So you want to master Photoshop huh? You’ve come to the right place. This is the first part of a three part series that will help you to master Photoshop in and out in just one week. Today’s part is all about getting to know the basics of the program and how to operate the complex software – nothing amazing, but you need to crawl before you can walk!
Part two will be coming up in a couple of days, so feel free to take your time going through these resources. To get free updates on the next two parts of the series, just subscribe today!
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Familiarizing Yourself With The Photoshop Interface
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The Interface
Video: Photoshop 101 – The Interface
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Photoshop Crash Course
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Getting Started In Photoshop
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Photoshop Tool Basics
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The Tools
Photoshop’s Toolbox
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The Selection Tools
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Video: Burn, Dodge, And Sponge Tools
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Painting Tools
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Drawing And Type Tools
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Retouch And Healing Tools
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Understanding Blending Modes
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Pen Tool Basics
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Pen Tool
Learning How To Use The Pen Tool
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Video: Vector Tracing And The Pen Tool
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Photoshop Paths Explained
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Drawing With Photoshops’ Pen Tool
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Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts
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Shortcuts
18 Exceptionally Useful Photoshop Shortcuts
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28 More Exceptionally Useful Photoshop Shortcuts
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48 Greatest Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts
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Create Your Own Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
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Working With Layers In Photoshop
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Layers
Video: How To Use Photoshop Layers
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Understanding Layers In Photoshop
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Life Without Photoshop Layers
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Video: Layers Basics
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10 Useful Tips For Beginners
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Tutorials
Stylish Clean Avatar
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Combining Two Photos For New Effect
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Add Visual Texture In Three Easy Steps
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Guide To Halftone Pattern
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Video: Floating Borders
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Easy Glass Orb
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How To Extract People And Objects In Photoshop
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For more Photoshop tutorials check out the new tutorial site, The Tutorialist.
MirazTutorials
February 25, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Now this is a great list of resources excellent work
hurtownia
March 18, 2009 at 4:00 pm
very nice tutorial
ebookey
March 19, 2009 at 1:23 pm
I don’t think that just one week is enough to master Photoshop, but I’ll give it a try. Thanks!
Mike carls
April 18, 2009 at 1:34 am
Hi i visit through your blog and i must appreciate the way you had discussed about photo shop is marvelous. It is going to be very useful for me to learn photo shop as i enjoy doing photography thank you.
Lilian
April 21, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Brilliant! A great way to get started on photoshop!
Mughal
July 20, 2011 at 7:16 am
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Sell Art Online
April 24, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Great post they should have students read this who take Photoshop classes!
Matt Hill
May 18, 2009 at 6:00 am
Respectfully, the title is misleading. One can certainly learn a lot about PS in a week, but you can’t master it. Mastery of anything takes a long time. I’ve been using PS for 16 years and still have plenty to learn. Anyone who thinks they will master PS in a week is being unrealistically optimistic.
ozdoby
May 21, 2009 at 6:46 am
Thanks for the link. The list is great!
mike webdesigner
June 2, 2009 at 7:25 am
Good page and good tuts.
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jesse
June 7, 2009 at 12:37 pm
nice post. easy way to work on photoshop
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June 16, 2009 at 9:45 pm
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June 16, 2009 at 9:46 pm
very good
Armig Esfahani
June 28, 2009 at 1:19 am
great job! I loved the “Add Visual Texture In Three Easy Steps” tutorial.. so useful…
saurabh shah
July 6, 2009 at 12:04 pm
great post Brian .. nice article … many things to digg on … thnx for sharing !
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Jesus
July 10, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Awesome, first time PS user should come in handy. Thanks for not holding back. Glad I found this website.
Phaoloo
July 21, 2009 at 4:33 am
Great tips for newbies designers.
keidi
July 22, 2009 at 3:24 am
great sources. How can you collect so much?
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August 29, 2009 at 1:05 pm
op huh? You’ve come to the right place. This is the first part of a three part series that will help you to master Photoshop in and out in just one week. Today’s part is all about getting to know the basics of the program and how to operate the complex software – nothing amazing, but you need to crawl before you can walk!
Ger
October 7, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Good page and good tuts.
Greetings from germany.
Don
October 9, 2009 at 6:44 am
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November 6, 2009 at 10:17 am
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DydBoy
January 5, 2010 at 5:57 am
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Lala
January 23, 2010 at 2:02 pm
Tons of resources here. Thanks…
John
January 25, 2010 at 8:46 am
Great article, a lot of really useful information here!
Peter Rostock
January 26, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Thank you, for this work. Ist very useful.
PS Webdesigner
January 26, 2010 at 2:06 pm
I’ve been using Photosho / PS for 8 years and still have plenty to learn. thanks
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June 29, 2010 at 11:17 am
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July 20, 2010 at 10:37 pm
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July 21, 2010 at 10:35 pm
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Santhosh
September 16, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Wow! Just too good to be true.. There is so much to learn and know. Thanks so much!
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October 17, 2010 at 9:26 pm
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J.P.
November 18, 2010 at 11:13 pm
GREAT TUTS
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November 22, 2010 at 8:57 pm
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