The making of ‘The Stars are Falling’
If I haven’t mentioned it before my favourite artist is Charles Blackman and, in particular, his Schoolgirls and Angels series. He...
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Sep 12, 20163 min read
Cherry Blossom (sakura) season
Last spring I created the image, ‘Dance of the Jacarandas’ to celebrate the month when my city turns purple, so after a trip to Japan...
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Jul 4, 20162 min read
The making of ‘Where She Wanders’
When I was small we lived in a house that backed onto undeveloped land and so the neighbourhood kids and I would grab our bikes and head...
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May 23, 20163 min read
Behind the scenes of a special commission (with free compositing tool!)
Recently I was asked by some work friends to create a special birthday commission. The gentleman subject, Russell, is a golf fan and...
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Feb 17, 20162 min read
The making of ‘Wonder Falls’
My next tutorial was going to be about making glass transparent so after some thought I came up with a concept that involved a girl in a...
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Nov 30, 20152 min read
Wallflower
‘Wallflower’ came into existence because I found this tutorial by Andrei Oprinca, which is a technique I’ve always wanted to try (mainly...
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Nov 9, 20152 min read
Jacaranda season in Brisbane
Every September my city (Brisbane, Australia) turns purple when the Jacaranda trees begin to bloom. The purple flowers are feared by...
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Oct 26, 20154 min read
Back to the Future
Seeing as Back to the Future day is now in our past and even I, a committed fan, am quite done hearing about it for the time being, I no...
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Sep 28, 20151 min read
Tree Change
When I photographed last week’s shadow image I also shot a few other concepts; the tree girl being one of them. She sat open on my...
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Aug 24, 20157 min read
How to fake an underwater photo with Photoshop
How long I’ve wanted to shoot underwater! When girls in pretty dresses are combined with the weightlessness of water the results are...
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Aug 10, 20155 min read
How to create snow in Photoshop.
While it’s currently the height of summer in the only hemisphere that (supposedly) matters, where I live in Australia it’s so cold that...
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Jul 13, 20154 min read
How to create the dispersion / scatter effect with Photoshop.
Photoshop brushes are a brilliant way to add interest to your photos but did you know you can use brushes on layer masks? Say, for...
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Jun 29, 20156 min read
How to use and create Photoshop brushes.
One of Photoshop’s coolest features is the ability to customise and import different brushes. Until now you might only have used...
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