Photoshop How-Tos
How To: Adding Flames to a photo in Photoshop
How to add a flaming effect to photos using Adobe Photoshop. Adding Flames to a photo in Photoshop.
How To: Remove freckles in Photoshop
This Photoshop tutorial shows you how to remove freckles from a picture of someone.
How To: Create PDF presentations from layer comps in Photoshop
Learn to use a Layer Style, Color Overlay to create variety on a 1 layered document in Photoshop and generate a PDF slide show presentation containing 4 color variations!
How To: Create a glossy lip effect in Photoshop
A demonstration of how to utilize a Photoshop Action Mama created to optimize the natural highlights in the lips to produce a very glossy lip effect. NOTE: You will need to buy the Action from Photoshop Mama to follow this tutorial.
How To: Selectively colorize an image in Photoshop
Learn one very simple way, using the mask of the Black & White Gradient Map Adjustment layer in Photoshop to conceal or reveal parts of the image in color and other parts as a black and white version.
How To: Use Lenoir Lashes plug in for Photoshop
Mama Shan is happy to debut and demo these fabulous digital false eyelashes that are a "must-have" for any glamour retouching shot! Note: Lenoir Lashes is a plug-in you need to download which is explained in the video.
How To: Retouch photos in Photoshop CS2
This video gives another iteration of a digital makeover, using Mama's Powder w/sharpen action. This series will highlight some advanced masking techniques; rubilith and quick mask modes, and adjust makeup colors using Levels Adjustments rather than Curves. Hopefully this will broaden your understanding of mixing color using a different type of adjustment, in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
How To: Apply digital makeup in Photoshop CS2
This is actually a real tutorial showing the steps of how to do glamour photo retouching in Photoshop CS2.
How To: Create a camouflage pattern in Photoshop
This is a tutorial on how to create a camouflage pattern in Photoshop. Create a camouflage pattern in Photoshop.
How To: Vanish objects with the clone tool in Photoshop
A tutorial on vanishing objects with clone tool in Photoshop
How To: Create a photo collage style image with Photoshop
Create a stylish effect in an image with Photoshop by making it look like a pile of photos. Create a photo collage style image with Photoshop.
How To: Add sunlight to a photo with Photoshop
Learn how to add sunlight-like lighting effects to an image with Photoshop. Add sunlight to a photo with Photoshop.
How To: Design a book cover with Photoshop
Learn some techniques for designing an image like a bookcover in Photoshop Design a book cover with Photoshop.
How To: Create ghost images in Photoshop
Cool tutorial on how to add a ghostly effect to your photos with Photoshop Create ghost images in Photoshop.
How To: Add lightrays to candle pictures with Photoshop
Learn how to add lightray effects to a candle picture using Photoshop to enhance the image. Add lightrays to candle pictures with Photoshop.
How To: Create dreamy images with Photoshop
Learn how to create a "dreamy" effect around images with Adobe Photoshop. Create dreamy images with Photoshop.
How To: Clone yourself with Photoshop
Learn how to make an image which contains clones of you in the same location with Photoshop. Clone yourself with Photoshop.
How To: Put tattoos on pictures with Photoshop
A Photoshop tutorial on how to add a tattoo to an image. Put tattoos on pictures with Photoshop.
How To: Use the Pattern Stamp in Photoshop
Use the Pattern Stamp tool in Photoshop to paint with a repeating pattern.
How To: Create an animated gif with Photoshop
In this how-to video, photoshop wizard, Brandon Jackson, explains how to create an animated gif from your images and from video. More specifically, he explains how to limit the number of times/cycles your gif animates, how to specify the duration of each specific frame in your animation, and how to automatically add in between images - tweening. Animated gifs are a great way to express information in place of just a single image and even works on older computers and web browsers (unlike Flash...
How To: Make selections in Photoshop
In this lesson, learn how to make difficult selections in Photoshop easily and how to save them for later use. Part two specifically covers how to use the clone stamp tool to "clean up" unwanted areas of digital images.
