Adobe Photoshop Tutorials, Articles, Books, Software
Within the Adobe Photoshop Tutorials, Articles, Books, and Software section below, you'll find annotated links to the best and recommended Photoshop tutorials, videos, articles, and free tips for graphics, photos, and other images - helpful, free Photoshop tutorials, video training, tips, and how-tos on Adobe Photoshop techniques, general tutorials, Adobe Photoshop color management, how to create custom brushes, how to create buttons or tabs, images with Adobe Photoshop, and much more.
See also Adobe Photoshop for Photos, Photography: Tutorials, Articles, Books, and Software for tutorials on removing red eye, Adobe Camera Raw, and restoring and retouching photos.
In addition, below are Photoshop book recommendations for CS3, CS3, channels, masks and masking techniques, color management, and the latest Photoshop software for Windows and Macintosh.
Also within this 8-page section, you'll find annotated links to Photoshop reviews, official Adobe Photoshop product information and help, including Photoshop CS4 and CS3 Standard, Photoshop CS4 and CS3 Extended, Photoshop Elements, Photoshop Lightroom, and other Photoshop family software products.
There are also listings of commercial, free Photoshop plugins, filters, Photoshop actions, free Photoshop brushes, styles, textures, free Photoshop patterns, and more, along with Adobe Photoshop blogs, discussion lists, and sites devoted to Photoshop, and other helpful resources.
Do you know of helpful Photoshop articles, tutorials, books, plugins, actions, filters, brushes, patterns, textures, or resources related to Photoshop, Web graphics, photography, or graphics software programs? Recommendations are welcome and appreciated!
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Also within Adobe Photoshop Tutorials, Articles, Resources, Books, Software (8 pages):
- Adobe Photoshop for Photos, Photography: Articles, Tutorials, Books, and Software
- Adobe Photoshop Product Information, Documentation, Technotes, Photoshop Software Reviews
- Adobe Photoshop Actions
- Adobe Photoshop Brushes
- Adobe Photoshop Patterns
- Adobe Photoshop Plugins, Filters
- Adobe Photoshop Discussion Lists, Forums, Sites, Blogs, Resources
Also within Graphics Software, Tutorials (24 pages):
- Adobe Fireworks Tutorials, Articles, Extensions, Discussion Lists, Resources, Books
- Adobe Flash Tutorials, Articles, Resources, Discussion Lists, Books, Software
- Adobe Illustrator Tutorials, Articles, Brushes, Symbols, Discussion Lists, Resources, Books, Software (7 pages)
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Tutorials, Product Information, Sites, Blogs, Resources, Books, and Software
- CorelDRAW Tutorials, Articles, Resources, Books
- Corel Paint Shop Pro Tutorials, Articles, Resources, Books
- Swish, Other Animation / Multimedia Graphics Software Tutorials, Resources
- Icon Creation and Editing Software and Plugins, and Related Tutorials
- Freehand, Other Graphics Software, and Related Tutorials, Articles, Resources
Adobe Photoshop Techniques, General Tutorials
See also Adobe Photoshop for Photos, Photography: Articles, Tutorials, Books, and Software - tutorials on Camera Raw, Removing Red Eye, Photo Retouching, Restoring, and more.
- 3D Dingbats: Bringing a Dingbat to Life
by Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns as guest columnist for WebReference.com's Graphics Experts section. Learn to use some of Photoshop 6's new features, how to use gradients, selecting tools, and more. [Tutorial by Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns, Guest Expert for WebReference.com] - Contemporary Layout
Follow along with this 3-part tutorial on creating an attractive Web design layout in Photoshop. High quality imagery, helpful tips along the way, and the instructions are easy to follow. Plenty of examples as you follow along, too. Many more tutorials at this site, too. [Article/tutorial dated 12/2005, by Photoshop Tower - Webdesign Tutorials.] - Create a Realistic Torn Paper Effect in Photoshop
Step-by-step tutorial on creating very realistic-looking torn paper effects with Photoshop. Lots of screenshots throughout. [Article/tutorial dated 12/16/2007, by Chris Spooner, Spoon Graphics.] - Create a Watercolor Painting in Photoshop
Learn how to recreate the look and feel of a watercolor painting including: How to create a textured 'paper'; Which textures work best; What settings to use for your brushes; Specific brushes to use. Lots of screenshots, helpful instructions, examples. [Article/tutorial dated 12/27/2006, by Dani Jones, DaniDraws.com.] 
