Pretty spectacular Photoshop tutorials gathered in this week’s tutorial roundup mostly with graphic design tutorials or photomanipulation. Also, Alexiuss gives us another interesting digital painting tutorial where we can see how he makes those amazing drawings of his.

Draw a Classy 3D Poker Chip in Photoshop

In this tutorial we are going to illustrate a 3D Poker Chip in Adobe Photoshop starting from scratch. New Photoshop users should consider running through our Pen Tool guide first!

Creating a Touching Story Scene in Photoshop

I worked on this illustration especially for you with Ciursa Ionut, he is the founder of PSDBURN where he writes Photoshop tutorials. He started working in Photoshop many years ago when he began to utilize this great tool all the time. In this tutorial, you are going to create a story scene using photo manipulation and a lot of color adjustments.

3D Text On Fire Photoshop tutorial

This tutorial is going to be a little more advanced than the other ones I have done. It shouldn’t be a problem if you have been following along with our other tutorials or have a grasp of Photoshop. So lets begin.

Abstract lighting effects Photoshop tutorial

Learn how to create a very colorful waves element with light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS4.

Become a Master of the Pen Tool in Under 30 Minutes

This tutorial explains how to master the pen tool in great detail, carefully walking you through all it’s features as you trace a penguin image.

Photoshop: Painting Tutorial 2

Great looking, Easy Collage Effect Photoshop tutorial

Today we are going to create a collage effect Photoshop. We will take a central, main image as our focal point and use some image and effects to liven it up. This is a great way to showcase an Image, and emphasize a theme instead of doing a traditional photo collage. And on top of it all, this is an easy effect to do!

April 2009 calendar wallpaper Photoshop tutorial

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper.

How to Create a Grunge Style Illustration with Stains in Photoshop

Inspired by the article “18+ Sources of Inspiration from Coffee, Ink, Blood and other Stains,” by Steven Snell, I decided to show my personal way of creating stain based designs in Photoshop. In this tutorial, we’ll grab a picture, apply several filters to it and obtain a monochromatic stain, which combined with stain brushes and a texture will transform into an eye-catching grunge result. Let’s get it started!

Creating an Unique Profile Image Photoshop tutorial

Light and Shadows – Feathering Gradients in Photoshop

So what is feathering? Please refer to the helpful comparison on your left. Feathering softens the edges of the gradient, which will help create convincing lighting that will blend nicely.
We will be making use of the marquee tool frequently throughout this tutorial, so you’ll save yourself some time if you are already familiar with it.

First we’ll want to take the basic, unshaded version of whatever we are editing. In this case we will be editing snow on a floating rock. I have provided it for you in the attached files under before.psd.

The amazing spiderman Photoshop tutorial

Decorate your desktop with this amazing spiderman wallpaper concept.

Create an Abstract Underwater Scene Photoshop tutorial

Create an awesome abstract underwater scene using photo manipulation techniques. Learn how to create a complex abstract composition.

How to Create Super-Malleable Effects with Colorful Lines in Photoshop

These days colorful lines are one of the most malleable effects you can easily create in Photoshop. They simply fit everywhere and can look really awesome. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create these fantastic colorful effects using only Photoshop. I’ll show you how to compose illustration with these effects. Let’s get to it!

Create Powerball Effect for Movie Poster in Photoshop

Fantasy Forest with Artemis Photoshop tutorial

In this tutorial I will show you how to give a magical fantasy touch to a forest.

Create An Amazing Diamond Advertisement Poster in Photoshop

In this tutorial you will learn a few techniques that might be very useful for you and give you some great ideas when you start creating an advertisement. Before you go on and start the tutorial I would like to thank the photographers for their amazing stock images and for giving e permission to use the images.

Use type as a creative effect in Adobe Photoshop

Unlock the power of the Distort tool in Adobe Photoshop to create this enigmatic image.

Gunshot Through a Glass Adobe Photoshop tutorial

Learn how to create a suspenseful photo manipulation in Photoshop. You will learn how to create realistic distortions with the displace filter and apply photo effects to give it a cold look.

Photoshop Tutorial: Modern Eve

Inspiration and sketch. First off, I gather all references images and make a fast sketch on paper by hand. Just a general sketch to catch the main idea and composition. I’m trying to find inspiration everywhere, from books, TV, music to my environment.

This image will contain my personal feeling about God and people’s lifestyle nowadays, so it will be desaturated to be in tune with the image’s spirit. For this work I used many textures made by myself, a few of the source photos, a Wacom Intuos3 graphic tablet, a Canon Scanner and Photoshop CS3. A graphic tablet is highly recommended for this type of work. I can’t imagine only using a mouse.