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November 1, 2005

90 Adobe Photoshop Tutorials

Here are 90 Adobe Photoshop Tutorials from 3 excellent tutorial training sites for Photoshop: www.pegaweb.com, ..., and www.myjanee.com. I hope you enjoy these and learn alot of good features to use in Photoshop. Five-Minute Website This web design tutorial demonstrates how to make a basic left-oriented website. Includes information on watermarks, textures, gradients, backgrounds, and colour schemes for your website. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/fiveminutewebsitetutorial/five-min… Beginners’ Guide to Adobe Photoshop Ever wanted to learn how to use Adobe Photoshop, but had no idea where to start? This basic, thirty-minute tutorial gives you the most basic features you need to know to start using Adobe Photoshop. From there, you’ll quickly discover most of Photoshop’s other features www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/beginners-guide-adobe-photoshop/ Graphical Watermarks This Adobe Photoshop tutorial shows how to make a complex watermark (in this case a Sun), to help break up an area of monotone colour. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/graphicalwatermarks/index.htm Displacement This Adobe Photoshop tutorial shows how to use a displacement map to warp an image, and to cast light on the image in the right places. This process can be used to create ribbons, curtains, banners, or anything else that bends or waves. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/displacement/index.htm How to separate an image from its background Put that Magic Wand Tool away! This tutorial shows how to separate an image from its background by using the Freeform Pen tool in Adobe Photoshop. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/separation/separate-image-from-bac… Difference Nebulae Create a realistic-looking red and blue nebula, using the Clouds filter, and a Difference layer. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/nebula/adobe-photoshop-difference-… The Piglet Factory is Adobe Photoshop tutorial goes through the steps to making a professional-looking website. This tutorial shows the steps I took to make a website for the fictitious (I hope) :) Piglet Factory. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/pigletfactory/index.htm Creating a Realistic Wood Texture Ever used the wood texture in Adobe Photoshop? Here’s how to use the gradient tool to make a wood texture that looks a whole lot better than Photoshop’s sawmill wood texture. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/woodtexture/adobe-photoshop-wood-t… reating a Random Lighting Layer In Adobe Photoshop, a layer of realistic lighting is all that separates realism from flat colour. This tutorial uses Adobe Photoshop’s Noise Gradient feature to create a layer of “canopy lighting”. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/random-lighting/adobe-photoshop-ra… How to make web buttons Most web buttons are flat and lifeless. This web button tutorial demonstrates how to make a nice rounded web button, and goes through the various layers of the web button, including the bevelling of the web button, and adding a light layer to the web button. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/howtomakebuttons/adobe-photoshop-b… Create your own Company Logo Having your company logo design done by a professional can be an expensive process. Hopefully this tutorial will give you some ideas on creating your company logo yourself. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/company-logo-design/company-logo-d… Making a tiled web page background With many web page backgrounds, the tiling is very visible. This tutorial shows how to use the Shear tool to create a seamless web page background. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/web-page-backgrounds/web-page-back… Six font styles that make text stand out It’s easy to choose a font style that stands out when your text is on a monotone background. However, when the background is multi-coloured, it becomes much harder to find a font style that will be easily readable. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/contrast-font-style/contrast-font-… Creating a graphical web page header in Adobe Photoshop The most important graphical element of any website is its header image. It’s the image that will be seen more than any other on your web site, so it’s important to get it looking good. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/web-page-header/web-page-header-1…. Modern Style Web Design Welcome to a world of sans-serif fonts, monocoloured areas, objects that don’t cast shadows, colours that don’t contrast, and text saved as picture files. Modern-style web design has become the most common form of web design these days. It presents web page elements not as realistic images, but as neatly arranged diagrams. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/modern-web-design/modern-web-desig… How to make Metallic Buttons and Menus This tutorial shows how to use Gradient Overlays and the Gloss Contour option to change your buttons and menus from play-dough to realistic silver and gold. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/metal-menus-buttons/metal-menus-bu… Simple Web Design A lot of websites look unprofessional because the designer has tried too hard to make the graphics look good, without knowing what they’re doing. If they just hadn’t tried as hard, the site would have looked a whole lot better. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/simple-best-web-design/simple-best… “A Touch of Class” Complete Web Design Tutorial If you’d like to design a site that’s a bit more elegant than the standard business web design style, follow along with this tutorial, and make a nice, rustic, gold-embossed website. www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/touch-of-class/touch-of-class-web-… Ocean texture Learn how to create ocean surface texture. It looks like you are flying far above the earth and you can see the clouds and water from the airplane. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tip=145 Faking some blood Learn how to fake a picture so you can draw a lot of bruises and damaged areas on the skin. To do this you must know how to use the Burn and the Smudge tools. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=135 The pen tool This great tutorial will teach you how to use the Pen tool for creating correct five edges star shape. This Photoshop tool is a must know for all users. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=136 3D like text Learn how to use Photoshop only to create effect of 3D with any text label. You don’t need 3DMAX if you need a static picture! www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=144 Text like in the Matrix movie With this easy to create effect you can make nice cyberstyle text labels. It is recommended to use green color on foreground and black on background. