Photoshop Tutorials

How to replace both the front spoiler and headlights with different ones. In the example the author creates a Bentley with a BMW front-end.

This tutorial shows a technique for using Photoshop in order to achieve very realistic side view renderings. The author is Neil Bottrill, a Coventry University graduate.

This tutorial covers the process of creating a detailed toon version starting from a car photo. Includes many useful Photoshop tips.

Jamie Seymour shows how to do a quick side view rendering using photoshop, starting from a scanned sketch and using cool and warm tones.

This short tutorial shows how to transform a four-doors sedan vehicle into a 2-doors sports coupé in an image-editing software.

A visual tutorial that shows how to create a quick concept rendering in Photoshop starting from a plain sketch.

This tutorial shows a technique for creating a sketch in Photoshop very quickly (max 15 minutes) and includes some general tips about digital sketching in Photoshop. The author is Giangiacomo Barbero, an Italian designer graduated at the Istituto Europeo di Design.

How to combine a traditional markers technique with digital composition in Photoshop to create a complete rendering. The author is Joshua Hoffeld, a graduate from Art Center College of Design in Transportation Design.

Through 10 steps this tutorial gives an overview of the quick rendering process, starting from a sketch. A basic knowledge of Photoshop or Painter is required.

This tutorial will explain how to obtain a half-an-hour sketch by using a superposition technique. This is an easy way to explore the volumes and shapes without worrying about reflection and colours, but only about light and darkness.

In this tutorial Allan Macdonald will guide you through a technique he has developed to produce easily adjustable tape drawings using Photoshop. The final images are easily scalable and can be used to refine proportion and check packaging.

This tutorial will take you through the process he uses to create polished Photoshop renderings. The author is Jonathan Tatum, a BA graduate from Coventry School of Art and Design and MA graduate from Umea Institute of Design.

In this tutorial Hussein Al-Attar will guide you step by step the techniques he has developed for creating digital renderings in Adobe Photoshop, adding highlights and shadows by using the Burn and Dodge tools.

This tutorial explains a technique to produce well composed renderings using Adobe Photoshop. The author is Andy Wong, an Industrial Design student who has worked at Ford Australia.

This tutorial will show some very simple guidelines that can be used to apply colour to your sketches, ensuring that your graphical and three dimensional surface information is portrayed in a simple and punchy manner.

This tutorial explains how to achieve a Canson style rendering in Photoshop: with this technique surfaces are defined just by adding light and dark. The author is Andrew Jones, currently working at ‘Design & Realizations’, a Uk based Japanese consultancy.

This tutorial will guide you step by step through his techniques for digital rendering using Adobe Photoshop. The author, Wayne Westerman, is a professional designer working at the GM advanced design studio in Sweden.

A visual tutorial on how to paint a handmade sketch in Photoshop, with a traditional media look.