100 Best Photoshop Tutorials of All Time that Yield Professional Results Photoshop tutorials are one of the most popular subjects on the web, as the digital art community continues to grow and new designers bring their unique skills. However, quality Photoshop tutorials that teach you a useful effect, have a quality finished result and are well explained are harder to find, and with the large number of tutorial sites available, it can be hard to sort the quality from the mundane. In this massive roundup, we’ve collected the top 100 best Photoshop tutorials that have ever been created, that yield professional results, teach you a useful effect, are well explained, and will have you designing like a pro in no time. These tutorials are collected from niche tutorial sites around the web, and range in age from creation in 2008 to a few tutorials that were created just last week. If you liked this post, check out our other design tutorial roundups: Design a Traditional Liquefied Car Create Dynamic Distortion Effects Create a Spectacular Grass Text Effect in Photoshop
Joining Images for Montage & Collage One of the more frequent questions we receive is how to bring photos together for montage or collage. Actually layer masking is by far the best method to learn, however my layer masking seminar isn't quite complete yet. I was complaining about how much time it takes to put an article together-- finding the appropriate photos to use, running the process, documentation and gathering screen captures -- when Mr. Pixelsmith said: "Here, take these and just use layer blending modes." Merge Photos: Quick & Easy Way Getting started with merging photos using this method will get you up and running in no time and will open your vision to lots and lots of possibilities using this way-too-simple technique. First, gather your photos for the montage. Step 1 Create the base Photoshop file to the size and resolution needed for output. Step 2 Show the Layers Palette and open each file to be added Use the Move Tool (Tap V) and one-by-one drag each image to be added into the base file. Step 3 Step 4
Mastering Photoshop: Unknown Tricks and Time-Savers Create a Funky Urban-Inspired Scene in Photoshop As an artist, I am always listening to, and being inspired by, music. I wanted to do a tutorial that pays tribute to this art form for what it has contributed to our culture. In this tutorial, we are going to create a colorful scene inspired by breakdancing and the urban lifestyle. Preview Click the image below to see its full size. Tutorial Resources Step 1: Preparing the Breakdancer Once we’ve opened up Photoshop, we are going to download and open our breakdancer stock image (purchased from Bigstock). After opening the image in Photoshop, we want to remove the background so that we have the dancer isolated on a transparent background. Instead, I would recommend using either the Pen Tool (P) to trace around the subject or a layer mask where you can simply brush out the areas you want to get rid of. Once you have removed the background, save the image (Cmd/Ctrl + S). Take your time when making selections and isolating your images — the details are important. Step 2: Preparing the Boom Box
40 Outstanding Photo Manipulation Tutorials Mar 08 2010 Photo manipulation is an art that requires lots of patience along with the expertise in Photoshop and other photo editing tools. With your creativity and imagination, you can manipulate any photograph the way you want! You simply have to experiment with different effects to see what feeling they give you as having expertise in Photoshop can help you greatly in producing amazing results. Photo Manipulation Tutorials How to Create Glass Transparency in a Cute Photo ManipulationIn this tutorial you’ll learn how to incorporate glass into your work. Design a Surreal Desert Scene in PhotoshopIn this tutorial artist is going to show you how to create a surreal time-themed photomanipulation using Photoshop. How to Make a Melting Camera SceneIn this tutorial, we’ll use the Layer Mask Tool and Liquify filter to “melt” the camera. Robot Woman Photo ManipulationIf you want to take your photo manipulation skills to the next level, then we have an awesome tutorial for you.
Why Do We Need Selections In Photoshop Written by Steve Patterson. As you may have already discovered on your own if you’ve read through any of our other Photoshop tutorials here at Photoshop Essentials, I’m a big fan of “why”. Lots of people will happily tell us how to do something, but for whatever reason, the why is usually left out, forever limiting our understanding of what it is we’re doing. Take selections in Photoshop, for example. None of this, however, explains why we need to make selections in the first place, so in this tutorial, we’ll take a quick look at the "why". Do You See What I See? As I write this, summer is once again coming to an end. Red, delicious apples. Obviously, the main subject in the photo above is the apples, right? That’s great for us, but what about Photoshop? The simple answer is no, it can’t. A close-up view of the edge of an apple showing that it’s really just a bunch of tiny square pixels. Select None To Select Them All Selecting the Brush Tool. Ultra-realistic photo effect.
Useful Photoshop Tips And Tricks For Photo Retouching Advertisement When it comes to designing in Photoshop, there is a myriad of ways one could use to achieve a certain result, especially when it comes to photo retouching. Designers use technique they are most confident as well as comfortable with, which is great because it’s always useful to peek into the workflow of our colleagues and learn new design approaches. We have had articles on cloning1, compositing2, masks3 and obscure Photoshop time-savers4 in the past. I’ll be covering some of the useful techniques and tricks which I’ve learned from my experience. Here is a short overview of the techniques we’ll be covering: Naturally Increased Light The light of the sun creates texture. Increase light on a separate layer. Then use the brush tool with a soft brush, and hold the Alt/Option key to pick up colors from the area that you want to brighten. The blending mode “Color Dodge” creates realistic results. Simulate Infrared Images It’s almost like an infrared image. Levels Sunset Gradient Map
50 Imaginative Fantasy Art Tutorials for Photoshop Natural imagination is the key to creating Fantasy art. It could be a depiction of a magical and mysterious scene, a mythical or supernatural fairy, or even a horrendous blood soaked fiend. Whatever the ingredients of the fantasy scene are, the results are always the same, beautiful, mysterious and thought provoking. Fantasy Landscape Photo Manipulation Magic and Special Light Effects Fantasy Style Castle Scene Out of Bounds Fantasy Illustration Fantasy Illustration in Photoshop Fantasy Creature in a Misty Landscape Nature-Fantasy Composition with 3d Text and Light Effects Create a Fantasy Scene with Death Fantastic Fantasy Night Sky Fantasy Digital Matte Painting Digitally Paint a Fantasy Tree Scene Creating a Fantasy Scene Beautiful Lonely Fantasy Fairy Fantasy Flower Creature Fantasy “Mother Nature” Scene Fantasy Art Work Fantasy Art Tutorial – Moon Stone Magic Fantasy Art Creating your own Fairytale Scene Stunning Dragons Attack Fantasy Photo Manipulation Mysterious Lightning Nightly Prayer Dark Scenery
28 Incredible Photoshop Image Manipulation Techniques and Tutorials : Speckyboy Design Magazine The photo manipulation tutorials that we have chosen for this post are all aimed towards beginner and intermediately skilled manipulators. So if you are a Photoshop expert, there is nothing here for you, move along please. We are also not going to pretend that these tutorials will make you a guru, mastering Photoshop is hard, really hard. What they will do is teach you some new photo editing techniques and allow you to discover some truly time-saving tips. Ultimately, with a little bit of work on your part they will all allow you to expand your skillset. Beautiful Sunrise Landscape Photo Manipulation In this tutorial you’ll be shown how to create the above photo manipulated sunrise landscape in Photoshop, learning how to combine different stock images to build a cohesive scene, blend & adjust color and create beautiful lighting effects. "Dark Power Unleashed" Surreal Digital Art in Photoshop A Science Fiction Environment With Photoshop A Fantasy Underwater Scene with Photoshop