Add Dramatic Color to Your Photographs!

Here we have a great tutorial on creating a textured grunge style background for web and photo use and even create a little place-holder for images form scratch. We will talk about applying texture to colored layers, a little dodging and burning, Smart Objects, Custom Brushes, and more!

Camera RAW :: Extreme Color:: Dramatic Color:: Color Effect:: Non-Destructive

Create an Explosive Color Swath Effect!

Be sure to follow along with this quick tutorial because every time you do it you will get something different, sometimes the results will be awesome, other times not so awesome, but any way you slice it you will get some cool artwork. We will talk about some tricks using filters and blend modes, brushes, warping, and even how to get a cool smooth color overlay effect. Follow along and you are sure to have a great time!

Colors :: Gradients:: Brushing:: Blend Modes:: Special Effect

Create a Warm, Grungy Background in Photoshop!

Here we have a great tutorial on creating a textured grunge style background for web and photo use and even create a little place-holder for images form scratch. We will talk about applying texture to colored layers, a little dodging and burning, Smart Objects, Custom Brushes, and more!

Dodging :: Grunge:: Brushes:: Burning :: Smart Objects

Create an Abstract 3D Ice Object with Photoshop CS4 Extended!

Another tutorial taken right from the August September Tutvid newsletter. Here we go ahead and work with Photoshop CS4 Extended, specifically the 3D construction and editing engine. We will create a cool abstract 3D shape which is different every time you make it and we then check out some cool techniques to convert it to a smooth icy looking shape. Really a quick neat technique.

3D :: Extended Photoshop:: Selections:: Blend Modes:: Abstract Ice

Create The Twilight Text Effect!

Here we go again creating a cool effect in Photoshop. This tutorial was originally written for the July-August Tutvid.com Newsletter and finally I am getting it uploaded! We cover creating text and converting that to paths and editing those paths to create a custom typeface. We also cover a textured effect as well some other great techniques and useful tips in Photoshop..

Text Effect :: Special Effect:: Textures:: Layer Styles:: Paths

Create The Andy Warhol Effect in Photoshop!

In this video tutorial we will take a look at creating this interesting "Andy Warhol Effect" which is a neat solid color effect which transforms a photograph into this semi-painted looking piece of art. We will talk about Layers, Adjustment Layers, Coloring and Blend Modes all en-route to creating this effect! Enjoy!

Selections :: Masking:: Color Effect:: Adjustment:: Warhol

Shattered Dagger Poster Effect!

In this tutorial we will be creating a movie-style shattered dagger poster effect. Learn about Layer and Clipping Masks as well as combining images to create a simple composite! This tutorial comes to us from the June/July issue of the Tutvid newsletter. You can view that newsletter right here: http://tutvid.com/newsletter/issues/juneJulyNewsletter.pdf

Selections :: Masking:: Sepia:: Adjustment:: Movie Poster

Removing Braces from your Model!

Learn all kinds of cool tricks as far as cloning and healing in tight spaces and how I remove braces. I could spend a a huge amount of time talking and showing some of the smaller teeth removal as well as even rebuilding some of the teeth that and dark and moving toward the back of the mouth, but we have some time constraints. If there is interest I will consider recording a full 30+ minutes on how to do everything involved.

Braces :: Remove:: Healing :: Clone Tool :: CS4

The Lomo Effect + Creating a One-Click Action!

Here again we have a video of one of the tutorials in the June-July 09 newsletter! Using Photoshop we will create a very editable Lomography effect also known as the “Lomo Effect”. Using Blend Modes and Adjustments Layers we achieve a pretty cool effect that can be used on all kinds of Photography! After creating the effect we will take a quick minute and create a simple action so we can test this effect out on a photo by simply clicking a button!
Really cool effect, check it out guys!

Lomography :: Actions:: Curves:: Adjustment Layers:: Illustration

Basic iTunes Style Illustration!

