Hot Photoshop How-Tos
How To: Make a website with Photoshop
In this software tutorial you will learn how to make a simple website using Photoshop. You may think it's too difficult to create your own site and that you need to use a template, but this tutorial will change all that! See how easy it is to design your own web page without a template right in Photoshop.
How To: Create an electric text effect in Photoshop
This is a really simple tutorial on how to make a really cool electric text effect In Photoshop. All you need is some text and the wind filter in Photoshop to create your own version of electric text. Learn how to do this simple Photoshop text effect in this video.
How To: Customize your YouTube background in Photoshop
This software tutorial shows you how to create an awesome background of your own design for your YouTube channel in Photoshp. The tutorial tells you to start with a template provided below, and adjust it as you see fit in Photoshop, then upload it to the internet with justupload.net, and add it to your YouTube page. Even if you don't like green and black, you can change the template in Photoshop and learn how to upload it as a customized YouTube channel background.
How To: Create flowing water and a splash effect in Photoshop
In this episode of Pixel Perfect, Bert shows us how to create flowing water and a photo-realistic splash effect in Photoshop. Perfect for a water fall or other water features, you'll be able to use these flowing water and splash effects in many Photoshop works of art.
How To: Fill an empty water glass in Photoshop
Sometimes, a project requires you to go back and fix or adjust something you created in Photoshop. Today, Bert takes us with him as he fills a once empty water glass, and fixes a reflection on one of his older pieces using the spherize tool in Photoshop.
How To: Create a page curl without plugins in Photoshop
Page Curl? You don't need a plugin to make a page curl in Photoshop. You need the warp tool... and a bit of detail work. Bert walks you thru a 2D and a 3D version of how to make a page curl in Photoshop.
How To: Work with textures in Photoshop
This Photoshop tutorial is all about textures. Watch and learn how to create original graphics using simple textures within Photoshop.
How To: Create any reflection effect in Photoshop
Explore the 3D abilities of Photoshop with Bert as he demonstrates creating a reflection effect. Create any reflections you need with the 3D effects in Photoshop and this tutorial.
How To: Import, store and render in Lightroom
Adobe's Frederick Johnson is back to talk about where you can store files in Lightroom, how it keeps track of your adjustments, and new features in version 1.3 of Lightroom. Get all your basic Adobe Lightroom questions answered in this tutorial.
How To: Use the warp tool in Photoshop
Bert shows us how to utilize Photoshop's warp tool to manipulated images. Download the sample files and play along with Bert as he shows you how to use the warp tool in Photoshop.
How To: Create a glass nail polish bottle in Photoshop
In this week's episode of PixelPerfect, Bert delves into the world of glass. Many useful techniques are used in creating a detailed bottle of nail polish in Photoshop. Watch and learn how to create and work with glass surfaces in Photoshop.
How To: Modify the overall look of a photo in Photoshop
This photo retouching Photoshop tutorial is not cleaning up blemishes, but modifying the overall look of a photo. Bert's example in this episode takes a snow covered window eave and adds some children and their reflections to the inside along with falling snow on the outside. Change a photo to any scene or look you need with this Photoshop tutorial.
How To: Create moody scenes in Photoshop
Bert delves deeper into re-touching with Photoshop and shows us how to create two moody scenes from different images. You can do more with retouching than just fixing blemishes, as shown in this Photoshop tutorial.
How To: Create a Reptilian Evil Eye in Photoshop
Bert heads to the dark side and teaches you how to create a reptile-like evil eye in Adobe Photoshop. Be afraid. The reptile-like evil eye's texture are created by using various photoshop filters - Radial Blur, Liquify, Texturizer, Craquelure. Carefully watch and learn how to create your own evil eye.
How To: Remove Objects with the Clone Tool in Photoshop
Photoshop wizard Bert Monroy shows you how to use Photoshop's cloning tool to remove people, places and things from your photos. Eliminate modern elements from your streetscapes to make them look old. This Photoshop tutorial shows you how.
How To: Create a Hollywood movie poster in Photoshop
In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial, Bert invades Tinseltown. Create your own movie poster simply by using a few Photoshop tools - colorize, hue/saturate, and gradient color levels. It's show time. Create your next blockbuster movie poster in a flash.
How To: Design a unique logo with Photoshop
Learn how to design and create a stunning and unique logo for your business or website, using the gradient tool and texturizer features in Photoshop. Bert shows you everything you need to make a unique logo without Illustrator and just Photoshop.
How To: Bruise Someone in Photoshop
Whether you need to create realistic-looking bruises for a Halloween photo or need to look beaten up for a film project you're completing, sometimes you just need to add a few brown and purple spots to your face.
How To: Create a virutal pool table in Photoshop
Bert creates an 8-ball on a pool table from scratch with Adobe Photoshop. The pool table is made using the noise filter, pixelate>facet feature and the gradient tool. Learn to create your own virtual pool table in this Photoshop tutorial.
