Photoshop Info & Tutorials

Disclaimer:

Here are some YouTube tutorials for the software we use in class. We are not endorsing any of the sponsors that may be advertising on YouTube. Also, you may want to turn the audio off or use headphones for some of the videos as it is common for a song to play over the video while the instructions are given in text format.
Please keep in mind, there are multiple ways to achieve the same effects in Photoshop and other Adobe software. Different techniques can result in similar effects.

Turning a Colour Image Black and White using Photoshop

Selective Colour Tutorial on Photoshop

Creating your own patterns

Click here to learn how to create your own patterns on Photoshop. Make sure your image is 300ppi!

Typing on a path

Click here to learn how to make your text go around a shape or follow a path (drawn line) in photoshop.

Layer Comps for Photoshop
(or how to save multiple versions of your work to show clients / teachers

Click here to learn how to make and save multiple versions of your work. This is also helpful when you are making many changes, if you save the comps, you can go back even when part of your history was deleted.

ADJUSTMENT LAYERS & LAYER MASKS
FOR BEGINNERS:

This tutorial is a bit slow to begin, but has some very worthwhile and easy to understand instructions regarding adjustment layers and layer masks