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When I came across this image of Emma Stone on Photoshop Battles, I realised that the rain, actor and movie location was too perfect for this mashup: La La Land 2049. I screen recorded the Photoshop session just for you—if you enjoy watching content like this, support me on Patreon. BEFORE/AFTER Drag the slidey thing to …

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I thought it’d be funny to photoshop these BMX kids into the classic Stranger Things poster. It turned out better than expected, which is a good thing—I screen recorded the session. I’ll be uploading the title effects as a high-resolution PSD for my Patreon supporters. BEFORE/AFTER Drag the slidey thing to see the source image before and …

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Vintage Folded Poster Textures Photoshop Tutorial

Season’s greetings! I’ve received dozens — if not hundreds — of messages on Reddit’s /r/photoshopbattles asking about how I create the textures on my retro posters. In the spirit of the holidays, I’ve decided to not only share my method with you, but also upload some custom high resolution textures I’ve created.

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Realistic-looking 3D effects is something that has always eluded those of us who are illiterate in 3D modelling software. Sure, Photoshop comes with 3D editing tools—but if you’re rocking a slow-as-shit iMac like me, you’ll  probably be familiar with the 15 minute wait for each simple action to render.

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One of the most challenging (and arguably fun) aspect of Reddit’s /r/photoshopbattles is that participants are constantly working against the clock to post their photo edits. Reddit prides itself on being “the front page of the internet”, with its home page constantly being updated with the latest news and funny pictures from the various subreddits. Since most topics …

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Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar. Obviously, the next logical thing the internet did was to update their memes. When this image of Leo showed up on Reddit’s /r/photoshopbattles, I finally got to use a trick that I’ve been hiding up my sleeves ever since the “Sad Oscar-less Leo” meme started. This effect is much easier than it …

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One of my most frequently requested tutorials on Reddit’s /r/photoshopbattles is the vintage painting effect I often use for my film posters, most notably for the NSFW Expectations series. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how the effect is produced. When done right, it’s one of the most visually rewarding and versatile effects you can pull out of …

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