Hot Photoshop How-Tos
How To: Make a web 2.0 style round curled sticker in Photoshop
This image editing software tutorial will show you how to create a round, curled sticker in Photoshop CS3. The round, curled sticker is popular for web 2.0 site designs. Creating the growing popular round 'curled' stickers in Photoshop is as easy as watching this how-to.
How To: Use the extract filter in Photoshop
This image editing software tutorial covers using the extract filter in Photoshop. In Photoshop CS3 there are many ways to remove an image from the background, and the extract filter is one of them. Learn the pros and cons of using the extract filter in Photoshop in this video tutorial.
How To: Use the healing brush tools in Photoshop CS3
This image editing software tutorial shows you how to use the healing brush tools in Photoshop CS3. Think of them as first aid for your photos! Watch and learn how to use The Clone Stamp, Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, and Patch Tool to retouch photos in Photoshop CS3.
How To: Smooth skin in Photoshop CS3
Think every model you see in a magazine has perfectly smooth skin? Sure, but don't worry, it's not natural! You can do the exact same thing in Photoshop with this tutorial. Watch and learn how to smooth skin by retouching portraits with blur tools in Photoshop CS3.
How To: Install custom Adobe Photoshop brushes
Have you ever used custom brushes in Photoshop? Have you ever created your own? Maybe you don't know how to use custom brushes or don't want to waste time making them from scratch. Don't worry, you don't have to! Watch this tutorial and learn how to find custom Photoshop brushes online and then download and install them in Photoshop.
How To: Redo levels settings in Photoshop CS3
This image editing software tutorial shows you how to redo levels settings in Photoshop CS3. You've spent time working on adjusting the RGB levels of an image, or ANY levels settings and you make a mistake and accidentally lose those changes. The history panel doesn't have them so what do you do? Think you lost the last settings you used while using levels and you have to start over? Think again and watch this Photoshop tutorial to get them back!
How To: Create clear plastic or acrylic text in Photoshop
In this image editing software tutorial you will learn how to create clear plastic type or acrylic type effects in Photoshop. Learn how to use Layer Styles in Photoshop to great effect to create clear plastic or glassy type. Create clear plastic or acrylic text in Photoshop.
How To: Make HTML pages in Photoshop and Dreamweawver
This web development software tutorial shows you how to slice a site design in Photoshop, and then export the resulting images and HTML to Dreamweaver. This is an ideal method for creating newsletters, as the resulting HTML is tables-based, and better suited to email clients. Learn how to create HTML pages with this Photoshop and Dreamweaver tutorial.
How To: Automate tasks with actions in Photoshop
In this software tutorial Paul Wyatt reveals how to get to grips with Photoshop’s automation tools. Whether you want to resize images, apply filters, or add effects, getting to grips with Actions will transform your workflow. Learn how to use actions to take care of small repetitive tasks in Photoshop.
How To: Create frilly bits on typography in Photoshop
There is an awesome typography design from Ginger Monkey Design called Compassion. What is really great about that design was how they mixed some "frilly bits" with the typeface to create an outstanding piece of work. This Photoshop tutorial will attempt to create a similar typography from scratch. If you like or need fancy artistically frilly looking text, check out this video and learn how to make your own.
How To: Create digital smoke in Photoshop & Illustrator
In this image editing software tutorial we are going to show you how to easily create digital abstract smoke using both Illustrator and Photoshop. One of the best things about this technique is that it’s very customizable and you can do it pretty quickly. Watch and learn how to create smoke effects in Illustrator and Photoshop.
How To: Create realistic t-shirt mockups in Photoshop
This Photoshop software tutorial shows you how to create a shirt mockup so convincing, you'll have people emailing you asking where you got it printed! Take a look inside Go Media's Apparel Template pack in this video that shows how the layers are set up and demonstrates how to paste your artwork onto a tee shirt, mask it out, and change the color of the shirt all within Photoshop CS3. The tutorial has no verbal instruction but is clear enough to watch and understand.
How To: Digitally draw a tattered scroll in Photoshop
Learn how to draw an old-world style tattered scroll that's all beat up. It's all drawn from scratch in Photoshop with a wacom tablet and then the final drawing is imported into Adobe Illustrator for Live Tracing. The finished product is a nice piece of vector art. In fact, there will be a new Tattered Scrolls set in Go Media's new Vector Pack 12 to be released later this month and this piece will be in it.