Welcome to this tutorial! We are going to take a look at how to create this cool, fully customizable and editable grungy, dirty, distressed background. We will use a combo of texture, brushing, and blend modes to create a very cool background inspired by a modest iTunes Gift Card!
Learn about brushing, adjustment layers, dodging and burning, blend modes, texturing, masking, and even a slight touch of the pen tool.

Grunge :: Artwork:: Brushing:: Textures:: Illustration

Create a Simple Poster in Photoshop!

This is one of the tutorials found in the May-June 2009 Tutvid.com newsletter. We create a very simple movie post similar to the "The Boat That Rocked" movie poster. Enjoy!

Poster :: Paths:: Anchor Tool:: Pen Tool:: Movies

Removing Glasses with Photoshop!

In this video we will take a look at a very special way to remove an element from an image. In case we will be removing a pair of glasses from this young woman's face and it the process rebuilding parts of her eyes as well as doing some heavy retouch work to the face in general.

Glasses :: Removing:: Retouching:: Eyes :: Model

Add or Remove Tattoos with Photoshop!

For many photography projects removing tattoos is a must have skin, and for some fun projects knowing how to add a tattoo and knowing how to make it follow the flow of the persons skill is pretty cool. We will talk about using the healing brush in tough spots, how displacement maps allow us to make realistic changes to photographs, as well as using multiple blend modes to make a realistic tattoo on this brides back. Enjoy!

Tattoos :: Warping:: Displace:: Brushing :: Blending

Changing Eye Color in Photoshop!

In this one we cut straight to the chase. Changing eye color is really easy to do and in this video I demonstrate my preferred method. We will talk about blend modes, hue and saturation and keeping this eye edit easy to come back to later and edit as we wish. This method is quick, easy, editable down the road, and yields great results!

Blend Modes :: Eyes:: Coloring:: Layers :: Special Effects

Streaking Athlete Effect!!

Starting with a simple stock photograph we will transform this image into a very cool composition combining 3D motion type streaking colors to imply motion and some cool brushing here in Photoshop to create this very cool image effect. Learn about lots of cool features in Photoshop CS4 in this tutorial!

Pixel Stretch :: Warping:: Noise Gradients:: Brushing :: Blend Modes

Composite/Combine Multiple Images!

In this video we will use simple techniques to combine a couple images. We are actually using a couple image which are pretty difficult to combine and my hope is that you will take a few tricks from this video that will help you with combining images of all types-including those that have transparency in them-form this video. We cover selecting with channels, copying and pasting, masking, burning, and a few other cool little things. Check it out and get started building your own "composite images"!

Composite :: Combine:: Multiple Images:: Layers :: Masking

Basics of Creating 3D Objects!

3D is very new to Photoshop only really coming into existence when CS3 was released. In CS3 however the 3D capabilities were pretty limited, but with the release of CS4 3D exploded into Photoshop and now has it's own set of tools and even it's own panel. You are now able to even create true 3D objects right from within Photoshop and texture them. In the following tutorial we will learn about creating a base 3D object and creating a few basic textures for that object. We will also take a moment to explore the 3D tools.

3D :: Cameras:: Lighting :: Textures :: Extended

Creating 3D Spiraling Light Streaks or Zips!

In this tutorial I start with a simple 3D object created in Photoshop and to really show off the 3D nature of this object we will "wrap" it with light, specifically these light zips, or bands. A pretty cool effect and really as soon as you create the path(s) you can tweak and create whatever kind of effect you want.

Paths :: Direct Selection:: Anchors :: Handles :: Wrapping

Super Quick Black and White Images!

When working with large numbers of photos occasionally I will try batch processing a black and white conversion over a folder of images, but my problem always was the simple desaturate command in Photoshop never really did the trick, the photo(s) always looked way to flat. Using this technique we will boost contrast using blend modes prior to our final black and white conversion and the beauty of this method is it is the same for every photo so making an action takes seconds.

Blend Modes:: Desaturate :: Use Actions:: Punchy :: Monotone

Smoothing and Softening Skin for Portrait Retouching!

