Hey guys, welcome to the 13th volume of the “Let’s Learn Photoshop Basics” here on psdvault.com. In this video Photoshop tutorial, I will show you how easy it is to create realistic laser beam effect. We will achieve this effect with the help of brush tool, free transform tool and a number of filters. This is a beginner level tutorial, hope you enjoy it :)

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Hey guys, welcome to the 14th volume of the “Let’s Learn Photoshop Basics” here on psdvault.com. In this video Photoshop tutorial, I will introduce you some coloring tips you can apply to your photo manipulation. We will focus on explaining the use of selective color and color balance image adjustment tool for this photo manipulation.

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Time has certainly flown by and 2013 is almost behind us! As we enjoy this holiday season, I would like to say a big thank you for everyone who visited PSD Vault, it has been a great joy for us to share our Photoshop knowledge, and provide you with art inspiration and promote some great digital artworks in the design community. We hope you’ve learnt a thing or two from us to improve your Photoshop skills.

Enjoy this final post of the year ih which we showcase you a list of the best Photoshop tutorials published on PSD Vault in 2013:

Create Abstract Photo Manipulation with Tree Bark Texture and Brush Elements

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Create this Abstract Manipulation with Tree Bark Texture and Brush Elements. Along the way, you will learn how you can apply layer masks to image adjustment layers to create unique effect, as well as learning to blend texture and to use various elements to create great abstract effect.

Design a Hot Golden Text with Disintegration Effect in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Design this Hot, Golden Text with Disintegration Effect in Photoshop. We will mainly use the selection tool and layer mask to perform some texturing for the letters, and use image adjustment tools to fine-tune the effect.

Create a Surreal Photo Manipulation by Mixing Ice and Fire Textures

In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Create a Unique Photo Manipulation via Mixture of Ice and Fire Textures. Along the way, I will show some interesting ways to manipulate texture via image adjustment tool and free transform tool. This is an intermediate level tutorial, have a try!

Design Fluid Typography on Watercolour Background in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps to Design this Fluid Typography on Watercolour Background in Photoshop. We will mainly use custom brushes and the liquify tool to achieve this simple, but unique effect. This is a beginner level tutorial, have a try!

The Creation of “Dragon Mountain” Digital Art in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps to Design “Dragon Mountain” Digital Art in Photoshop. This is a good example to show you a few simple methods to blending objects together in Photoshop, and edit them with various image adjustment tools. This is an intermediate level tutorial, have a try!

Abstract Sci-fi Style Energy Laser Beam Creation in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps to create Abstract Sci-fi Style Energy Laser Beam in Photoshop. We will go through some interesting techniques to create these beams, on top of a space background, such as lighting effect, colour overlay and image adjustment.

The Creation of “Imminent Danger” Digital Art in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps of The Creation of “Imminent Danger” Digital Art in Photoshop, with elements such as urban building, grunge brushset and surreal lighting effect.

Create Unique 3D Grass and Stone Text Effect in Photoshop CS6 Extended

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps to Create Unique 3D Grass and Stone Text Effect in Photoshop CS6 extended. We will explore the use of the 3D functions to create this interesting text effect. We will also go through some texturing techniques and filter effects.

Create Intriguing Manipulation by Mixing Nature and Grunge Elements in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the process of creating this create an intriguing manipulation by mixing nature and grunge elements in Photoshop. This will be an interesting experiment for you to use tools such as image adjustment layers and layer blending modes, as well as practice the use of liquify filter and brush tool.

Create Melted Metal Text Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you how you can create this melted metal text effect in Photoshop. We will mainly go through the use of layer blending options, image adjustments, and various filter effects which you use to produce this cool text effect.

Create Fresh Fruit 3D Text Effect in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the process of creating fresh fruit 3D text effect in Photoshop. You will learn a few trick to render a nice and unique 3D text effect and apply various fruits around it. We will use a number filter to add some extra effect for our text.

Create Unique Abstract Photo Manipulation in Photoshop with Human, Rock and City Stocks

In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the methods I used to create unique abstract photo manipulation by mixing rock and city stock images in Photoshop. We will combine 3 objects: human, rock and city into one manipulation and form a unique looking digital art. We will primarily use the adjustment layers tool, layer blending modes and various filter to achieve this manipulation.

Create Awesome Planet Explosion Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show the methods you can use to create this awesome planet explosion effect in Photoshop. We will use a few simple manipulation and selection techniques, mixing with custom brush painting and finally, adjustment layers for adding colors.

