13 MUST-KNOW Photo Manipulation Tips for Beginners in Photoshop

[@soultabs]

Oh snap. Just finished graduated in graphic design ( Infographe ) and although it had a very large spec we didn't get into detailed work like this in photoshop. I'll be watching this one over and over. Thank you Dansky.

[@ForeverDansky]

Congrats on graduating! So pleased that the video was helpful 😊👍

[@anurangawijepala9982]

Love your honesty and the fact that you directly got into points without unnecessary jabbering :p As a graphic designer, I learned many new tips from this video. Thanks a lot 😁

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks Anuranga, glad it was helpful! 🙂

[@im1up]

I swear I was looking for a tutorial on how to get better with blending, shading and shadows. Thank you for this bro.

[@ForeverDansky]

Happy to help! 😊

[@jyankees872]

I wish these tutorials weren't so fast. You are not refreshing someone's mind you're teaching beginners. 😫 Ya I tried slowing it down but can hear what you're saying.

[@moniquejanray2898]

you can enable subtitles and even translation

[@JimNaked]

Change the speed

[@wilsonudeagha2112]

Reason Dindah Unmesh of Piximperfect is everyone's favourite. He teaches, not show off

[@thusithaidamegedara]

If you can hear what he is saying, what is the problem

[@anjumkhan1775]

bruh he is for advanced designer not for brainless freelancers

[@bisalmallick407]

Thanks a lot, this helped to understand the science of making a good composition even more.

[@SoniInterio]

very useful and powerful tips and tricks keep grow bro

[@caitlinkraft1579]

im still somewhat new to Photoshop so this was both wonderful and confusing at the same time. Ive learned about layer masks but i still dont understand when and why they are used. Really loved the video man, i love photo manipulation and hope to get into it.

[@riolaschwartz_]

Literally me

[@copycatlyn]

you use masks for EVERYTHING. top 3 most important things to know about in photoshop.

[@amwartwork]

a good test to see whether uve understood the fundamentals is to have a spliff and see if you can still produce the image u did when sober ;) thayts what i did and was very happy when i discovered i could get from a -z on the image end result stoned

[@RaviSingh-pu1fq]

This is an Amazing video Dan! I love your work.

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks a ton Ravi! 🤩👍

[@darknikto5613]

Some crazy tips out there. You just got a new subscriber.

[@ForeverDansky]

Awesome, thank you! Great to have you here :)

[@DesignWho]

Nice one. More Shadows and highlights videos please

[@jonymerida]

Fabulous, Thank You Dansky

[@ForeverDansky]

Thank you too Jonathan 😊

[@pixelconcepts-jp5ey]

Just simple and helpful for a newbie

[@flordi8235]

U are the best Dan! Great tuto! Thanks, wish u all the best.

[@ForeverDansky]

Thank you so much 😊👊

[@GraphicFundaa]

very cool. just watch your video and amazed by your short and very interesting tips and tricks. Thanks.

[@ForeverDansky]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ig_captain18]

This is the best video of beginners 😍❤️

[@ForeverDansky]

Glad it was helpful! :D

[@danishsaifi624]

Thanks Dansky...for this great tutorial

[@ForeverDansky]

My pleasure Danish!

[@HarmanjitKaurSayan]

You are a PRO man...I am learning soo much from you😎💪

[@ForeverDansky]

Cheers Harmanjit, so glad you’re enjoying the videos and finding them useful 😃

[@jihadrahman6208]

Wonderful video , Good quality, Good content & love you Brother ❤️❤️❤️ Love From Bangladesh 🇧🇩❤️❤️❤️

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks so much Jihad!

[@moniquejanray2898]

Very interesting to learn shadows and lights ! thank you !

[@ForeverDansky]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@misspurple420]

wow! to be honest I'm bit emotional now, THANK YOU from my bottom of ❤ free and valuable tips really it's worth my time

[@ForeverDansky]

You're very welcome! Happy to help ☺

[@mrtahirjavaid]

I liked it very much. Fantastic & fabulous work of manipulation in photoshop. Great..

