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Photomanipulation walkthroughStep 1: Idea (message, composition)
You decided that you want to make a photomanipulation. But what to make? There are so many photomanipulations already out there and mostly with the same theme. So you decide you don't just want to stick a pretty girl onto a beautiful background. No you want to be original and have your manipulation portray a message everyone can relate to.
Think of things that are important to you, that lay close to your heart. They can be emotions (love, hate, sadness, anger) or experiences, hobbies (art, sports etc), things you are struggling with. Or they can be global themes like (beauty, money, economy, eating disorders, war, relationships etc.)
Of course if you choose to portray something as love there are many ways to do so. Do you want it to be a surreal depiction of love, or dark, fantasy, sci-fi, conceptual, humourous... your choice will of course decide the whole 'feel' of the image.
So choose wisely as they say.
Now that you have your theme you nee

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Artistic Flare Infection Effect Tutorialby =alekSparx

Resources & Stock Images / Tutorials / Digital Art / Photomanipulation / Photoshop

_{Hey everyone I have finally made this tutorial after like ... *checks watch* FOREVER? So yuhp, that's my 2 cents about the topic ;D

I did enjoy making this tutorial again because I do love to help people achieve certain effects So I really hope this does help some people !

For people who don't know what this tutorial is for it's for these effects -

Tutorial Rating - Intermediate

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In this tutorial you will need to know how to open photoshop files, have decent knowledge of the layer styles menu and what it does, a good knowledge of how to blend tones (shadows/highlights) also a good intuition of what looks good is always helpful

If you have any questions about this tutorial feel free to ask and I shall answer your questions

- Made in photoshop cs4

Pinnacle of Dance Wallpaper -}

love 5 5

joy 3 3

wow 1 1

~~mad 0 0~~

~~sad 0 0~~

fear 1 1

~~neutral 0 0~~

~mistofstars 1 day ago Hobbyist Digital Artist

this looks awesome and I can't wait to try this <3 thanks a bunch!!

~guardianmo Feb 25, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

i've done this tutorial!

thank you very much for this!
here's mine

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i was just really following your tutorial and actually found the same dancing girl picture haha

i hope you like it ^.^

=alekSparx Mar 5, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

I love it a lot

! the colours are really awesome in it :3 haha the same render as well *hi5 to that* you did an awesome job and you should feel very proud :3

~guardianmo Mar 5, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

thank you ^.^

~anirac Feb 16, 2013

Awesome ^_^

Got inspired and did this : [link]

=alekSparx Feb 20, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

I shall give a look at it now

~Art-0f-Madness Jan 29, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

how did you make all of those sparks and dispurtions!?! i've gone through tons of other tutorials and they haven't helped, think you can lend a hand??????

=alekSparx Feb 20, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

of course

the sparks are actually renders used from adobe AE, just google "spark renders" and you shall find something

~Art-0f-Madness Feb 20, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

okay thanks

~pisimau Nov 18, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Awsome! I'll try this!

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