40 Fresh Out Of The Box Photoshop Tutorials

I almost forgot about this article, almost… There are here 40 Photoshop tutorials and yes, they’re fresh, they’re new, you haven’t seen them in the past so keep on working in Photoshop cause hard work pays off.
Maze in my Mind
Create this metaphoric artwork easily using a selection of stock photos. This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to combine and manipulate photos to create a surreal photo manipulation.
Make a Dark Blog Web Design Layout with Photoshop
I will be showing you a quick and easy way to develop a simple dark-themed blog layout with the use of Photoshop. When I say “quick and easy”, I mean it. We will only rely on basic Photoshop tools such as the marquee selection tools and layer styles. The outcome will be a professional-level website design mockup that can be converted to a blog theme or HTML web page.
Create a Wood Panel Texture in Photoshop
In today’s quick tip tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a wood panel texture in Photoshop
Create Surreal Artwork via Simple Break Apart Effect and Smoke Texture in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to create this Surreal Artwork via Simple Break Apart Effect in Photoshop. I will also introduce the use of dynamic brushsets to generate a “magic dust” effect. Techniques included in this tut are layer mask, image adjustments, cloud rendering and various tools.
How to Break an Egg in Photoshop
Create this amazing broken egg illustration in Photoshop. This in-depth tutorial contains 50 steps to show you how to use shapes, gradients, selections, and more to create this artwork.
Create an Abstract Cloud Jumper in Photoshop
In this tutorial, we’ll manipulate a photo with abstract elements to make it more interesting and active.
How to Create a Greek Mythology Inspired Photo Manipulation
In Greek Mythology, the Titan Atlas literally carried the weight of the world on his shoulders. This is because when the Titans were defeated Zeus condemned him to hold the Earth in place. In today’s tutorial we will demonstrate how to depict Atlas’ punishment using stock photography and Photoshop.
Create a Terrifying Surreal Photo Manipulation
Learn how to use professional photo manipulation techniques to create a non-destructive, surreal piece. You will learn how to work with complex masks, adjustment layers and integrate textures into a unique design
Create Metallic Text on a Concrete Background
In today’s quick tip tutorial I will demonstrate how to create some cool metallic text on a slick concrete background.
Design a Clean Web Layout with the 960 Grid
In this tutorial, we’ll be designing a clean website layout using the 960 Grid System. You’ll see how working with this system can streamline web development workflow, and how to work with a grid system.
Create a Photo Realistic USB Cable in Photoshop
In the right hands, Photoshop’s pen tool can be a very powerful tool for creating incredible; even photo realistic images. In today’s tutorial we will demonstrate how to draw a photo realistic USB cable in Photoshop.
Simple & Cloudy Portfolio Layout in Photoshop
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a simplistic portfolio page design with a cloudy header. If you have any questions about this tutorial be sure to ask in the comments.
Creating Retro Folded Typography Using Photoshop
In this Photoshop tutorial, we’re going to create retro-looking text that seems like it’s constructed using folded strips of paper. We’re going to step away from the computer a little bit and use a real model as a reference for our project. Prepare yourself to heavily rely on Photoshop’s Lasso Tool, as well as some other basic tools and simple techniques.
3D Layered Text Effect
In this Awesome Photoshop tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a 3D text effect using actions, basic transform operations and filters. This is an intermediate level, approximately 2 cups of coffee long tutorial.
Create a Out of Bounds Surreal Photo manipulation in Photoshop
Therefore, in this tutorial, I shall walk you through creating an awesome out of bounds photo manipulation. Here are the prerequisites that is required for the successful completion of the tutorial. I also have added the PSD file, in case you want to edit and tinker with it.
Spring Wallpaper
Learn how to create this graphic text wallpaper using a collection of graphics. This tutorial will teach you masking techniques, text editing, and using stock photography to enhance your work.
Create 3D Typography with Advanced Texturing and Lighting Effect
In this tutorial, I will show you techniques involved to create this rather cool, 3D typography with abvanced Texturing and Lighting Effect in Photoshop. Some steps can be a little tricky and you do need a lot of patience to complete this tut, but why not have a try?
The aim of this tut is to demonstrate how you can texture a 3D text (created in Illustrator) quickly and effectively, using the least amount of steps possible.
Create a Realistic Panoramic Matte Painting in Photoshop
Matte paintings are images commonly used in the film industry to create the illusion of an environment that would otherwise be too expensive or impossible to build. In this tutorial I will show you how to turn a single stock photo into a realistic panoramic scene
How to Draw a Photorealistic Coffee Cup
In this tutorial we’ll draw a very realistic cup of coffee. Underneath the cup we’ll add some stain using custom brush. This tutorial may look advance but the techniques are simple.
Create a Surrealistic City Scene From Drawings And Photos
In this tutorial I will show how to make a surrealistic city scene, merging different images with some drawings
How to Create a Matte Painting Inspired Scene
In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial, we are going to go over a method for composing a beautiful matte painting style scene. Matte paintings are typically used in movies to create expensive or surreal landscapes and scenes that are stitched together with regular footage. Note that we are not actually making a matte painting that would be suitable to use in a Hollywood film, but rather, composing a scene inspired by these great matte painters and film technicians.