Creating a Border Background with Photoshop
Learn layers, using the Web-Safe Color Palette, and other features with Photoshop while making a background graphic for the Web. Tutorial can be used with other versions of Photoshop, too. [Tutorial updated March 2006, by Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns, for WebsiteTips.com]- Creating a Page Curl in Photoshop
Easy-to-follow tutorial with plenty of screenshots on how to create the effect of a page curl, paper curl. [Article/tutorial dated 12/11/2006, by Veerle Pieters, for Veerle's Blog.] - Creating a Starburst Vector Shape
Easy-to-follow tutorial with animated examples of steps along the way. Although this shows how to create a starburst shape in vector format using Photoshop, you could follow this approach for creating other shapes or other vector graphics, too. [Article/tutorial dated 11/16/2005, by 'The Founder,' for Photoshopgurus.com.] - Creating a Waterdroplet on High-Resolution Photos, Images
Fantastic tutorial on how to create very realistic-looking water droplets on your images, including high resolution photos and images. Easy to follow instructions, lots of screenshots. [Article/tutorial dated 03/08/2008, by barunpatro, for stock.xchange - barunpatro's blog.] - Creating Decorative Photographic Edges
Check out this tutorial from Espresso Graphics to see how to make some very interesting edges on your photos. Many other tutorials at this site, too. [Tutorial dated 12/2005, by Deborah Roberti, espresso graphics.] - Creating Pixel Sharp 45-degree Scanlines with Photoshop
By Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns. Graphics with 45-degree scanlines, including repeating background textures, are quite popular right now, and the look can add eye-catching textures and visual interest to your Web pages. This tutorial shows you an easy way to create two different pixel sharp 45-degree scanline patterns for use as Photoshop patterns. [Tutorial dated September 2007, by Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns, for WebsiteTips.com] - Creating Scanlines in Photoshop
by Dave Seipp. Easy tutorial to follow for those popular scanlines, TV scanlines look by creating a pattern in Photoshop. Simple to do.
Note: Follow this tutorial with other graphics programs, too, not just Photoshop. While you're there, check out the other tutorials, too - lots of good ones. [Tutorial dated 12/2005, by Dave Seipp, Photoshopbrushes.com.] - Creating Selections With Photoshop's Pen Tool
Fabulously detailed tutorial on how to use Photoshop's Pen Tool effectively. How to click and drag to predict a curve; how to change a curve to a corner; how to modify the previous or next curve; how to change direction on a path; how to add, delete, convert, or move anchor points; how to save a path; and much more. ...investing your time over a short period of time will pay you dividends over a longer period of time. The creation of silky smooth curvaceous lines (called paths) that can then be converted into staggeringly smooth curvaceous selections makes the effort of learning the Pen Tool all worthwhile. Adapted from , by Mark Galer and Phillip Andrews. [Article/tutorial dated 11/13/2007, by Mark Galer and Phillip Andrews, for Graphics.com.] - Creating Web Graphics Using Layers and Opacity
by Kyle Cassidy for InformIT. Helpful tutorial on how to work with layers and opacity in Photoshop for creative, professional impact. Easy to understand. [Tutorial dated 04/05/2002 by Kyle Cassidy for InformIT] - Graphics: Use Lossy Compression for Smaller GIFs and PNGs
Insightful article/tutorial on compressing your graphics for the Web without losing quality using lossy compression. Lossy compression lets you squeeze more bytes out of your GIFs and PNGs. Lossy compression increases identical pixel patterns to improve compression in indexed-color images. [Article/tutorial dated 04/26/2004, updated 09/10/2006, by Andrew B. King, Website Optimization.] - Healing Brush/Patch Tool
Helpful tutorial on how to use Photoshop's healing brush and patch tools. [Tutorials by Eye on Design - Photoshop Tutorials.] - How to Make a Web 2.0-Style Logo
Video tutorial on how to create a nice-looking, glossy reflected logo. What do I mean by Web 2.0-Style Logo? If you follow Web 2.0 closely, you'll see similarities in the way logos are designed: Simple, glossed, gradient, bright-colored and often came with a slight reflection and a beta sign [Video tutorial dated 09/26/2006, by Andrew Dela Serna, for Alleba Blog.] - Levels Adjustment
Concise, easy to understand tutorial on using Levels to adjust a photograph (or other image). Includes image samples to show steps along the way. Well done. [Tutorial by April Siegfried, Bungalow 104.] - Make a Work Path into a Selection
Wonder if you can make a work path out of a selection or how to do that? Here's a quick video tutorial on how to easily make a work path into a selection in Photoshop CS3. [Video tutorial dated 04/01/2008, by Matt Kloskowski, for Layers Magazine.] - Make a Selection from a Path
