Tutorials

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Video Tutorials

As visual people, we wanted to bring you short videos rather than written tutorials that are often hard to understand and take too long! Feel free to stop and start the video as needed and you will become a pro before you know it!

 

Photoshop-Turning your photos into Black and White and adding filters:

This is a fun and easy tutorial to show how to turn a photo into a masterpiece! You will be amazed at how much better your pictures look after a few easy adjustments in Photoshop. We will be covering ”selective sepia” (one of our favorites), as well as other color effects.

 

Photoshop-Making your first layout tutorial (Part 1 of 2):

Ready to begin digital scrapbooking but don’t know where to start? This video will take you through creating a scrapbook page from start to finish. Check it out and you will be on your way!

 

Photoshop-Making your first layout tutorial (Part 2 of 2):

Ready to begin digital scrapbooking but don’t know where to start? This video will take you through creating a scrapbook page from start to finish. Check it out and you will be on your way!

 

Photoshop-Basic cropping and cutting out Photos:

This basic function is easy and makes your photos look so much better! This is a ”must know” feature that you have to see! You will learn how to use the crop tool, using fixed ratios to cut your photos out.

 

Photoshop-Using Templates:

This tutorial will introduce you to templates and how to make a professionally looking page in a fraction of the time! Learn how to add any background paper, apply photos into the windows of the template, and add elements and journaling. We will show you how one template can give completely different results on numerous layouts.

 

Photoshop-Masking:

Have you ever painted a room and used masking tape to protect areas that you do not want to have paint applied to them? This tutorial will show you how to mask an object onto another object, combining them together. Understanding this function can make the possibilities of your layouts endless!

 

Adobe CS4-Using Clipping Path:

This tutorial is about silhouettes of an area that serve as a mask. Only that portion within the clipping path (mask) appears when placed into another application or combined with another image. The area outside the clipping path becomes transparent.

 

Photoshop-Using layers:

Photoshop is based on the layering of graphics and photos to make a fished design. Through this video you will gain a better understanding of how the layers work. We will cover how to move them around, hide them, and more. You will see what the effects of layering have on your overall designs.

 

Photoshop-Using brushes and loading brushes into your brush palette:

Brush tools in the digital world are similar to rubber stamps in the paper-crafting world. These fantastic tools are for enhancing any artwork that you can imagine. Learn how to install, create custom brushes, mirror brushes, and rotate your brushes. These brushes are just waiting to be dropped onto your canvas!

 

Photoshop-Using gradients and making layers more or less opaque:

Gradients are some of our own Design Team’s favorites! See how the gradient effects make everything cooler!

 

Photoshop-Re-coloring paper:

These quick and easy techniques show how to change the color of your papers! How fun is this? You can manipulate your paper colors to go with anything that you have.

 

Photoshop-Re-coloring Embellishments:

These quick and easy techniques on how to change the color of your brads, buttons, and ribbons are so fabulous! This is an awesome feature in Photoshop that you will use a lot, and think of how many looks you can create!

 

Photoshop Titles and Text:

Typography is key in making a page look finished and design savvy. In this tutorial you will learn how to merge title letters and make better use of your imported alphabet fonts and downloaded fonts. We will also show you how to wrap text around shapes. Check it out and become a skilled typographer.

 

Photoshop-Tool Bar Basics and functionality:

To make the most of Photoshop, you should understand all of its tools! This tutorial is a great overview for beginners to learn how to use your tool bar and hidden tools.

 

Photoshop Shortcuts:

This is a list of shortcut keys that will help you to get around faster! These are great time savers! Try them out.

PHOTOSHOP TV

 

Getting Started Photoshop Elements 7 01: What is Photoshop Elements?

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-elements-7/getting-started-01-what-is-photoshop-elements/

 

Getting Started Photoshop Elements 7 02: Get Photos from you files and folders

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-elements-7/getting-started-02-get-photos-from-files-and-folders/

 

Getting Started Photoshop Elements 7 03: Get photos from a digital camera

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-elements-7/getting-started-03-get-photos-from-a-digital-camera/

 

Getting Started photoshop Elements 7 05: Viewing Photos

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-elements-7/getting-started-05-viewing-photos

 

Getting Started Photoshop Elements 8: Guided edit mode

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-elements-8-for-macintosh/getting-started-10-guided-edit-mode

 

Getting Started Photoshop Elements 7 09: Moving files

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-elements-7/getting-started-09-moving-files

 

Getting Started Photoshop Elements 7 10: Guided edit mode

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-elements-7/getting-started-10-guided-edit-mode

 

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Photoshop CS4: 05 Working with layers

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-cs4/getting-started-05-working-with-layers/

 

Photoshop CS4: 06 Adjusting colors

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-cs4/getting-started-06-adjusting-colors/

 

Photoshop CS4: 09 Resizing an image

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-cs4/getting-started-09-resizing-an-image/

 

Photoshop CS4: 11 Saving and file formats

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-cs4/getting-started-11-saving-and-file-formats/

 

Photoshop CS4: Making color corrections

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-cs4/making-color-corrections/

 
Photoshop CS4 Working with masks
 
 

 Photoshop CS4: Little things

tv.adobe.com/watch/photoshop-cs4-sneak-peek/little-things/

 

Photoshop CS4: Enhanced smart objects

tv.adobe.com/watch/photoshop-cs4-sneak-peek/enhanced-smart-objects/

 

Photoshop CS4: Adobe output module (Bridge)

tv.adobe.com/watch/photoshop-cs4-sneak-peek/adobe-output-module/

 

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Photoshop Bridge: Previewing and comparing images

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-bridge-cs4/previewing-and-comparing-images/ 

 

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Getting Started Photoshop Illustrator: 01 Starting a new document

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-illustrator-cs4/getting-started-01-starting-a-new-document/

 

Getting Started Photoshop Illustrator: 02 Brushes and Blobs

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-illustrator-cs4/getting-started-02-brushes-and-blobs/

 

Getting Started Photoshop Illustrator:  03 working with text

tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-illustrator-cs4/getting-started-03-working-with-text/ 

 

 

 

 

 

Written Photoshop Tutorials

Photoshop Elements tutorials coming soon! In the meantime check out these tutorials.