How to Edit a Photo into a Stunning Dark Portrait in 5 Minutes

Simple and fast way to turn your photos and portraits into dark portrait art without removing the background.
Use code: "YTZENZ" To Get 15% OFF on my courses!
► My Photoshop Courses & Lightroom Presets: www.zenzcourses.com/
► Use code: "YTZENZ" To Get 15% OFF on my courses!
► My Photoshop Courses & Lightroom Presets: www.zenzcourses.com/
Download Stock Photo Here:
www.pexels.com/photo/jaguar-c...
► LET’S CONNECT
Instagram: / zenzdesign
Facebook: / zenzdesign.nl
TikTok: / zenzdesign
○ Canvas Prints: bit.ly/2VqFpHT
○ Metal Prints: bit.ly/39YBveF
○ Photoshop Add-ons: 1.envato.market/2m6jO
Music: Tracks "Idea, Remedy for Melancholy, September" by Kai Engel
Creative Commons License
#Photoshop #Photo #Editing

Пікірлер: 110

  • @Zenzdesign
    @Zenzdesign2 жыл бұрын

    If you are using Windows press CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + E (instead of command + alt + shift + e ) at 1:18 time frame

  • @randomstuff53078

    @randomstuff53078

    Жыл бұрын

    there is no ALT on mac...what about mac

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    10 ай бұрын

    @@randomstuff53078option

  • @joegowac4617
    @joegowac46172 жыл бұрын

    I've been trying forever to figure out how to make my plain wildlife photos look more like artwork. This was so helpful. I downloaded the image and followed along step by step. Wow thank you!

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, happy to hear bro!

  • @malaranu6883
    @malaranu6883 Жыл бұрын

    Oh thank you. So wonderful to see the changes. Definitely going to try this.

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, have fun!

  • @joshjones9417
    @joshjones94173 жыл бұрын

    Super good video, thanks so much for sharing these techniques. Can't wait to show my wildlife pics in a new light

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you glad you liked it!

  • @Infosuno
    @Infosuno4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Sir

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!!

  • @jackysartorius8504
    @jackysartorius85043 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for lighting us with your knowledge 💛

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Happy to share :)

  • @skylersalvatore2335

    @skylersalvatore2335

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sorry to be offtopic but does any of you know a method to get back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid forgot the account password. I love any tips you can offer me!

  • @066jasmeetsingh2
    @066jasmeetsingh24 жыл бұрын

    Amazing as always!

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 🙏

  • @eshaagarwal86
    @eshaagarwal863 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing ! This is game changing

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @rapterrider7657
    @rapterrider76574 жыл бұрын

    Amazing love it ur work is always best 🤙🔥

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much man!

  • @madalasai873
    @madalasai8733 жыл бұрын

    Great work buddy, Thanks for sharing this

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @hevoskouluttajataru
    @hevoskouluttajataru2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, now it worked👌thank you..great teaching🙏Be Blessed..totally my style art and fast😄

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Happy to hear! :)

  • @muttifragt5588
    @muttifragt55884 жыл бұрын

    Great work and very helpful! I think it's a good tutorial for flowers too. Thank you! 😊🙏

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Flowers are also very interesting to create dark art with

  • @muttifragt5588

    @muttifragt5588

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Zenzdesign Yes, I think that too! 😊

  • @aniruddhg.s5472
    @aniruddhg.s54724 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video man.loved it!

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man!!

  • @subramanyack588
    @subramanyack5883 жыл бұрын

    Very Nice method !! Thank you for sharing

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cheers

  • @leilagholami7551
    @leilagholami75512 жыл бұрын

    REALLY HELPFUL THANK YOU

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @weerhaaw
    @weerhaaw8 ай бұрын

    Simple as you say, and yet such an amazing result. Thanks so much. 😉

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching

  • @KushalCineArch
    @KushalCineArch3 жыл бұрын

    This is really crazyyyyy... I thought I would be knowing everything in photoshop... Bt you made me learn new things

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Happy to hear man

  • @LlNDUSH
    @LlNDUSH3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing! Thank you :)

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank u!

