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Photoshop Tutorial for Eerie Futuristic Digital Art

digital · 2026-05-11

A Photoshop tutorial published on Abduzeedo on January 27, 2019, demonstrates how to create an eerie futuristic digital art composition inspired by Cristian Chierici and Beeple. The tutorial uses stock photos from Unsplash by Tim Trad, Joshua Earle, and eberhard grossgasteiger. Steps include creating a portal with neon glow, blending images, adjusting colors with vibrance and hue/saturation layers, and adding a person with shadow effects. The final image is a proof of concept for a person walking toward a dimensional portal.

Key facts

  • Tutorial published on Abduzeedo on January 27, 2019.
  • Inspired by Cristian Chierici and Beeple.
  • Uses photos from Unsplash by Tim Trad, Joshua Earle, and eberhard grossgasteiger.
  • Document size: 2880x1800 pixels.
  • Background color: #020203.
  • Uses layer styles, blend modes, and Gaussian blur.
  • Creates a portal with neon glow and reflection on wet floor.
  • Includes a person with shadow and gradient mask.

Entities

Artists

  • Cristian Chierici
  • Beeple

Institutions

  • Abduzeedo
  • Unsplash

Sources