Monika Zagrobelna
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How to Create a Smoke Effect Photoshop Action
Smoke effects can be easy to create when you follow this tutorial on creating a Photoshop portrait action. We'll use smoke brushes in Photoshop to create a unique Photoshop effect. What you'll... → Read More
How to Create an Orton Effect Photoshop Action
Photoshop actions are the fastest way to add complex Photoshop effects to your images. In this tutorial I will show you how to create an action to add the popular Orton effect to a photo. The Orton... → Read More
How to Create a Dreamy Glow Effect Photo Manipulation in Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingAlthough Photoshop filters can be very powerful, if you want to create a truly original picture, you need to use various Photoshop effects. In this tutorial, I'll show you... → Read More
What Makes Photoshop Better Than Free Alternatives?
What You'll Be CreatingAdobe Photoshop has long been an industry standard, and even though it's famous for being costly, it's the first choice for most people when it comes to photo editing. But... → Read More
How to Create a Fun Giant Dog Photo Manipulation in Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingWhat if dogs were as big as houses? You don't need to wonder any longer, because we can bring this vision to life with the magic of Photoshop! Let's take our Godzilla-dog for... → Read More
How to Create a Fun Fox and Coffee Photo Manipulation in Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingWhat I love most about photo manipulations is that they allow you to create unreal scenes in a realistic way. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create such a fun photo... → Read More
How to Make a 3D Text Effect in Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingIf you're interested in Photoshop text effects, in this tutorial I'll show you how to create a 3D text in Photoshop in just a few steps. We're going to adjust its shape, set... → Read More
How to Create a Winter Animation With CrazyTalk Animator 3
What You'll Be CreatingIf you want to animate characters you've created in Photoshop, there's a very simple way to do it. CrazyTalk Animator 3 is a program designed specifically to work with assets... → Read More
How to Create Floral Typography With Ink
What You'll Be CreatingDrawing doesn't always have to be about copying reality. Sometimes, it's more about the idea and composition than about a perfect rendering of something that already... → Read More
How to Draw Disney Animals
What You'll Be CreatingI've always loved Disney animals—expressive and human-like, yet so similar to their realistic counterparts. Their simplicity is deceptive, though—as I kid I had a hard time... → Read More
How to Draw Disney Characters
What You'll Be CreatingMany people start drawing because they're attracted by the look of their favorite characters—and in many cases, these favorite characters come from Disney movies. Disney... → Read More
How to Draw People
If you want to learn how to draw people, you may search for a tutorial that will teach you everything you need. Unfortunately, this is not possible—drawing human characters is a very complex topic,... → Read More
How to Draw a Puppy
What You'll Be CreatingIs there anything cuter in this world than a puppy? In this tutorial I will show you how to draw one step by step, from scratch. I will lead you from the basic "skeleton" of... → Read More
The Beginner's Guide to SketchBook Pro
For a long time, I was a big fan of using Photoshop for digital art. Sure, it's software for photo editing, but it has brushes and colors, so you can easily use it for painting. It wasn't until I... → Read More
How to Draw a Rose
What You'll Be CreatingRoses are very popular flowers, commonly seen as a symbol of love. They're very difficult to draw, though—they're made of many layers of petals. You need to add them... → Read More
How to Create a Fantasy Wolf Rider Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingCan you imagine traveling the wilderness on the back of your faithful animal companion, going on a fantasy adventure together? If you find such an image inspiring, I have... → Read More
Art Therapy: Draw by Numbers for Adults
What You'll Be CreatingDo you remember those color-by-numbers pages you used to play with as a child? You were provided with the outlines, and your job was to fill them with colors as they showed,... → Read More
How to Draw a Bear
What You'll Be CreatingOf all the mammals, grizzly bears are one of the easiest to draw—they are big and plump, with thick fur concealing the silhouette, and they're plantigrade, so their legs are... → Read More
How to Draw Furries, aka Anthropomorphic Characters
What You'll Be CreatingYou can remember them from your childhood—Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, Disney's Robin Hood... All these walking and talking animals that are so human-like that you start treating... → Read More
How to Create an Animated Character with Photoshop and CrazyTalk Animator 3
What You'll Be CreatingAs a graphic designer, you may be very familiar with working in Adobe Photoshop. But Photoshop, though very powerful, isn't good for everything—just try to animate something... → Read More