This is How Photoshop Artist Erik Johansson Creates His Mind-Bending Images
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Swedish photographer and retoucher Erik Johansson is well known for his mind-bending photo-manipulations and optical illusions, which are all made with careful photography and Photoshopping. If you’re wondering how the images are actually created, Johansson has been regularly release behind-the-scenes videos showing his techniques.
Cut & Fold
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Post-production for this project took 15 hours.
Drifting Away
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Landfall
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Endless Stories
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An image created for The Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation.
Closing Out
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Soundscapes
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You can find more of Johansson work on his website, and you can follow along with future videos by subscribing to his YouTube channel.
Image creditsPhotographs and videos by Erik Johansson
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