Motion blur is something that occurs naturally in photography but there are many ways that we can create realistic motion blur in After Effects too. Colin will show you the settings and options to help you control motion blur on animations, graphics and even on videos that don’t contain any movement at all. He will also demonstrate how to add motion blur to the many animation presets that ship with After Effects.

Kyle Lambert is a fine artist based in the UK and was formally trained as an oil painter. He currently freelances and specializes in painting, illustration and animation. Used to the tactile nature of oil and canvas, Kyle naturally gravitated to the iPad to create digitally. Lambert is becoming well known for his striking character portraits and was the first artist to create photo-realistic work using Adobe Ideas: http://bit.ly/oHhjuy. In this video, learn about Lambert's approach to working and get inspired as you watch how he creates using Adobe Ideas – zooming all the way in to get fine detail and zooming all the way out to see the image.

Create a realistic old school style of a flip clock using Buena Depth Cue v2's Flipside! Download a free trial of BDCv2 and this project file at digieffects.com! (Author: Brandon Smith)

An oft-overlooked issue in stereoscopic production is how the point of convergence relates to the viewing plane. Chris Meyer demonstrates adding 3D depth of field blur to the equation to create more realistic, easier-to-view scenes.

Explore the greatly enhanced 3D Camera Depth of Field options in After Effects CS5.5, including realistic iris simulations as well as the ability to enhance specular highlights.

This new effect gives you the ability to create the optical effect of a real camera lens blur. If you need to add depth to a scene, or obscure something in the frame, Camera Lens Blur will do that and make it look completely realistic. You also have complete control parameters like iris shape, blur maps, super whites, gain and threshold.

Apply realistic blurs to perfectly shot footage to create elegant attributes of a soft focus image with the Camera Lens Blur effect in After Effects CS5.5.

Learn how to create a realistic camp fire from the Mylenium project file and using Delirium v2's Fire. Download the project files and a free trial of Fire at www.digieffects.com! (Author: Mylenium & Dustin Klein).

See how to create photo-realistic or surreal HDR images with unprecedented speed, control, and accuracy. Get better-than-ever results thanks to automatic ghost removal and greater control with tone mapping and adjustments.

Learn how to create realistic green screen footage by applying Delirium v2's LightWrap to your subject.

Many times, I've seen great work that was somewhat spoiled by the fact that it employed a reflection as part of the design. Creating a reflection on any image is a fairly easy thing to do and in this episode we'll look at some techniques to make a convincing and realistic reflection within Adobe Photoshop.

Learn how to draw shapes and scenes in accurate 1-, 2-, or 3-point linear perspective to create the look of realistic depth and distance with the new Perspective drawing tools in Adobe Illustrator CS5. See how the new Perspective Grid tool supports drawing directly on planes of true perspective and the Perspective Selection tool allows objects to be moved, scaled, duplicated, and transformed dynamically in perspective.

Learn essential techniques from one of the original pioneers in digital painting and a master at painting in Photoshop CS5. Watch as John Derry shows how to quickly and easily enhance your images with the new realistic painting tools in Photoshop CS5. See how you can transform your images and designs subtly or to the extreme to get amazing results. You'll walk away knowing killer tips and tricks along with new painting ideas that are sure to add to your Photoshop skills.

Learn to use Digieffects Depth and create a realistic rack focus.

Sometimes certain scenes are too expensive, dangerous, or even impossible to photograph. This is when people often turn to Adobe Photoshop. In only a little bit of time, you can create a very realistic looking image. Today we will be learning how to create an eerie underwater scene. So, get your scuba gear on and let's get started.

Add realistic reflections to your images by using the Guided Edit feature in Photoshop Elements.

Quickly produce visual effects ranging from artistic to realistic.

The easiest 3D tool you have ever used. Reposse makes it so easy to turn anything into a realistic 3D object. Colin Smith walks you through the basics of extruding some text and then applying a brick texture to it.

In this sequel to the previous episode, Chet shows how to create a better reflection effect in Flex 4 with an alpha mask to make it more realistic.

Select soft edges and areas of fine detail by using the improved Refine Edge and Refine Mask dialog boxes. View underlying layers to create realistic composites, and finesse selections by using refinement brushes.

Achieve a photo-realistic or surrealistic look with Merge To HDR Pro controls and presets. Remove "ghosts" created by moving objects in source images.

The end goal of a good retoucher is to make their work appear invisible while creating some alternative reality. In this case we're going to look at one method I use for adding a tattoo to an image while making it look like it's really a part of the original photo. This method involves placing an Illustrator file (the tattoo source image) as a Smart Object, using the Free Transform/Warp Tool, adding a Gaussian Blur (to adjust the 'Focus') and then finishing it all off with a lighting effect created from a Channel Pull. Ready to begin?

