Photoshop Tutorials - Photoshop Essentials
Welcome to Photoshop Essentials.com, where anyone can learn Photoshop! We offer tutorials you won't find anywhere else, with easy to follow, step-by-step training on everything from Photoshop Basics to photo editing and retouching, photo effects, text effects, and more, and it's all written with beginners in mind. You'll be amazed at what you can do with Photoshop in no time at all! Our latest tutorials are listed below. Enjoy learning Photoshop!
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Add A Copyright Watermark Pattern To A Photo With Photoshop
Before showing a client your work or displaying your portfolio on the web, make sure everyone knows whose work it is with an easy to create copyright watermark.
Focus With Light – Photoshop Effect
Learn how to use light to bring focus to your images with Photoshop’s Lighting Effects filter and multiple light sources.
Simple Pop Art Effect With Photoshop
Learn how to use Photoshop to turn a photo into a simple pop art effect from the 50s and 60s using nothing more than a basic selection tool, an easy image adjustment, and lots of solid colors.
Photoshop Advanced Blending – The Blend If Sliders
Making text appear to be painted on the wall behind it is easy thanks to Photoshop’s advanced blending options and the Blend If sliders.
Photo Realistic Drop Shadows in Photoshop
Make your standard Photoshop drop shadows go from fake to photo realistic by learning how to map them to the natural textures and depths in your image with displacement maps.
Instant Photo To Oil Painting Action In Photoshop
Turn a digital photo into an oil painting and then apply the effect to any other photos instantly with your “Instant Photo To Oil Painting” action!
Infrared Photo Effect With Photoshop
Infrared photography captures light our eyes can’t see and uses it to create mysterious, otherworldly images. It’s a unique effect, and one that we can create ourselves in Photoshop.
Painted Edges Photo Border Effect
Learn how to add a painted edges photo border to your images with Photoshop and how to make it look like it was painted on canvas! When we’re done, we’ll use the file as a template to quickly add the same effect to other photos!
Create A Photo Within A Photo With Photoshop
Bring more focus and attention to the subject of your photo and add excitement to your image by creating the illusion of a photo within the same photo.