Soften and Smooth Skin! This is a huge thing when working with studio photography, models, or anyone really. Smoothing skin can really add a lot to an image, but if you do it the wrong way it really can look terrible. We will also look at selective sharpening by using a mask to limit the sharpened region. We will cover: Masking, Blending, Sharpening, and Cleaning up Skin Blemishes in this video!

Smooth :: Skin Edit:: Average :: CS4 :: Photoshop

Soft Focus Wedding Photograph Effect!

Here is a great little effect that adds a whole lot of "mood" to an image by softening and increasing contrast and also features a vignette around the focal point of your choosing. The beauty of this technique is that by using adjustment layers we have full control over the final effect's strength and color. This one is a great tip for Photographers of any type.

Vignette :: Wedding :: Professional :: CS4 :: Photoshop

Enhancing and Retouching Eyes!

When I first began editing images in Photoshop I quickly realized the best way to edit images was to do as much as you could on separate layers and keep everything as editable as possible. This tutorial covers how I prefer to retouch eyes and really enhancing eyes that need only minor retouching or none at all.

Retouch :: Model :: Professional :: CS4 :: Photoshop

Animating a Wipe/Fade Photo Transition in Photoshop CS3!

Learning Photoshop's new timeline animation system is easy and really great! By the end of this video you will have a nice grasp of how to get going animating in Photoshop. We will be creating a nice and simple image wipe/fade effect to transition from one image to another! Great technique for animated slideshows or just to get your feet wet animating in Photoshop! Once we have created the file you can export it as a movie or an animated .gif!

Timeline :: Animate :: Fade :: Masking :: Tweening

Creating a Gallery Style Photo with Frame and Vignete with Actions!

I really love actions in Photoshop and time-saving features in any program for that matter. In this case we will be applying a nice black frame, a vignette, and a customizable caption to a photograph in the blink of an eye with an action! If you have never used actions before this is a perfect place to start! I fyou have used actions before you will still enjoy it! Enjoy saving time in Photoshop!

Actions :: Styles :: Stopping :: Customize :: Batch Process

Changing Hair Color Brunette to Blonde!

Changing hair color in Photoshop(Brunette to BLONDE, not Brown :P) is quite popular, but transforming a head of dark, or brown hair in not so easy, matter of fact most people would skip right over after a try or two and find a blonde or settle for something that does not look that great. In the following video we will tackle transforming a brunette to a full blown blonde and we will use a technique that will be very re-usable on all types of images.

Adjustment Layers :: Clipping :: Blond :: Color Shifting:: Tutvid

Advanced Hair Selection: Making Difficult Selections with Channels!

In this video we will cover using channels to cleanly cut out complex hair selections of both brunette and blonde hair on a studio style background and an outdoor scene. You will learn a lot about how to select things in Photoshop using the techniques displayed in this video which will aid you in selecting many different things, not just hair.

Channels :: Photography :: Selection Technique:: Extracting :: Render

Create an Explosion using Simple Tools in Photoshop!

This video we will create a realistic looking bomb explosion and add it to a photo we are working in.

Filters :: Adjustments :: Fire :: Special Effect:: Photoshop CS3

Cool, Easy, and Reusable Image Borders!

In this video we will learn all about one of the many hundreds of ways there are to border an image. We will create two borders, one with a layer mask the other with a clipping mask. We will also style a Smart Object with a Border, Vignette, and some layer styles and smart filters and learn some cool tricks along the way!

Image Editing :: Frames :: Smart Objects:: Replacing Contents:: Vignette

Adobe Photoshop's Camera RAW 101: The Basics!

This is the first video I have done on Camera RAW! I am ashamed of myself! Anyway this is a great video especially if you have never used or ventured into Raw shooting. This video is not an argument for using and shooting in Camera RAW, but rather all about how to use the Camera Raw Utility plug-in.

Camera RAW :: Photography :: Beautiful :: MetaData :: Non-Destructive Editing

Creating a Custom Sparkle/Dust Brush!

In this tutorial we will go about creating a brush using one of the basic brushes included with Photoshop and we will edit this brush to paint randomized sparkles which we will then duplicate, blur, colorize, and blend a little to create a cool fantasy type effect that is nice in any photo or illustration!