New in Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended - Easily take your imagery and designs in new artistic directions with natural and realistic painting effects. The new Mixer Brush lets you define multiple colors on a single tip to paint with subtle color blends, or you can use a dry brush to blend a photo’s colors to create a beautiful painting. New Bristle Tips enable you to easily paint with lifelike, naturally textured brush strokes using defined bristle properties like shape, length, and stiffness, and you can experiment away by adding Bristle Tips to a variety of Photoshop brush tools.

Adobe Photoshop software is the tool of choice for designers and web professionals. Now with Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended, you can continue to push the boundaries of traditional digital imaging. Realistically blend colors on canvas with the new Mixer Brush. Create superior composites for print or web layouts with new technology that makes it easy to select even the trickiest image elements, like hair. Remove an image element, and let Content‐Aware Fill intelligently replace the missing pixels. Easily create 3D logos and artwork from any text layer, selection, or layer mask using new Adobe Repoussé technology. Use new Exposure Merge technology to create photo realistic or wildly surreal 32-bit HDR images with unprecedented speed, control, and accuracy. And import animated GIFs. Plus so much more.

With Photoshop CS5 Extended, you can easily enhance the realism of your 3D designs by generating shadows with simple steps to invoke the shadow catcher. Browse different looks for your 3D models and extruded designs by picking realistic materials like chrome and cork from the rich new materials library. Explore with different focus points in your 3D scene by previewing and adjusting the range for depth of field. Even use stunning HDR images or panoramas to light your 3D scene.

View the top 5 Photoshop CS5 photo editing software features. Russell Brown, Photoshop senior creative director, presents his favorites from over 100 new features, including Content-Aware Fill, Puppet Warp, HDR Pro, realistic paint brushes, and new selections tools for the trickiest elements like hair.

When we think of blurring we usually think of the Gaussian Blur filter. But the blur photographers get from it tends to look fake. The Lens Blur filter provides a much more realistic blur and, with some setup time, can create some very realistic results.

Stephen Burns shows you how to create photorealistic textures and apply them to a model in Photoshop CS4 extended. He also uses Smith Micro Poser to easily create realistic 3D human figures.

In this episode we'll see how to do a portrait retouch of a more mature person. You'll learn techniques to reduce visible age lines while still making the photo look realistic.

In this tutorial, Eran Stern teaches you how to control the scattering of light in a composition using adjustment lights. Eran creates a 3D world of dancing actors with realistic lights and shadows for a fictional show called "Born to Dance."

In the murky past…. Makes you think of fog right? Join Dennis in this episode of Adobe Beginner Classes as he gives you a method for creating semi-realistic fog inside of After Effects with nothing but a Photoshop document!

This very easy-to-follow tutorial walks you through adding a thin white border and a paper-like curve and drop shadow to your digital photo for a very realistic effect.

In this episode, we continue creating a realistic drop shadow in Adobe Dreamweaver CS4. Greg Rewis shows you how it's done in this Dreamweaver CS4 tutorial.

In this episode, former Adobe Flex SDK team member Chet Haase highlights the ease of creating realistic animations and sequential motion effects in the next version of Flex.

In this tutorial, Creative COW leader Aharon Rabinowitz finishes his series on weather replacement and shows you how to add realistic lightning to the shot.

In this episode, former Adobe Flex SDK team member Chet Haase explains how to add a bouncing effect to a ball. See how easing functions give a realistic look to an animated object’s movement.

Discover how to combine two 3D objects and simulate a realistic shadow in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. Russell Brown covers the new Auto Blend feature and more in this Photoshop Tutorial.

Different visual effects require different motion. Former Adobe Flex SDK team member Chet Haase shows how to incorporate realistic movement into your animations by using various easing functions in Flex 3.

Create cool animated “Liquid” effects using the paint tool in After Effects CS4 and imported Layer Styles from Photoshop. Learn how easy it is to make realistic animated drips.

Create realistic 3D images by using the Scene, Mesh, Materials, and Lights tabs in the 3D panel. Animate properties of 3D objects.

In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to animate a signature appearing on screen, and a few tricks to make it look more realistic.

In this tutorial, Creative COW leader Aharon Rabinowitz finishes his series on weather replacement and shows you how to add realistic lightning to the shot.

Learn the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of photo retouching in Photoshop CS3. This episode will show you the professional techniques to make your facial retouching amazing and realistic.

Making realistic water in After Effects can be accomplished in just a few steps. Chad Perkins shows how to use Fractal Noise and Colorama to achieve smooth, turbulent, and rolling water effects.

How to create a quick and simple wedding collage. How to add realistic shadows as well as change the color of your objects and add a cool background effect.

The Puppet tool in After Effects easily brings still images to life. This tutorial introduces the Puppet tool and shows how it can be used for realistic animation effects.