[@ForeverDansky]

Thank you so much 😀

[@-dhiaafarea2635]

Great jop 🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍❤❤❤

[@ForeverDansky]

Cheers!

[@TheSabotaje]

Wow wtf man! Such a great work good job 👍🏻

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks so much Alexander! 😊

[@Raza19950]

Great tips bro

[@ForeverDansky]

Cheers Raza!

[@dumisanimacdonald3519]

Man, you good l gotta say😊😊. Loved the tutorial and l learned a lot. Thank you

[@ForeverDansky]

You’re welcome Dumisani 😊👍

[@princesalman5231]

Amazing

[@kandasamyrajan]

Thanks for the video & uploading the images which will enable me to replicate the work to practice.

[@ForeverDansky]

Awesome! You're welcome 😊

[@shahiferdous]

So cool Dan! I've moved from Photoshop to UX designing but I still enjoy your videos and the way you teach. Learned a lot from you.

[@ForeverDansky]

Awesome, thank you Shahi 😊

[@LearnEnglish1380]

Bro teach me how and where to join UX course to have better carrier

[@beyondvisualz]

Crazy tips mann💯

[@Mikasbullet]

looks so cool

[@ForeverDansky]

Cheers!

[@toolsndtricks1604]

Great ❤

[@hafizpress4662]

Great work... Thank You

[@ForeverDansky]

Thank you too!

[@kuzographics]

You can easily use color matching option in photoshop and play with it , also you are using a more difficult way to do it but nice tutorial

[@Chongosaur.]

Phenomenal video, great tempo

[@Sergio-hj1cz]

OMG here in brazil this type of content is hard to find , i'm glad to understand english and learning all of it, thanks bro!

[@ReidVV]

Why soooo complicated with the pen tool? Why not just select subject then deselect the spinner holes with the magic wand tool. Cmd/cntrl-J and layer ready for transfer into the other image. Ready, set, go!!!

[@Novacrab]

For the fidget spinner it could probably work that way, because it has a very clear subject and a simple uniform background. For more complicated images this is still a very good technique, especially if you want to get really smooth curves (which in this case is also important).

[@veselinvasilev9362]

Thanks!

[@nikoc16]

Tysm 🙏🙏

[@mhklinks4238]

Thanks 🙏👍

[@ForeverDansky]

Welcome 👍

[@rounak8095]

This is a great video.

[@youcefMokhtariDz]

والله انت اسطوره Im from Algérie 🇩🇿💙

[@zxcvvrrr]

thanks you for video, can you share all brushes u use with me?

[@ordersdesign8419]

how easy you make for us look i cant create and after your video da daaaa its easy bro ;)

[@Storytime031]

Well it's a great video and straight to the point. But I think the beginners can find it a bit hard as it's going very fast. Anyways awesome video I say. Totally worth watching

[@angershoot6675]

Manipulation course in fucking 10 minutes😮 ❤

[@jamshidmammadaliyev8093]

Do the items we download expire when our envato membership ends?

[@ForeverDansky]

I think that if you post content that uses Envato Elements assets when you have an active subscription, you are all good. Downloaded items come with a license that is dated, so any disputes, you prove you had an active subscription at the time of usage/posting 👍

[@GREEN-LEAF07]

You are my bosss🙏

[@augustlundby8753]

I don't understand. In the beginning you use the path tool. But, it just seems to me like a slower version than the quick selection tool. What's the point?

[@ForeverDansky]

Pen Tool takes longer but gives a perfectly clean cut out. Quick selection tools can be faster but are often less precise, depending on the image of course 👍

[@HamdanHCG]

What about the fidge color ?

[@aryaatom5166]

Aren't there much simpler ways to remove the background?

