This is How Photoshop Artist Erik Johansson Creates His Mind-Bending Images
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.
h/t PetaPixel
Here are a number of his photo-manipulation artworks accompanied by short but fascinating BTS videos:
Cut & Fold
Drifting Away
Soundscapes
Closing Out
Landfall
Endless Stories
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