Digital Design : Photoshop

This tutorial teaches students how to edit an image so that it has the Drawing/ Painting Visual effect added. The site also provides several other tutorials.

This post was originally published in 2008 The tips and techniques explained may be outdated. Taking a closer look into the world of web design this tutorial will cover the process of designing a vibrant and colourful modern blog layout in Adobe Photoshop. Students will be able to see the background of how it takes to design their own blog site.

A searchable archive of typographic design, indexed by typeface, format, and industry. Students are able to browse this site for Font inspiration when working in Photoshop or any other photo editing program.

You've heard of Photoshop, right? Of course you have - you wouldn't be reading this otherwise! You've probably heard of Photoshop's sidekick, Fireworks, too, but you might not be quite sure of what it does or where it fits in. Photoshop and Fireworks are two of the most commonly used tools in the web designer's arsenal. This site provides students an introduction of how to use the program and get them adjust to the tools they will be using during the school year.

Effects can be added to individual layers in Photoshop that automatically change as a layer is modified. The combination of effects on any given layer is called its Layer Style. We'll teach you how to use and make your own layer styles in this tutorial.-- This set of tutorials teaches students how to use the Layers in photoshop which will allow them to create collages as a project.

Written by Steve Patterson. In this tutorial, we'll learn how to place one image inside of another to create interesting composite effects using Photoshop's simple yet powerful Paste Into command. With Paste Into, we can select an area in one image, then copy and paste a second image directly into our selection.

Teaching students step by step to use the new Photoshop 6 features and how to collage an image into an existing image.

Written by Steve Patterson. In this Photoshop tutorial, we'll learn how to give someone's eyes an almost otherworldly "radial zoom" effect, with bright, colorful blur streaks that zoom out from the center of the eyes.-- Today students are all about learning the coolest new features in photoshop. This tutorial shows them how to add features that even the top editors use in magazine adds.

Who doesn't know the Type Tool? This is maybe one of the most powerful and useful tools of Photoshop. We've all used it at least once, but do you know all its potential? That's why I decided to write a comprehensive guide about Photoshop's Type tool, including do's and don'ts of the most important features of this tool.-- This tutorial teaches the students to use a tool that they might think they know how to use completely but never new it's hidden features.

This playlist provides several hands on tutorials of work through Photoshop. Students will be able to review work that was taught to them during class time with these supplemental tutorials. Adobe provided these high grade clips to help learners. Their are several other new seasons that Adobe has released also.

This tutorial is best taught once students know how to work through all the basics of photoshop. This site shows the students the way to create Product labels. This is an excellent assignment for students wanting to be entrepreneurs.

Written by Steve Patterson. In this tutorial, we'll take a quick look at a few simple ways you may not be aware of for customizing your Layers panel in Photoshop to keep it free of unwanted clutter and create a cleaner, more efficient workspace. Students are always creating collages and adding onto their existing images, this tutorial helps students understand the importance of using Layers and the preferences that are provided with them.

This tutorial shows students how to create and use Layer Masks which allow you to create added features to an image rather than just putting in random layers. Feature are not limited to outlines, glow, and several other image editing filter features.

Follow this step by step Photoshop Tutorial to create a Glossy Neon Text Effect with a star field background creating a custom Pattern, using a lot of layer styles and adding a few highlights. Students are all about exploring the world of creating their own styles and texts. This tutorial allows them to use their creative side while learning how to be innovative when it comes to texts.