Wonder if you can make a selection out of a path or how to do that? Here's a quick video tutorial on how to easily make a selection from a work path in Photoshop CS3. [Video tutorial dated 04/01/2008, by Matt Kloskowski, for Layers Magazine.] - Metal Wires and Cables
Easy-to-follow instructions and screenshots on how to create realistic metal-looking wires and cables in Photoshop. Also shows how to make the wires so they bend, curve. [Article/tutorial by Unleash, for Biorust.] - Misunderstood Photoshop: Paths
Well done tutorial with plenty of examples, including video demos of the techniques described in the tutorial. Topics: Understanding Paths, Making a Selection, Working with Shapes, Text on a Path. Publisher's descriptions: In the ninth article in her series on handy Photoshop tools that are often overlooked or misunderstood, Helen Bradley looks at paths, which is a useful Photoshop tool for working with and saving selections. Although working with paths brings you into contact with the sometimes complex Pen tool, the combined power of these two tools makes them important additions to your Photoshop skill set. [Article/tutorial and video tutorial dated 05/25/2007, by Helen Bradley, for Peachpit Press.] - Perspective Matching in Photoshop CS3 Extended
Plenty of screenshots all along the way to show how to match perspective in Photoshop CS3 Extended. You can also download the 3D sample files for the villa used throughout the tutorial. Even includes troubleshooting tips and much more. Excellent Adobe Photoshop CS3 tutorial. [Article/tutorial dated 05/30/2007, by Scott Onstott, Book and Video author, for AECbytes Tips and Tricks (Issue #18), AECbytes.] 
Photoshop - how to make smooth curved lines
Terrific, concise, easy-to-follow tutorial on how to create a smooth curved line in Photoshop. Plenty of screenshots and tips along the way. Helpful introductory tutorial on using the Pen tool, too. Shows how to create anchor points and paths in Photoshop to create a smooth curved line - really easy technique and works beautifully! Uses the brush, the direct selection tool, and the pen tool. [Article/tutorial dated 04/28/2006, by Patrick Ryan, for Agave Group Design.]- Photoshop and Illustrator Integration: Vector Smart Objects
How to use both Photoshop and Illustrator to great benefit by dragging/dropping your Illustrator CS3 file layers directly into Photoshop CS3 to create a vector smart object, working on the file layers in Photoshop as a smart object, making changes in Illustrator, and much more. By doing so, you can retain the vector aspects of these layers to easily resize without any quality loss while also having the additional features and effects of Photoshop. Great video tutorial, easy to follow and then implement yourself. Related at WebsiteTips.com: Adobe Illustrator Tutorials. [Video tutorial dated 12/10/2007 by Cheryl Graham, for Layers Magazine.] - Photoshop Toolbox
Helpful information that provides an enlarged version of Photoshop's Toolbox with an explanation for each tool and where it is within the toolbox - twenty-seven tools! Also included are the keyboard shortcuts for each one. For Photoshop CS, CS2. [Article by Pete Smith, Digimods Photoshop Bible.] - Rap Diamonds, Bling in Photoshop
Well done, easy-to-follow instructions and screenshots along the way. You'll find many more Photoshop tutorials at this site, too. Very professional. [Tutorial by Colin Smith, for Photoshop Cafe.] - Screws and Rivets
Easy-to-follow instructions and screenshots on how to create realistic metal-looking screw heads and rivets in Photoshop. Two types of screws here, too - traditional slotted / flathead screw head, Phillips head screw head. This tutorial could easily be adapted for other types of screw heads and rivet heads, too. [Article/tutorial by Man1c M0g, for Biorust.] - Shiny Wet Road
Looking for how to create that shiny, wet special effect, such as transforming a boring photo into something far more interesting? Here's an easy-to-follow tutorial that uses techniques that are also easy to do, and looks great - how to transform a normal dry road into a shiny wet road. Lots of screenshots along the way. Nice effect with endless possibilities, not just for roads, of course! [Article/tutorial dated 01/05/2008, by golden_cross, for PhotoshopTalent.com.] - Windows Vista Aurora Effect Photoshop Tutorial
Follow this tutorial in 10 easy steps to create this eye-catching lighting effect seen in Windows Vista. This Vista Lighting Effect, sometimes referred to as the Aurora Effect, can really transform an ordinary wallpaper to something extraordinary. What makes it even better is that it's very easy to achieve. Just follow these simple steps! [Article/tutorial dated 12/06/2007, by David Leggett, for Tutorial9.]
