Psdtuts+ Updates - Show Off Your Talent! Enter the PhotoDune Photo Manipulation Competition

Show Off Your Talent! Enter the PhotoDune Photo Manipulation Competition

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 09:30 AM PDT

Last week we celebrated the launch of PhotoDune, Envato’s new stock photography marketplace with a series of photo effect, photo manipulation, and photo montage tutorials. Now that Photo Effects Week has come to an end, we wanted to give you the opportunity to put your newly learned skills to the test with a Photo Manipulation Competition that is open to all Psdtuts+ readers.

Your task is to use at least one of the three images below to create a photo manipulation. You are free to combine these images with assets available on the web or in your personal collection. We will judge your entries based on their creativity, execution, and by how many of the below images that you use.

Up for Grabs

We will select 3 winners for this competition.

1st Place will win $100 in PhotoDune Credits and a 1-year premium membership to Tuts+.
2nd Place will win $75 in PhotoDune Credits.
3rd Place will receive an Envato t-shirt.

PhotoDune Images

You can use the following images in your photo manipulation.

European Hamster courtesy Lifeonwhite

Woman Eating with Chopsticks courtesy Monkeybusiness

New York City Skyline courtesy Lifeonwhite

Download the Photos

You can download the photo package for this competition from the link below. Please note that these photos are only to be used for personal, non-commercial, educational usage, and to form your entry to the Psdtuts+ Photo Effects competition. Should you wish to use the images for any other purpose, you must purchase your own licenses from PhotoDune. These images will only be freely available until November 8, 2011. If you wish to enter the competition, please make sure you download them as soon as possible.

DOWNLOAD PHOTO PACKAGE

Rules

Use at least 1 of the 3 images above to create a photo manipulation.
You are free to combine the above images with photos or assets available elsewhere on the web, or in your personal collection.
The images above can only be used for this competition. They cannot be used for any other purpose.
You can enter up to 3 different submissions.
Entries will be accepted until Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:59 PM EST.

SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY

Create a Beautiful Abstract Portrait in Photoshop – Psd Premium Tutorial

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 07:00 AM PDT

In this Psd Premium tutorial, author Wojciech Pijecki will combine several stock images to create an artistic, abstract portrait of a woman. This tutorial is available exclusively to Premium Members. If you are looking to take your photo manipulation and illustration skills to the next level then Log in or Join Now to get started!

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