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=133 Tongues of flame Learn this lequify technique to draw amazing pictures. This one is like the tongues of flame and it is very coloful nad beautiful. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=132 Psy painting Such cool psychedelic picture has been created with some professional technique. Learn this tutorial if you want to draw amazing pictures in Photoshop. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=131 Drawing tentacles Learn this professional technique that allows to draw cool alien tentacles or it also looks like cartoon hair on some crazy character. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=130 Drawing pixel art Some theoretical principles have been described here. If you are seriously learning to draw icons and other pixel stuff this tutorial is very helpful for you. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=129 Rainbow glow If you have Phosothop 7.0 you can create cool text style when letters are glowing like a rainbow. This is very attractive and colorful text effect. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=128 Automating Photoshop Do you know that Photoshop has excellent automation functions, and it is very useful when you need to do some similar steps for a pack of images. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=127 Proper smooth edged button Learn professional technique to avoid common mistakes when creating web buttons. Note that the edges should allways be smooth and clear ! www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=126 Gel text tutorial Learn this professional technique and you will get amazing looking text. If you have complicated project to do you can allways use this method for text labels so it will be very attractive. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=125 Several useful patterns This cool tutorial shows you a few very useful patterns which are useful for any professional project. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=124 Changing the sky Learn how to modify your image to replace some bad things with good things. For example if the sky on your photo is ugly you can replace it with the bright one. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=123 Radial rays This tutorial will teach you how to create cool rays outgoing from the center of an image. Shown technique can be used for many projects. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=121 The bubble Wanna create a cool plastic bubble in Photoshop ? Learn this powerful professional technique and you will get a perfect image ! www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=119 Background lines On many sites you can see cool one pixel lines on background. These are made with Photoshop and used as stretched image. Learn this professional technique. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=118 Picture retouching example This tutorial will show you how to edit a photo picture. Perhaps you need to change the mood of somebody captured on camera, then this method works fine. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=117 Tuning picture to fantastic one Learn how to adjust colors of the picture and apply some retouching techniques to get fantastic picture from the common photo image. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=116 Generated metal texture This tutorial will teach you how to generate nice looking metal texture using filters in Photoshop. Such textures are best useful for mapping skins and computer games. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=115 Aging a photo In this tutorial we will make a picture to look older. With the technique explained here you can add ancient rare image from any graphics file that can be loaded into Photohop. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=89 Creating unique style This tutorial will teach you how to create unique custom style that you can apply to any text or layer. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=69 Extracting from background There are many methods to extract an object from background. This tutorial will teach you the one. You will need the Magic Wand tool and the Eraser tool. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=53 Custom star brush In this tutorial you will learn how to create your own star brush, so it can be used in any project. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=62 Windy text This is a very common Photoshop technique. If you are learning this amazing software you should know how to use the Wind filter properly. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=40 Text on water Plunge your text into water ! Learn how to create swimming letters in this simple tutorials. Find out how to liquify the image to get realistic water surface. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=39 Creating water texture This intermediate tutorial will show you how to use Render Clouds, Glass and Ocean Ripple filters to quickly make water texture. Though this texture is not of very high quality, but it is completely generated and unique. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=38 Creating web gallery with Photoshop This tutorial will show you a way how to use Photoshop automation functions to create web gallery. It will generate thumbnail previews and HTML code. Cool eh ? www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=37 Text motion blur This technique looks very specular when it is shown on posters or on big sized images. Learn here how to add motion blur to your text label. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=30 Fire text Let it burn ! This spectacular text effect can be done with Photoshop 5.5 or later versions. Use Wind filter and some distortions to add realistic flames. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=29 Iced text Very popular technique for creating ice symbols. Use the Wind filter and some layer transformations to get this realistic effect. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=28 How to round the corners of the selection box The basic Rectangular Selection Tool has very straight corners but you can round them if you know this method. It is simple, just a trick with the right menu item. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=7 Creating a skin This guide contains some advices which should help you to build not just beautiful but also useful graphics interface. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=184 Flying flag Learn how to create a static picture of a flying flag from simple square image of the flag colors. Finally you should have more attractive picture. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tip=146 Construction sign Find out how to create those typical yellow lines you allways can see on the “Under Construction” images. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=182 Rock text Here you will learn how to createa amazing rock texture that is useful for text or any other layer. It looks great. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=97 Fire text Let it burn ! This spectacular text effect can be done with Photoshop 5.5 or later versions. Use Wind filter and some distortions to add realistic flames. