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Please note that
I have not worked through the tutorials on these sites, and am not recommending
them to you as being either good or bad. I have checked to see that the
sites are there, and that they appear to have useful content.
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Tutorials
6.0 Basics
5.5 Basics
6.0 Reference: Tools
6.0 Reference: Palettes
5.5 Reference: Tools
5.5 Reference: Palettes
Reference: Filters
Reference: Effects
Selections
Channels
Basic Layers
Basic Pen
Color Management
Homemade Letterhead
Color Correction
Curves, Levels, or Brightness/Contrast?
Combining Images
Combining Images II
Dodge and Burn
Duotones
Abstract Background
Make a Frame
3D Wire Text
Quick Mask
Adjusting Contrast
Using Curves
Scanning Negatives
Rubberstamping
More Adjustments
Sharpening
Filters
Color
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Search Engines, Directories,
and Link Lists
DesktopPublishing.com
- Listing of Photoshop tutorial sites related to DTP.
FindTutorials
- Listing of tutorial sites. Twenty five sites listed at the time
of review.
Google
- Their category of Photoshop tutorials. Includes graphic indicating which
sites are most popular.
Graphics World - More than 450 tutorials listed
in eight subcategories.
Open
Directory Project - Listings in their Photoshop tutorial category.
The Photoshop
Internet Roadmap - Long list of links to tutorial sites. Also
find other Photoshop resources.
PlanetPhotoshop.com
- The Web portal for Adobe Photoshop resources and information.
PS Workshops
- From rainworld.com, a tutorial search engine, listing individual tutorials.
More than 550 tutorials currently listed.
Tutorialhound.com
- Currently has twenty six tutorial sites listed.
Yahoo!
- List of links found in their Photoshop category. Many lack descriptions.
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Basic Techniques
Actions.i-us.com
- Basic instruction on how to create actions, as well as tutorials on
making special textures.
Adobe
Photoshop User Forum - (Windows) Not tutorials, but a very good
place to ask questions, or just lurk, and learn. Before posting a question,
be sure and use Forum Search to see if the same question hasn't already
been asked and answered. This is at the official adobe.com site. Mac users,
click here.
Adobe
Photoshop Basics - A free online course from About.com's Graphics
Software section. Not complete but has good content so far. Also, forums
for Q and A.
Dan Tutorials
- Thirty six well illustrated tutorials for beginners.
Deepspaceweb - Many
short tutorials on basic, and intermediate techniques, as well as free
actions, custom brushes, and plugins you can download.
GrafX Design
- Seventeen brief tutorials on basic editing procedures, and special effects.
Three of them are available for download as pdf files.
iBoost
- Eleven tutorials by different authors. Basic instruction for new Photoshop
users.
Mike's Sketchpad
- Tips on creating special text effects, as well as a series of lessons
on using the pen tool.
Nebulus Designs
- Fifteen in-depth tutorials for beginners. Well written and illustrated.
Perfect
Pixels - Twelve, brief tutorials on basic techniques, and special
text effects.
Pixart's Photoshop
Tutorials - Assortment of lessons on special effects, as well
as basic and intermediate techniques.
Photoshop
Foundry - From the digital.foundry.com, tips on layers, making
GIFs, actions, and text effects.
The Photoshop Guru's
Handbook - Lessons for beginning, intermediate, and advanced Photoshop
users. Downloadable.
Stewart Dean's
Photoshop Tips - Five clever tips for how to do things the easy
way.
Trainingtools.com
- Learning Photoshop 5.5 for the Web - Lesson book with eleven
chapters of instruction. Hard to access.
Webmonkey | Design | Graphics - Several Photoshop
tutorials as well as general graphics information.
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Special Effects
Adobe.com
Photoshop Tutorials - Several extensively illustrated tutorials
for special effects by leading Photoshop experts.
Aemax Designs
- Offering six tutorials on interface, and surface texture effects.
Allexperts
Adobe Photoshop Q&A - Volunteers with experience using Photoshop
will answer your questions for free.
Chicken
Scratchings - Eight special effects tutorials primarily for Web
designers.
CNET's Photoshop
Section - Tutorials on how to use Photoshop for the Web. Frequently
updated site. News, and reviews.
Craze Designs
- Thirty five tutorials on text effects, and textures.
Designs by
Mark - Tutorials on basic techniques, and tips on making special
type effects and buttons. Downloadable PDF files.
Digital
Fusion - Nineteen tutorials on text, and special effects.
Dreams Infinity
Interactive Media - Thirty five tutorials. Basic techniques, text
effects, interface, buttons, and textures.
Dsigning.com - Twenty nine
brief tutorials primarily on text effects, and creating special textures.
Eric's Photoshop Tutorials
- Thirteen tips on creating special textures, and text effects.
Eki's
Home - Lightwave, and Photoshop tutorial for 3D artists. Advanced.
Fantasy Camera
- Fourteen tutorials on image manipulation, and creating textures.
Freebies:
Photoshop Tutorials - Eleven brief lessons on creating unusual
buttons, and effects.
GFX
- Sixteen well illustrated, and clearly written tutorials mainly relevant
to web site design.
