List of Photoshop Tutorials (External Links)

This a list of quality Photoshop tutorials, curated by the lovely moderators for this forum. All links are outside Pixel Scrapper. If you have a suggestion, please start a new thread and introduce it there. Also don't forget to visit the tutorials forum where you see all the Pixel Scrapper tutorials and leave requests.

Learn it All

• Photoshop Basix
• TipSquirrel

Beginner

• Size and Resolution, resizing images
• Learning layer by layer from Scrapflower

Intermediate

• Misting and Brush Techniques from JustJaimee.com, video
• Aligning & Spacing Elements from Sahlin Studio
• Creating Circular Text from Debbie Hodge
• Making a Custom Shape from an Image
• Realistic Shadowing in Photoshop, with free layer styles, by Megan Turnidge
• Replacing a Color in Photoshop from Beautiful Mess Studio, video

Advanced

• Working with Skin
• How to fake doodled circles by Megan Turnridge
• Creating Sketchy Text by PSD Dude
• Using Vectors (.EPS and .AI) in Photoshop

Video Tutorials from our own Judy Salerno

Beginner list using Photoshop CS5

• Opening Files and Working With Adobe Bridge
• Working With The Tools Panel
• Hidden Tools
• Changing a Selected Area
• Opening Another File
• Tool Properties
• Undoing Actions
• Undoing Actions Continued
• The Context Menu
• Working With Panels

○ Getting Started Tutorial 2 
○ How to straighten and crop a picture 
○ How to replace color 
○ Using the sponge tool 
○ Using the clone stamp tool 
○ Using the spot healing tool 
○ Using content aware 
○ How to use Unsharp Mask 
○ Saving your work

Changing the Interface Settings in Photoshop CS6

• If you do not like the dark interface of Photoshop you can change it. Take a look at the instructional video to see how.

Beginner list using Photoshop CS6
If you have upgraded to Photoshop CS6, you will find that there are differences in CS6.

Basic Photo Corrections video lessons
The degree of retouching that is done depends on the image you are working on and the intended outcome. For most images this can be achieved by using Adobe Camera Raw and a few clicks to adjust the image. When you are done with the adjustments go to Photoshop to do some advanced retouching.

• Adjusting the color in Camera Raw
• Straightening and cropping the image in Photoshop
• Replacing colors in an image
• Adjusting saturation with the Sponge tool
• Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
• Using the Spot Healing Brush tool

Customizing Your Photoshop Work area:

• Customizing Your work area - Basic information
• Customizing Your Work area Part 2 - General Preferences
• Customizing your work area Part 3 - General Preferences 2
• Customizing your work area Part 4 - File Handling
• Customizing Your Work area - Cursor Preferences
• Customizing Your Work area - Controlling Transparency & Gamut Preferences