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Photoshop Tutorials

Adobe Photoshop is considered by many web developers and graphic designers to be the be-all-end-all tool when it comes to creating and editing graphics and photos. If you're new to Photoshop, don't be fooled by its name - it's capable of far more than simply editing or repairing photographs. With practice and a bit of imagination, there's no limit to the imagery you can create with Photoshop.

I've been using and teaching others how to use Photoshop (not to mention learning quite a few new tricks along the way myself) for many years. The skills you'll learn by working through these tutorials will help give you a firm grasp of what makes Photoshop tick. Hopefully by the time you're through, you'll know your way around Photoshop and will be ready to take on more challenging projects.

Interfaces & Layout

: Inset Buttons; Inset buttons into the surface of an interface, skin, etc.
: Smooth Metal; Create some great looking smooth metal effects.
: LCD Orb; Create a glowing LCD Orb, for interfaces and hi-tech designs.
: Plastic Tabs; Smooth clear plastic tab buttons made popular by Apple.
: Audio Interface; An advanced tutorial on creating a full audio player interface.

: Glossy Buttons; Add a glossy finish to your buttons or other nifty shapes.
: Remote Control Interface; Step-by-step How-To on creating a remote control GUI interface.
: Rounded Edges; Rounded corners for templates, interfaces, buttons, & layouts.
: Soft Bevel; A soft beveled edge for interfaces, buttons, and more.

Special Effects

: Highlighted Chrome; Create some cool smooth chrome with soft blue highlights.
: Four Way Fire; In this tutorial you'll create a blazing inferno of burning text.
: Chrome Effect; A chrome effect to use on text or other images.
: Brushed Metal; Create a brushed metal texture and apply it to a shape.

: Burnt Paper Edges; Burn a hole in virtual paper with this adobe photoshop tutorial.
: Tentacle Tubes; Popular tentacle effect often seen in desktop wallpapers.
: Stone Effect; A detailed guide to creating a fairly realistic stone effect.

Text Effects

: Aqua Plastic Text; Aqua plastic text effect using Photoshop layer styles.
: Outlines; Add a cool outline effect to the text or objects in your designs.
: Alien Text Effect; Create alien-like text similar to the Aliens movies & the X-files.

: Burnt-in Text; Inset text or other shapes into the surface of an image.
: 3D Text Effect; Use adobe photoshop to create a cool-looking 3D text effect.
: Gel Text Effect; Make your text appear to be made of slimy gel-like material.

Photo Editing & Restoration

: Colorizing Photos; Add color to old black-and-white photographs.

Textures

: Nebula Texture; Create an image or texture of a nebula.
: Seamless Starscape; Get lost in space and make a seamless/tileable starscape.

: Neon Texture; Cool "Neon Lights" texture in this adobe photoshop tip.

Tools & Basics

: Getting Photoshop; Learn tips on how to buy Adobe Photoshop more affordably.
: Drop Shadows; Add depth to blocks of text and image objects.
: Transparent GIFs; Make the background or border of your image invisible.