February 15, 2012

Photoshop Tutorial: Create a Movie Poster!

Learn some composition basics, layout, photo manipulation and typography design.

Hi folks! There is a new FREE Photoshop Tutorial for you! This time, I have designed a fictional movie poster using an action based theme. In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to cut out images, create a multi-image background, lighting and coloring techniques, and a lot of small everyday tips, shortcuts and post-production methods to enhace your photomanipulations. Also, there is some layer styling tricks and you’ll learn how to do a basic poster layout for film promotion.

Don’t take it too seriously and use is as a reference to do your own creations. Enjoy!

About Mario Sánchez Nevado

Mario is the CEO of Aégis Illustration. He's a freelance Illustrator and Art Director based in Madrid (Spain), and works creating covers for music bands and publishing houses all over the world. He also develops the role of Art Director and Manager of the international artistic collective Hysterical Minds. Also, he writes Photoshop Tutorials from time to time and teaches digital imaging and self-management for creatives.