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See also Adobe Photoshop Sites, Blogs and Resources for entire sites, blogs, and links resources devoted to Adobe Photoshop.
Adobe Photoshop Text Tool, Creating and Working with Text in Adobe Photoshop
- 12 Tips for Photoshop Text
Fabulous tips here on working with text in Photoshop - previewing fonts, adding Type Tool presets, changing multiple text layer settings at once, setting paragraphs easily with text boxes, setting text along a path, warp text, using Illustrator and Photoshop together for text, shortcuts for kerning, and much more. [Article/tutorial dated 06/21/2006, by John Nack, John Nack on Adobe.] - Curved Text With the Pen Tool
how to make curved text without having to warp the font Instructions and lots of screenshots on how to use the Pen Tool to create a curved path, then clicking on it with the Text tool to type your text. Uses Photoshop CS2 and comments indicate it also works in Photoshop CS. Also works for Illustrator. [Article/tutorial by Eve, for Createblog: Photoshop Tutorials.] - Gold Text
Easy way to create gold text via this tutorial. Easy-to-follow instructions, too. [Tutorials by Eye on Design - Photoshop Tutorials.] - Linked Letters
This tutorial shows you how to make a 3D-looking letter using a textured alpha channel and lighting effects, use layers to manipulate parts of an image, use Alpha Channel selections to trim up your work, and make a layer effects layer into its own layer to manipulate it. Well done, easy to follow, and helpful information. [Tutorial by myJanee.] - Setting and Adjusting Circular Type
As the title states, this tutorial will show you how to set and adjust type around a circle or oval shape in Photoshop, which you can easily adapt to other shapes, too. This also includes how to work with the type around the bottom of the circle. In addition is a helpful section on fine tuning circular type and your layout, including adjusting letter spacing, kerning, and more. Excellent tutorial. [Article/tutorial by Photoshop Tips & Tricks, Design & Publishing Center.] - Text on a Path or Circle
How to set or adjust type on a path in Photoshop using the Text Tool's text-on-a-path mode. Putting text on a path is really very simple once you realize that any path in Adobe can become the baseline for text. The second thing to remember are the tool modes that allow you to first place the text, and then move it around on your shape. Finally, an understanding of the Pen tool and how it works in conjunction with the Select and Direct Select tool pointers will get you a long way toward some good graphics. I'll walk you through some basics, and then we'll talk about variations and modifications. [Article/tutorial by Photoshop Tips & Tricks, Design & Publishing Center.] - Transparent Glass Lettering in Photoshop
Follow along with this easy-to-follow tutorial with plenty of screenshots. Beautiful transparent look effect here. [Article/tutorial dated 07/07/2007, by 9Tutorials.com.]
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Adobe Photoshop Channels, Masking, Selection Tools
See also Adobe Photoshop for Photos, Photography: Articles, Tutorials, Books, and Software - Camera Raw, Remove Red Eye, Photo Retouching, Restoring, and more.
