Photoshop

This Digital Artist Has Created One Surreal Image Each Day, Here are Some of His Most Popular Works

By Jackson Chung March 18, 2018

Photo credit: Mike Winkelmann via Bored Panda

Digital artist Mike Winkelmann has created one surreal image each day for the past 10+ years to help improve his skills, and the ensuing images are amazing to say the least. “I am currently on my 11th round of everydays…This year I’ll be doing a render everyday using Cinema 4D and mostly Octane, instead of trying to learn new software, will be focusing on some of the fundamentals like color, composition, value, etc.,” said Winkelmann. Continue reading for more pictures and a bonus video.

Zootopia’s Nick and Judy and 10 More Cartoon Characters Reimagined as Humans by Digital Artists

By Jackson Chung February 23, 2018

Photo credit: Sakimichan via Bored Panda

Fans of Zootopia know that Nick Wilde is a charming, small-time, con artist fox with a big mouth and a lot of opinions, while Judy Hopps is the first bunny ever to join Zootopia’s police department who just so happens to team up with the former. Ever wonder what they would look like in a live-action movie? Well, digital artist “Sakimichan” gives us some idea. Continue reading for more cartoon characters reimagined as humans by digital artists.

Making Someone Look Not So Tired and 10 More Photoshop Troll Disasters

By Jackson Chung February 19, 2018

Photo credit: James Fridman via Bored Panda

James Fridman, the Photoshop troll, strikes again, and this time he’s completed a new set of Twitter / email requests, including the example above. The brother could easily have looked not so tired by having his face angled a bit lower and mouth closed, but instead, he was given a karaoke microphone. Continue reading for more Photoshop troll disasters.

Good Weather Umbrella and 10 More Surreal Photo Manipulations Created by a Geeky Photographer

By Jackson Chung February 16, 2018

Photo credit: John Wilhelm

John Wilhelm is a married photographer from Switzerland with four wonderful children. Since photography has always been a big part of his life, he decided to combine his love of the art with family to create a series of surreal photo manipulations. “The importance of photography changed into joy when I was holding my first digital cam in my hands. The fire was sparked off and a long journey begun, a journey through lots of camera systems, techniques, experiences and finally software products. Feburary 2011, I decided to take a step across the border of plain photography. I entered the world of Photoshop and 3D-tools,” said Wilhelm. Continue reading for more pictures.

The Incredibles’ Violet and 12 More Realistic Cartoon Characters Created by a Self-Taught Digital Artist

By Jackson Chung February 13, 2018

Photo credit: Tati Moons via Bored Panda

Self-taught digital artist Tatiana specializes in taking famous cartoon characters, such as Violet Parr from “The Incredibles”, and transforming them into realistic human versions, but with an edgy twist. “Tatiana is a 19-year-old self-taught digital artist that is better known on the internet as TatiMoons. The artist has created digital paintings since June 2016, but she was interested in drawing from a very young age,” reports BoredPanda’s Hidreley. Continue reading for more pictures.

Reflection Smiling at the Camera and 10 More Bizarre Photoshop Disasters

By Jackson Chung February 8, 2018

Photo credit: Bored Panda

Let’s face it, getting the perfect shot for a magazine or product isn’t the easiest of tasks, even for professional photographers. This is where the graphic designers come in to touch things up, but sometimes, things don’t go as planned. For example, the reflection in this toy’s mirror should not be smiling directly back at the camera, but that’s exactly what made it to print. Continue reading for more bizarre Photoshop disasters. Click here for a few bonus images.

Swimming in a Lake of Trees and 10 More Surreal Photo Manipulations

By Jackson Chung January 31, 2018

Photo credit: Monica Carvalho via Bored Panda

Sure, you could spend hours trying to get the perfect shot, but sometimes your imagination likes to run wild. Photographer Monica Carvalho specializes in creating surreal photo manipulations by combining several photos into one, like the duck swimming in a lake of trees above. “In my inspiration process, I try to find similarities between photos in terms of color, texture and shape. For example, two mountain peaks I shot in Greece reminded me of an upper lip; a path in Oxford had the same color as my skin; a pouch zip evoked eyelashes. Other times I also like playing with sizes – my miniature friends ‘buried’ in my hand; the Empire State Building turned into a giant candle,” said Carvalho. Continue reading for more, including a bonus video.

Photographer Retouches Family Photos in Nightmarish Fashion, Becomes Internet Sensation

By Jackson Chung January 14, 2018

Photo credit: Pam Dave Zaring

Pam Dave Zaring paid a professional photographer $250 to capture and retouch family photos, but what she got back? These terrible images, which were posted to Facebook, and then promptly went viral. “Ok. This is NOT a joke. She said the shadows were really bad on the beautiful, clear, sunny day and that her professor never taught her to retouch photos. I literally have not laughed this hard in YEARS,” said Zaring. Continue reading for more pictures and information.

If Adobe Made a Keyboard for its Software, Like Photoshop, This is What it Might Look Like

By Jackson Chung November 22, 2017

If Adobe made a computer keyboard specifically for its software suite, like Adobe After Effects (used in the video above), this is what it might look like. Simply put, it’s designed to make switching between programs quick and easy, complete with LEDs, a small display that shows what tool is currently being used, a jog wheel of sorts, and more. Continue reading for additional pictures.

Guy Photoshops Himself Into Childhood Photos to Travel Back in Time

By Jackson Chung October 12, 2017

Photo credit: Conor Nickerson via Bored Panda / Peta Pixel

Photographer Conor Nickerson from Montreal, Canada reveals his new series, one in which he digitally inserts himself into childhood photos taken from 1997-2005, thus traveling back in time. “While looking through some old family photos, I wondered what it would it look like if tried to photoshop myself today into them. I gathered all the old hats and t-shirts that I could find and did my best to put myself into childhood moments which, aside from these photos, remain only a distant memory. It involved a lot of blurring, sharpening, and noise to try to get it to look like an older photo,” said Nickerson. Continue reading for more.