Tilt/Shift in Photography tutorial

As a member of DeviantArt (largest global art community) I was asked to explain how I created the 'Tilt/Shift' manipulation effect on my photographs. It would have taken ages and too complicated to explain in a simple text message so I created a step-by-step guide of my process (ie. a tutorial).

In less than a few days it has had over two thousand views, not bad, and I have received alot of positive feedback by interested artists and photographers.

The tutorial can be found here .
Just click the 'DOWNLOAD IMAGE' button, at the top-right of the page, for the full-sized tutorial.

Here are some examples, below, of my Tilt/Shift creations in Photoshop.

Feel free to read my tutorials feedback here at DeviantArt. There are links to other artists using this process. If you wish to try this tutorial out for yourself, let me see what you create by leaving a link or message in my comment box in this blog. Good luck! :-)

Letter A vectored

In the 1980's, as part of my art course, I had to choose a letter from the alphabet and create 8 new designs involving illustration and using different drawing styles. These were created the traditional way, pencil and rotring pen on cartridge paper (see below).


Recently a vector/type friend of mine saw this piece and suggested I vector one of the designs, just to see the effect. So eventually I had a go in Adobe Illustrator and came up with this (see below). I am very pleased with the final 2010 effect!

What-a-colour!

Years ago I was still painting traditional watercolours. Since the use of digital technology I stopped painting traditionally. While looking through some of my old scanned in work I found this painting that I done for a friend. I like it, still, so much that it may kick my arse into gear to do some more. We shall see, eh!

Harmony by Ricardo Cabello

Ricardo Cabello is a designer/developer that likes to play with the possibilities of the web. One of his creations is Harmony. With this simple interface you can sketch in a very free and relaxing way. Have a go.

Peter Blaskovic

Peter Blaskovic is a 3D animator and designer, from Slovakia. Instead of me rabbitting on about how cool he is, just check his website out at escapemotions. If you go to his EXPERIMENTS section, you will find alot of art/design/physics java interfaces to play with. Peter calls them 'SANDBOXES'. I wonder why? ;-)

Ai and Logo Design

From 1988 - 1992 I was on an art course. When I left, I worked for a creative consultant designing advertising for the Arts. I used Adobe Illustrator (Ai) and Photoshop (Ps). In 1994, I got a new job which used Ps, but not Ai. 15 years later, I was made redundant, and I trained myself up again with the current Ai. Hard going! As an incentive to learn Ai properly I began designing logo's online.

The Magician

Years ago I drew by hand (pencil/Rotring) a complete Tarot Card set. It was my art student days so that was acceptable I suppose. Last week I scanned in the lineart for one of the Major Arcana and went Pshop crazy with it to see the final effect. I had a lorra fun.