Gone – Photomanipulation Walkthrough

Finally I got around to recording and editing a new video. It’s a walkthrough of my artwork Gone, which in real time took around 2 hours in Photoshop, but which I sped up to save you from watching my every tiny move. The further along the process comes, the more the video is sped up. […]

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Poison – Video Tutorial – That Painted Look

Poison is an image that largely lives off of its mood and atmosphere, using colours and light to give it a painterly look. I recorded the last two hours of my process and condensed it into a 45 min video (by speeding up the footage) complete with voice over explanations and ramblings 😉 Learn how […]

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Glow Video Tutorial – Photomanipulation Walkthrough

I’ve been asked quite often how I do my lighting and especially how to make things glow. So I thought I’d show you the whole process in a video! Learn how to put light and shadow according to multiple light sources, change the colour of fire, add a ball of fire to someone’s hand make […]

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Installing & Using *xmp Presets in Lightroom & Camera RAW

*.xmp files are files that include adjustments for your photos that can be used in Lightroom as well as Camera RAW – both are programmes from Adobe used to view and edit RAW files. The Camera RAW programme is also a filter in Photoshop, so you can also use these types of presets there. Scroll […]

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Video Tutorial: Adding Make-Up in Photoshop

After the positive reactions to Portrait of a Girl, I wanted to share a trick I picked up while creating the image: how to add make up and keep the shiny highlights intact. Originally, I wanted to use the screen recording I did while creatng the image. But when I watched it I saw that […]

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Step by Step: Easter Composing

In this video tutorial, I walk you through the creation of an Easter-themed manipulation. Along the way, I will show you a ton of tips and tricks that make your Photoshop workflow a breeze (did you know you could turn a selection into a mask just by clicking on the mask button?) and that help […]

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