21 Mind-Buzzing Photo Manipulations
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I love seeing the works of art that people are able to create in Photoshop. This post is a collection of just that type of artwork. The photos that you see below are stunning works of absolute creativity.
Notice the water pouring out of the painting or the spilled coffee shaped like the continents. I’m confident that you’ll find something in this collection that will inspire you and motivate you. Be sure to let me know which one is your favorite.
Eric B. said:
These are really some excellent images! My favourite would have to be the Tetris one.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
Eric B. » Did you play Tetris a lot? Are you an old school gamer?
Eric O. » Pictures are great! I include a minimum of one picture in every single article that I create here at Site Sketch 101. I work very hard to find something that will add to the topic of the article. Like Jeff said, they draw in a reader if you find a good one. I also modify every picture I ever find. I open every picture in Photoshop and increase the brightness by 20%-40% and I increase the contrast by even more. To see these pictures just scroll down through my articles and you will see the end result. I do that because I want my pictures to really pop! You can use the basic photo editing tools that come with Windows or Mac OS to accomplish the brightness and contrast. I don’t do that for pictures I’m printing out or anything, just to pictures that are going to be in my articles.
t00nfish » If you’re interested in learning how to make some yourself then check out psd.tutsplus.com. I’ve actually made some myself using their tutorials. I’ll have to put together a post to showcase some of my own photo manipulation artwork.
Stefan » Great! I’m glad you liked them.
odc » ha ha. That would have made a really long title! LOL. 21 Mind-Buzzing Photo Manipulations, Digital Compositions and Computer Generated Artworks.
Jeff B. » Thanks. I agree with you on your response to Eric. They say that pictures are worth a thousand words and I believe that. You choose the right picture and you can really draw people into your articles.
Eric O. said:
I’ve gotten in the habit of including a photo or graphic with just about every blog post I write. I think it adds a lot to the post and makes it more inviting. Just curious what you and your readers think about using graphics/photos in blog post. Does this in someway defeat the purpose of the simplicity of a blog post, or is it an enhancement? Thanks.
Seth W said:
Images make such a difference to the post once its published. I think some pretty cool photos go a long ways at making the content really nice.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
Seth W –> Especially if you can make an image that looks really, really nice.
t00nfish said:
Ridiculous, wow, you found some unbelievable works.. can’t imagine how long it would take to create such skilled works. And the ideas behind are fresh, tool. I like the swimming bed idea. and the work of the milk bottle, the bursted hammer and the road knot .. wow. Thanks for sharing this collection!
Stefan said:
Great collection. Loved the first one which is simple but yet fantastic.
odc said:
i believe a few of them are actually computer generated , and some of them are actually comps , not manipulations … but that would have made for a really long title …
excellent collection .
the huge fish i love . it’s true how small we really are and the idea of using a small creature ( that fish is a small one in real life ) to show how small we are is brilliant .
Jeff B. said:
Amazing talent behind these manipulations! Thanks for sharing.
Eric O. » I personally get attached to a blog from having good eye-catching graphics or photos on blog posts. As a matter of fact, your mouth-watering donuts picture caught my eye yesterday and was lured in to read your blog post about giving up sugar on day # 2. Keep adding those types of graphics and you will hook more readers like me!
Seth W said:
I always like the photos too! I am much more likely to follow a blogger who uses images then one who does not. They attract my eye and look more professional.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
Seth W –> I completely agree. If you can make it visually appealing for your readers to browse your site then they will come back for more.
InternethowBlog said:
I also like the first one. However, they are all great pictures.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
InternethowBlog » The first one’s cool. Thanks for checking them out!
Chris » Ha ha. That’s true. It’s so amazing that they can make it look that real.
Chris said:
My favorite is the bed on the water… Looks sooo real, just looking it kinda gives me the creeps.
Chris Lopez, Jr.
Lucas Tadeu said:
Wow, awsome list!I loved the one with that violin.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
Lucas Tadeu » Thanks! Do you play an instrument? Is that why it’s your favorite or do you just think that it’s pretty cool?
Typhoon » That highway picture reminds me of traffic here in Washington DC. Sometimes it feels like these interstates just wrap all up around each other. We’ve got one intersection here that has so many roads criss-crossing over it that we call it the mixing bowl.
Joe Cassada » That’s the perfect way to describe that one…cool and creapy at the same time!
Typhoon said:
Superb, Mind blowing And Fantastic. I really liked that Highway picture. It looks really awesome and fun.
Joe Cassada said:
My favorite was the broken vase. Cool and creepy at the same time.
Arisu said:
They´re all awesome pictures, I can´t choose a favorite! Great collection Nicholas!
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
Arisu » Thanks, Arisu. I’m glad you enjoyed these. I’ll be sure to bring some more to the site in the future.
Evan said:
Each of those is amazing in its own way. The two that stuck in my head the most were the hand holding the lightbulb, and the girl in the rowboat. They are all great, though.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
Evan » Awesome. I agree that they are all excellent. I’m glad that you like them.
gautam hans said:
I just love photo manipulations and this one is great. I live how they make the effect look so good. I wonder where do you get these from.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
gautam hans » I find these all over the internet. I Google search for some of them and I also find them are around at some of the major designer websites.
