Here’s a quick way of giving a photo a distressed effect. If you want to make your model look as if it is decomposing or simply give it an eerie feel – here’s how! Here are the two images that I will be using for this tutorial.
1.Open your image, right click on the layer in the layers tab and click “duplicate layer”. Click on the newly duplicated layer and desaturate it. Set this layer to …

Photography is my new found hobby for 2007, so I thought I would share with you a few of my favourite snaps. Here’s one of my first photographic outings using my new Canon 400D – a safari to Colchester Zoo! I managed to snap this hyena as he hunted for his prey. It was a really interesting spectacle watching him slowly walking around his enclosure sniffing the scent trail that was left for …

For those who don’t know me, I would like to share a little secret with you. Shh! Listen very carefully I shall say this only once! On April 23rd I turned 40! Yes 40 I must admit it is quite a shock but I intend to start my fourth decade full of optimism and a new zest for life!
Amongst other presents I received “The Art of Looking Sideways” by Alan Fletcher. It is a book I …

Got some spare time? Then check out these great sites, they are all art related.
Happy Doodling!
Your Mama
Just follow the directions to animate the face.
Bug
Move the mouse to make the bug’s legs move.
Sequencer
Set up sequence of notes to make music.
Drawtoy
Create your own drawing.
Scribbler
Create your own drawing.
5 Second Doodle
Draw as much as you can in 5 seconds!
5 Second DoodleAnimated memory test.

Here is a nice way to create an interesting look to an image. Here you can make your image appear as if it has transformed from a sketch to an image or vice versa.
1: Duplicate the layer and go to Filter > Artistic > Colored Pencil, add these settings;
Pencil width:15 Stroke Pressure:15 Paper Brightness:50

Here’s a quick way to age an image. Remember, you can adapt it, depending on your own way of working.
1. Open your image. and convert it to black and white. Image > Adjustments > Desaturate.
2. Create a vignette with feathering of about 30px. Select > Inverse.
3. Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast: set to about: brightness: -20 : contrast: -20