How To: Draw a skull with a Wacom Tablet in Photoshop
Are you the next Ed Hardy? If you're sure that you've got the creative design chops to be the next trendy Hollywood fashion designer, then start practicing by honing your chops on Photoshop. This Photoshop tutorial teaches you how to draw a skull with a Wacom Tablet in Photoshop. You'll learn a very impressive technique for illustrating skulls. All work is done with a pen, and you'll be drawing the skull from a picture.
How To: Use custom Photoshop brushes to design business cards
This image editing software tutorial shows you how to create custom brushes in Photoshop CS3. After creating a brush, you will learn how to use it as a design element in a very basic business card. The tutorial assumes you know the basics of the Photoshop CS3 interface.
How To: Use black & white to separate elements in Photoshop
Learn how to use black and white to separate elements of your designs in Photoshop CS3 in this image editing software tutorial. Using black and white to separate background images from more important foreground images is a great technique for creating dramatic designs. Learn how in this Photoshop tutorial. The tutorial assumes you know how to use Photoshop.
How To: Create a wedding photography ad in Photoshop
This Photoshop CS3 tutorial shows you how to create a wedding photography advertisement for a magazine. Using album design techniques in Photoshop, we create a collage-style ad for a bridal magazine. This tutorial is geared towards people who already use Photoshop and have a basic knowledge of the tools and interface.
How To: Crop, resize and retouch images in IrFanView
This software tutorial takes a look at some of the editing capabilities inside of the freeware image viewing application IrfanView. Learn how to use IrfanView to crop, resize and retouch images. If you can't get your hands on Photoshop or a professional image editing software, download and try IrfanView for your basic editing needs.
How To: Create a painterly photo montage in Photoshop
This image editing software tutorial shows you how to create a painterly looking photo montage in Photoshop CS3. See how to create a textured, painterly type photo montage and set it up to be gallery wrapped. This tutorial assumes you know how to use the basics of Photoshop and is geared towards teaching gallery wrapping and painterly effects within Photoshop CS3.
How To: Create an abstract business card in Photoshop
This image editing software tutorial shows you how to create a simple business card using an abstract background in Photoshop CS3. Using preset Adobe custom shapes, a background image and a clipping mask, you will learn how to create an interesting background for a business card without needing to leave Photoshop. The tutorial is designed for people that already know how to use Photoshop and are looking for creative ideas.
How To: Achieve great black & white photos in Camera RAW
This image editing software tutorial shows you how to use the hsl grayscale tab to remove the color from a photo and turn it into a black and white image in Adobe Camera RAW. Using the Grayscale Mix slider controls inside Adobe Camera RAW, you will see how to achieve some great looking black and white images.
How To: Flush Mount Album 2 Page Spread
This two part Photoshop CS3 tutorial shows you how to design a flush mount two page spread. Great for anyone wanting to create a photo album, or design project. Also great for professional photographs or graphic designers that need to create two page layouts for catalogs etc. Learn how to design a two page flush mount album design with basic background design elements in Photoshop CS3.
How To: Use ratings, labels and keywords in Bridge
This software tutorial is to show beginning Bridge CS3 users more tools to use to organize and manage files. Learn how to organize and filter the content panel in Bridge with keywords, ratings and labels.
How To: Use smart objects with layer masks in Photoshop CS3
If you have been learning how to work with smart objects in Photoshop CS3, you may have noticed that some funny things start to happen when you try to use layer masks with smart objects. Most often, you layer mask doesn't move with the smart object. This Photoshop tutorial will show you a workaround for layer masks not linking with smart objects.
How To: Set Photoshop color settings to sRGB for lab printing
If you are a professional photographer or artist, as great as Photoshop CS3 is, it doesn't do you much good if your print quality and coloring isn't correct. This software tutorial shows you how to set up your Photoshop workspace to be sRGB in the Color Settings dialog for the purpose of lab printing.
How To: Use Photoshop smart objects to design albums
This Photoshop CS3 tutorial covers the benefits of designing your albums with smart objects. Learn how to use Photoshop smart objects in a flush mount album design scenario. Using smart objects makes it easy to replace images with other images without ruining the layers and layout of the album itself. Perfect for picky clients!
How To: Create a textured sign in page in Photoshop CS3
This image editing software tutorial shows you how to create an artsy, textured sign in page for flush mount style albums in Photoshop CS3. Learn how to use the multiply blend mode to darken the image and bring out the texture of the texture layer in Photoshop.
How To: Use the rectangle marquee tool in Photoshop CS3
This Photoshop CS3 for beginners tutorial introduces new Photoshop users to the rectangular marquee tool, the fill command and working with text. You will learn how to create a "senior pic" type graphic using some simple text and basic shapes created with the rectangular marquee tool in Photoshop CS3.