Sparkle Brush :: Customize :: Magic Dust:: Fantasy :: Photo Edit

Full Fantasy Painting Tutorial! Start to Finish!

In this massive video we will start with a blank Photoshop canvas and build this pretty neat simple fantasy painting and in the process cover a bunch of the important aspects of drawing on Photoshop including dodging, burning, and brushing with built-in and custom downloaded brushes!

Fantasy :: Illustration :: Digital Painting:: Create Water:: Dark Skies

Create some Digital Clear Tape! Taped Edges!

In this video we will place four photos in Photoshop using Adobe Bridge. We will then style them to look like small photographs and create some pieces of clear tape to "hold" them down on our cork board.

Illustrate :: Digital Tape:: Plastic :: Composition :: Photo Frames

Color Correcting Images and Removing Color Casts via Curves!

We will discuss the basics of RGB and CMYK colors and how you need to use them to color correct everything from everyday snapshots to portrait photographs. We will be using the eyedropper and the info palette to read the colors in the photos we color correct and based on the CMYK read out of the color sample targets we will adjust the color channels using a curves adjustment for spectacular colors that are perfect. Also learn about the perfect color formula for getting color correct skin!

Color Correction :: Curves :: RGB/CMYK :: Portrait :: Adjustment

Slice and Export a WebSite Layout with the HTML!

Welcome to this video tutorial! We will learn how to take a Photoshop created web page layout template and slice it into individual pieces and then export it with an HTML file. We will cover user slices, layer based slices, auto slices, naming slices, assigning links to slices, alternate text for slices, creating multiple slices at one time, previewing our file in a web browser, saving individual slices as gifs or jpgs from the same document, and exporting a fully functional HTML file to go along with all of it.

Slicing :: Web Layout:: Photoshop CS3:: Template :: Optimizing

Photo Edit: Vivid Skies and Bright Grass!

Welcome to this video tutorial! In the following video we will start with a decent photo and transform it from being decent to great! Transforming brown/yellow grass to bright saturated grass and converting a dull sky to a bright blue wonderfully vivid sky. Check it out and learn something!

Photography :: Photo Edit:: Adjustment :: Skies Depth:: Pro Look

Create Sepia Toned Images!

Learn how to create a sepia effect for your images both using adjustment layers and using a duotone image. We will also add some dirt specks and a dark vignetting around the edges! Have fun!

Sepia Toning :: Adjustment Layers:: DuoTone :: Filters :: Photo Effect

Adding and Removing Image Elements With Vanishing Point!

In this Photoshop tutorial we will go over the basics to using vanishing point. Learn how to setup a perspective grid and clone in 3D space, also place graphics in a perspective correct environment! There are tons of uses for Vanishing Point you just have to know how to use it!

Vanishing Point :: Photo Elements:: 3D Grid:: 3D Filter:: Cloning

Removing Photo Blemishes/TimeStamps!

If you have done a lot of Photography you probably have accidentally left the timestamp feature of yours (or somebody else's!) Camera on, or maybe didn't realize it was on. Whatever the case the results are the same, that horrible, horrible timestamp that plasters itself across a corner of your image. By the end of this tutorial you will know how to remove that using several of Photoshop's Retouching tools. Enjoy

Remove TimeStamp :: Patching :: Retouching :: Photography :: Brushing

Create a Web Text Box for use in your site!

In this video we will start with nothing more than a blank .psd and we will build a nice web text box and slice it and then we will save it for the web and save an HTML file as well as our slices. Have fun!

Web Design :: Text Box:: Export HTML:: Shine :: Slicing

Import Video to a PSD using Photoshop & ImageReady!

Learn how to use a little Photoshop and little Imageready to add video to a file in a normal graphic file. This is great for all sorts of things like video signatures and short video clips for your site! This tutorial does use Imageready so anything CS2 or later will use a different technique.

ImageReady :: Video :: Mixed Media:: Tutvid :: Animation

Building some Website Icons!

