Zoom Enhanced Eyes Effect Photoshop CS6

In this Photoshop tutorial, we’ll learn how to give someone’s eyes an almost otherworldly “radial zoom” effect, with bright, colorful blur streaks that zoom out from the center of the eyes. As we’ll see, the effect is very easy to create using nothing more than a basic selection tool, a couple of Photoshop’s filters, a layer mask, and a layer blend mode!

This version of the tutorial has been updated for Photoshop CS6 and is also fully compatible with Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud). For CS5 and earlier, you’ll want to check out our original Radial Zoom Enhanced Eyes tutorial.

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Here’s the image I’ll be working with (glamour eyes photo from Shutterstock):

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Photo Into Pattern Colored Dots With Photoshop

In this photo effects tutorial, we’ll learn how to turn a photo into a pattern of solid-colored dots! As we’ll see, all it takes to create the effect is one of Photoshop’s filters, a layer mask and a simple custom-made pattern, although we’ll add a few extra (but still very easy) steps at the end to enhance things even further. It can take a bit of trial and error to match up the size of the dots with your specific image, so to keep things as flexible as possible, we’ll be taking advantage of Smart Objects and Smart Filters.

I’ll be using Photoshop CS6 here but this tutorial is also fully compatible with Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud). If you’re using CS5 or earlier, you’ll want to follow along with the original version of the tutorial.

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Here’s the image I’ll be working with (colorful sunglasses photo from Shutterstock):

The original image.

And here’s what the "colored dot pattern" effect will look like when we’re done:

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Create an Angelic Sculpture Made of Ice in Photoshop

 Tutorial Details
Program: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Difficulty: Intermediate
Estimated Completion Time: 5 Hours
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Final Product What You'll Be Creating

 Sometimes all you need to create an incredible photo manipulation in Photoshop is a rough sketch, some nice imagery, and some knowledge of how to use Photoshop’s transformation tools.  In today’s tutorial we will demonstrate how assemble an angelic ice sculpture from a rough sketch and some beautiful scenic photos.

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Turn a Flawless Blonde Beauty Into a Sword-Wielding Fantasy Action Hero

Final Product What You'll Be Creating

In today’s tutorial we are going to turn a flawless blonde beauty into a sword-wielding survival huntress. To

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