Photo retouching and manipulation are probably the two most important areas Photoshop is used extensively, mainly because Photoshop offers a variety of sophisticated tools and effects that you can use to smooth out skin and hair, optimize body proportions, emphasize or enhance some beautiful details, correct colors, and a whole lot more. For the best tutorials, Follow netglos @twitter and netglos.com These skills are important to learn not just for professional photographers but for anyone who [...]

Final Product What You’ll Be Creating This tutorial will show you how to create a photo realistic image of Apple’s newly released iPhone4. Hopefully, by the end of it you will have something extremely close to the real thing, which for the few who don’t own the iPhone4 (like me), may be as close as we’ll ever get. Before we get started it might be a good idea to pull up a reference image from [...]

I have been playing a lot with the Displace filter in Photoshop and I still get impressed with how powerful it is. Even though I have written some tutorials using it, I decided to try to recreate a different effect that I saw in one of the images submitted for the Daily Inspiration. It was a brick wall deformed like it was made of cloth. So in this tutorial, or a quick-tips I will show [...]

BADGES Web 2.0 Badges – A set of free badges to download and use in your own designs. Fresh Badge – Quickly generate your own badge. adClustr – Starburst badges. Deziner Folio – A collection of different badges. BittBox – Free vector badges. Official Seal Generator – An alternative to the typical badge. Photoshop Tutorial – A quick lesson on making your own badge. Glossy Photoshop Tutorial – Create a glossy badge with this tutorial. [...]

Typography seems to be all the rage in the online design community nowadays. What better place to play with text effects then Photoshop? Photoshop can be used to create some really stunning text effects. Here’s a list of 33 text effect tutorials that showcase how some well known designers are going about creating their effects. 1. Create Destructive Black and White Lettering with a Dramatic Splash Effect 2. Create a Spectacular Style Text Effect 3. [...]

Photography as both a profession and a hobby is an incredibly expansive topic that covers a remarkably vast range of subjects from science and art. No matter where you lie on the professional spectrum, there is simply always more to learn. We spent countless hours scouring the web for the best content we could find and share with you, and today we’ll help you expand your knowledge with 100 photography related tutorials! Basic Theory and [...]

16 Photoshop Actions to add Style and Professionalism to your Images Polaroid GENERATOR V1 Cross-Processing ATN Old Photo Action sa-cool action 1.07 Photoshop Actions – 48 Photo Ageing Actions colorBlance Cool photo effect action guteCharlotte color o2 Vintage Photo The big picture Weave it Retro Pop Paint Vintage Vintage Photo Effect

Ah, the beautiful world of Photoshop brushes. With thousands of incredible sets floating around the web, and thousands more being made all the time, it can become quite a daunting task to find the perfect ones for your projects. Let me show you 75 insane high resolution Photoshop brushes that will be perfect for any project you may happen to be working on. Enjoy! Smoke Brush Set – A very neat collection of smoke brushes. [...]

Working on a Futuristic Design on a graphics or web design in Photoshop mostly requires more tech feeling. Using circuits,linings,wiring or even blueprints could help achieve a better futuristic results but will take time doing all the details needed. To work more with ease and save time, why not use brushes instead? Now check out this 850+ Super Cool Tech Brushes for Photoshop. This Tech Brushes are made by some dedicated designers who love doing [...]

Professional Retouching Tutorial: Healing (Part 1) Welcome to the first in a series of tutorials on professional retouching. Ever wondered how commercial and fashion photographs have that beautifully flawless look? Final Image This two part tutorial will work towards creating this professionally retouched result: It takes a while to master, but here are a few things to consider; • Keep as much texture as possible, this means keeping your brushes small and avoid any tutorial [...]