Images that pop

A few simple photographic and illustrative 02 components from image sharing sites like Pixabay or Deviant Art and a little imagination can lead to eye-opening art. Let us show you how Photoshop can unlock your creative power.

The ink blot images are merged together and mirrored. Since they are black and white, it is easy to select their outline and use it to create a mask that can reveal the face through the abstract background.

The background image is an abstract creation through which the portrait of the girl can appear, thanks to the mask created from the ink blots shown above.

This mono portrait has been coloured quite subtley and a starburst brush used on her forehead.

Photoshop Creative Zone

We start this issue’s creative zone with a couple of water-based projects. Create an underwater scene that you can populate with denizens of the deep and learn how to make some serious liquid droplet effects. We also show you how to add drama to portrait photos and a neat little tip on how to make non-destructive lens flares.

Contents

44 Create an underwater scene 52 Liquid effects 58 The dragan effect 64 Add your own lens flare