Photoshop is a marvellous tool, and while it may have become synonymous for a time with airbrushing and touch-ups, the reality is that it’s a program that lets people achieve wonderful things visually.
TakeJustin Peters, whoseInstagram profile is here, for example, a visual artist who’s been working for some time on beautifully altered images that evoke a sense of wonder and otherworldliness. We’ve gathered a superb selection of his images right here - check them out!
This first image is a good sample of Peters' style, which is to blend two different worlds and create an entirely new paradigm. Here you’ve got the ethereal float of a jellyfish transformed into a new sort of mermaid entirely.
Life’s a beach
Beaches are lovely, we think most people will agree - and rock formations are pretty nice, too. That said, they don’t tend to naturally occur like this, embedded in trees. It’s a delightful image, though, and creates a beach we’d love to visit ourselves.
Quite a view
Talking about lovely, imaginary beaches, though, this one’s a stormer. Imagine having a local seaside spot where you could not just swim and play in the waves but also lay back and survey the globe like this. Phwoar.
We love how seamlessly the jellyfish in this image blends into the carousel top - it makes an amalgam that reminds us of boss-battles from Japanese videogames, but the blurring effects make it seem incredibly real.
Cold times
We might be coming into summer now, but we can all remember the colder months all too easily. This image forms almost a story in our minds, as this man walking through a city remembers the wilderness he’s been in recently.
Imagination
If the last image told a story, this one looks like it’sabouttelling stories, with the blank page taking one’s imagination on a journey, in this case to the white peaks and slopes of a ski resort.
Animal planet
This isn’t the last time you’ll see butterfly wings in this gallery - there’s something perfect about them when edited onto other animals, as in the case of this proud penguin, whose little wings are a lot more beautiful than normal.
We’re all used to the idea that every so often the moon will do something absolutely nuts, whether it’s an eclipse, a red moon or a supermoon, but sadly most of us are unlikely to ever see one quite so enormous as this stunner, let alone catch a stag perfectly posed in front of it.
Dreamscape
We love the ripples spreading out from around this swan in the sky, a sort of dream-pond that makes it feel like the manifestation of an ancient god or something, while the hot air balloon adds a human touch.
Diving utopia
We’re sure that any experienced divers would be absolutely thrilled to discover a reef or ecosystem as interesting as this one so close to the surface, and indeed so close to land - it sure would be convenient!
