Common application Photoshop Tutorials
Learn The Basics of Color Focus Editing in Photoshop CS5
In This tutorial we will learn the basics of “color focus editing” or selective color, the post-processing technique where most of a photo is converted to black and white, but some parts are left in color to draw the viewer’s eye. ... Read More
Quick and Effective Facial Photo Retouching
Whether it's for a friend, family member, or client, retouching images is very common these days. In this tutorial, I will lay down the basics of retouching and take you through the entire process, layer by layer. ... Read More
Create Your Own Letterpress, Inset, Debossed Text
The trend that has become commonly known as ‘the letterpress effect’ has managed to make its way into a range of website designs. The effect itself is often added to text headers and buttons, giving an inset or debossed appearance. Take a look at this roundup of great examples of this trend, and follow on to a mini tutorial outlining how to create this effec ... Read More
Self-initiated abstract art
Self-initiated work often means a lack of budget, but that doesn’t mean it can’t look good. It’s all left up to your imagination and creativity. In this tutorial I’ll show you how – with a little time on your side – you can overcome the common myth of low budget work, creating an impressive piece of abstract work using Photoshop. ... Read More
Handy Techniques for Cutting Out Hair in Photoshop
When trimming out images in Photoshop, human hair or animal fur always proves troublesome and can be tricky to achieve a realistic look. Here are two techniques I use on images with both plain backgrounds, and those with a varied background tones, each achieving pretty decent end results. The best photos are those professional studio type shots that are t ... Read More
Create Fantastic Stone Textures in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I will show you a quick and easy way to make a realistic stone texture with the help of the Liquify Filter. This tutorial is written for users who have a basic understanding of the tools and techniques commonly used in Photoshop. Enjoy! ... Read More
Paint with fire
In this tutorial, we're going to take a simple model shot and transform it into a spitting, crackling beacon of fire. Using some of the most common Photoshop tools (like Smudge, Dodge and Burn) Neville D'souza shows how to create a complicated artwork without relying on third-party plug-ins. This lesson will also give you good practice wit ... Read More
How to Create Custom Water Drop Brushes in Adobe Photoshop
Water drops are one of the most ubiquitous of naturally occurring elements. They are like tiny little liquid prisms that can capture light and reflections. The very fact that they are so common and so small does nothing to detract from the inherent majestic beauty of a single drop of water. For something so simple in nature, they are remarkably diff ... Read More
Simple iPhone Application Website Layout in Photoshop
In this tutorial you will learn how to make a simple and clean layout for your iPhone application. If you have any questions about this tutorial be sure to ask in the comments. Also, remember with all the tutorials, the psd is available for download. ... Read More
Create a Promotional iPhone App Site in Photoshop
In this tutorial, we'll be continuing this series on creating an iPhone app promotional site by taking our previous Fireworks constructed wireframe and adding color, texture, images, and effects to polish off this design in Photoshop. We'll use some interesting elements, like iPhone imagery and a stylish aurora vector background illustration. We� ... Read More
Trendy Geometric Lines Design Tutorial
Starting with the design application of Adobe Illustrator create a group of vector based geometric lines at dynamic 45 degree angles, then follow the walkthrough to rough them up with brush textures in Adobe Photoshop resulting in a cool and trendy design style. ... Read More
Make smashing glass effects
Photoshop’s Glass filter is often overlooked, but when it’s used creatively, it’s capable of creating some powerful and impressive visual effects. The Glass filter works by distorting an image using greyscale information, in a similar way to how bump maps in 3D applications work. In this tutorial, Mark Mayers reveals how to create a realistic shattering g ... Read More
Create a Fantastic Abstract Fan Poster
In this tutorial, we are going to get creative with layering, lighting, and texture to build fantastic abstract piece. More specifically, we’re going to employ some unusual techniques to make a fan poster for the band Omega Code, but you’ll quickly see many different applications for what is taught here. ... Read More
Create an iPhone App Website in Photoshop
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a simple, yet beautiful application page for your iPhone app. If you have any questions about this tutorial be sure to ask in the comments. Also, remember with all the tutorials, the psd is available for download. ... Read More
Create a Glossy High Resolution Box Art Icon with Photoshop
Software applications and stock art designs often need box designs to help with the marketing. We frequently use box designs on Psdtuts to promote our exclusive freebie or premium sets. There are several ways to create this sort of design. You can use software, actions, or even do this yourself. In today’s tutorial we will demonstrate how to do this by hand, ... Read More
Twitter Box User Interface Design in Photoshop
In this tutorial I will teach you how to create a twitter UI box for your website or desktop application. As always the PSD files are available for download with this tutorial. If you have any questions, please ask in the comments. ... Read More
Design a Skin-Textured Typography Scene in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a 3D-looking textured text effect in Photoshop without the need for any 3D tools or applications. All we need to be able to create our text effect is a good idea of perspective so that we can modify light distribution with the help of color correction tools (Burn Tool and Dodge Tool). The techniques and concepts ... Read More
Head Blow Off Effect
This time we'll create Head blow off effect using several applications like Photoshop and alchemy. Moreover we'll use a Stock photo as a base for our design. ... Read More
Create a Clock Up Wallpaper in Photoshop
Using 3D text effect as main design element wasn't something new. I'm pretty certain that most of us has been seen 3D text in many place like magazine, poster or in the internet. Years ago, we need 3d application and some skills to create believable 3d text. But since Adobe released Photoshop CS5 in 2010, we really can depend on it to create cool 3 ... Read More
Create a Beautifully Designed 3D Starfish Icon
With just about everyone using a smart phone, it is important for mobile apps to have beautifully designed icons to represent the brand. In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a beautiful 3D starfish icon using several applications including Photoshop, Cinema 4D, and ZBrush. In the process we will show you how to create 3D objects and then ... Read More