Photoshop Basics Tutorials
Photoshop Shapes – Add, Subtract, Intersect and Exclude
By default, Photoshop places each new vector shape we draw on its own independent Shape layer, but in this tutorial, we learn how the Add, Subtract, Intersect and Exclude options let us combine shapes in more interesting ways!
Photoshop Shapes – Vectors, Paths and Pixels
Learn the differences between the Shape Layers, Paths and Fill Pixels drawing modes for the Shape tools in Photoshop, and why one of them in particular is almost always a better choice than the others!
The Custom Shape Tool In Photoshop
Learn how Photoshop’s Custom Shape Tool lets us add hearts, flowers, animals, snowflakes, music notes, copyright symbols and other useful shapes to our designs with no drawing skill required!
Photoshop Shapes And Shape Layers Essentials
Learn the essentials of working with vector shapes and Shape layers in Photoshop, from drawing simple rectangles and ellipses to stars, starbursts, direction arrows, and more!
Align and Distribute Layers In Photoshop
Learn how to easily and automatically align and distribute layers within a Photoshop document using the Align and Distribute options, and how layer groups make it easy to center multiple layers with the document itself!
Photoshop Layers – Layer Groups
As you add more and more layers to a document in Photoshop, your Layers panel can quickly become a cluttered mess of confusion. In this tutorial, learn how layer groups make it easy to keep things neat, tidy and organized!
Open Multiple Images As Photoshop Layers
Tired of dragging images from one Photoshop document to another? Learn how the Load Files into Photoshop Layers command, first introduced in Adobe Bridge CS4, can open multiple images at once as layers inside the same document!
Photoshop Layers – The Background Layer
Layers are easily Photoshop’s most important feature, but one special type of layer – the Background layer – comes with a few rules and limitations we need to be aware of to avoid confusion and frustration.
Photoshop Layers Panel Essentials
From adding, copying and deleting layers to working with layer masks, adjustment layers, layer styles and more, if it has something to do with layers in Photoshop, the Layers panel is where it happens! Take a whirlwind tour around the Layers panel and learn the essential skills needed for taking advantage of all that Photoshop layers have to offer!
Photoshop Layers Introduction
If there’s one thing every Photoshop user needs to know, it’s how to work with layers, Photoshop’s most powerful and important feature. In this intro to layers, we look at the difference between working with them and working without them!
Layer Opacity vs Fill in Photoshop
Photoshop’s Opacity and Fill options in the Layers panel both control the transparency of a layer, but in this tutorial, we learn the important difference between them when working with layer styles!
Creating Type On A Path In Photoshop
In this Photoshop tutorial, learn how to easily make your text flow along the shape and direction of a path!
Custom Shapes As Text Frames In Photoshop
In this Photoshop Basics tutorial, learn how to create more interesting text layouts in your designs using custom shapes as text frames, and watch as your text fills the area inside the shape!