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Members Area Tutorial: Create the Surreal Photo Manipulation ‘Twisting Water’

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Members Area Tutorial: Create the Surreal Photo Manipulation ‘Twisting Water’

Members Only Tutorial

This tutorial is available exclusively to our FanExtra members. In order to read the tutorial and download it’s original .psd source file you must sign up as a FanExtra member.

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What You Will Learn

This tutorial is very in depth, and covers the design techniques listed below:

  • Learn how to work with water, manipulating it to fit your composition using a range of photo manipulation techniques.
  • Learn how to build up multiple layers of lighting, giving a more realistic outcome with plenty of depth.
  • Learn how to correctly extract hair, retaining the detail of the original photo.
  • Learn how to work with a non-destructive workflow, and pick up professional techniques to help you manage your various visual elements with ease.
  • & Much More!


Learn how to work with water, manipulating it to fit your composition using a range of photo manipulation techniques.


Learn how to build up multiple layers of lighting, giving a more realistic outcome with plenty of depth.


Learn how to correctly extract hair, retaining the detail of the original photo.

Members Only Tutorial

This tutorial is available exclusively to our FanExtra members. In order to read the tutorial and download it’s original .psd source file you must sign up as a FanExtra member.

If you sign up today you get access to thousands of design files, including tutorial source files, vectors, icon packs, texture packs and more! You also get access to our advanced weekly members only Photoshop tutorials. These are even more detailed and advanced than our regular tutorials, and the perfect way to take your learning to the next level.


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About the Author:

I'm a self-taught designer from Vietnam who enjoys writing and doing most kinds of graphic design, especially photo manipulation. I've always tried to improve my skill and felt happy to share it through my website where you can find lots of my writings as well as photoshop tutorials.

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