• Cleaning and perfecting skin in Photoshop

    Cleaning and perfecting skin in Photoshop

    Alain Perdomo goes through a series of editing methods for fantasy portraits in Photoshop The process of retouching skin in a photo can achieve a professional result if it’s done with care. The following methods to correct details of the face and skin in a portrait will ensure spectacular results in your photos. Alain Perdomo (@alainperdomo) is a digital artist, photographer, and editor, focused mainly in cinema and advertising photography for fashion and beauty. In the following video, he shares his methods to retouch and perfect the skin to accomplish a fantasy effect:

  • The Production Stages of Video Game Development

    The Production Stages of Video Game Development

    Learn, with the help of an expert, the four basic creative stages of game development Nacho Yagüe (@nachoyague) is a professional concept artist with ample experience in the development of AAA video games, such as Assassins Creed Unity or Watch Dogs 2. As a concept artist, he is involved in all production phases. He explains that, regardless of the size of the studio, these tend to be very similar, although delivery and decision-making times will vary. If you have always wanted to work in a game studio, or launch an independent one, this explanation will be very valuable.

  • How To Make Your Own Snapchat Filter

    How To Make Your Own Snapchat Filter

    Download Domestika's Snapchat filter and discover how to create a filter from scratch with Lens Studio and the advice of designer Pau Jimenez Halfway through her architecture degree, Spanish designer Pau Jiménez realized that she was fascinated by the world of virtual design. That was the beginning of her career creating artistic filters for social networks such as Instagram or Snapchat, a self-taught path that has earned her her place among Snapchat's Official Lens Creators, an international group of outstanding filter creators. We asked her if she would like to pay tribute to Domestika in her own way, by creating a custom filter for Snapchat. Pau agreed and shared with us all the necessary steps to build a filter in Lens Studio. In this article, she will guide you through step by step, so that you can create your own custom Snapchat filter from scratch. Although, with practice, it's a skill within everyone's reach, being able to operate 3D or 2D element creation programs is essential, since that is what we’ll be using to create the materials with which we'll later build the filter in Lens Studio.

  • The Creative Process: from Briefing to Budget

    The Creative Process: from Briefing to Budget

    Discover how to organize a creative proposal when working with clients, from the first handshake to closing the budget One of the main factors that impacts the profitability of creative companies is the process that starts with the first briefing for a project and ends with the final budget: How long should it be? How many people should be involved? Answering these and other questions correctly could be the difference between a company that thrives and one that goes bust. So, with the help of Enrique Rivera (@kike_dnoise), CEO and Creative Director of dnoise, we have created this step-by-step guide that will help you understand the importance of each phase, and how to calibrate this process that is the beating heart of countless creative studios.

  • How to Create Basic Patterns in Photoshop

    How to Create Basic Patterns in Photoshop

    Juan Díaz-Faes explains how to create repeating patterns in Photoshop in four easy steps A pattern is an image or a graphic element that is infinitely repeated, or tiled, and can be applied to any surface. The image that is repeated to create the pattern can be referred to as a tile. The easiest tile to create is in the shape of a square, although you can make tiles that have different shapes. To understand how patterns work, you’ll need to get to grips with the basic rules of repetition through digital exercises. That’s where Juan Díaz-Faes steps in. An illustrator whose work is very detailed, both graphically and narratively, he has created patterns for clients such as Nickelodeon, Pepsi, El País–one of Spain’s national newspapers, and Harvard University. Here he explains how to create a basic pattern using Photoshop.