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=29 Iced text Very popular technique for creating ice symbols. Use the Wind filter and some layer transformations to get this realistic effect. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=28 How to round the corners of the selection box The basic Rectangular Selection Tool has very straight corners but you can round them if you know this method. It is simple, just a trick with the right menu item. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=7 Creating a skin This guide contains some advices which should help you to build not just beautiful but also useful graphics interface. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=184 Construction sign Find out how to create those typical yellow lines you allways can see on the “Under Construction” images. www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=182 TV Lines, Patterns, and Seamless Tiles Work along with Janee, in this series of fun tutorials, as she teaches you how to use patterns to come up with some neat seamless patterns. www.myjanee.com/tuts/tv/tv.htm Snowflakes Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to use rotations and reflections in Photoshop to make snowflakes! www.myjanee.com/tuts/snow/snow.htm Spirals Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to make beautiful, spirals. Beware of becoming addicted! You won’t believe how fun they are to make. www.myjanee.com/tuts/spiral/spiral.htm Sepia Toning a Photo Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to give a photo that antique sepia tone. Along the way you will learn some masking techniques, changing a background, and using hue/saturation and levels. www.myjanee.com/tuts/sepia/sepia.htm Seeing Stars Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to make beautiful stars in Photoshop using the pen tool and her handy protractor. www.myjanee.com/tuts/stars/stars.htm Saving for the Web Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to save for the web in this fun little tutorial. www.myjanee.com/tuts/save/saveweb.htm Retouching, Restoring, and Fixing Photos — 4 parts Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to get started learning to retouch, restore, and fix photos in this four-part tutorial! www.myjanee.com/tuts/retouch/xmas.htm Raindrops Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to use the pen tool and some shading and highlighting to make realistic raindrops! www.myjanee.com/tuts/rain/rain.htm Postcard Text Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to put pictures inside text in this three-part tutorial. You will learn 3 different methods including “Brute Force,” using a Clipping Group, and using Paste Into. www.myjanee.com/tuts/pctext/pctext.htm Photo Composition Work along with Janee as she works on a composite of 3 photos. There are many useful tips here that will help in your own work. www.myjanee.com/tuts/moon/moon.htm Painted! Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to make a photo look like a painting. This is a 3-part tutorial that takes you through three different “painted” styles: pen-and-inked watercolor, watercolor, and oil paint! www.myjanee.com/tuts/painted/painted.htm Linked Letters! Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to use lighting effects, layer effects, and alpha channels to come up with a neat linked letter monogram! www.myjanee.com/tuts/link/linktut.htm Line Drawing from a Photo Work along with Janee as she teaches you 2 ways to make a line drawing from a photo. www.myjanee.com/tuts/linedraw/linedraw.htm Just my Type! Work along with Janee as she teaches you some cool tricks with text in Photoshop 6 – 7! www.myjanee.com/tuts/text/text.htm Jeweled Gold Text Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to make gold text set with jewels! Beautiful and lots of possibilities for variation. www.myjanee.com/tuts/jewel/jewel.htm Get into Shape — Shapes in PS 6 Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to use the shape tools to make street signs in Photoshop Version 6 or 7. www.myjanee.com/tuts/shapes6/shapes6.htm Hearts! Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to use the pen tool effectively as you draw hearts! www.myjanee.com/tuts/hearts/heart1.htm Gel Text! Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to use layers to create this neat gel text effect! www.myjanee.com/tuts/gel/gel.htm Framing a Picture! Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to put a mitred-cornered frame on your favorite picture! www.myjanee.com/tuts/frame/frame.htm Fading Images into One! Get a feel for what you are actually DOING as Janee leads you into discovering how to fade images together! www.myjanee.com/tuts/layermask/layermask.htm Creation of Wood! Work along with Janee as she takes you through the creation of WOOD! You will make oak, walnut, pine, and cherry in this 4-part tutorial. Along the way you will learn to make a custom brush, use the “shear” filter, and more! www.myjanee.com/tuts/wood/wood.htm Copyright Brush Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to make a custom brush with your own copyright notice! Very handy thing to have. www.myjanee.com/tuts/brush/brush.htm Changing a Head One person looking goofy in the family picture? Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to switch a head! www.myjanee.com/tuts/headrep/headrep.htm Celtic Knot Work along with Janee as you make a Celtic knot in Photoshop. Includes more links on creation of these beautiful knots. www.myjanee.com/tuts/celt/celt.htm Burned Edges! Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to make a burned edge on a picture. Actually this is a 3-part tutorial that goes through 3 different kinds of edges. You will learn to make a montage edge along the way here, as well as some other techniques that will help you in framing all kinds of pictures! www.myjanee.com/tuts/burn/burn.htm Capsule Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to use layers to make a very realistic capsule effect. You can adapt this to come up with that oh-so-imitated “aqua button” if you want! www.myjanee.com/tuts/capsule/capsule.htm Antique Gold Text! Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to make a neat texture and then to use this texture along with lighting effects to make an amazingly realistic antique gold effect. www.myjanee.com/tuts/antgold/antgold.htm Basic Shapes in Photoshop Work along with Janee as she teaches you how to make basic shapes! You will also learn some other cool things as you work, taking you a little out of “basic!” www.myjanee.com/tuts/shapes/shapes.htm Amazing Gradients! Work along with Janee as you discover some cool things about how gradients and blending modes work. Good fun! www.myjanee.com/tuts/grad/grad.htm Adjustment Layers Work along with Janee as she teaches you some techniques to use with adjustment layers and layer masks to create some neat effects or just to fix a photo. www.myjanee.com/tuts/adjlay/adjlay.htm

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