Photoshop Tutorials For learners

Easy Photo Tricks This series focuses on beginner tricks for digital photos easy in Photoshop or Elements
Easy Exposure Tricks When the image is too dark, these tricks can really help get the right exposure quickly
Flash Corrections Dealing with flash problems can be frustrating -- with layer masks and these tips, deal with flash fall-off
Digital Step Wedge Solve testing and analysis problems without wasting print paper or inks - digital step wedge
Photoshop and the Motion Blur add drama to two photos using Adobe Photoshop motion blur filters -- directional and radial motion blur
Creating Photoshop Mirror Reflections... how to create the realistic mirror surface reflections of an isolated image -- as popularized by Web 2.0, and Apple iPhone marketing.
Put another person into that photo What happens when you have two photos of two people and you need to join them into a single photo? Follow along
Creating your own Custom Drop Shadows The pros know you need to know how to produce realistic drop shadows by hand -- generate shadows for multiple surfaces, and projection distances
Creating Black & White from Color another of those frequent questions from the Photoshop 911 emergency room gets answered by expert Barry Huggins
Balancing the light in Night Scenes night shots can use this single-step lighting adjustment.
Saving Photos: Dark, Under Exposed when it looks too dark to save, before trashing the photo, try some of these tricks!
Gradient Maps A Photoshop 911 reader asks how a certain 'tinted' look was achieved in some sample photos... it looks like a gradient map adjustment layer was put to good use!
Matching Color A Photoshop 911 reader asks how the "Match Color" function works to save two of his photos. Match Color works great -- sometimes. When it doesn't, you have to look for other solutions.
Collage Mosaic several readers have asked about breaking apart a single photo so it looks like a collection of snap shots. Here we show the "SLICE" method, and in Collage Mosaic Part Two we'll show a more casual random method.
Outlining Type: Right or Wrong: This tutorial points out the wrong and right ways to outline shapes, like typography, in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
Levels Masking - Using the Levels Adjustment Layer to spot lighten or darken portions of an image
Photo Pop - Select a portion of a photo to pop out of a frame... it's easy when you've got layers
Photo Filters - Photo Filter Layer in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements is the Photo Filter that acts like the traditional photo filters
Separations - Separations for screen printing made easy
HEX Color Problems - Hex colors from Photoshop don't match in browsers
Sequential Photos - putting together photos to simulate a sequential multiple-exposure
Making Frames - Making complicated frames and matting is a matter of many easy steps
Warping Images - Using Photoshop to Warp images to a surface or shape
Transform Vectors - Changing the shape of a Photoshop vector object with the Direct Selection Tool
Wood Carving - Using Photoshop to carve lettering into wood
Changing Colors - Change color of an object, then apply a logo
Fix Old Photo - Restore the color of an old photo using Photoshop Adjustment Layers
Clipping Paths - Clipping Paths with holes for donuts
Save Shadows - Replace white background and retain shadows
Layer Masks - Layer Masking used in joining images for Montage
Mirror Image - Using flip to mirror an image
Simple Watermarks make and automate them
Custom Shapes become watermarks
HEX Color Gif a very basic tutorial on obtaining an accurate HEX color in a GIF file for use on the web.
Watermarking more on the topic of watermarking
Paint-in Color
Image in Type
Article: Clipping
5 Texture Tips - learn the key ingredients to great textures
Rain Effect Tutorial a nice animated Rain Effect sent in by Colossus
Making Black/White in Photoshop for converting color images to good black and white images by Richard Schneider
Match color from another photo - Before combining two photos, how to get them to match color values
Getting the Ansel Adams Look - Is it a color photo? You'll need the channel mixer or levels
Cloning Tool Stopped Working - I am having problems with the cloning tool on photoshop 7
Scaling to match another image size - Scaling to an exact target size is tricky... and should never enlarge!
Resetting Dialogs in Photoshop - if Photoshop seems to be misbehaving
PS 7 rejects Scanner - hello? where did my scanner go???
Color Photo from Black and White - to and from black and white tips and tricks
Help removing white backgrounds - How do I get rid of the White background in my forum sig?
How to pick up an exact color... - How do you select an exact color to match?
How to fix a corrupted file - Crashing during a "SAVE" is not a pretty picture
Hot spots too bright - Flash flare and hot spots can cause problems. Here's one way to solve the problem...
Photoshop picks only black or white - When I go to pick my colour, it will only be Black-white
Replacing Body Parts - How do you match the color in photos before swapping faces...
Multiple Scan Assembly - How do you assemble multiple parts of an oversized scan?
Photoshop Elements for Sepiatone - Give a photo the "old fashioned" look with sepia toning
Lost scanner contact - Photoshop can't find my scanner!
How to restrict the file to just TWO colors? - Trying to build a 2-color ad
Clone Stamp Problems in CS - Here the Clone Stamp Tool seems to have a life of its own, and doesn't catch new samples...
How do you create an artistic border? - Creating artistic borders
How to achieve Black/White with Color Detail - How to achieve Black/White with Color Detail
How to select Hair - The 1,000th person has asked how to select hair
How do you merge pictures and text? - trying to merge 2 pictures and text
Photoshop Text Runarounds? - How do I create text runarounds in Photoshop CS
Sizing Images for Print in Elements - This reader wants help sizing images to gang print onto single photo paper sheets...
Copying Saving from Disk to Disk - Problems cutting and editing images from disk to disk
How to fix a corrupted file - Crashing during a "SAVE" is not a pretty picture
Optimizing graphics for the Web - Can you direct me to a tutuorial on how to optimize photos I wish to publish on my website?
Fading Photos - Use Feathering or Layer Masks
Grid Patterns over Photos - Multi colored, grid over art - painstaking process
Pen Tool in Photoshop CS - Why can't you draw an "Open" path
Photoshop and Error 39 - NOT Photoshop!/li>
Automating the Healing Brush - lots and lots of dust spots
Burned Holes in Photoshop
Help recall Filter Settings... Reapplying filter effects
PS Bevels by hand
PS helps Faded Photo two scans?
Making round corner rectangles in Photoshop
Hot spots in photo (Flash Burn)
Adding Fill Flash in Photoshop
Removing Date Stamps from Photos
Mismatched resolution causes problems
Making round corner rectangles in Photoshop
Get Rid of White Backgrounds? Classic question!
Aging Photos: What would they look like today?
Custom Gradients? break out of the defaults
Annoying Gray Boxes? Careful what you click
Selecting Wrong Colors? Eyedropper Spread Trick