The Photoshop Resource

Photoshop - the final frontier

Have you purchased Photoshop (or thought about purchasing it), but feel intimidated by the myriad options the program seems to have? Need some help learning it fast? Look no further. The Photoshop Resource finds some of the best resources on the web - so you don't have to.

Photoshop on YouTube

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Find out how to create a Web 2.0-themed logo in this installment.

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My Thoughts on Photoshop

A Monthly Column

After a month's hiatus, the column is back for the month of November! First up, I want you to check out a great blog on design and design standards, Design By Fire.
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Remember, remember, the month of September...first site to remember this month is www.textureking.com. Great downloadable textures at this site!

ColorJack is a great new color palette resource.
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Hello August...first up, check out Ultrashock for some great Flash, Photoshop, and Illustrator tuts.

From Dave Cross, here is the portfolio of graphic artist Jason Gaylor.

Happy July! Let's see what we have for this month...well, even though I'm tooting my own horn here...this is still a great search engine. I've compiled a listing of the best Photoshop sites out there and made them searchable. Looking how to create fire in Photoshop? Something else? Go to Rollyo Photoshop Tutorial Search for more info.

Courtesy of Jennifer Apple at PhotoshopSupport, there's a new digg-like social bookmarking website that's just for designers. Check it out at http://pixelgroovy.com. I've added the site's feed to this page.

Adobe Lightroom for Windows has just come out (previously there was only a Mac version available). This pro photography software (currently in beta) will help you easily organize photos and apply special effects to them. Check Lightroom out!
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Hello and happy June! First up this month...I'm sure many of you know about this site, but I would be remiss if I didn't post it for those who don't. It's http://www.lipsum.com Ever worked on a project where you didn't have copy or body text yet from the client, but you want to see how text would look in your layout? This free tool generates a user-specified amount of random text that you can use in your project! Check it out.

