Digital Star Effect

Turn a regular photo into a high-tech digital artwork.

Digital Star Effect Photoshop Tutorial

Creating the Dots - Part One

Bloom

Add a blissful glow to the highlights of a photo.  This effect works well with portraits.

Diffusion

Add a strong diffusion glow effect. This Photoshop effect makes light skin glow while keeping dark areas, such as hair, dark.

Adding the Diffusion Effect

Many experienced Photoshop users may already know about this popular effect. For those who don't know, you can apply a quick version of this effect by duplicating the layer, changing the blending mode to Screen, and applying a Gaussian Blur to the new layer. This tutorial goes further by showing you how to filter out the effect from dark areas and how to restore edge sharpness.

Lomography

Simulate the effects of a lomo camera. Photos taken with a lomo camera have high contrast, twisted colors, and a noticeable vignette.

Pop Art

Transform a photo into retro pop art.

Soft Contrast

Enhance dull photos soft contrast. This Photoshop effect enhances contrast and saturation.

Half Sepia

Add a modern sepia tone to your photos. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to add a sepia tone specifically to the highlights or shadows of an image.

Keying Green Backdrops

Seperate objects from green backdrops with presicion and control. Learn how to mask fine strands of hair and a translucent glass cup.