Photoshop Tips and Tricks for Beginners Buy. Download. Create. Get Adobe Photoshop now at the Adobe Store. Find Photoshop CS4 tutorials and videos on our Photoshop CS4 Tutorials Page. Try before you buy. Photoshop Tips and Tricks for Beginners These Photoshop beginner tips and shortcuts address some of the most common things you'll do in Photoshop, and learning them will save you lots of time down the road. Create Project-Specific Custom Workspaces Photoshop lets you create custom workspaces that display just the palettes you need for a specific project. Display The Same Image In Two Windows When doing detail work on an image you may need to zoom in to take a closer look at the pixels. Instant Grabber Hand Ever been frustrated by having to switch tools to move your image around the canvas? Getting Rid Of The Marching Ants Selecting an object will activate a line of dashes that blink to show you the selection's edge (marching ants), but they can be a visual nuisance at times. Control Your Color Squares Zooming In & Zooming Out
41 Nicest Photoshop Photo Effects [Photoshop Tutorials] Looking at how powerful Photoshop can be in terms of photo editing, it’s probably not important if you suck at taking photographs or being labeled an amateur photographer. As long as you picked up a couple of Photoshop photo editing skills, it will still impress those who sees it. So the next time you want to publish some photos online, consider editing them so they look more impressive. Here’s a compilation of 41 Nicest Photoshop Photo Effects you can take into reference. Full content after jump. Mental Wave Explosion EffectHow to create a crazy explosion, like a mix of Magneto’s ability with Peter Petrelli’s power.
60 Advanced Adobe Photoshop Tutorials These are advanced techniques that require more than just technical knowledge of Photoshop, they require talent, Photoshop training, knowledge of design, layout, balance, color theory, etc. I hope you find these techniques inspiring and helpful. UPDATE: If you like these tutorials, you might love this:60+ (more) Advanced Photoshop & GIMP Tutorials UPDATE: (8/28/13) I just updated any broken links and replaced unreachable tutorials with new ones. Text-effects: Movie techniques: Vector effects: Photo Retouching: Photo Manipulation: Web Buttons / Interface Elements: Digital Coloring: Digital Painting: I'm generally not not a huge fan of producing an effect in Photoshop that looks like it was produced in Photoshop. My thoughts are that after having used Photoshop since version 2.5 LE primarily for comping out web interfaces and some mild digital art, I've found that there are many features to help you but not do the work for you. Helpful Links