In this Summit we explore building characters. Creating a new character in your artwork brings together many different skills and concepts. Caroline and I will show you a few concepts and ideas in the videos below. You are welcome to recreate our characters using the included resources, but we strongly encourage you to build your own unique characters!

In this Summit we'll look at "Frankensteining" model images. You'll learn how to combine limbs and body parts from multiple images of the same model. You'll also learn how to use the Puppet Warp tool and some other great techniques. There's some really fantastic tutorials here, so have fun with it!

In this Summit we dive into some fun and very useful ways to modify model images for your artwork. You'll learn how to replace clothing, replace hair, and alter hair color. You'll also find a magnificent bonus video for creating hair using ParticleShop!

In this Summit we explore the many possibilities of making self portraits. Not only will you find excellent tutorials by both Caroline and Bethany, but you'll also see two overview videos with tons of tips and advice on how to take your own self portraits!

Learn how to create incredible fantasy landscapes. Caroline takes us through a post-apocalyptic scene and with different color-grading options. Bethany shows you how to make your own original planets, plus does a walk-through of an alien planetscape. Bunty’s two-part tutorial is a masterclass in creating epic fantasy panoramas.

This month’s Summit is all about mood! Do your images lack a certain punch or cohesiveness? How do they make you, and your viewers, feel? We tackle several different ways to develop a sense of mood in your work. Bethany covers using composition, cropping, and effects, plus a tutorial of a piece she created with various mood options.

In this Summit, we take a look at storytelling in our imagery. This is an extension of last month’s Summit on Creating Mood, only we’re taking it a step further by looking at how to deliberately create a narrative in your work. Bethany suggests some great questions you can ask yourself to define what you want to create, and how to get your story across to your audience.

In this Summit, Bethany covers all the basics of color theory, how colors work together, and how they interact. Our instructors walk you through how to incorporate the main color harmonies into your artwork, like complimentary, analogous, triadic and more!

In this Summit, we’ll be touching on some more advanced methods of extracting your subjects, how to improve the selections once you have them, and even some ways to work around complicated extractions. You’ll learn how to use the pen tool, channel pulling, advanced blend modes, removing matting, replacing skies, and much more!

Bethany covers artistic and practical considerations for photography with compositing in mind. Caroline shares how she shoots for composites, using lens correction filters in Photoshop, working with perspective & vanishing point in Photoshop. Bunty takes an in-depth look at camera settings,ands special considerations for perspective, scale, and lighting.

Bethany shares an in-depth look at Photoshop keyboard shortcuts; what they are, how they work, and how to make your own! Using keyboard shortcuts can save you a ton of time, even just using a few built in PS shortcuts. The real magic happens when you customize and create your own.

To truly make Photoshop your own, you owe it to yourself to modify the workspace and interface to match YOUR needs! Why have dozens of icons and tools that you never use taking up space while your work? In this video Andrei takes you through the basics of creating and saving your own custom workspace, perfectly suited to your unique style!

The Layers Panel is perhaps the most important part of the Photoshop interface for artists of all types. In this video Bethany dives in deep to uncover the many secrets and overlooked tips and tricks available. This gem may change your entire view on the use of layers!

Layer masks are one of the foundations for any Photoshop user. Layer Mask basics is absolutely necessary to get started with image editing. But there is so much more to learn beyond the basics! Caroline explores many advanced masking techniques that are bound to improve your artwork!

Photoshop Actions can be incredibly useful in your workflow. Actions can be used to automate tasks you find yourself repeating over and over, but they can also be used in fun and creative ways to make your images pop! In this video Bunty will introduce you to PS Actions so you can get started on your own!

The B&W Adjustment Layer is an often overlooked tool when creating effects and edits. In this video Caroline gives a Master Class in the many uses of B&W adjustments! This tool is definitely worth adding to your PS toolbox!