Abstract Digital Mixed Media Art Showdown - Inspiration, Resources and Tutorials

Mixed media art, the beauty of putting together literally anything into one final piece of art. The technique must have been around since the stone-age, but it was not until Photoshop came along people really started to get crazy. Here is a collection of some of the most incredible digital art works featuring mixed media, along with some tutorials and resources for you to create your own art.

First a short tip: Daily inspiration like this and more — @PixelTango on Twitter!

Inspiration

Here are some wild and very beautiful art works to inspire you before getting started with the tutorials!

Naypyidaw

Within Temptation

Adore V

Rise and Fall

DOUBT

Divine Beauty

Mixed Emotions

Shooting

The parrot

Bring me to life

Deconstructed Male

Tangled

Urban Dreams

Heart Beats

PLASTICA ftw

9 Destinations

Twisted Logic

Wild lily

Phantasma

Resources

Finding high-quality resources is essential to make your final result look good. There are a lot of sites that are selling things like Photoshop brushes, textures and patterns. And that is great, but you should remember that there are also tons of free stuff right in front of you!

  • Browse DeviantArt for Photoshop Brushes
  • Browse DeviantArt for Photoshop Custom Shapes
  • Browse DeviantArt for Photoshop Patterns

You should also keep an eye out for big design blogs with their monthly round-ups. Here you will find plenty of good stuff that you can use.

  • 50 Must-Have Photoshop Brushes
  • 50 Beautiful Light Effects Photoshop Brush Packs (740 Brushes)
  • 50 Free Photoshop Brush Sets You Should Bookmark
  • 1000+ great free Photoshop brushes

We try to keep up with all these round-ups and to propagate them to you via our Twitter feed. So if you are looking for daily resources, be sure to check us out @PixelTango.

Tutorials

Personally, I think many tutorials published nowadays are just plain dull. Most of them does not add anything new to the design community. This by using the same brushes, same techniques and poor explanations.

Of course, there are exceptions and you will have to look hard to find the best. PSDTuts is always a win (most of the times at least). I have collected some neat mixed media tutorials worth checking out:

KNOCKOUT MIXED-MEDIA TECHNIQUES, by DigitalArts

How To Create An Organic Mixed Media Illustration, by LittleBoxOfIdeas

Create a Funky Perspective of a Model Riding Digital Volume, by PSDTuts

Create a Vibrant Conceptual Photo Manipulation in Photoshop, by PixelTango

Image Manipulation Photoshop

Continue reading here: 20 Impressive Videos for Your Inspiration

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