  • @ritaophelia
    @ritaopheliaАй бұрын

    I used i ton a portrait and it was superb! Thank you

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

  • @atdesignat9193
    @atdesignat91934 жыл бұрын

    Great work 👍

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 🙏 I

  • @kirwan1414
    @kirwan14142 жыл бұрын

    Wow!

  • @steve_idiot
    @steve_idiot4 жыл бұрын

    Love the vids m8. When i see your IG post, i head on over to youtube to see if you posted. keep up the good work.

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much man!

  • @Salamo2020
    @Salamo20204 жыл бұрын

    You are the best master in lighting

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks bro!!

  • @martincregg
    @martincregg2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent technique.

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Martin!

  • @DanielBryn
    @DanielBryn3 жыл бұрын

    Hey there - stumbled upon this while researching how to edit my lion photos (spent 6 months travelling alone in Africa photographing lions and big cats) Now I just have to learn photoshop. Thanks a bunch mate, really appreciate this!

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Daniel, sounds like a great experience you did there! I hope you find usefull tutorials on my channel to edit your photos! Cheers!

  • @DanielBryn

    @DanielBryn

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Zenzdesign I have - working on an edit now. Everything is slow at first getting used to the tools.

  • @Hip_Hop_Blood
    @Hip_Hop_Blood3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome brother ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks bro

  • @marclabro
    @marclabro3 жыл бұрын

    super !!!! i prefer this dodge method to th one with a lighting curve and brush which overlaps background. here you could dodge vibris easily... abou a previous question for BW animals, when you just added the gradient map it was by defaut BW and it was gorgeous BW before you switched to overlay... !

  • @mike_s_media
    @mike_s_media Жыл бұрын

    Holy shit man, that was great and seemingly simple!

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Great to hear!

  • @sakilahmed1902
    @sakilahmed19024 жыл бұрын

    Great.

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!!

  • @veronicasexton8612
    @veronicasexton86123 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you so much! I do have a question... I'm fairly new to Photoshop. What exactly are you doing, in the second step, to merge into a new layer? (Before the smart edit) I'm on a Mac, and that doesn't seem to be doing the right thing for me.

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi, if you press and hold CMD, Alt, Shift, E (so all 4 together in that row) you can merge into a new layer

  • @veronicasexton8612

    @veronicasexton8612

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Zenzdesign Thank you!!

  • @viralgaminghd4197
    @viralgaminghd41974 жыл бұрын

    🔥🔥😍

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @allegedartistlessons
    @allegedartistlessons3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing tutorial.

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @allegedartistlessons

    @allegedartistlessons

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Photoshop Fox Here’s my first attempt with the technique: instagram.com/p/CEpwJjhsGMo/?igshid=1jaezd0b1z09v

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Looks very nice!

  • @marclabro
    @marclabro3 жыл бұрын

    hello, your images are gorgeous. can you make similar ones in deep dramatic black and white ?

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I would use the same technique but maybe apply a preset in Lightroom afterwards to achieve that. You can also make it black and white in Photoshop itself

  • @anirudh3786
    @anirudh37864 жыл бұрын

    Bro u r absolutely fabulous 🤘🤘🔥🔥💯

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks bro!

  • @anirudh3786

    @anirudh3786

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Zenzdesign bruh plz will u teach me some tips on instagram if so I'll refer uh to my friends

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have a video how to grow on instagram

  • @vedantmathure3834
    @vedantmathure38343 жыл бұрын

    Hi , loved your video , totally awesome , just how exactly did you select the paint which you used for depicting source of light and make it transform ? How do I select it

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Which time frame is that?