- 5 Great Background Masking Techniques in Photoshop
Helpful tutorial, easy to follow on how to isolate an object in a photo from the rest of the image, without the background. The author covers a variety of approaches, including using the Magic Eraser tool, the Background Eraser tool, using the Filter > Extract command, using the Quick Mask mode, and using the Pen Tool to create a path around the object. [Tutorial dated 12/03/2004, by Corrie Haffly, for SitePoint.] - Photoshop Masking & Montage Tutorial Using Masks To Improve Landscape Images Using a stunning scene in Venice and a gorgeous sky photo, follow this 9-step tutorial to seamlessly blend two images together so no one would ever know the difference. As the author states, turn ordinary images with bland skies into impressive ones (by learning) how a sky can be adapted to fit the landscape so the montage is not immediately obvious. Uses the Magic Wand tool, the Lasso tool, Quick Mask mode, Layer Mask, Gaussian Blur (to remove light halos), Curves Adjustment layer, and much more. Fabulous tutorial. Adapted from Photoshop CS3 Essential Skills by Mark Galer, Philip Andrews. The book also includes a DVD with short movie tutorials and many royalty-free images, including a library of sky images and much more. Download the tutorial's images via Mark Galer's site. [Article/tutorial dated 2007, by Mark Galer and Philip Andrews, for PhotoshopSupport.com.]
- Select Hair by Using Channels
A simple, quick way to select hair accurately, including all those little strands sticking out. Quite helpful for all those times when you want to add a different background to a photo, for example - whether for hair or other detailed bits like this. [Tutorial by Pete Bauer, for Planet Photoshop.] - Selecting & Extracting Hair - Masking Tutorial - Extraction Tips
Learn how to select and extract hair from a photo and how to change backgrounds behind hair and fine details. This tutorial shows how to create a mask to use in the final montage, how to fine tune that mask for every detail of every strand of hair as well as other colors within the photo. Then it shows how to add a new background. You'll also learn how to fine tune pixel-perfect edges to seamlessly blend the new background with your subject without blurring your subject or image. There are lots of helpful tips along the way, such as The true test of an accurate mask for a subject that was photographed against a white background is when you place the subject against a very dark background. Note that although this tutorial was written for Adobe Photoshop Elements, it can also apply to Adobe Photoshop. [Article/tutorial by Mark Galer, for PhotoshopSupport.com.] - Selecting Hair and Fine Detail in Photoshop
How to remove backgrounds, how to select hair and fine details. Uses the Channel Mixer Adjustment Layer, layer blending modes as Eismann provides tremendous insight into how to use channels for such finely detailed selections. Then you can add a different background, put your selection into a different photo, or whatever you wish. [Article/tutorial by Katrin Eismann, for Photoshop Tips & Tricks, Design & Publishing Center.] - Selection Mask Quick Hacks
Tutorial and chapter excerpt from the book, Hacking Photoshop CS2 by Shangara Singh, Adobe Certified professional photographer and designer published by John Wiley and Sons. Helpful tips and insight in this chapter excerpt from the book. [Tutorial by Shangara Singh, for PhotoshopSupport.com.] - Using Photoshop Selection Tools: Part 1: Selecting with Photoshop's Magic Wand Tool
First of an introductory 3-part tutorial series on how to use Photoshop selection tools. Instructions, screenshots, and helpful tips along the way on selecting parts of an image using the Magic Wand Tool. [Tutorial updated March 2006, by Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns, for WebsiteTips.com] - Using Photoshop Selection Tools: Part 2: Selecting with Photoshop Channels
Second of an introductory 3-part tutorial series on how to use Photoshop selection tools. Instructions, screenshots, and helpful tips along the way on using Photoshop channels to automatically select parts of an image. [Tutorial updated March 2006, by Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns, for WebsiteTips.com] - Using Photoshop Selection Tools: Part 3: Selecting with Photoshop's Lasso and Polygonal Lasso Tools - Creating a Triangle
Third of an introductory 3-part tutorial series on how to use Photoshop selection tools. Instructions, screenshots, and helpful tips along the way on using Photoshop's Lasso and Polygonal Lasso Tools. Instructions also include how to create a triangle shape using Photoshop's Lasso Tool. [Tutorial updated March 2006, by Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns, for WebsiteTips.com]
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Adobe Photoshop Color Management
For color management tutorials in general (not only with Adobe Photoshop), see Color
Articles, Tutorials on Color Management here at WebsiteTips.com.
