Russian Photoshop Master Creates Incredibly Surreal Images That Will Blow Your Mind

With the increasing number of photo editing applications in our smartphones and computers, surely, most of us have tried experimenting with photo editing at some point in our lives. We may have simply wanted to enhance photos that we took during a lovely holiday, erase some blemishes on that almost perfect selfie, add a filter to an otherwise boring photo, or just fool some of our friends into thinking that we went to see the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Now there is this one Russian guy who took photo editing to the next level, or to next higher level of that next level, if ever there is one.

Meet Max Asabin, a Russian digital artist who creates breathtaking images using layers of different photos that seemed to flawlessly meld together. How he comes up with such magical images sounds incredibly simple: trim the edges of the foreground photos, add highlights and shadows, and then adjust lighting and overall color to make the image look realistic. Easier said than done, right?

Digital art has been his primary job for many years now. No wonder. His expertise shows in each image that he creates. He taught himself how to use Adobe Photoshop CS6 in 2007 and has been using it ever since. He posts his works on DeviantArt, where he currently has over 35,000 followers.

Check out these amazing images:
 

1. Disneyland

2. Sleepless

3. Cold Sunset

4. Ruins

5. Notes of a Madman