point handle move. Let's get started!" James Davies
Here is a link to the written version of the tutorial Manipulate Smoke to Create Hyper-Real Images and the video version is below.
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( ADD YOURS )John August 17th
Looks nice, will check it out later.
( )But the link to the written version links to the screencast?
Sean O'Grady August 17th
Great article. I havent messed around in Photoshop for ages, but this gave me a bit of inspiration!
( )James Dolan August 17th
Thanks for the tutorial!
( )The link is wrong, get rid of the -screencast at the end and it should work
luis M August 18th
great tutorial !! gavin if you read this would you mind creating a tutorial on how to get rid off hard backgrounds like for example how you got rid off the background of the tree in the tutorial HOW TO CREATE A SLICE OF NATURE .
if you can do that that would be a great help for me thanks again
( )Tobi August 19th
nice tutorial, but please don’t always such dark things. I would be happy to see something more colourfull.
( )Anyway all your stuff is great
Mounir August 19th
awesome I like it
( )thanks dude
Srihari Babu August 20th
Good concept ,Smokers All members Good message Thank u Sir
( )Shlomit August 21st
amazing concept and realy cool tutorial and even:
( )Not hard at all
Thank you for sharing it with us
David Felix September 10th
Great Tut, the hard work is on details.
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