Here at Tuts+ we regularly witness the talents of creative hobbyists and professionals from every corner of the globe. In this post, the first in a series, we want to shine light on the incredible Photoshop talent coming out of almost every continent. Today we start with Europe – next week, South America! Is your country or city represented?

Please note: This post contains some artistic nudity. This is not a ranked list. Current Psdtuts+ authors are not eligible for inclusion.

1. NIARK1

Representing: Paris, France.

“I make flyers, identities and logos, illustrations, web design, characters, graphic design, stickers, covers, toys, skateboards, deco, arts and many more! If you want more info about myself or my work don’t hesitate to contact me. I’m cool and I’m interested by any connections that I can make and any exciting projects.”

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2. Peter Jaworowski

Representing: Warsaw, Poland.

“I am the co-owner of the Warsaw-based creative studio, Ars Thanea, where I’m also design director. Debut Art represents me worldwide and Mushroom in Spain. Offline, you can check out my work in regular print publications like /Computer Arts/, /idN/ and /Advanced Photoshop/. I also write for Reform & Revolution and Cpluv, if you happen to frequent those sites!”

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3. Bechira Soren

Representing: Timisoara, Romania.

Bechira Sorin is what we would call a “veteran” in the world of graphic design. He is 30 years old and displays impeccable skills in not only Photoshop but also in multimedia techniques.

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4. Sakke Soini

Representing: Helsinki, Finland.

“Right now I am working as a freelancer and balancing my time between web design, illustrations, event management/promotion, DJing and VJing.”

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5. David Fuhrer (aka Microbot)

Representing: Bern, Switzerland.

David Fuhrer is a self-taught digital painter with a passion for making some of the most creative and vivid art around. David is an extremely talented and creates some of his art by mixing 3D elements with painting.

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6. Alberto Seveso

Representing: Rome, Italy.

Alberto’s digital illustrations have a distinct style, often featuring human forms made up of multi-layered tribal patterns with a 3D look. He has used this style to illustrate athletes Michael Phelps and Kelly Slater for prominent magazines. Hey says it doesn’t matter where he lives because the world has no borders.

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7. Nik Ainley

Representing: Oxford, United Kingdom.

“Nik Ainley is a UK based illustrator who produces both personal and commissioned work. He rather bizarrely taught himself Photoshop in his spare time while gaining a degree in physics at Imperial College in London. He enjoyed it so much he ditched physics and moved full time into design and illustration.”

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8. Pete Harrison

Representing: London, United Kingdom.

If you like that soft pastel 80’s look, then you will love the stuff in Pete Harrison’s portfolio. He has truly conquered that design style. But his skills don’t stop there. He is truly gifted in mixing images with shapes, colors, text in a original and creative manner.

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9. Sam Gilbey

Representing: Bedford, United Kingdom.

“Sam Gilbey is a freelance illustrator, graphic designer and art director. He has created graphics and illustrations, designed websites, and/or provided art direction for many well-known clients and brands, including Sony, Weetabix, The University of Manchester, MTV, O2, The BBC, Cadbury, Tiger Aspect Productions, Working Title and Motorola. He has worked with several respected design agencies including LBi, Preloaded, CMW Interacitve and AIS London.”

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10. Goro Fujita

Representing: Hamburg, Germany.

“I was born in Japan and moved with my family to Germany when I was two and a half years old. I have been fascinated by drawing ever since I was a little child. After finishing highschool I founded a company called “Quaintix” with a friend of mine and did some graphic design and programming work. Meanwhile I got interested in 3D animation and started to play around with cubes and spheres.”

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11. Mike Karolos

Representing: Athens, Greece.

Mike is a 24 year old design from Greece. While he enjoys a variety of music, he is really into hip hop music. I think that love for hip hop music really shows in his urban-style design. His designs and artwork have elements of popular design styles, but presented in a way that is very much his own.

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12. Meni Tzima

Representing: Athens, Greece.

“Presented as a new up and coming artist to look out for by Computer Arts Projects magazine, her work has also been featured by the latest Pictoplasma Character Encyclopaedia. Her characters appeared in various locations around the world on exhibitions such as The Freaky People in St.Petersburg, Russia, The little bird project in Hannover/Germany and lately at the Unreal event at Bios, Athens.”

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