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Tutsplus – Photoshop for Photographers-TUTOR

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Tutsplus – Photoshop for Photographers-TUTOR
English | Size: 1,83 GB
Category:TutPlus


With all of its tools and functions, attempting to learn Photoshop can be an intimidating prospect. In this course, Photoshop expert Dave Cross will help you learn to use the tools and techniques that are essential to any photographer’s workflow. You wonÆt learn about every single tool and menu, because you donÆt need to! Instead, you will finish this course with a strong understanding of key Photoshop techniques for photographers, including best practices, working non-destructively, adjusting images, retouching, resizing, working with Camera Raw and Lightroom, and much more. [Read more…]

Digital Tutors – Designing a Surreal Skull in Photoshop

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Digital Tutors – Designing a Surreal Skull in Photoshop
English | Size: 4,42 GB
Category: Digital Tutors


Throughout these lessons we will look at the steps required to paint a skull from scratch and how it will become one with a stone background. We will start by creating simple brushes that will help us when painting all the details, dynamic lightning and reflections in our scene. Along the way we will add various objects, such as flowers and a spooky eye and will add special effects to complete our unique underground concept. By the end of this tutorial you will have a solid understanding of how to use your digital painting skills and how to make good use of different textures for creating unique artwork. [Read more…]

Digital Tutors Digitally Painting Forest Concepts in Photoshop

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Digital Tutors Digitally Painting Forest Concepts in Photoshop
English | Size: 682 MB
Category:Digital Tutors


In this Photoshop tutorial, weÆll begin by discussing the usefulness of sketching thumbnails for potential forest concepts followed by blocking in rough shapes for the foreground, mid- ground, and background elements of our forest. From here weÆll focus on refining the contours of these flat shapes so elements like trees, leaves and other visuals appear more natural in our scene. In addition weÆll also discuss the mood of the scene weÆre wanting to establish and the color choices that will help reinforce this.
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Digital Tutors – Speed Painting Techniques for Environment Work in Photoshop

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Digital Tutors – Speed Painting Techniques for Environment Work in Photoshop
English | Size: 903 MB
Category: Digital Tutors


In this Photoshop tutorial we’ll cover the many techniques and shortcuts to quickly bring an image from a blank canvas to a realized finish.

We’ll use techniques such as, blocking in large areas of abstract shapes and textures to quickly cover the canvas, as well as using different commands of the lasso tool to quickly carve out shapes for further refinement. We’ll also cover the fundamentals and theories behind speed painting, value relationships, color and temperature relationships, different surface textures and how these elements can best be controlled to create realized believable images. [Read more…]

Digital Tutors – Matte Painting Different Atmospheric Conditions in Photoshop

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Digital Tutors – Matte Painting Different Atmospheric Conditions in Photoshop
English | Size: 3,32 GB
Category: Digital Tutors


In this Photoshop tutorial we’ll learn how to make several environment matte paintings using different atmospheric and lighting techniques. We’ll create a scene with neutral lighting that will serve as a base layout for several types of lighting scenarios and what key factors we should have in mind when dealing with different types of atmospheric conditions. We’ll blend those elements together into a seamless composition by learning how to enhance our scene using custom brushes and giving it mood with color grading.
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CreativeLIVE – Photoshop Compositing – Essential Techniques with Aaron Nace [3 mkv]

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CreativeLIVE – Photoshop Compositing – Essential Techniques with Aaron Nace [3 mkv]
English | Size: 6.12 GB
Category: Tutorial


Compositing allows you to bring the vivid images of your dreams to life. Join Phlearn’s Aaron Nace for an exploration of the artistic and technical skills that are essential to creating stunning composite images.
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Animating Concept Storyboards Using Photoshop and After Effects

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Animating Concept Storyboards Using Photoshop and After Effects
English | Size: 1,07 GB
Category: Digital Tutors


Throughout these lessons we’ll go over the steps necessary to creating concept storyboards. There are times when static storyboards aren’t enough to articulate a scene to producers or directors. That’s when we have to take our work to the next level and animate the boards into simple animatics, so there nothing is left to wonder, and the vision is fully conveyed. The steps are simple, but very crucial, and we’ll be using both Photoshop and After Effects to complete our task. [Read more…]

Skillfeed – Photoshop Manipulations

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Skillfeed – Photoshop Manipulations
English | Size: 649 MB
Category: TUTORIALS


Welcome to my Photoshop Manipulation Course. In this course I will teach you how to create your own manipulations using adobe photoshop. In this course you can see how to adjust stock images, how to create shadows and how to make manipulation looks natural. IÆll present you great plugins called perfect effects 8, color efex pro, as well as a fantastic plug-in.
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Pencil Kings – Ultimate Guide to Photoshop Video Series

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Pencil Kings – Ultimate Guide to Photoshop Video Series
English | Size: 702 MB
Category: TUTORIALS


Ever wondered how artists achieve such awesome effects in their digital artwork? In this incredible series, leading digital artist, Sycra Yasin, will teach you everything you ever need to know about Photoshop. Whether youre a newbie or a seasoned pro, Sycra will take you through every stage of painting digitally. Along the way, youll pick up a whole range of professional tips and techniques to enhance your artistic career. Sycra leaves no stone unturned in his quest to deliver the ultimate guide to Photoshop and, after watching this series, youll be fully equipped to draw and paint just about anything! So, if youre ready to learn Photoshop inside out and take your creative career to the next level, heres the best place to start!
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Lynda – Photoshop Curves Workshop

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Lynda – Photoshop Curves Workshop
English | Size: 341 MB
Category: Lynda.com


The Curves adjustment in Adobe Photoshop has a reputation for being challenging for some photographers. In this workshop, Photoshop expert Tim Grey takes you step by step through every aspect of the Curves adjustment, helping you truly understand the concepts behind it so that you can quickly and easily maximize tonal range, optimize contrast, and enhance your photos’ color balance. Note: This course was recorded in Photoshop CS5, but was created with users of both Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS4 in mind.
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