How To: Use the image processor in Photoshop CS3
This image editing software tutorial shows you how to use the image processor tool in Photoshop CS3 to convert your corrected RAW files to a format more suited for printing or retouching; jpeg and Tiff. The image processor is can be used in the Bridge as well as in Photoshop and allows you to convert multiple files at once. See how in this Photoshop CS3 tutorial.
How To: Resample an image to print size in Photoshop CS3
This image editing software tutorial covers resampling an image down to an optimal print size in Photoshop CS3 so you can bring it to a lab for printing. It's nice to take pictures as large as possible, but it's not always so easy to get that data out of your computer and into print. If you don't have a nice photo printer at home and need to transfer your images, you may want to watch this video and learn how to resample them down to a good print size in Photoshop CS3.
How To: Transform images in Photoshop CS3
This image editing software tutorial gives a quick look at the transform functions in Photoshop CS3. This tutorial is for brand new Photoshop users who aren't familiar at all with the workspace. The tutorial covers the tools under the edit menu including flip, rotate, and other transform tools and commands.
How To: Begin using Photoshop CS3
This software tutorial gives an introduction to Adobe Photoshop CS3 for beginners. Take a first look at the layout and workspace and learn how to open an image for the first time and add some text. This tutorial is seriously for someone who has no experience with image editing softwares or Photoshop.
How To: Get started with Adobe Bridge CS3
This software tutorial shows new users how to get started with Adobe Bridge CS3. See how to use the Bridge as an in-between application to organize and manage the images and photos you use in your other CS3 applications. If you own Photoshop, you have Bridge, but you may not have known it. Don't worry, this tutorial will get you started.
How To: Create a web photo gallery in Bridge CS4
In this Adobe Bridge CS4 tutorial you will learn how to create a web photo gallery. Learn how to use built-in HTML and Flash templates within Bridge CS4 to customize, preview and upload a photo gallery directly to an FTP server. Create a web photo gallery in Bridge CS4.
How To: Digitally color a drawing in Corel Painter
This digital drawing tutorial shows you how to color or ink a manga animation type drawing in Corel Painter. The tutorial assumes you are using a Wacom or Cintiq tablet to work. The tutorial explains the steps taken to digitally color a drawing in Corel Painter and is more about the process than the specific mouse movements.
How To: Match color in Photoshop
This Photoshop tutorial explaine the simple use of Match Color Adjustment in any version of Photoshop. Before starting this tutorial please create a .PSD file and add at least a dozen or more high res, high quality, vivid color photos and place each photo into it's own layer inside the .PSD file. Once you have your Photoshop file ready, follow along with this tutorial and learn how to use the Match Color adjustment tool in Photoshop on color photos and black and white photos.
How To: Create rigid material tileable textures in Photoshop
Mike demonstrates how to create seamless tileable textures using just Photoshop. In episode #40, Mike used a Photoshop plugin called imageSynth to create similar textures of organic materials. However, in this episode, Mike explains how its probably better to use Photoshop alone when it comes to more rigid textures such as wood and tile. These textures can then be applied to your SketchUp models. See how to create perfect, detailed wood, tile, and other floor textures in Photoshop for use in ...
How To: Create high contrast gritty mono photos in Photoshop
In this video, Highton Ridley shows you how to get artistic with HDR images and Photoshop. This tutorial covers how to use a mono conversion workflow to create high contrast, gritty, black and white images. You will need: RAW conversion software (this tutorial uses Pixmantec's Rawshooter Essentials 2006), High Dynamic Range imaging software (this tutorial uses DynamicPhoto HDR) and Photoshop CS3. Create high contrast gritty mono photos in Photoshop.
How To: Create a cross processed film effect in Lightroom 2
For years, photographers have been creating cross processed effects with photos. It’s really easy to create this retro-looking effect in Lightroom 2. Join Colin Smith as he walks you through the process (excuse the pun) of creating cross processed film effects in Lightroom 2. Create a cross processed film effect in Lightroom 2.
How To: Retouch photos in Photoshop CS4 with new tools
Retouching images is one of the main reasons the world loves Photoshop, and version CS4 has added some new twists and tools to your retouching options. Rediscover the Adjustment layers through the powerful Adjustments panel in Photoshop CS4. Colin Smith shows you all the main features as well as using the new Mask panel. The revamped Dodge, Burn and Sponge tools are mentioned too in this image retouching Photoshop CS4 tutorial.