How To: Create a childlike paper illustration in Photoshop
Bert goes back to Kindergarten this week to show us how to create a childlike paper illustration using Adobe Photoshop. Compete with your kids for space on the fridge after learning how to create childlike paper illustrations in Photoshop!
How To: Create reflections in Photoshop with distortion filter
In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial Bert creates reflections from scratch with the help of the distortion filter. Learn how to make realistic reflections for your Photoshop artwork where you have glass in front of objects and other real life situations.
How To: Create 3D objects in a 2D plane in Photoshop
Bert transforms a city's skyline using Illustrator, Photoshop and the concept of perspective. See how to create 3D objects in a 2D plane all to create one image from Photoshop and Illustrator.
How To: Do color correction in Photoshop
This Adobe Photoshop tutorial teaches you how to change the color in different images with a variety of colorization methods. Bert shows us how to change colors on shirts, on cars and in our lives, through colorization in Photoshop.
How To: Create a crumpled satin material in Photoshop
In this photoshop tutorial you will see how to create a crumbled stain cloth look from scratch. This is a very simple and easy concept. Watch and learn how to make your own satin material effects in Photoshop.
How To: Color in line art in Photoshop
This Adobe Photoshop tutorial is a demonstration of coloring technique using Photoshop CS2's layer masks, adjustment layers, and blend modes. Just like in a coloring book, you can use Photoshop to color in line art as shown in this video.
How To: Fix colorcasts in Photoshop CS2
This Adobe Photoshop tutorial covers using adjustment layers in Photoshop CS2 to help out a badly desaturated photo from the early '70s. Learn to use Photoshop levels, curves and color balance tools to color correct and fix faded old photos.
How To: Replace facial features in Photoshop CS2
Using Photoshop CS2, we demonstrate how to take facial features from one photograph and drop them into another. Learn how to use layer masks to do some creative face swapping in Photoshop CS2.
How To: Create an Noumi anime forum signature in Photoshop
This simple Adobe Photoshop video based signature tutorial, teaches you how to create a simple effects in a forum signature.
How To: Use quickmask and enhance photos in Photoshop CS2
This is a tutorial in Adobe Photoshop CS2 demonstrating primarily the use of the quickmask tool to make precise selections of organic shapes. Other topics covered include adjustment layers and layer masks. So watch and learn how to enhance photos using quickmasks, layer masks and adjustment layers in Photoshop CS2.
How To: Use the marquee selection tool in Photoshop CS2
This software tutorial is a comprehensive exploration of the Marquee Selection tool in Photoshop using Photoshop CS2. Learn how to use the marquee selection tool when editing images and photos in Photoshop.
How To: Fix lighting problems in photos with Photoshop
Using Photoshop CS2, this software tutorial demonstrates how to help alleviate lighting problems via the Shadow/Highlight tool. No matter if you are touching up vacation photos or professional images, this Photoshop tutorial can help you adjust lighting problems.
How To: Create a web 2.0 style glass orb in Photoshop
This tutorial will walk you trough the creation of a Web 2.0 style gloss orb with lights and shadows in Adobe Photoshop.
How To: Create a web 2.0 menu bar in Photoshop
In this software tutorial video you will see how to design a Web 2.0 Style Menu Bar with lights and shadows using Photoshop. Good for websites or graphic design projects, this tutorial will show you how to create Web 2.0 style images in Photoshop.
How To: Create a stunning grunge background
This Adobe Photoshop tutorial shows you how to create a simple moody grunge background. Using multiple layers and effects in Photoshop, you can turn any photo or image into a grungy moody background. Create a stunning grunge background.
How To: Not suck at Photoshop and define patterns
Donnie Hoyle's sex-dampening technique finds him reflecting on the patterns of his life. Check out his Adobe Photoshop tutorial and learn how to not suck at Photoshop and define patterns.
How To: Create a starfield in Photoshop CS3
There are many ways to create starfields or add a star field to an image within Adobe Photoshop. This tutorial shows you one method of creating starfields in Photoshop CS3.
How To: Use the Photoshop CS3 workspace
This Adobe Photoshop software tutorial is for completely new Photoshop users, or users who never really learned how the workspace and interface in Photoshop works. You will learn how to navigate the workspace in Photoshop CS3 to maximize your image editing.
How To: Use alpha channels in Photoshop for video work
Photoshop is a great video tool and this tutorial shows you one of the ways you can use Photoshop to edit and work with videos. You will learn how to use alpha channels in Photoshop specifically when working with video footage.
How To: Not suck at Photoshop and use the measurement log
Donnie Hoyle sizes himself up against some old memories. Size yourself up too by learning how to not suck at Photoshop and use the measurement log. The measurement log in Photoshop allows you to click and drag from point to point and take the measurements of things. In this example, you learn to use the measurement log to compare similarities and differences in the faces of a dad and his son.
How To: Load fonts & brushes & increase Photoshop performance
This Adobe Photoshop tutorial shows you some tips and tricks to get more out of Photoshop. Watch and learn how to load fonts, load and store brushes and increase the overall performance of Photoshop. Using new fonts and brushes will increase your creative abilities in Photoshop.