[@ForeverDansky]

Aha there’s so many ways at this point, and can all be used for different reasons 😂👍

[@yashlokhande8018]

Subject- select

[@bioaccess1120]

wow

[@modirisebadieta5495]

my three circles arent highlighted when i command press the work path 01:30

[@modirisebadieta5495]

i hit exclude overlapping shapes .. and it worked.. so im not sure what i did wrong

[@freakingerror1037]

Damn tthat was such a great video

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks!

[@DesignInnovator1]

He is a true gem. Liked and subscribed. Best value found only here :)

[@ForeverDansky]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@DesignInnovator1]

@@ForeverDansky you are welcome 😊

[@babafemiprecious8166]

The tutorial is fast, I thought it is meant for beginners

[@JerrySeriatos]

too time intensive any way you can tell AI how to do it instantly for you?

[@elchicano187]

A bit too fast for me, as a beginner. Thank you though.

[@Godwinsact]

Did you literally just say all that for masking. 😅 sorry I forgot it was for beginners.

[@akanbiusman6039]

good tutorial. maybe you should calm down in coming videos, you are too fast for a tutorial that says it’s for beginners

[@ForeverDansky]

Yea will slow down a bit in future videos 😂

[@joan_007]

If only you slowed down😢

[@magicaCZ]

As a person who never worked with clipping masks (or masks in general) this video causes my brain to crash

[@uchihabolt]

Too complex

[@krutoyinfo]

Cheater

[@krutoyinfo]

i mean teacher

[@REDOUANENAOURI]

A Course worth of values in a 10 minutes video ! great job

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks so much Redouane! Means a lot coming from you sir 😊 Love your videos on the Photo Manipulation channel 👊

[@ayushgupta7536]

I had one doubt. I a fidget spinner lands in the desert , then it will surely move a bit forward after hitting the sand and some sand will get collected at the point where it the spinner hit and moved forward. How can we add that collected sand?

[@paulofernandes1375]

Are you Lionel Messi from an alternate world? Please respond Great vid btw

[@ForeverDansky]

Probably 😜

[@Solomon_TY]

impressive👏👏👏👏

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@QGre]

Is this allowed to be selled (in Displate for example) without being charged with copyright. Please let me know and i also want to say i appreciate your video.

[@ForeverDansky]

You would need to check the licence terms specifically for the images you're using 👍

[@bikashchandraroy9819]

You are a good teacher but we can't understand your literature because it moves very fast

[@AhnafAhmed1]

Here is my notes to this tutorial: ### Adjusting Exposure 1. Create a Hue/Saturation layer from the Adjustment icon. 1. Bring the saturation to 0% 2. Create an Exposure adjustment layer 1. Try to make the target objects exposure to match with the background ### Balancing Color 1. Create a Color Balance adjustment layer and try to match with the background ### Adding Object Shadows 1. Create an Exposure adjustment layer 2. Invert the mask Ctrl + I (Exposure adjustment layer) 3. Add a clipping mask 4. Select the Exposure adjustment 1. Move the Exposure to negative direction (around -3) 2. Gamma Correction to positive direction (around .5) 5. Select the brush tool and brush the shadows ### Adding Surface Shadows 1. Same with “Adding Object Shadows” 2. Just make the brush more thinner ### Adding Highlights to Object 1. Do the opposite of “Adding Object Shadows” ### Adding Environmental Lighting to the Object 1. Create a Solid Color layer and select a color that matches with the environment 2. Try out some blending mode whichever works great 3. Add a clipping mask 4. Invert the layer Ctrl + I (Solid Color layer) 5. Now brush to the objects area where it makes contacts with the environment ### Adding Textures to the Object 1. If you have a texture picture related to the environment you can apply this to the object 2. Blending mode - Overlay 3. Add a clipping mask to the object ### Adding Atmosphere - It is great for adding Fog or Mist. 1. Create a Solid color adjustment layer 2. Mask and Invert it 3. Select brush tool 1. Opacity to 100% 2. Flow to 5% 4. Brush to the entire scene to make it foggy atmosphere 5. Add a Curve adjustment layer and do your thing ### Particle Brushes 1. Create a Solid Color adjustment layer and match the color with the environment 2. Select a brush that is appropriate to the environment 3. Brush over the object

[@Fuyukori]

Wondering from the first example why don’t we use the W? The object selection or magic wand etc ?