For color correction tutorials, see Adobe Photoshop for Photography, Photos Color Correction with Adobe Photoshop here at WebsiteTips.com.
- Adobe Photoshop CS2 - Colour Management
Thorough tutorial with plenty of screenshots along the way on managing color in Photoshop CS2. Color Management Primer (Components of a Color Management System, Color Numbers, their Meaning and ICC Profiles, Why bother with Profiles and Color Management? So, we have Device Profiles and Working Space Profiles - how do they interact?); Some Photoshop Revision; Section 1 - Monitor Calibration and Characterisation (step-by-step calibration); Section 2 - Photoshop CS2 Color Settings; Section 3 - Soft Proofing; Section 4 - Managing the Document Color Space; Section 5 - Print with Preview; Section 6 - Saving Documents. [Article/tutorial dated 2005, by Ian Lyons, Computer Darkroom.] - Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Colour Management
Rewritten, reorganized, and updated version for CS3 of the above CS2 tutorial. Thorough tutorial with plenty of screenshots along the way on managing color in Photoshop CS3. Section 1 - Color Management Primer; Section 2 - Monitor Calibration and Characterisation; Section 3 - Photoshop CS3 Color Settings; Section 4 - Soft Proofing; Section 5 - Managing the Document Color Space; Section 6 - Printing; Section 7 - Saving Documents. [Article/tutorial dated 2007, by Ian Lyons, Computer Darkroom.] - Color Management
Download and read an entire chapter on color from Martin Evening's Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative Use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC. Absolutely fantastic chapter that goes into quite a bit of detail about managing color in Photoshop. The aim of this chapter is to provide a simplified summary of the color management process and offers practical advice on the shortest route on how to successfully configure the Photoshop Color Settings. For those who want to know about the color management process in more detail, the chapter does cover some of the finer technical details. But the overall aim is to provide a comprehensive account of what all the controls do. There should be enough information to satisfy the learning requirements of most users. Terrific Adobe Photoshop CS3 tutorial. [Article/tutorial dated 05/2007, by Martin Evening, Photoshop for Photographers Companion Website.] - Jay Arraich's Photoshop Tips - Color Management
Helpful overview of managing color in Photoshop. Links to quite a few top-notch resources, too. [Article/tutorial dated 2004 by Jay Arraich, Photography and Photoshop Tips.] - Real World Color Management Downloads
Via the official companion website for Real World Color Management, Second Edition, by Bruce Fraser, Chris Murphy, and Fred Bunting, this page has quite a few links on color management, such as CMYK linearization/process control target, Granger Rainbow, Logo Color Lab and several fixes, Macbeth ColorChecker (LAB), Macbeth Color Checker (ProPhoto RGB), Photoshop 7 Printing Tipsheet, and more. [Article/tutorial dated 2005, by Bruce Fraser, Chris Murphy, and Fred Bunting, for Real World Color Management Companion Website.]
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Create Custom Photoshop Brushes
Creating your own Photoshop brushes is pretty easy to do. Check out the following tutorials for helpful instructions and tips to create your own custom Photoshop brushes.
Looking for free Photoshop brushes? See WebsiteTips.com's Free Photoshop Brushes section.
- Adobe Photoshop CS3: Creating a Custom Brush
Step-by-step, easy to follow Adobe Photoshop CS3 tutorial with screenshots on how to create a custom brush with Adobe Photoshop CS3. Also included is how to delete a Photoshop (and why you might want to!) brush. Helpful Adobe Photoshop CS3 tutorial. [Article/tutorial dated 06/26/2007, by Jeri Weiser, for LTS Documentation, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.] - Adobe Photoshop CS3: Custom Brush Options
Easy to follow Adobe Photoshop CS3 tutorial with screenshots along the way to provide in depth information on the different options available to you when customizing brushes in Photoshop CS3. [Article/tutorial dated 06/26/2007, by Jeri Weiser, for LTS Documentation, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.] - Make Your Own Photoshop Brushes
Provides the basics first, then expands with lots of tips, suggestions for settings, screenshots, and much more. Great tutorial for exploring creating your own brushes. [Article/tutorial dated 01/20/2007, by Dani Jones, DaniDraws.com.] - Custom Brushes in Photoshop
Learn how to create your own custom brushes. Well done, easy to understand tutorial. [Tutorial by Laurie McCannas, mcannas.com] - Using Custom Brushes for More Painterly Effects
Short tutorial showing how to do some interesting painting-like effects with brushes. Brushes included for download. [Tutorial by Laurie McCannas, mcannas.com]
Commercial and free Photoshop brushes:
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Create Custom Photoshop Patterns
Looking for free Photoshop patterns? See WebsiteTips.com's Free Photoshop Patterns section.
