How to Be Creative in Photoshop – A Letter from Florence


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.

A Letter from Florence

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30 Responses to “How to Be Creative in Photoshop – A Letter from Florence”

  1. basak
    February 6, 2009 at 11:35 pm #

    I really appreciate the tutorial, and how this letter become something amazing with textures and blending modes! thanks for sharing and teaching.

  2. Sezgin YILMAZ
    February 8, 2009 at 1:31 am #

    Man i totally loved the idea.. also this pop-up ballons are very helpful.

  3. Massis
    February 13, 2009 at 9:07 am #

    What a wonderful lesson. It was amazing. Thank you so much for the great help. Massis Voskanian

  4. Branden
    February 13, 2009 at 4:27 pm #

    You do very well at teaching tutorials :) I hope to see more in the future! :D You should submit stuff to PSDTUTS.com some time if you haven’t already. It may help drive some more traffic to your site.

  5. vu tran
    February 13, 2009 at 9:27 pm #

    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.

  6. lilibunch
    February 14, 2009 at 4:43 am #

    gracias :) muy bello

  7. KalastroMakeinz
    February 16, 2009 at 11:34 pm #

    Nice tuts m8 keep going nice idea with video tutz

  8. Christophe
    February 21, 2009 at 10:44 am #

    Very good idea! I love this, I made it with my own photos and letter! It’s very beautiful!
    Thanks!

  9. Jame
    February 25, 2009 at 5:55 am #

    The tutorial is so detailed…ha, It’s very perfect!

  10. DAZELEW
    March 2, 2009 at 6:49 am #

    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.

  11. Marcio Ferreira
    March 5, 2009 at 3:58 pm #

    You is the best !!!

  12. Lisa
    March 18, 2009 at 6:44 am #

    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!

  13. Dorina
    March 18, 2009 at 2:13 pm #

    Wonderful tutorial! I was really lousy with the pen tool and had never heard of displacement. Thanks, and keep it up!

  14. elinka
    March 22, 2009 at 12:42 am #

    i lOVee it =]

  15. Victor
    March 31, 2009 at 9:15 pm #

    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!

  16. Kathryn
    April 24, 2009 at 12:42 am #

    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!

  17. photo retouching
    May 11, 2009 at 12:32 pm #

    Nice result, nice page full of tips and tricks. Thanks.

  18. thecastex
    May 11, 2009 at 8:41 pm #

    Damn that is great…

  19. May Chan
    June 9, 2009 at 5:14 am #

    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!

  20. Sandy LoFaro
    July 11, 2009 at 7:16 pm #

    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.

  21. Panos
    June 25, 2010 at 4:42 am #

    Hello i am the Photographer from the wedding photography in Greece. I have to thank you for the fantastic work for items that you write. I am a regular reader of your site and always tell friends to visit your thousand. Once again thanks:)

  22. Gamos
    November 5, 2010 at 12:51 pm #

    Really fantastic work.

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