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As a service to web viewers, we have posted links to 93 free, high-content video PHOTOSHOP tutorials from one of the best sources on the web. And they are all FREE! There are 28 tutorials on this page. See an additional 23 Photoshop video tutorials on Page 1, 20 more Photoshop video tutorials on Page 3 and 22 on Page 4.
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But why Videos?
Videos are great at getting you up to speed on a particular topic very quickly. We've read our fair share of 1000 page technical books, and many of them are great, but sometimes you just need to see someone performing a task and listen to their explanation. As the old adage goes, "a picture is worth a thousand words." As visual and audio learners, videos help us quickly understand 80% of what we need to know to get started, and after we have a fundamental grasp on a given technology, we can find the last 20% in the online help, in books or on the discussion forums.
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Rubber Bandfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com The pen tool can be a little tricky to use, and until you get used to it, you might not always know where your next anchor point is going to leave you. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you how to use the Rubber Band option with your pen tool, which will allow you to see hints of what your shape will look like. |
Document Sizing Tipsfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com In this video tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs illustrates a few different tips for setting document size in Photoshop, including a shortcut on how to create a new document that's the same size as your current document. |
Magic Selectionfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com The magic wand tool can be very handy in making complex selections in Photoshop, but it has its limitations. In this video, trainer Geoff Riggs will show you another more effective way of creating magic selections. |
Cucoloris ("Cookie") Effectfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com A cucoloris (or "cookie") is a metal sheet with patterns cut out of it, intended to cast patterned shadows on the background (and often the subject) of a photograph. In this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will show you how to achieve the same effect in Photoshop. |
Warping Text With Smart Objectsfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com There are many ways to warp text in Photoshop, but most of them have their limitations. Some methods allow you to edit your text after warping, but don't provide full customization of HOW you warp the text. Other methods allow full customization but don't allow you to edit the text afterwards. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you a method for warping text that will give you the best of both worlds. |
Taming The Skiesfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com Ever have one of those photographs where the sky is too bright and harsh? In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you an amazingly effective trick for toning down and recoloring an overly bright sky. |
Glowing Lightsfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com In this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will teach you how to take an image of a light bulb that's turned off and add a glow to it to make it look like it's illuminated. |
Colorizing Black And White Photosfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com Many black and white images can be made much more interesting simply by adding a little color. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you how to paint color onto a black and white photo. |
Masking Basicsfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com Understanding what masks are and how they work in Photoshop can open up many doors for creative design. In this video excerpt from the upcoming video series, "Getting Started in Photoshop CS 2", Geoff Riggs explains the basics of what masks are and how to use them. |
Camera Rawfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com In this tutorial, Photoshop guru Geoff Riggs will show you the ins and outs of using the Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop. This plug-in allows you to import images from your camera and make changes to it without actually altering the raw image itself. |
Series Preview - Working With Layersfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com Working with layers is one of the most important aspects of working in Photoshop. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will walk you through the basics of getting around in the layers palette. |
Series Preview - Creating A New Documentfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com This tip is an excerpt from the upcoming video series, "Introduction to Photoshop CS 2" by trainer Geoff Riggs. In this video clip, you'll learn some of the basic options available to you when creating a new document in Photoshop. |
Levels Adjustmentfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com You may already know the basics of the levels adjustment tool, but in this video, Geoff Riggs will show you a neat little trick you may not have known. Using this method you'll be able to very quickly and effectively adjust the brightness and contrast of your image in a very intuitive manner. |
Perspective Croppingfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com It seems like it would be quite a task to straighten up a picture of an object that was taken at a severe angle. However, Photoshop's Perspective Cropping feature allows you to do this in one simple step. In this video, you'll learn how to use this amazing tool in Photoshop. |
Steel Text Effectfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com The great thing about text effects is that they're usually very easy to reproduce. In this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will show you how to make a steel text effect, and then he'll show you how to save this effect so that it can easily be applied to other layers in the future. |
Painted Framesfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com In this video tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you how to create a quick and easy frame for your photographs simply using the eraser tool. |
Non-Destructive Dodging And Burningfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com The Dodge and Burn tools in Photoshop are great tools for lightening and darkening areas of your images. However, these tools are destructive to your original photograph and can only be reversed using your History panel. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you a more creative and effective way of achieving the same effects without affecting the image layer itself. |
Casting Shadowsfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com In this video tutorial, Geoff Riggs will teach you how to create an elongated shadow cast in front of a block of backlit text. |
Smoothing Skinfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com Sometimes the camera does TOO good a job of capturing all the details, especially when it comes to skin. A close-up portrait can sometimes reveal tiny bumps and roughness that we might not want to see. In this video, you'll learn a very effective technique for smoothing out your skin in Photoshop. |
Polaroid Picturesfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com In this video tip, you will learn how to take a photo and transform it into an old-fashioned Polaroid photograph. |
Grunge Bordersfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com In this Photoshop tutorial, Geoff will teach you how to create a very easy, but very effective, white grunge border around your photographs. |
Creating A Grid With A Custom Patternfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com In this video tutorial, Geoff will show you how to create and define a custom pattern in Photoshop and then use that pattern to create a grid background for your Photoshop file. |
Using Clipping Masksfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com You've all seen postcards or advertisements with a picture of something inside a block of bold text. In this tutorial, you'll learn just how easy it can be to achieve this effect. |
Open Type Font Embellishmentsfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com In this tutorial, Photoshop trainer Geoff Riggs shows you how to add embellishments and alter the appearance of specific letter pairings for open type fonts. |
Tricky Selectionsfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com It's not always easy to make complex selections in your Photoshop images, but in this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will show you one very effective way to use the highlights in an image to make a selection in order to alter an image. |
Dotted Linesfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com Photoshop doesn't provide any quick means of creating dotted lines, but in this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you how to create your own customized dotted line quickly and easily, using the paintbrush tool. |
Wood Grain Texturefrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com In this video tutorial, trainer Craig Campbell will show you how to create a wood grain texture from scratch in Photoshop. |
Bicubic Sharperfrom: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com |
The pen tool can be a little tricky to use, and until you get used to it, you might not always know where your next anchor point is going to leave you. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you how to use the Rubber Band option with your pen tool, which will allow you to see hints of what your shape will look like.