Go 2 Graphics
- Twenty brief tutorials on creating unusual textures, and buttons.
Graphic|hazard
- Five tutorials on text effects, and buttons.
Hands-On - Many tutorials
for creating unusual effects, buttons, and textures. Site owner, DocOzone,
is very responsive to user requests.
Haus of Photoshop
- Collection of lessons on creating buttons, and special effects. Thirteen
tutorials featured at time of review.
Janeecake's Tutorials
- Special effects tutorials for making unusual text, and textures.
Jason's Graphics
Tutorials - Collection of lessons on creating special text effects,
and buttons.
Jeff's Photoshop
5.5 Tips and Tricks - Special effects with emphasis on buttons,
and textures.
JLSWebsource
- Three basic, and eleven special effects tutorials, including text effects.
Laurie McCanna's Free
Art Site - Extensive selection of tutorials on creating unusual
effects.
Lookseee's Photoshop
and HTML Tips - Thirteen Photoshop tips on creating special effects,
and image editing.
Magic's Photoshop
Tutorials - Twenty in-depth lessons on how to make special buttons,
and textures, as well as basic tips on scanning.
Marko
Media Photoshop Tips and Tricks - Twelve lessons on creating special
effects. Includes two tutorials on layer masks.
Matrix's
Vault Photoshop Tutorials- More than fifty brief tutorials on
creating special effects.
Neofrog.com - Twenty two
tutorials on creating surreal graphics. Requires Flash.
PankPages
- Twelve tutorials on creating special effects, and unusual textures.
Phil's Photoshop Techniques
- Eighteen lessons on how to create unusual textures, and text effects.
Phong -
Twenty one brief tutorials for beginning to advanced Photoshop users.
Photoshop Cafe
- Eight tutorials on how to create special effects. Site also has other
Photoshop resources.
PhotoshopClub.com
- Thirty eight tutorials on creating textures, and special effects.
Photoshop Tutorials
- Nine tutorials on image manipulation, and special effects.
Photoshop
Tutorials Home - From M&J. Twelve well illustrated lessons on
creating special effects, and four tips on using tools.
Robouk Designs Photoshop
Tutorials - Text effects, and interface ideas. Ten tutorials at
time of review.
Roxanne's
Photoshop Tutorials - Basic instruction on creating special effects,
and unusual textures.
Savvy.net - Twenty
three brief lessons on how to create special textures, and effects.
Screaming Art
- Fourteen special effects tutorials at time of review.
Soft-Seek
- Archive of brief tips on creating unusual effects. Seventy one available
at time of review.
StewartStudio
Photoshop Tutorials - Thirty five tutorials on text effects, textures
and interface creation.
Wastedyouth.org
- Seventy nine brief special effects tutorials grouped according to degree
of difficulty.
Web GFX Center
- Fifteen tips on how to create unusual type, and graphics special effects.
ZDNet.Developer | Graphics - Has several interesting
Photoshop tutorials mixed in with other graphics programs tips.
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Image Editing
Expresso
Graphics - Nineteen well illustrated tutorials on image editing,
and basic Photoshop techniques.
DigiPhoto
- Tutorials on making surreal, and fantasy scenes from photographs. By
Shantel Palmer.
Digiscape
- Three tutorials including two on masking, and one on restoring old photographs.
Site includes digital artwork.
Digital
Creativity - Basic instruction on editing digital images. Twenty
six tutorials, with more being added.
Digital Imaging Articles - From photographer Mariin
Evening. Seven articles available in pdf format.
Eyewire -
Fourty four tips on editing commercial graphics.
Introduction
to Web Design with Adobe Photoshop - From the Web Developers Virtual
Library, outlines all the basic image editing techniques. Has not been
updated since April of 1998.
The
Luminous Landscape - Michael Reichmann offers a tutorial called
Instant Photoshop aimed specifically at digital photographers
new to the program.
Photoshop Tip of
the Week - From commercial photographer Carl Volk. Currently has
23 tips about commercial image editing. Doesn't seem to be adding new
ones weekly.
Photoshop
Tutorials - Digital photo image editing tips from Barry Beckham.
PS
Tips and Tech - From Julieanne Kost. Pdf files only. Twenty one
tutorials for Photoshop v. 6, and twenty one for v. 5.5. Covers many aspects
of artistic image editing.
Tutorials Galore
- Seven tutorials on basic image editing. Also, features Paint Shop Pro,
and Photo Impact instruction. Scroll to page bottom to find PS lessons.
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Color Management
and Scanning
Accurate Image Manipulation
- Information on system color calibration, and color correction from Timo
Autiokari.
A Few Scanning Tips - Wayne
Fulton's collection of basic and intermediate level scanning tips. More
than a few.
Bruce Fraser
at CreativePro.com - Index of all his articles and reviews. Scroll
to the Features section to find excellent articles on color management.
Color Remedies - Good
information on color management in general, and Photoshop 6 color management
in particular.
Computer Darkroom
- Ian Lyon's site with tutorials on Photoshop color management, and scanning.
The Digital Dog
- Andrew Rodney's site with extensive information on all aspects of digital
imaging. All tips are available as pdf files, only.
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