A letter from Florence is a creative Photoshop composition using a collection of original images from Florence, Italy. The tutorial covers ways to use the pen tool, to experiment with blend modes, expose yourself to the Displace filter, short cuts and complete a composition from scanned images and textures.

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I really appreciate the tutorial, and how this letter become something amazing with textures and blending modes! thanks for sharing and teaching.
Man i totally loved the idea.. also this pop-up ballons are very helpful.
What a wonderful lesson. It was amazing. Thank you so much for the great help. Massis Voskanian
You do very well at teaching tutorials
I hope to see more in the future!
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this is an awesome tutorial. I learned so much in this one like pattern overlay and how layers work when moving them around. Cool. I also like the Shift + technique. Pretty Cool. Thank you very much.
gracias
muy bello
Nice tuts m8 keep going nice idea with video tutz
Very good idea! I love this, I made it with my own photos and letter! It’s very beautiful!
Thanks!
The tutorial is so detailed…ha, It’s very perfect!
This is awesome, the concept is brilliant and your instructing and informative skills are on point. I ENJOYED IT and i learned new some things.
You is the best !!!
Thank you for such an amazing and easy to follow tutorial! I’ve learnt so much from just one tutorial so far. Awesome job! Keep up the great work!
Wonderful tutorial! I was really lousy with the pen tool and had never heard of displacement. Thanks, and keep it up!
i lOVee it =]
Awesome! Extraordinary tutorial! This “A letter from Florence” it’s so beautiful, it’s so romantic, it’s amazing! Please continue to do more, like this kind of image! Help us to understand better the potential of Photoshop and please make us dream more and more with this kind of pictures!
What a wonderful – and wonderfully presented – tutorial! This is truly one of the best I’ve seen. I appreciate not only the content, but the time you took explaining how and why you were doing each step. I only wish you had a way to hit a ‘pause’ button so I could jump back over to my work in Photoshop and duplicate (learn) the procedures. Thank you so very much for sharing with us. Wonderful tut!
Nice result, nice page full of tips and tricks. Thanks.
Damn that is great…
I agree, you are a great teacher! I took lesson many years ago and forgot how to use the pen tool, and you teaching skill is excellent. Thanks for sharing!
What a great tutorial. The learning experience was terrific. I would love to see more tutorials by this person. Please keep them coming. He is a terrific teacher.
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Really fantastic work.