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-------------------------------------- This tutorial gives you some insight in to techniques and concepts that I have employed in my digital illustration "Chasing The Unreachable", which is available in a high resolution over here: [link]
Learn how to: - Create and colorize a textured background - Create a custom brush-style in Adobe Photoshop - Employ the Smudge-Tool and Displace-Filter - Create and modify custom vector-shapes - Optimize color-curves and alter colors using adjustment layers --------------------------------------
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I'm having a hard time using the smudge tool, I can't seem to get the same effect as MadPotato's. Can anyone explain me the steps to create that awesome effect?