[@rasheedlewis1]

A good look to show what is actually possible with two images in photoshop

[@RohMisClaRify]

Bahiyon dar Dar ke Sikha raha hai ki log sikhana Jaaye 😂

[@SmartGraphic]

Cool thanks

[@Sehajpreet359]

Bro is Undercover Agent of Photoshop

[@freak_imaginations]

Mmmmmmm Nice 👌👌💫💫

[@hanabaric5607]

When I select all 4 cuts and click substract front shape + crt click on image it only selects the outer layer and not all of them after it :( I followed step by step couple of times now and always the same thing happens, selecting only the outer layer....

[@justcallmeasude6655]

happened same to me. try intersecting shape fields? name must be something like that :( i use it in different language

[@deathmax8845]

same is happening in my case. after selecting all 4 paths of fidget spinner it only selects the outer layer

[@420ZEO]

Hey Dan! Loved your video...Can you please tell how you got idea for the spiner in desert..I always lack ideas like what I create :(

[@ForeverDansky]

Aha umm, I just did a search for landscape photography photos on Unsplash/Pexels, and then searched for random objects. Essentially, picking two totally different photos that would be impossible and then combine them together 😊

[@420ZEO]

Thanks alot for replying will surely remember that.

[@Shachar50]

We want the end!!!

[@pinefilms3141]

AWESOMEE

[@janithsandakelum1072]

wow,i have lot to learn ,thank you very much

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks Janith, it gets a lot easier with repetition and practice! 💪

[@iamaamirmalik]

You are using macbook for photoshop ?

[@ForeverDansky]

Yes, it's a 2018 Macbook Pro :)

[@randyzola4229]

Very professional ☺️

[@ForeverDansky]

Thank you! 😊

[@FloatOnSunday]

This is an amazing tutorial with great tips! My only note is that I had to double check that I didn't have the playback speed cranked up... I had to pause and go back many times because you're going sooo fast and the video was difficult to follow for that reason 😅

[@masgen.idshort]

nice tips thankyou

[@ForeverDansky]

Welcome 😊

[@azamatnematjonov1033]

coooooooooooooool

[@ophirn.m7817]

Hi It's not selecting the circles. Only the bevel of hte fidget spinner @1:35 I would love it if you could help me

[@fazalfazi2141]

you are a genius!😊

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks Fazal!

[@sunilchristian3430]

Thank you!

[@ForeverDansky]

You're welcome!

[@bhatia.design9563]

This is amazing!!

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it 😃

[@beintouch99]

Stunning tips and results

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks so much!

[@laiqatiq]

Can you share that custom brush pack?

[@Kruziednb]

Great to refresh my memory on blending, really good tutorial. Thank you

[@ForeverDansky]

You're welcome :)

[@jericco1564]

Can i have tht file in format psd?

[@aquafriendly]

thats not looking close

[@damidesign4023]

Thanks for this buddy +1 sub

[@ForeverDansky]

Awesome! Thanks Dami 👊

[@pcabdulbasith]

Loved this tutorial 💙

[@ForeverDansky]

Glad you liked it! :)

[@rookieillustration]

[@Pungentbeets]

It certainly is true every designer is different! I have never tried any of the 10 tips from before..there are much quicker ways my friend. However that exposure and the color balance were great tips. I Love the way you explain how textures are used, for a blending option I just use whatever fits at the said time. You got some great tips! I subbed! 🦾💥 #feralaspects google me