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As a service to web viewers, we have posted links to 115 free, high-content video PHOTOSHOP tutorials from one of the best sources on the web. And they are all FREE!

Please check back often as we are constantly adding more Free Flash Video Tutorials as they become available.

See our links to 108 free video tutorials on Flash from the same source.

These video tutorials come from web Development.com

 

They are one of the leading training companies in video learning on web design and development technologies. Lenox Web gets nothing from these links. But we have used their tutorials in the past and we can attest that they are great! Check them out; they have tutorials covering many different topics. And they are reasonably priced.

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.

 

Photoshop Tutorial Videos

Ripple

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
Ripple

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a classic background image of ripples on water. Photoshop makes this easy and fun to create and you can use this on banners, webpages and splash pages.

 

PictoSketch

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
PictoSkecth

In this tutorial, you will learn how to take a digital photo and convert it into a realistic sketched drawing. You will learn how to give the effect of a hand drawn picture by using filters and layers.

 

Water Drops

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
Water drops

In this tutorial, you will learn how to add water droplets to your pics by using the Elliptical Marquee Tool and adding layer styles. Learn how to use blending options while working with layers to get a realistic water drop.

 

How to Size a Photo for the Web

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
How to Size a Photo for the Web

When you need to resize a photo for the web, it's important to preserve as much of the quality of the original image as possible. Maintain the highest image quality by following the steps in this tip. Learn to crop, change the resolution and resize a photo for the web, while minimizing the number of times it's processed in Photoshop.

 

Using Paths to Crop a Background

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
Want to separate an object in a photograph from all the clutter surrounding it? Paths are a great way to create a smooth, accurate selection around any object - no matter what's in the background. This tip shows how to create a simple path around an object, convert the path to a selection and then mask out the background so the selected object becomes an independent image.

 

Vanishing Point

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
This is one of the most amazing things in Photoshop CS2 hands down! You will learn how to edit your photos with a brand new filter called Vanishing Point. Learn to use the plane tool to paint out objects and keep in scale with the photo, simply amazing.

 

Liquefy

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
In this tutorial, you will learn how properly use the liquefy filter in Photoshop CS2. This can be a very effective tool when editing your digital photography. Learn to create professional looking photos.

 

Gradient Background and Drop Shadow

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
Ever wonder how to take an object from a photograph and make it stand out on its own? Sure, you can delete the background, but that just leaves a plain, flat background, which probably makes your object appear flat too. Learn a simple way to add richness and depth to an object's appearance by adding a gradient background and a drop shadow.

 

Using Levels and Unsharp Mask

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
Don't delete an over- or underexposed or blurry image until you try this tip. If you don't have the benefit of professional lighting or fancy camera settings, sometimes your digital photos will come out too dark, too light or a little fuzzy. Photoshop to the rescue! Learn how to use Levels and Unsharp Mask to adjust the lighting and sharpness of a photograph.

 

Using Actions

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
If you find yourself repeating the same Photoshop keystrokes and commands over and over again, one image after another, then you need Actions! Teach Photoshop to remember each step of a repetitive series of steps and apply them automatically, stopping along the way when you need to add a custom touch. Watch this tip for an introduction to Actions, demonstrating how to record or save steps and apply those same steps to other images. Then kick back and take a break with the time you save.

 

Digital Color Photo Enhancement

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
Want to make your digital color photos come to life? This technique, used by the professionals, will give those photos the "pop" they need for web and for print…easy, quick, and fun!

 

Sharpening Techniques

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
Here are two optional sharpening techniques to clean up those digital photographs. Option one can speed up your work flow, while option two offers greater control with a more obscure, yet powerful tool, the High Pass Filter.

 

Lighting Adjustments

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
Here's a great technique for adjusting dark and light areas in your digital photographs. It's quick, easy and best of all, it's non destructive.

 

Vignetting for Digital Photos

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
This technique will show you how to Vignette, or achieve a burned in edge effect on your digital photographs. This is a great way to enhance your photos and draw your viewers into the center of the photograph.

 

Black and White Conversion Tool

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
Photoshop CS3 offers up a powerful new option for converting your color digital photos to black and white with a brand new interface. Learn how to utilize these adjustments to create true art with your black and white photos.

 

Adding Fireworks to an Image

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
In this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs demonstrates how to take a photo of a cityscape and a photo of fireworks and combine them effectively for a very realistic effect.

 

Image Preparation

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
learn photoshopThis is a great way to create your own custom gallery for not only friends and family, but as a useful advertising tool as well.

 

Touring the Galleries

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
Adobe Photoshop CS3 is packed full of great photo galleries designed for many types of use. Everything from sharing photos with family and friends, to displaying and receiving feedback on your work from potential customers. In this tutorial we'll begin our preview of some of these galleries.

 

Marquee Tool

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
In this tutorial, you will learn an effect using the marquee tool. This is a popular effect used in almost every magazine and splash page. You will learn to use it effectively and be confident to apply this to your own digital photography

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Building Your First Gallery

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
In this tutorial, we will build our first web photo gallery. This will include folder navigation and populating the web photo gallery banner with the appropriate text content.

 

Control over Galleries

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
This tutorial will walk you through the more expanded features of the Web Photo Gallery, such as control of fonts and font sizes, background and banner colors, and text descriptions for your images.

 

Text Styles

from: WatchAndLearnPhotoshop.com
This tip is an introduction to the world of non-boring text in Photoshop! In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you how to enhance your text with one very easy to use tool - the Layer Styles dialog.

 

 

 

 

 

 


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