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- These lessons are designed to teach you how to use the features of Photoshop professionals consider to be the most important. The instructor has used two of his own images and re-created them step by step to make sure that you get a thorough understanding of how to create successful digital graphics.

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• Adobe, Macromedia, Quark and I-NET+ ILT - Adobe, Macromedia, Quark and CompTIA certified instructor led training classes in Atlanta, Chicago and New Orleans, and on-site throughout the US and internationally.
  
  
• 3D Cafe - The utlimate site for 3D artists has a page dedicated to tutorials for Photoshop users.
  
  
• Absolute Cross Photoshop Tutorials - High Quality Adobe Photoshop Tips and Tutorials.
  
  
• Adobe Photoshop Web Reference - Check out the Photoshop Web Reference 4, with new organisation, retouched content, improved interface and (of course) featuring the latest on PShop 4. (I guess Reference 5 isn't out yet)
  
  
• Adobe Studio Tips & Tricks How do you get from A to B? When A is your concept, and B is your finished design? EyeWire Tips & Tricks will help you get to the magical land of B, whether you're a day tripper or a seasoned traveller.
  
  
• Adobe Tips & Techniques Adobe created this site - so it must be good
  
  
• AXXESSdenied - Huge selection of Photoshop Tutorials to Choose From ()
  
  
• Cereal Killer's Help Desk Here you will be shown tips and tricks, techniques that will give you a more professional look to your graphics, and general information about Photoshop that can make your experiences with the program much more enjoyable.
  
  
• Computer Arts - Discover the latest pro techniques in Photoshop and 2D design - step-by-step from the pros: everything from amazing effects to essential compositing techniques in the Computer arts tutorials.
  
  
• Deep Space Web - If you're a Photoshop enthusiast, you've come to the right place for free resources and help. However, this site offers much more to everyone who visits; freeware, online tools, forums, and more.
  
  
• Dsigning.com - Photoshop 5 tutorials and information.
  
  
• DTP Zone - Featuring a collection of tips designed to make your Photoshop work quicker and easier
  
  
• The Elated Web Toolbox  In this section we offer a series of tips and tricks for Adobe Photoshop users. We hope you'll find them useful. Each tip is  illustrated with screen-shots and example graphics to help you follow the technique. 
  
  
• Eyeball Design - Learn how to create some really futuristic buttons and other neat things.
  
  
• GFX - Photoshop Tutorials, Actions, Tips and Tricks, and HotKeys for Photoshop 5, 5.5.
  
  
• Photoshop tutorials - nice imagery to help you learn
  
  
• Graphics World - Here you have a choice of either checking out some of cool tips and tricks, cool photoshop links, or enter our Tutorials Warehouse and start learning!
  
  
• GrafX-Design 60 - 70 Excellent tutorials on Photoshop
  
  
• Hands On Training by DocOzone - Learn 'Photoshopping'. Hands On training is, of course, the best way to learn just about anything.
  
  
• Intro to Web Design with Photoshop -Day One: Photoshop Basics - Day Two: Basic Image Manipulation - Day Three: Advanced Image Manipulation.
  
  
• Jeff's Photoshop Tips & Tricks Tips and tricks, plugins, filters, actions, fonts, links, forum, and chat
  
  
• JLS Web Source - The place to find tutorials and resources for all things about Web Design. Get instruction on how to make the best graphics on the web.
  
  
• Laurie McCanna Photoshop Tutorials  Web site developers community
  
  
• Online Design - Great Photsohop special effects tutorials
  
  
• Photoshop Cafe - The free resource for Photoshop Users.
  
  
• Photoshop 4 & 5 Tutorials - Photoshop 4, Photoshop 5, and cool Photoshop things
  
  
• Photoshop 4 Web Reference Tools, Palettes, and Filters - one of the biggest Photoshop reference pages I have seen
  
  
• Photoshop Central - Photoshop Central is part of the IDIG Network, a series of sites that educates and empowers its readers with creative knowledge. ()
  
  
• Photoshop Crash Course Basic but comprehensive tutorial in Photoshop
  
  
• Photoshop Gurus Handbook - Learn new and different ways of using Photoshop ... there is an extensive list of Tutorials as well as the normal Photoshop goodies: links, tips, downloads, etc.
  