- Creating Pixel Sharp 45-degree Scanlines with Photoshop By Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns. Graphics with 45-degree scanlines, including repeating background textures, are quite popular right now, and the look can add eye-catching textures and visual interest to your Web pages. This tutorial shows you an easy way to create two different pixel sharp 45-degree scanline patterns for use as Photoshop patterns. [Tutorial dated September 2007, by Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns, for WebsiteTips.com]
- Creating Scanlines in Photoshop
by Dave Seipp. Easy tutorial to follow for those popular scanlines, TV scanlines look by creating a pattern in Photoshop. Simple to do.
Note: Follow this tutorial with other graphics programs, too, not just Photoshop. While you're there, check out the other tutorials, too - lots of good ones. [Tutorial dated 12/2005, by Dave Seipp, Photoshopbrushes.com.] - Patterns
Tutorial that shows you how to create a variety of pixel patterns using Photoshop. Includes horizontal scanlines, vertical scanlines, diagonal scanlines, 3D chat square patterns, dotted patterns, grid patterns, diagonal color patterns, and more. When making anything, it's usually good to have a set of patterns already preloaded. Patterns can enhance whatever image you're working on, from web layouts, to desktop wallpapers to forum signatures. This tutorial will go over some of the major patterns, plus new ones and how to add them. [Article/tutorial by Animik, for PhotoshopTalent.com.]
Commercial, free Photoshop patterns:
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Create Graphic Buttons or Tabs with Adobe Photoshop
Use Illustrator, too? You might also enjoy: Create Graphic Buttons or Tabs with Adobe Illustrator.
- Creating Flexible Buttons Using Photoshop Shapes and Styles
Read this easy-to-follow tutorial with lots of screenshots along the way to see how to create beautiful graphic buttons using vector shapes in Photoshop that allow for easy changes, resizes, color changes, and much more. Example uses a Web 2.0 graphic button look with rounded corners, a drop shadow, gradient overlay, a border, an extra glow, changing color tones, adjustment layers, and more. Great tips here. Not sure about you, but when I create buttons for a web site, I always use shapes, especially if the button has rounded corners. These vector shapes have the advantage that they are easy to scale or resize. Combine them with effects and you have the most flexible button ever. See also Can a Path Turn into a Shape Layer in Photoshop?. [Article/tutorial dated 08/14/2006, by Veerle Pieters, for Veerle's Blog.] - Classy Glassy Button (Photoshop)
by Wendy Peck, WebReference.com. Another of Wendy's unsurpassed, well done tutorials that are easy to follow, have great explanations, illustrations, and resources. The glass button is gorgeous and so easy to make following these instructions. [Tutorial by Wendy Peck, Graphics Expert for WebReference.com] - Create a Tabbed Web 2.0 Navigation with Photoshop
Create that Web 2.0 look for tabbed navigation with rounded corners using Photoshop. Shows how to use channels to create the graphics and includes step-by-step instructions with screenshots all along the way. [Article/tutorial by boxedart.com.] - Plastic Tabs
Create buttons like those at the Apple Web site. Easy to do with this tutorial. [Tutorial by Robouk for Absolute Cross Photoshop Tutorials.]
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Create Graphic Icons or Favicons with Adobe Photoshop
- Creating a favicon using Adobe Photoshop
Great tutorial that's easy to follow for creating a favicon (.icoformat). Based on using Photoshop and the ICO plugin by Telegraphics.