We will create these web icons in the following video and make ourselves a navigation bar out of them. Learn so cool Layer control tips and tricks as well as distribution using multiple layers. You ought to enjoy this one if you need to create buttons or just icons for your site! Enjoy!

Web Icons :: Nav Bar:: Navigation :: Distribute :: Groups

Create Black and White Photographs using Different Methods!

Creating Black and whites is a great way to simplify or shift focus in a photo. You have seen great black and white photos out there in Magazines and in galleries on the web, Black and whites are everywhere. We will learn just how to make great black and whites in a matter of minutes. We will start with the basic Desaturation of an image, learn why that is not-such-a-good way to create black and whites, and experiment with several different methods before settling with the best black and white conversion.

Photography :: Conversion :: Blacnk & White:: Channels :: Tutvid

Create Chormed Text and Chrome in General!

Chrome Text! We are going to make Chrome in this video, not only are we going to make it, but we are going to save the chrome so we can easily apply it to other strings of text, or any kind of artwork on any layer we want. Enjoy!

Text Effect :: Layer Styles:: Chrome Effect:: Metal :: Simple Text Effect

All About Masking: Layer, Vector, & Clipping Masks!

Masks are a very essential feature of Photoshop and just too many people are missing out on all of the greatness of masks. Here I have made this video explaining what a mask is and does and I will show you how the mask works, and what you can do with masks! In this Video we cover Layer Bitmap Masks (your basic everyday mask), Vector Masks, and Clipping Masks! Enjoy!

Masking :: Vector Masks :: Clipping :: Photo Editing:: Photoshop CS2

Photoshop 101: Learn the Basics of the Tools in Photoshop

If you are a beginner using Photoshop no doubt the tools palette holds a lot in store for you, the problem is you don't know what does what! For the next 30 minutes we will learn about many of the basic tools you need to know how to use to start using Photoshop today!

Photoshop CS2 :: Tools Basics:: Beginner Training:: Tutvid :: 101

Using Photoshop's Brushes: Using, Creating, Loading them!

In this video tutorial we are going to start with the bare basics of the brush tool and learn about brushing and changing brush sizes and many of the basic things you can do with the brush and we will also go and learn about editing brush presets, creating new brush presets, changing the dynamics and scattering options for your brush as well as loading in brushes you have downloaded and creating your own custom brushes! This is a pretty big tutorial and we will cover a lot of material, so sit tight and enjoy!

Brushes :: Painting :: Loading Brushes :: Brush Palette :: Jitter

Editing Photo Colors and Coloring Black & Whites!

In this video tutorial we are going to take a look at how we can change the color of an object that is in a photograph in two different ways! We will also convert a black and white photo and color it! All of that plus little tips and tricks as usual are covered in this video! Enjoy.

Photoshop CS2 :: Coloring :: Adjustment Layers :: Color Black & Whites :: Training Video

Learn the Basics about and how to use Smart Objects!

Learn a bunch of cool things you can do with Smart Objects! Also learn what Smart objects are and how and when to use them! Smart Objects are an absolutley awesome way to place elements into your designs that can be replaced and changed or simply edited later on and auto updated across the file in one click.

Photoshop CS2 :: Smart Objects :: Editable :: Design Elements :: In-House Editing

Watermark your Photos Fast with Photoshop Actions!

Learn how to make and use a Photoshop Action to watermark an Image. Then take your action and batch process as many images as you like! Very quick and easy! You can also use this technique for creating Photoshop Actions to do all sorts of common tasks!

Photoshop Actions :: Batch Processing :: Watermark :: Photography :: Layer Styles

Learn to Use the Curves Image Adjustment!

Learn the basics of Curves in no time! Use this video to guide you along and very soon your world of image processing/adjusting will become much greater and you will be able to edit images very easily and powerfully!

Photoshop CS2 :: Image Correction :: Curves Adjustment :: Contrast :: Brightness

Learn to use the Extract Filter!

Learn to use the extract filter! The extract filter is a very usful tool when used properly and even in the correct circumstances. Learn about the basics of the extract filter and start using it today!