How To: Convert part of an image to grayscale in Photoshop
In this lesson, learn how to selectively maintain the original color aspects in a portion of an image while making the remainder of the image grayscale for an added aesthetic effect.
How To: Texturize an image in Photoshop
In this lesson, learn how to "texturize" an image in Photoshop by using layers and blending options. Make any image look like it's made of something else - a great technique for creating imaginative, compelling images!
How To: Use liquify filter in Photoshop to create caricatures
In this lesson, learn how to use the liquify filter in Photoshop to create photographic "caricatures". See how easy and fun it is to create exaggerated, comedic images of your family, friends and adversaries using this simple but impressive technique!
How To: Correct and enhance images in Photoshop
In this lesson, learn how to correct and enhance images with regard to exposure, contrast and color balance in Photoshop. The differences between exposure and contrast are discussed in detail along with tips on how to make less than perfect images look better.
How To: Retouch photos using Photoshop
Learn how to remove blemishes, dark circles and other imperfections from a photo of someone using Photoshop.
How To: Use Photoshop to turn a photo into a sketch
Quickly turn your photograph into a hand drawn sketch! This Photoshop tutorial shows you one way to do it using desaturate and invert, Gaussian blur and brightness and contrast.
How To: Create Stewie Griffin's head in Photoshop
This is a more advanced tutorial which shows you how to create an existing cartoon character in Photoshop. In particular, Stewie Griffin from Family Guy and his head!
How To: Use the liquify filter in Photoshop
The liquify tool in Photoshop is most often use to exaggerate features and give people or animals a more cartoon or anime look. This tutorial explains how to use the liquify filter dialog box and have fun with it!
How To: Use Photoshop to correct converging verticals
This tutorial shows you how to correct converging vertical lines (extreme perspective) or surface edges on photos using Photoshop tools.
How To: Correct pin cushion & barrel distortions in Photoshop
Pin cushion and barrel distortions? It may sound funny but many cheap cameras take pictures with these distortions - basically concave and convex stretching. This tutorial shows you how to fix both of these problems using Photoshop and right your camera's wrongs.
How To: Fix an overexposed sky in an image using Photoshop
Depending on lighting conditions, you may need to overexpose the background to get a good shot of your subject. See how you can use Photoshop to bring the overexposed backgrounds back to life. This trick will work if you took a photo of the object and the sky, or if you just have another image of a background you want to use.
How To: Create a shiny interface button in Photoshop
Perfect for your web 2.0 designs or site, or even another type of interface, this shiny button will add some depth and style to your design. See how to make one in Photoshop in this tutorial.
How To: Create a shiny pill effect in Photoshop
This basic Photoshop tutorial shows you how to easily create a shiny oval object with reflections.
How To: Use color exclusion in Photoshop
Learn to create color exclusion effects (ie a colored object surrounded by black and white objects) in Photoshop.
How To: Create an animation and brick patterns in Photoshop
In this PixelPerfect tutorial you will learn to create a brick wall pattern. You will also learn how to animate a spotlight effect in Photoshop.
How To: Crop an image in Adobe Photoshop CS3
Cropping an image in Adobe Photoshop CS3 allows you to clip away the parts of the image that you don’t want and discard them. In this video tutorial, you will learn how to crop an image in Photoshop CS3. Crop an image in Adobe Photoshop CS3.
How To: Create Spiderman metallic text in Photoshop
Create a text effect using Photoshop that looks like the metallic text seen in the Spiderman movies' logo. Create Spiderman metallic text in Photoshop.
How To: Not suck at Photoshop & use vanishing point
Donnie Hoyle puts it all in perspective. Use vanishing point to construct a perspective for trains.
How To: Create a shiny button in Photoshop
Make your buttons stand out when building webpages -make them shiny! This Photoshop tutorial shows you how.