Chelsea said:
Amazing collection. The coffee is personally my favorite, Simple and elegant.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
Chelsea –> The first time I saw that coffee, I didn’t even get it. I had to stare at it for a couple of minutes to realize that it was shaped like the continents. Maybe I’m slow.
Mukund said:
Wow! That is amazing. Those roads that are crushed, the tetris one! I liked the island with the fish below it above all!!
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
Mukund –> I love photo manipulations. People do amazing things with Photoshop.
Enea said:
they are all very interesting…
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
Enea –> I’m glad that you enjoyed them!
Daniel A. said:
WOW!!! Those pictures are amazing. My favoritves would probally be the Tetris, Tic Tac Toe, and teh giant fish in the lake. The Coffee spill is very clever.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
Daniel A. –> They are pretty cool. I’m always amazed at what people are able to make.
Ron Boracay said:
I love the Tetris, so simple and vintage design.
The interlink roads (or whatever we can call it), is also great, and I wonder, if this can come into reality in the near future.
The hand with a light bulb is awesome.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
Ron Boracay –> I’m glad you like them. Photoshop is an amazing tool and whoever made these really did a great job.
Ron Boracay said:
I am a photoshop user to. I love to do something like that. I hope, time will come for me to learn those techniques and masterpieces.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
Ron Boracay –> If you do make anything like that, I hope that you will stop by here and share it with us.
ZXT said:
I too like Tetris but the painting with pouring water is so cool too!
The tic tac toe is great too.
Z
Ron Boracay said:
They have a base photo for this creations right?
I think it is much more cooler or nicer if we can include the before and after image.
With this, we can compare them and it will amazed more those people viewing their creations.
Just my $0.02
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
Ron Boracay –> That’s a neat idea. I’ve seen before and after on a few photo manipulations and they are usually very cool. I haven’t seen them for these though.
Ron Boracay said:
Ohh, I hope those original creators of this arts can read your blog and the great comments their creation are receiving, so they can email you or inform you where to find the original pictures.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
Ron Boracay –> That would be pretty neat.
ZXT said:
The tic tac toe on the road is neat too. Imagine if thats true, maybe a single game would last 10 minutes.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
ZXT –> It sure would. That would be so much fun though.
HARLIE JAINE said:
WHILE THE ONE OF THE ROAD CREW MADE ME GIGGLE, AND I SO LOVED THE FIRST ONE, IT WAS THE SECOND ONE THAT I FOUND THE MOST MANIPULATING TO THE MIND. LIKE, HOW IN !@$* DID THAT HAPPEN?!?! BAD ASS…THANX FOR THE MIND BUZZ! XOXO~HARLIEJAINE
ZXT said:
Hi Harlie Jaine, yes these pictures are mind buzzing. I would suggest though that you turn off your caps lock next time. ALL CAPS are hard on the eyes.
Thanks.
Ron Boracay said:
Ha ha. I think HARLIE JAINE is just too excited to comment after seeing those great creations.
HARLIE JAINE said:
I know!!! I am not easily entertained either, so when something does get my attention, I tend to get stoked about it! HAHA!!! I was kinda spazy! XOXO~HarlieJaine
P.S. the CAPS response was supposed to be to the message prior to this. oops!
HARLIE JAINE said:
My bad…the CAPS thing is kinda a bit of a habit.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
HARLIE JAINE –> You’re welcome. I’m glad that you liked them.
HARLIE JAINE said:
It’s so awesome to be able to expand ones mind into visioning what can be made into something that truly looks tangible. If one has the ability to manipulate the mind in this particular form, wouldn’t they then, have the ability to manipulate the mind elsewhere (maybe with a little directive teachings)? Hmmm…Something for pondering, I reckon! XOXO~HarlieJaine
Ron Boracay said:
You are intriguing Harlie Jaine, it looks like you are some kinda psychic, paranormal expert. Or a mind controller? lol
BM said:
wow!! too cool! My fave is the ‘road’ one.
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
BM –> Could you imagine seeing something like that in real life?
ZXT said:
What if that’s a true road and you need to drive fast so you don’t fall when you go around? Would you do it? Minimum speed is 100mph so you don’t fall.
Dev Verma said:
I’d like to see a Sat Nav try to guide you through that!
The colours in the one above are just amazing and is my favourite! Can you tell me where you found it?
Ron Boracay said:
I will take another route He he. I won’t risk my precious car on that road.
akira07 said:
2 Images is make me interesting :
1. Water pouring
2. A “real tetris” haha…good idea.
Hey, read this article make me want to learn photoshop
Nicholas Z. Cardot said:
akira07 –> I know. These are the types of images that inspired me to start learning design and things like this.
Tony said:
Man, this makes me feel bad about my laughable Photoshop skillz. Thanks for sharing.
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Nicholas Cardot said:
Tony » No reason to feel bad. Just keep challenging yourself and becoming the Photoshop master that you hope to be.
Grafixyard said:
really, you have good collection