Photoshop Tutorials - Photoshop Basics
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Welcome to the Photoshop Basics section of Photoshop Essentials.com!
Here, you'll find our complete list of Photoshop tutorials covering the basics of Photoshop, all written with beginner Photoshop users in mind, with an easy to follow, step-by-step approach. While most of the Photoshop tutorials listed here were written using Photoshop CS2, they can be completed using any recent version of Photoshop, including Photoshop 7, CS and CS3.
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New Photoshop tutorials are added regularly, so check back often for the latest additions!
Create Your Own Custom Keyboard Shortcuts In Photoshop
If you're the type of person who loves customizing things to suit your own style, or you just want to be able to work faster and more efficiently in Photoshop, learning how to create your own custom keyboard shortcuts is a great place to start!
Faking A Layer Mask In Photoshop Elements
Photoshop Elements has very limited support for layer masks, and officially, we can only use them with Adjustment Layers. But not only are Adjustment Layers incredibly useful, they're also pretty easy going, and they have no problem at all with sharing their layer masks with any other layer that needs them!
Power Shortcuts For Working With Layers In Photoshop
Get the most out of your time with Photoshop by learning these essential shortcuts for working with layers! Increase your productivity and boost your confidence as you take a giant leap forward on the road to Photoshop mastery!
Learn The Essential Shortcuts For Working With Layers In Photoshop
Creating Custom Shape Sets
In Part 2 of our look at creating custom shapes in Photoshop, we learn how to collect and organize all the shapes we've created into easy-to-manage Custom Shape Sets! We also look at some best practices for how to avoid losing our shape sets if something goes wrong!
Learn How To Create, Save And Use Custom Shape Sets In Photoshop
Creating Custom Shapes
In Part 1 of our look at creating custom shapes in Photoshop, we learn how to create a basic shape, how to add details to the shape, how to save it as a Custom Shape, and then how to use our Custom Shape once we've saved it! We also learn how to change the color, size and angle of shapes, and how to use multiple copies of our shape in the same design!
Learn How To Create, Save And Use Custom Shapes In Photoshop
Making Selections With The Pen Tool In Photoshop
Still using the Lasso Tool to select everything that isn't a rectangle, square or circle? It's time to take your selections to a whole new level! Learn how to outline objects with paths using the Pen Tool, and then how to easily convert those paths into professional quality selections!
Learn How To Draw Paths And Make Selections With The Pen Tool
Creating Custom Color Swatches and Swatch Sets
Learn how to sample colors from your photos in Photoshop and then save them as custom color swatches and swatch sets which you can call up and use whenever you need them!
Understanding Layer Masks
Still permanently damaging your images with the Eraser Tool because you think layer masks are beyond your skill level? If you know the difference between black and white and can paint with a brush in Photoshop, you have all the skills you need!
Photoshop CS3 Essential Preference Settings
If you're upgrading to Photoshop CS3, making sure the newly renamed and reorganized Preferences are set up correctly is one of the first things you should do to make sure both you and Photoshop are working efficiently.
Learn Your Way Around Photoshop's Interface
Working with Photoshop can be difficult enough at times without the added stress of not knowing what and where everything is on the screen. This section takes you on a guided tour of Photoshop`s interface.
Working With Layers In Photoshop
Layers are, without a doubt, the single most important thing you need to know about when working inside Photoshop, and in this section, we cover what layers are and how to use them.
Photoshop`s Brushes
With the release of version 7, Photoshop became not only the world's best image editor but also an incredibly powerful and flexible painting program thanks to it's amazing brushes, and in this section, we look at how to use them.