In this video tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs illustrates a few different tips for setting document size in Photoshop, including a shortcut on how to create a new document that's the same size as your current document.
The magic wand tool can be very handy in making complex selections in Photoshop, but it has its limitations. In this video, trainer Geoff Riggs will show you another more effective way of creating magic selections.
A cucoloris (or "cookie") is a metal sheet with patterns cut out of it, intended to cast patterned shadows on the background (and often the subject) of a photograph. In this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will show you how to achieve the same effect in Photoshop.
There are many ways to warp text in Photoshop, but most of them have their limitations. Some methods allow you to edit your text after warping, but don't provide full customization of HOW you warp the text. Other methods allow full customization but don't allow you to edit the text afterwards. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you a method for warping text that will give you the best of both worlds.
Ever have one of those photographs where the sky is too bright and harsh? In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you an amazingly effective trick for toning down and recoloring an overly bright sky.
In this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will teach you how to take an image of a light bulb that's turned off and add a glow to it to make it look like it's illuminated.
Many black and white images can be made much more interesting simply by adding a little color. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you how to paint color onto a black and white photo.
Understanding what masks are and how they work in Photoshop can open up many doors for creative design. In this video excerpt from the upcoming video series, "Getting Started in Photoshop CS 2", Geoff Riggs explains the basics of what masks are and how to use them.
In this tutorial, Photoshop guru Geoff Riggs will show you the ins and outs of using the Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop. This plug-in allows you to import images from your camera and make changes to it without actually altering the raw image itself.
Working with layers is one of the most important aspects of working in Photoshop. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will walk you through the basics of getting around in the layers palette.
This tip is an excerpt from the upcoming video series, "Introduction to Photoshop CS 2" by trainer Geoff Riggs. In this video clip, you'll learn some of the basic options available to you when creating a new document in Photoshop.
You may already know the basics of the levels adjustment tool, but in this video, Geoff Riggs will show you a neat little trick you may not have known. Using this method you'll be able to very quickly and effectively adjust the brightness and contrast of your image in a very intuitive manner.
It seems like it would be quite a task to straighten up a picture of an object that was taken at a severe angle. However, Photoshop's Perspective Cropping feature allows you to do this in one simple step. In this video, you'll learn how to use this amazing tool in Photoshop.
The great thing about text effects is that they're usually very easy to reproduce. In this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will show you how to make a steel text effect, and then he'll show you how to save this effect so that it can easily be applied to other layers in the future.
In this video tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you how to create a quick and easy frame for your photographs simply using the eraser tool.
The Dodge and Burn tools in Photoshop are great tools for lightening and darkening areas of your images. However, these tools are destructive to your original photograph and can only be reversed using your History panel. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you a more creative and effective way of achieving the same effects without affecting the image layer itself.
In this video tutorial, Geoff Riggs will teach you how to create an elongated shadow cast in front of a block of backlit text.
Sometimes the camera does TOO good a job of capturing all the details, especially when it comes to skin. A close-up portrait can sometimes reveal tiny bumps and roughness that we might not want to see. In this video, you'll learn a very effective technique for smoothing out your skin in Photoshop.
In this video tip, you will learn how to take a photo and transform it into an old-fashioned Polaroid photograph.
In this Photoshop tutorial, Geoff will teach you how to create a very easy, but very effective, white grunge border around your photographs.
In this video tutorial, Geoff will show you how to create and define a custom pattern in Photoshop and then use that pattern to create a grid background for your Photoshop file.
You've all seen postcards or advertisements with a picture of something inside a block of bold text. In this tutorial, you'll learn just how easy it can be to achieve this effect.
In this tutorial, Photoshop trainer Geoff Riggs shows you how to add embellishments and alter the appearance of specific letter pairings for open type fonts.
It's not always easy to make complex selections in your Photoshop images, but in this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will show you one very effective way to use the highlights in an image to make a selection in order to alter an image.
Photoshop doesn't provide any quick means of creating dotted lines, but in this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you how to create your own customized dotted line quickly and easily, using the paintbrush tool.
In this video tutorial, trainer Craig Campbell will show you how to create a wood grain texture from scratch in Photoshop.
