While we can’t actually create a human-Na’vi hybrid avatar that can be operated with our minds (but what a great concept), we can use Photoshop to make a human portrait look like one of Pandora’s bipedal natives (from the 20th Century Fox movie Avatar). Read the rest of this entry »

Basic image composites, layer styles, and some creative type treatment are cleverly brought together to make up the basis of the video game logo for Batman: Arkham Asylum, from Eidos Interactive. Of course, we aren’t using the exact same imagery they used to re-create the logo, but the effect still works really well. Read the rest of this entry »

With the start of the ’09 NFL season came the onslaught of Nike’s “Prepare for Combat” campaign. The commercials and print ads feature elite NFL players’ skin covered in the same protective padding (Nike Pro Combat Deflex) used in their sport-specific protective gear. It’s a little creepy, but very compelling. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s a creepy technique that was used on the promotional materials for the Lionsgate movie, Crank 2. You may not use this effect very often, but it’s a good study in layer styles and how to get photorealistic results when using them. Read the rest of this entry »

The Photoshop effects used to create the promotional posters for the Disneynature: Earth movie are pretty basic, but Disney did a great job of creatively combining features to produce an eye-catching piece. Give it a try. Read the rest of this entry »