Photoshop has long been considered the must have tool in the design community for good reason. No matter if you are just a hobbyist, an aspiring professional or just a casual user, Photoshop is a great tool for everyone to learn. However, despite it’s popularity, not everyone is quick to grasp the amazing tools and possibilities that the software provides. In truth, novice users can get a bit frustrated with it if they just dive in an start using it with out learning some of the basics first – it just isn’t that intuitive to use straight away as the sheer number of options and possibilities can confuse and overwhelm new users. From its sleek interface to the plethora of tools and multiple windows, Photoshop can look daunting to use but in all honesty its learning curve isn’t that bad.
A beginner can learn the basics like using layers and masks within a few hours and if they spend a few days on it they will be able to produce some awesome effects that would be appreciated by any professional designers. However, they best way to spend your time learning photoshop is via tutorials rather than looking through the manual to master each tool, effect and filter one by one. It is for this reason that I have created this article – it is for anyone looking to get up to speed fast in the best and most commonly used Photoshop effects and tools.
Once you have mastered these you may want to check out the following articles:
65 photoshop tutorials for more experienced users
85 photohop text effect tutorials
This particular article is a a roundup of 35 Photoshop tutorials geared towards beginners. Here you will find a bevy of how-to’s starting with the basics of the tools available and then moving into how to create cool effects such as performing basic skin retouches on your photos, adding cool lighting effects to make your pictures pop, creating your own custom typography and a whole lot more. Of course this is just the tip of the iceberg as far as design tutorials are concerned but this is a great place to start if you are looking to master Photoshop.