Helpful Links

PhotoshopSupport.com: One of the best Photoshop sites around, Photoshopsupport.com has everything - links to tutorials (including free video tutorials), brushes, actions, etc.
Adobe Studio: When in doubt, look to the source. Adobe's Studio website has some great tutorials, as well as brushes (and even displacement maps).
Phong.com: Phong has some great tutorials on special effects you can create with Photoshop, including glass effects, lighting trickery, etc.
PhotoshopCAFE: Colin Smith's PhotoshopCAFE is an amazing Photoshop resource. Make sure to check out his tutorials - he offers a wide variety of them.
PhotoshopLab: Tommy Maloney and crew - the guys behind the relatively new PhotoshopLab.com - have some good tutorials here. I especially like the Rainy Day effect and the tutorials on some of CS2's new features, including Vanishing Point and Smart Objects.
Intro to Camera Raw: For those of you working with Adobe's Camera Raw format, here is a great Quicktime tutorial by Photoshop Hall of Famer Deke McClelland.
StockXchng: StockXchng is one of the best free stock photography sites out there. I use this site frequently to find royalty-free images for use in my projects.
Photoshop User Magazine: Scott Kelby and the rest of his Photoshop User crew run the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), a large organization of people who are enthusiastic about Photoshop. NAPP members get the most value here, but there are free CS2 tutorials that introduce some important Photoshop features.
Layers Magazine: Layers Magazine, also run by Scott Kelby, deals with the whole range of Adobe Creative Suite products - not just Photoshop.
PhotoshopTV: This is my favorite new link. PhotoshopTV is a video podcast headed up by the Photoshop Guys - Scott Kelby, Dave Cross, and Matt Kloskowski (all NAPP members and Photoshop gurus extraordinaire). Each week's new episode has news, tips/tutorials, and more. The downloaded episodes average about 100-120 MB, so make sure you have 1)a broadband connection and 2)enough space.
Designorati: Beautifully designed site by Pariah S. Burke and others. You can find articles and how-to's on the creative culture, Photoshop, graphic design, and much more.
Spoono: Nominally a web designer's resource, Spoono does offer some decent Photoshop tutorials. Be sure to check in its "Fresh Meat" section on the home page.
Lunacore: This is a very good Photoshop resource - it has a large amount of tutorials for you to explore.
Scott Kelby's The Photoshop Insider: Scott Kelby (the leader of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals) - this is his influential blog, chock full of his observations and exclusive tips.
Worth1000.com: This isn't really a tutorials site per se - but it is a source of inspiration. Here, you can participate in (or watch) Photoshop contests. You might well come away amazed.
The Ultimate Photoshop Quiz: The Ultimate Photoshop Quiz is provided for free by NAPP. See how much you really know about Photoshop!
Aquent: Aquent is a "talent agency" that deals with - among others - creative professionals. You can post your resume here, search for job openings, and more!
Photoshop Reference Guide with Matt Kloskowski: This is a comprehensive set of tutorials hosted by informIT.com. Matt Kloskowski, one of the top educators at NAPP, posts helpful information here frequently.
Dave Cross's blog: NAPP guru Dave Cross shares his thoughts and tips on his blog.
FrenchStudio.net: Here are some interesting QuickTime tutorials on such subjects as creating scotch tape in Photoshop, glass reflections, and desaturation effects. The site is in English, but the tutorials themselves are in French. However, it's still pretty easy to see what's going on.
Photoshop Killer Tips with Matt Kloskowski: A spinoff of the hugely successful PhotoshopTV, this 1 minute podcast show features a Photoshop tip of the day (each weekday) from NAPP instructor Matt Kloskowski.
Adobe Creative Suite Podcast: Adobe trainer Terry White's Adobe Creative Suite podcast. He has some excellent video tutorials on not only Photoshop, but Illustrator, InDesign, and the rest of the Creative Suite.
Designorati : How-To: Creating Actions With Conditionals: Designorati: A 360-Degree View of the Creative World. This is essential reading for anyone who wants their actions to be able to make decisions - in essence, to act in a non-linear fashion.
Designorati : Adobe Wants To Know What You Want In Photoshop CS3: Designorati: A 360-Degree View of the Creative World. Let Adobe know what features you want/need in Photoshop CS3! According to a BusinessWeek interview (also reported on CreativePro), Adobe CEO Chizen stated that we won't see CS3 until the second quarter of 2007.
Designorati : FontShop Brings Back font Magazine: Designorati: A 360-Degree View of the Creative World. Font Magazine - hmm, I hadn't heard of this one before. Check these guys out - after all, typography is one of the most important methods we designers use to communicate.
Designorati : Proxy Magazine: Designorati: A 360-Degree View of the Creative World. Adobe Proxy (formerly Adobe Design magazine) is an online PDF-based magazine that covers a range of topics concerning design and creative culture. I like to peruse the issues on their website - it's definitely one of my favorite hotspots.
Nonprofit @ Adobe: Nonprofit @ Adobe
The Nonprofit @ Adobe blog is a resource for anyone in the Nonprofit technology world. We'll be sharing news, product tips & tricks, solutions and posting about upcoming events.
The Motive Internet Glossary - web communication design terminology and definitions | Motive Resources: Definitions of internet communication philosophies, web design and technologies.
Photoshop Tutorial - Add Reality To Your Objects | PhotoshopSupport.com: Add Reality To Your Objects. Add shadows and colored lights to make things look more real.
Peachpit Press Articles: Surprisingly, Peachpit Press makes a number of quality articles freely available on just about every computing topic imaginable - from Photoshop, CSS, and design to programming languages like AJAX. Definitely worth checking out.
Photoshop Training: Learning Photoshop has never been this easy!
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New! Photoshop for Digital Photographers With Scott Kelby
Dynamic Graphics Magazine - Tutorials: Dynamic Graphics Magazine - Tutorials

Some excellent Photoshop and Illustrator tutorials!

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