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
Create a burlesque photo montage using pro-level masking skills
In this tutorial, Radim Malinic lets his imagination go for a wander, creating a unique image by blending a burlesque-style central figure with other exuberant, whimsical elements – including a dream catcher and a merry-go-round.
Malinic says: “It’s imperative that you learn how to make your workflow as intuitive as possible. The software should be an extension of your thoughts, rather than making you into a slave and telling you to use this or that filter. We will explore simple techniques that emphasise colour shifts, quick masking, and adjustment layers.”
Create a Bright and Sleek Web Design in Photoshop
In this web design tutorial we will create a clean, professional, and modern web layout in Photoshop using the 960 Grid System as our layout guide. We will use light and bright colors, subtle gradients, thin lines. Additionally, you will see a way to recreate a popular web design technique: 3D ribbons
How to Design a Speedometer Icon in Photoshop
In this detailed Photoshop Tutorial, you’ll learn how to create an amazing speed counter icon and also some nice tricks and tips you can apply on your daily basis when dealing with icon design in Photoshop.
Part 2 of the speedometer tutorial
Creating Funny Big Head Characters in Photoshop
This tutorial is inspired by the Red Queen character in the new “Alice in the Wonderland” movie, where she has a big head and small body. We will be looking at using Liquify tool to achieve that sort of caricature effect.
How to Create a Textured Snail Illustration
With this illustration tutorial, we are going to work on ways of creating digital illustrations that feel very organic, rough, and are full of texture. This tutorial will focus on using Photoshop’s existing brushes, creating one of our own, using layering techniques and filters to create the final image. There is some use of royalty-free stock, mostly for reference and textures. Feel free to adjust the methods discussed here to your own style and technique, as this is merely one of the ways I do it.
Create a Detailed Vintage Television Icon
While Photoshop is a very powerful raster-based image editor, it also comes stocked with many powerful vector-based editing tools. In today’s tutorial, we will demonstrate how to create a detailed vintage television icon using Photoshop’s vector editing capabilities. This tutorial is an excellent example of how Photoshop’s vector tools can be combined with layer styles to produce an illustration that is not only editable but scalable as well.
How to Create Bamboo
In this tutorial you will learn how to draw semi-realistic bamboo in Adobe Photoshop—perfect for textures and backgrounds.
Sci-fi Environment Concept
Create a Retro Urban Gig Poster
Digital graphics are largely dependent on the software used to create them. Given the clean, pixel-perfect nature of Photoshop, artworks always risk looking too perfect therefore it’s important to learn how to bring nature’s random variations into our digital creations. In this tutorial we’ll create an atmospheric poster for a dance party using the textured, retro look that’s so popular nowadays.
Design a Surreal Departing Jump Scene with Cloud Warping
In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to create this surreal “Departing” Jump Scene with Cloud Warping in Photoshop. This is an intermediate tutorial so some steps can be tricky, but why not have a try!
Along the way, you will learn how to bring out extra details from your photo via a few simple tweaks, plus how to warp the cloud generated by Photoshop filter so to best suit your image.
Create a Realistic Paper Texture in 5 Minutes
In this quick tip tutorial, we will learn how to create a realistic paper texture from scratch in just 5 minutes. To do this we will use some simple filters and effects.
Surrealistic Room Photo Manipulation
In this tutorial, we will be creating a surrealistic room with realistic water as its floor, real clouds as its wallpaper with a clock on the wall and a boat on the water floor. We will learn a lot of technical aspects like visualizing and creating a perspective using the ruler and the transform tools especially the distort tool, creating realistic waves using the brush tool and two wave brush sets, using brush textures and apply it to the walls to make them realistic. Then we would be creating shadows using the brush tool and the burn tool. Finally we would make the boat look like it really is running and producing waves in its wake
Paint an Iron Man’s Helmet Digitally
This tutorial will show how we can paint an Iron Man’s helmet in Photoshop with the help of a Wacom Bamboo. As it is my first time trying out digital painting, may all the experts give me some pointers in making the processes better
Create a Floating Island Scene
In this photo manipulation tutorial, you will learn how to create a realistic composition of a sunset in a world with floating islands! We will cover professional-level Photoshop tricks such as adding accurate shadows and highlights, various blending techniques such as giving the image a soft focus effect and altering luminosity and shadows of the scene, adding haziness, and much more
Playing with Inflate in Repoussé in Photoshop CS5 Extended
Adobe has just released the CS5 family and you can download the trials including the new Photoshop CS5 Extended. With this new version we have the Repoussé feature which allows us to create 3D objects in Photoshop. The last tutorial I showed you how to create a simple extruded text, now in this tutorial I will show you the Inflate option in Repoussé.
Create a Deathly Photo Manipulation
In this tutorial I will show you how to combine photos with simple 3D elements to get realistic looking picture. I will also show you different ways how to set lights and shadows and how to adjust colors and apply texture to unify the overall look.
Create gorgeous photomontages
Taking a picture of a pretty girl and giving it the wow factor with some clever details is one of the most popular uses for Photoshop. In this tutorial, Photoshop guru Rob Shields shows how to execute the style with real flair, applying digital painting techniques, compositing and layer masks to stunning effect.
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May 13th, 2010 at 10:50 am
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May 13th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
most of them latest Photoshop tutorials. thanks for sharing