  
• Photoshop Tips Large number of Photoshop tips here
  
  
• Photoshop Tips by Joel Abrahamsson Effects and tutorials
  
  
• Photoshop Tutorials - Great Photoshop tutorials
  
  
• Photoshop User (NAPP) - The trade organization for Adobe Photoshop users around the world. NAPP provides a central resource for education, training, and help for Photoshop Users.
  
  
• Photoshop Workshop - Your premier Photoshop tutorials search engine! These Photoshop tutorials are the properties of their respective owners, and are linked directly to the individual tutorials on their sites.
  
  
• Planet Photoshop - The ultimate Photoshop Site including tutorials, seminars, resources, books and more.()
  
  
• PrintShop Photoshop tips - You will find some nice Photoshop tutorials here.
  
  
• Rainworld - Your premier Photoshop tutorials search engine!
  
  
• SketchPad Photoshop Tips - Undocumented Photoshop commands. Step by step tutorials for mastering the pen. Techniques that are interchangable with Adobe Illustrator
  
  
• Spoono Photoshop Tutorials - Includes 6 tutorials including: shortcuts, lighting effects, fire text, micro buttons, seamless water texture, paths, and outlines.
  
  
• Think Dan Photoshop Tutorials - Find many tutorials covering various aspects of Photoshop. Tutorials are always being added so keep checking back.
  
  
• Ticks On Trips Photoshop tips that don't suck
  
  
• Zero-G Digital Design Tips Online tips, if you have a question, their online team in willing to help you out 

PLUGINS - Back To Top

• AmphiSoft plug-in filters - The package consists of both free and shareware filters for accurate image enchancement and wild special effects.
  
  
• DC Plugin Filters - DCspecial plugin filters work with various Graphics Apps. Highly Prized collection 6 years in the making. includes various Tile Tools, Layer FX, and even some Psychidelics
  
  
• Eliminate White Filter and Grid Creator Filter - Here you can download two original Photoshop plug-in filters.
  
  
• Filter Farm - A Photoshop (Windows only) plug-in. It is not a filter. It is an environment where filters live their own life.
  
  
• Filters Quick Review - It adds spice to Photoshop. It can fulfill the need of beginner as well as professionals. The first time user of Photoshop can just open an image and apply filters with single click. Professional will be more serious and can create wonders out of it.
  
  
• Flaming Pear - Graphics plug-ins for Photoshop. Download free fully working demos
  
  
• GrafoManiac - they are very fun to play around with and sometimes you get surprised. Most of the filters have a wide range of adjustments, so the previews are only examples of what can be done.
  
  
• Panopticum LLC - Panopticum LLC developes different plugins for Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects & Adobe Premiere. Demo versions are available for download.
  
  
• The Plugin Site - Both free and commercial plugins.
  
  
• PC Resources for Photoshop's Plugins (PC and MAC )- The World Famous Filter Factory Galleries and Andrew's Filter Collections Galleries
  
  
• Sapphire Innovations - "Sapphire for Illustrator and Photoshop plugins & brushes, photoshop plugins, nozzles, shapes, styles, patterns, fireworks, flash, frames and more."
  
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BRUSHES - Back To Top

• Deep Space Web Brushes - Free downloadable brushes.
  
  
• Free Photoshop Brushes - Here's some free Photoshop brushes for you to download from About.com.
  
  
• Gora Nation's Brushes - Downloadable brushes and a description of how to load them.
  
  
• How to Create Custom Brushes - Have you ever wanted to create a brush to solve a specific image problem? Here's a description of the simple process.
  
  
• Photoshop Brushes - Use 'em anytime and anywhere! Download some custom brush sets for Photoshop and let your imagination run wild. An included readme.txt file will explain how to add them to your Brush Palette.
  
  
• Sapphire Innovations - "Sapphire for Illustrator and Photoshop plugins & brushes, photoshop plugins, nozzles, shapes, styles, patterns, fireworks, flash, frames and more."

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