28 Incredible Photoshop Image Manipulation Techniques and Tutorials

February 25, 2009 - 96 CommentsWritten by Paul Andrew

Categories → Photography,Photoshop,Tutorial

All of these tutorials will show you how to take the simplest image and create something eye-popping and professional. Each one uses different techniques to achieve the result, and I am sure you would agree they are all amazing.
Each image below shows the before and after to give you the full effect. Download or Buy Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended »

Photoshop Mermaid Image Manipulation

Dynamic Distortion Effects

Fantasy Photo Manipulation

Color Combustion

Vibrant Photo Manipulation

Speed Lighting Effect

Perspective Photomanipulation

Scenic Photomanipulation

Landscape Tutorial

Urban Tiger Photo Manipulation

Abstract Manipulation

Flaming Photo Manipulation

Abstract Photo Manipulation

Fiery Demon Montage

Manipulating a WW2 Fighter Aircraft

Visual effects in the style of 300

AHHHHH! Oy! Alien Invasion!

Fake Model Photography

Dramatic and Surreal Rainy Scene

Creepy Eye

Blissful Landscape Photo Manipulation

High Clarity

Fashion Shot

Turn an Ordinary Photo Into an Extraordinary Photo

Make Digital Photos Look Like Lomo Photography

Surreal Photo Manipulation

Epic Fantasy Scene

Storm Effect

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http://designblurb.com/ Eli
Thanks for the link love, and nice roundup!
http://www.smashandpeas.com/ Lee Milthorpe
These are all amazing tutorials with results that are nothing less than stunning!
Photo manipulation is definitely a skill I want in my locker!
http://webstandard.kulando.de Webstandard-Team
Vey nice collection! If you need some more tutorials, check out the last two photoshop-tutorials of this ( “Photograph Restoration” & “Fountain of youth” ) small collection.
http://psdessential.com/ Matt
Hey, thanks for featuring some of our tutorials. Great Roundup!
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http://www.ethang.net E-Thang
Glad to see you’re sharing. I wish I did more photoshop work each day; I miss it.
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Great effects and manipulation loving the 300
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This site always have the best tutorial around!
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http://www.puntodelta.net Maloix
Thanks for your time it’s a great collection!
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It’s really amazing. I rarely leave such one liner comments, but I’ve got nothing more to say :-)
http://www.kinocreative.co.uk Seth Ridley
Quite amasing! I mean every one of these tutorials is phenomenal, and I wish I had time to really go through them all with the time they deserve. The parrot one rocks! If you’re interested we have a list of some other sweet tutorials on our blog at (http://www.kinocreative.co.uk/blog/index.php/tutorials/top-10-photoshp-tutorials/). Let me know if you like any of them or find them useful, and I’ll try and set aside a few hours to go through yous in more detail.
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Wow!
These effects are super great.
I would like to try them with my nature pictures.
Thanks a lot!
Great post…
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nessa
thanks for the tutorial.
btw i got project from school.
do you know how to make a effect like our face slowly become a dust? i have no idea about it. ><
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http://openendedadventure.com ChesterCopperpot
Freaking amazing.
http://canadaprogrammers.com matthew
Nice collection, thanks for those, I especially like the disappearing basketball player, so many possibilities…
pablo
muy bueno
http://www.vuljespaarpot.nl Geld
Very nice artworks!
http://www.ediedson.com www.ediedson.com
Muito Bom!
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That’s a great collection. It’s interesting that the “Flaming WWII Plane” came up, because I used the exact same image recently in a Vintage Poster Tutorial! Thanks again!
http://prettymepink.com Pretty Me Pink
These are amazing! Fantasy Photo Manipulation is my best maybe because i absolutely love fantasy novels and graphic novels! Photoshop is amazing and so is your talent!
http://anumalhi.com Anu
really like these, especially the rainy scene one where the snake is his finger, looks like something out of harry potter!
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Hasein akko
fantastic!!!!
http://www.verojuice.com verojuice
It’s amazing！
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http://digitalphotobuzz.com/ mark
Wow some amazing work here!
Top – fly
hhhooowwwwwwwwww.?????
it’s….
Amazing…..
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thanks alot. these are amazing tutorials!
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Great photoshop tutorials. Hopefully, I receive some of the video tutorials at rnillas143@hotmail.com.
http://www.datapeoplebd.com Sagor
Really good photoshop tutorials.
http://www.fwwebsitedesign.co.uk FW Design
Outstanding Manipulations, this is the best set of photoshop tutorials i have seen!, Thanks
Abid Hussain
Hey… Thanks a lot for featuring some our tutorials. Great round up.
purno
great ,i like these tutorials very much
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http://1photos.com/ Bill
great effects. sometimes i use with my photos on the http://1photos.com/ gallery.
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wow really nice tutorials…
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http://www.psd-dude.com PsdDude
Not all are incredible but there are few that really make an impression !
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http://www.clippingpathindia.com Md Saiful Alam
Really nice collection on image manipulation.
To see more tutorial , please visit
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Danial
IT IS REALLY REALLY REALLY AMAZING
thanks alot…
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Charles Antony
fantastic work
chris
Awesome, thanks for the inspiration
naik
really very cool image manipulation…..!!!!
Damien
How do delete the background after I have selected the image?

http://profiles.google.com/kadriazhar kadri azharuddin
control + shift + I – this will select the invert background of the subject now push delete .
thanks
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How do i select narrow hair lines using in photoshop?
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Marine
Awesome Effects Dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fionabibay
AMAZING!!!!!!! LOVE IT!
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Nice stuffs, Really appreciable, specially the MERMAID manipulation…WOW!!!!!!!,,,so great
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Nice stuffs, Really appreciable, specially the MERMAID manipulation…WOW!!!!!!!,,,so great
Michaelrooney
wowwowowow thanks, fantastic and amazing, love your work
abderrahim
nice :/)
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Shiva_Saki009
Beauty………………………..
http://www.rozinamakeup.com Rozina
The Mermaid image manipulation was just stunning! Amazing work!
Philip_agusani
wow awesome ^_^…by sotosop everythin u can do hahaha…
Khalifo-abo
waw very nice
mbah dukun
very very amazing…. what kind of person who makes the pitcure.. :D
sofia
very very fantastique
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Awesome!
http://coderscab.in/ Akshay
Awesome!
Aryav60
its really gd
Aryav60
its really gd