Learning Photoshop through Video Tutorials

[Hugh Weaver]

If the thought of learning Photoshop through textual tutorials make
you snore, you might find tutorial videos more interesting. There are
lots of tutorials available on CD-ROM and DVD formats and thousands of
single-lesson video clips you can view online or download to watch
later. Many of these videos are taught by a human trainer and while
the videos are designed to guide you step-by-step, you can always skip
lessons and jump from one clip to the next.
Here are a few you might want to take home:
PhotoshopSecrets for Wacom Tablets & Photoshop
This is a great Photoshop video tutorial if you are a tablet user.
Currently, this is probably the most comprehensive, allowing you to
learn how to use all the tools and features available with Adobe
Photoshop. This tutorial video is authored and taught by Colin Smith
and Weston Maggio of Photoshopcafe and Wacom Technology, respectively.
Both are experienced trainers so you'll find the lessons well-paced
and relevant.
This DVD ROM tutorial has more than 120 minutes of 800x600 video. It's
easy to navigate and you can click on any lesson you like without any
trouble while still controlling the playback. If you prefer to learn
on your own, just click on the lesson files and play the video clip of
your choice on your own free time.
PhotoshopSecrets Special FX
This tutorial video contains 19 lessons packed in approximately 2
hours of fast-loading CD-ROM. If 'cool!' is the one word that you want
to hear to feel validated for your Photoshop efforts, this video
tutorial will teach you exactly how to use special effects like the
pros. Learn about 3D lathing, liquid splashes, CS branding, pixel
stretching, thermal vision, toxic waste and lots more. These are
cutting-edge effects, the kind you find in more advanced Photoshop
users' works so you might want to try it out for yourself.
Photoshopsupport.com
This site features some of the best and latest Photoshop tutorials,
including those in video. Use Photoshop confidently in no time with
the free video tutorials. You can even click on the links provided to
find out about Photoshop products for more detailed tutorials. If
you're using Photoshop to come up with a cooler, meaner website,
you'll like the short tutorials on SiteGrinder 2, an Adobe Photoshop
Plugin.
Graphicsoft.about.com
If you like free online tutorials, check out this site. All tutorial
video clips are taught by Deke McClelland, who is also the trainer for
several Adobe Photoshop CS2 training CDs. He's offering a free sample
of his lessons on this site - you won't have everything you need, but
the tutorials are enough to teach you some very important things and
get you started.
Included in the tutorial video clips are: learning about Vanishing
Point, Camera Raw, Image Warp, Smart Sharpen Filter, Smart Objects,
Adobe Bridge, Match Color and Shadow Highlight Filter. If you want to
buy his tutorial videos, you'll get an exclusive 20% discount if you
use the promotion code.
PhotoshopSecrets - CS2 for Digital Photographers
If you want to learn how to maximize your digital photos with the use
of CS2, this video tutorial is for you. Learn how professional
photographers produce better-looking photographs and use their tricks
to turn your photos from blah to blast. This tutorial video is a CD-
ROM format, has 43 lessons and runs approximately 3.5 hours.
Lessons include: using Camera Raw, image adjustment, red eye removal,
grain and color noise reduction, changing perspective, using image
sharpening techniques, using vanishing point, image extraction and
many more. If those lessons aren't enough to get you interested, here
are two of the most popular tools you absolutely must learn: face
swapping and image retouching.