See also Graphics Icon Creation, Editing Software, Plugins, and Related Tutorials. [09/13/2005, by chette, chette.com.] - Glassy & Vibrant RSS feed icon Tutorial - Vista Style
Step-by-step detailed tutorial on creating a great-looking RSS feed icon in Photoshop. Of course, you can apply these techniques and tips to anything, not just RSS feed icons. Well done tutorial. [Article/tutorial dated 07/05/2007, by Aaron, for Photoshop Candy.] - iPhone Style Icon Tutorial
Download their iPhone-Style Icon PSD Kit and follow this tutorial on how to create iPhone icons or at least the iPhone-style icons using Adobe Photoshop. Also offers a short video tutorial. [Article/tutorial and Video tutorial dated 07/05/2007, by Buck Wilson, Jotlet Blog.] - Make Web 2.0 Icons in Photoshop
Create glassy Web 2.0 look icons with a bottom reflection to look like the icon is resting on shiny glass below. Nice effect. Easy instructions, good screenshot examples along the way. [Tutorial by artisu, Webdesign-guru.co.uk.] - Web 2.0 RSS Icon
Works well for ANY icon you wish, not just RSS icons. Step-by-step detailed tutorial on how to create Web 2.0 style icons, buttons. [Tutorial dated 09/22/2007, by Chris Braithwaite, Mished Network.]
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Monitor, Printer Color Calibration Hardware, Software
Recommended by WebsiteTips.com
See more software, read short reviews, browse book recommendations on Photoshop, Web site-related topics in our Recommended Books, Software section!
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Video Demos, Video Tutorials on Adobe Photoshop CS3's New or Improved Features
- Photoshop CS3 New Features
As of May, 2007, two free Quicktime videos are available by Deke McClelland: Photoshop's First Public Beta, and The new interface. Great source to check out the new interface and new and improved features of Photoshop CS3. Plenty more available for premium subscribers to lynda.com. [Video tutorials dated 2007, by Deke McClelland, for lynda.com.] - Photoshop CS3 One-on-One: The Essentials
Plenty of free Quicktime videos here on Photoshop CS3 in the first two sections, 'What Photoshop Can Do' and 'Setting Up Shop.' Dozens more available for premium subscribers to lynda.com [Video tutorials dated 2007, by Deke McClelland, for lynda.com.] - Russell Brown Adobe Photoshop Tips & Techniques
Photoshop CS3 video tutorials, Photoshop CS3 Extended video tutorials - all free, well done, easy to follow, entertaining, interesting, and helpful. You can even view them in iTunes, your iPod, etc. Quicktime movies. [Video tutorials dated 05/2007, by Russell Brown, for The Russell Brown Show.]
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Recommended Books, Video Training on Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Software
Books, Training Videos / DVDs / CD-ROMs on Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Books
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Books
Books on Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photography
For Adobe Photoshop Lightroom: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Books, Software
Adobe Photoshop Channels, Masking Books
Adobe Photoshop Color Management Books
Adobe Photoshop Image Retouching, Restoration Books
Other Adobe Photoshop Books
What's in each CS4 bundled edition? See Adobe Creative Suite 4 Matrix: What's in Each Edition? here at WebsiteTips.com.
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Software
Adobe Photoshop CS4 is available on its own (Standard or Extended) or bundled within Adobe Creative Suite CS4 packages. Photoshop CS4 is bundled only within Adobe Creative Suite CS4 Design Standard. Photoshop CS4 Extended is bundled within Adobe Creative Suite CS4 Web Premium, Design Premium, Production Premium, and the Master Collection. Links to more information for both Windows and Macintosh versions are below.
What's in each CS4 bundled edition? See Adobe Creative Suite 4 Matrix: What's in Each Edition? here at WebsiteTips.com.
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Software for Windows
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Software for Mac
Order/upgrade to the latest Adobe Photoshop CS4 today!
For Adobe Photoshop Lightroom: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Books, Software
Read short reviews and find more book recommendations on Web site-related topics in our Recommended Books, Software section!
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Several Adobe Photoshop sections have moved to their own pages (July 2007):
- Adobe Photoshop Software Product Information, Documentation, Technotes, and Photoshop Software Reviews
- Adobe Photoshop Plugins, Filters, Actions, Brushes
- Adobe Photoshop Discussion Lists, Forums, Sites, Blogs, Resources
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