  • @vedantmathure3834

    @vedantmathure3834

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Zenzdesign the 5 minutes and 5 seconds part

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you click on your color box under your toolbar you can select a color to create the source of light. And then Ctrl+T to transform

  • @vedantmathure3834

    @vedantmathure3834

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Zenzdesign thanks alot sir , it helped 🔥

  • @nicks231988
    @nicks2319883 жыл бұрын

    Very nice. 👌🏼👌🏼 How did u brighten the eyes?.? Can u please show it to me in detail again. Or do u have any link to any video?.

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    I pretty much brighten the eyes all the time. You can see it in this video at 13:42 time: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jHmdychpkaXambQ.html

  • @nicks231988

    @nicks231988

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Zenzdesign i really appreciate. Thank u so much 🤗❤️

  • @anujmehta3830
    @anujmehta38304 жыл бұрын

    Masterpiece Tutorial! Sir i love your videos. Can you make tutorial on 'Curves' . It looks childish but i have problem while playing with curves and i understand your tutorials very amazingly so hope that your video on 'Curves' will help me alot. Thank you Sir❤

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! I’ll see what I can do. Curves is probably my favorite adjustment layer in Photoshop!

  • @joegowac4617

    @joegowac4617

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Zenzdesign I don't understand curves either. I avoid it alot but I know its helpful. I feel like you change the curves with just the adjustment sliders or is curves totally different.

  • @utechediting
    @utechediting4 жыл бұрын

    Hi bro I am from *India* I really love ur videos always big support do u Bro make one video on how to get ideas to edit 🤔🤔 Hop u will help

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks bro! Will think about that

  • @paigeditchburn2440
    @paigeditchburn24402 жыл бұрын

    The highlighting bit doesn’t appear to be working for me, how do I get the brush to do the highlighting ?

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which time frame in the video?

  • @neto_marques
    @neto_marques3 жыл бұрын

    👌⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🐾

  • @batardaanna9322
    @batardaanna93224 жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍👍👍✨✨✨

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 жыл бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @sumitchadokhiya718
    @sumitchadokhiya7183 жыл бұрын

    Can I use in CS6 PS ?????

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes you can

  • @daez.mp4
    @daez.mp43 жыл бұрын

    Pls can you bring tutorial in Lightroom mobile version 🙂

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    Might do :)

  • @daez.mp4

    @daez.mp4

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Zenzdesign Thanks Brother ❤️

  • @randomstuff53078
    @randomstuff5307826 күн бұрын

    do you still take our edits to fix - I followed your steps here and I just cant do the light correct.... It's a barred owl and I made it look like it's looking into the moon light.

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    26 күн бұрын

    You can send them to my email, I might do a new video 👍🏻

  • @ttm-2909
    @ttm-2909 Жыл бұрын

    i have created one !!!

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice!

  • @hevoskouluttajataru
    @hevoskouluttajataru2 жыл бұрын

    really great but the commands with PC are different and it don't copy as yours...my photoshop is always doing it's own thing never as the videos with others...oh my, mine donät copy as a new it onlu copy the layer what is painted..oh my, cannot get it any ways to work..and I love this tutorial othervice, but so frustrating since I have a pc and it don't make a new layer copy with the edits...

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which time frame is it in the video?

  • @hevoskouluttajataru

    @hevoskouluttajataru

    2 жыл бұрын

    At 1: 19 about when you copy the edited layer, so you can convert it to smart object so you can edit it in camera raw filter🙏

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hevoskouluttajataru On windows it is: CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + E

  • @hevoskouluttajataru

    @hevoskouluttajataru

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Zenzdesign THANK YOU, will try..so many buttons to push :)

  • @jamessepulveda189
    @jamessepulveda1894 ай бұрын

    Is this Lightroom or photoshop?

  • @Zenzdesign

    @Zenzdesign

    4 ай бұрын

    Photoshop

  • @DavidSoulk
    @DavidSoulk3 жыл бұрын

    i see that he dont know what he talks about lol .

Келесі