Getting Started Adobe Photoshop Tutorials

Aging Photos, Black And White, Sepia
In this tutorial we show you why the Black and White adjustment is better than desaturation and we will take a colored photo and add a Sepia tone which will allow the image to look aged. We will even show you how to add some grain to the photo which will add to the realism of an aged photo. Throughout this course we will give you many tips and tricks on improving the black and white or sepia image. Of course, the video (online/offline), written, PDF files, supporting files and quiz are FREE!

Making Shapes
We'll start with making Photoshop shapes in the most basic way, with shapes that can be easily modified to make them more interesting.

Apple-style Glassy Reflections
Apple's design and style has permeated throughout the web development world. It is apparent in the current web design trend, especially in the Web 2.0 movement. The current Apple-influenced web trend includes excessive gradients, glassy reflections, spinning pinwheels, and more. In this tutorial, I am going to guide you through creating Apple-style glassy reflections in Adobe Photoshop. This effect can add a nice, sexy touch to your website if done in the appropriate locations, such as a large banner or a logo.

How To Read An Image Histogram
Learn what histograms can tell us about our images and how to use them to easily spot potential problems.

Fixing Exposure And Brightness
In this course we will be going over the Brightness/Contrast adjustment and the Exposure adjustment in Photoshop. These are 2 additional tools in Photoshop that will allow you to enhance your images. We will also be explaining some basic terminology such as gamma correction or even what is it when someone says that image looks overexposed. Along the way we will give you additional tips and tricks on improving your photos .

Colour correction
In this tutorial you will learn how to perform colour correction in Photoshop using the Hue/Saturation adjustments settings.

Business Card
Photoshop: I will show you how you can create your own Business Card.

Levels And Histogram
In this tutorial we will be explaining what a Histogram is and how to use the Levels adjustment option. With Levels, you can adjust the highlights, midtones, and shadows of the image. By understanding how to read the Histogram, you will be able to make the correct adjustments to either all 3 primary colors (RGB) or to only the reds, greens or blues. Along the way we will be showing you some important tips and tricks on how to make your image look great.

Create Stunning Cinematic Panoramas
Photoshop has been somewhat capable of creating panoramas for quite a while now, but it wasn't until Photoshop CS3 came along with its dramatically improved Photomerge command that its ability to stitch photos together really began to shine.

Pre-press tips for Photoshop
Here are some "must-know" tips for CG people who decide to start doing some pre-press and design for printing.

Cycle through the blend modes
Learn how to quickly cycle through the blend modes on the layers panel.

My Favorite PhotoShop Features and Tricks - Part 1
In this two-part article, Patrick presents some of the hidden gems he's found over the years that help him work in PhotoShop more efficiently.

Autumn leaves
In this tutorial we will learn to create very nice coloured autumn leaves, like the one you see below. First we need to obtain a leaf brush and then use it to create those wonderful, very nice coloured leaves.

Zoomify feature
In this tutorial I explain how to use Zoomify feature in Adobe Photoshop CS4 to create flash based image prevew player with zooming option.

How to use Smart Filters in Photoshop
This tutorial will teach you how to both apply and edit Smart Filters in Photoshop. Smart Filters allow you to apply filters and effects to an image, you are then able the edit the underlining image and the filter will adjust accordingly.

Finding Layers Quickly
Now this tip might be total common sense to some, but I'm going to put it out there for those not aware. When you're in Photoshop and you have a document, like a web mock up, with a ton of layers it can be hard to find the specific layer you are looking for.

Perspective Correction - Repairing Keystoning
Tired of the buildings in your photos looking like they're leaning backwards? That's a common perspective problem known as keystoning, but Photoshop's powerful Lens Correction filter, first introduced in Photoshop CS2, makes it easy to fix!

Photoshop CS4 New Features - Tabbed Document Windows
If you've been wishing for a better way to work with multiple images open at once in Photoshop, one that doesn't involve endlessly dragging document windows around on the screen, check out the new Tabbed Document Windows feature in Photoshop CS4!

How to Add Bleed and Crop Marks
To consistently produce quality photos using Adobes Photoshop, you will have to become familiar with the programs Bleed and Crop Mark functions. This tutorial will show you how to use these functions .

Rotate and crop images
In this tutorial I explain how to rotate and crop scanned images in Adobe Photoshop CS4.