Daydream Believer

“Frozen Valley” – A Guide to Landscape Manips

kuschelirmel — Sun, 10 May 2009 10:46:32 +0000

My most recent photomanip Frozen Valley was created using a few simple steps, that are described in this post. Please note: This is not a step-by-step guide meant to be followed to the letter just so you can create your own “Frozen Valley” (I wouldn’t be happy to see copies popping up all over the [...]

Resources on the Web: “Pixels & Ice Cream”

kuschelirmel — Sat, 02 May 2009 09:27:27 +0000

I just found a great site with freebies ranging from absolutely gorgeous Photoshop brushes to patterns and what not and had to share. The site is called Pixels & Ice Cream – the name alone is to die for, but wait until you see their freebies! Here are some examples of their work – please [...]

Inspiration: 10 photomanips – part 2

kuschelirmel — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:23:22 +0000

Showcasing 10 thumbs of inspiring photomanips from different deviantArt artists. Follow the links to full view the images on dA and to take a look at their amazing galleries. One last time by =FreakyBabe on deviantART The magic rose by *Lillucyka on deviantART Discworld by ~valkiria-art on deviantART We’re Alone by ~Silaynne on deviantART somewhere [...]

Watermarks & Art Theft

kuschelirmel — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:09:48 +0000

This post deals with watermarking your work to be displayed on the Internet. It shows you how to create a watermark brush that you can use as a signature watermark each time you want to post one of your images. Before we start, I have to say a few things and I want you to [...]

Digital Darkroom: Correcting Lense Distortions

kuschelirmel — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:36:40 +0000

Lense distortions can be found in photos that have been shot using a wide angle lense (sperized effect, barreling) or they can be perspective distortions cause by not standing right in front of the subject as well as tilted images or vignette effects. This article will cover methods to remove these distortions both “traditionally” as [...]

Manip Critiques: BloodyMoonLady’s “Star Fox”

kuschelirmel — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:38:35 +0000

Here’s the second installment in the Manip Critiques series. I hope this one will be just as well-received as the last. Please note that all suggestions in this article are based on the assumption that Adobe Photoshop is used. If you’re interested in being featured & critiqued on this blog, too, please write me an [...]

Tutorial Heaven: Philip Straub’s tutorials

kuschelirmel — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:28:29 +0000

Tutorial Heaven will be the title of a series of articles dealing with tutorials done by other artists rather than myself. We’re starting off with Philip Straub (PhilipStraub.com) who is Electronic Arts’ Concept Art Director with many valuable tips to share on composition and colour that will be useful in manips just as well as [...]

Manip Critique: arrsistable’s “The Earth Goddess”

kuschelirmel — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:08:45 +0000

In my recent journal on deviantart, I asked fellow manippers if they wanted one image of their critiqued extensively on my blog, so that not only they could get some insight, but other readers might learn a bit, too — the response was overwhelming and so this will be the first critique in a whole [...]

Digital Darkroom: Colour Gradients

kuschelirmel — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:00:22 +0000

Today we’re taking a look at a basic darkroom technique that can help you greatly in setting a mood for your images – be it in photography or photomanipulation. If you want to “tag along”, the picture I’ll be using is available on my stock account over at dA (it’s the picture with the number [...]

Originality in Art

kuschelirmel — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:36:35 +0000

Sometimes I just feel I have to let out a loud cry of “Not another one of those!” even though it’s ultimately no use. But today, it is just too tempting a topic to ignore and I’m in the mood to write down some thoughts on the subject. The current trend in manips is eyes [...]