That’s it! Hope you enjoy these tutorials and have a wonderful new year – we will be back in 2014 with more awesome Photoshop tutorials.

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Hey guys, welcome to the 15th volume of the “Let’s Learn Photoshop Basics” here on psdvault.com. In this video Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to perform Snow Painting and Ice Texturing with a few simple Photoshop tools.

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The digital brush is as effective as the physical one. When painted by an expert hand, Photoshop brushes can speak many words. It helps to connect with your audience which words can’t convey. Mastering it, however, is not an easy task by any means. In fact the going gets tough here. It takes superior precision and years of practice to create a connection between the monitor and your hand.

This article is aimed to provide Photoshop beginners with the basics of Photoshop Brushes, which is arguably the most important function of Photoshop.

Find the Brush Tool in Photoshop Toolbox

You can locate the Brush Tool in the Toolbox as shown below:

Brush Preset Picker

The Brush Preset Picker menu can be accessed by clicking the drop down menu next to the brush preview.

It presents three options to control the brush, namely: “Size,” “Hardness” and “Brush Shape.” The size takes care of the width and height of the brush in terms of pixel. Hardness deals with round brushes and brush shape presents with various brush options.

Brush Mode

The brush mode decides how painted pixels affect the current layer. These modes working mechanism is similar to the Blend Mode on the layer’s palette. The differentiating factor is that they’re converted to absolute values when the stroke is over.

Opacity, Flow and Airbrush

These three features work in tandem to decipher the quantity of paint thrown on the canvas. Opacity acts as the master control; it decides the amount of paint that can be used with each stroke. Flow decides the amount of paint that can be applied to an area with every brush movement. The Airbrush setting helps one to build up paint based on time rather than movement.

Brush Presets

This menu keeps track of all the available Photoshop brushes. Some of the presets only change the brush shape; others have advanced settings which could be utilized. A number of brush libraries are also available other than the defaults. This can be easily added to the current list. The provision of creating a new brush is also available in Photoshop.

This brush preset window can be found under Window > Brush Preset:

Dynamic Brush Options

You can press the “F5″ key on your keyboard to bring the Dynamic Brush Options window. From there you can set the shape, scattering and a few others:

Experiment with these settings and see what results they bring to your brush.

Pen Pressure

This is an extremely handy tool. This can only come into play when you use a tablet device (such as a Wacom Intuos). Pen pressure keeps track of the values based on the pressure with which the pen is pressed against the tablet. It results in very mature looking paints especially when it is used in collaboration with opacity settings and size.

Almost all versions of Photoshop come with Pen Pressure built-in so you can take full advantage of a tablet device.

That’s for this tutorial! Hope you learn a few things about Photoshop Brushes! Remember practice always makes it better!

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The aim of this article is to explain a number of frequently-used tools in Photoshop Toolbar, as well as giving an overview of Photoshop Menus and Options Panes.

Photoshop is an incredibly powerful software application for image editing, drawing, painting, touch up and color correction. This application can be a bit intimidating to new users who have no clue on how to use the plethora of elements on its interface. If you have wanted to use Photoshop but did not know where to start, you will soon be on your way to creating original artwork or editing digital images after going through the Photoshop basics below.

Once you open the application, you will find a variety of elements including a toolbar, menus, and options panes. You can reveal or hide some of these elements by selecting or deselecting them in the window menu, respectively.

Toolbar

The most vital element is probably the toolbar. The Photoshop toolbar contains a variety of icons that represent the tools offered by this application to create and edit images.

If you see a little arrow appearing on the bottom corner of the tool icon, you can click and hold your mouse to reveal more options within that tool:

You will also notice when a tool is selected, a series of options will appears on the top option bar. For example, here is what appears on the option bar when the Gradient Fill tool is selected:

As you continue to learn more about Photoshop, you should keep on eye on the options bar, which is directly below the main menu. This bar shows the changes that you can make on your image after you select a certain tool. So, if you select a tool that does not respond the way you want it to, you can examine the options bar to fix it.

A few example tools found in the toolbar and their keyboard shortcuts include:

The move (keyboard V): allows you to move or drag objects of a particular layer within the canvas

The marquee (keyboard M): allows you to select a section of the canvas in a specific shape including square, ellipse, and rectangle

The Lasso (keyboard L): a free-form selection that assumes a variety of shapes and allows you to drag the selected area around the canvas

Magic wand (keyboard W): allows you to select a spot on your image, as well as anything around it that is similar

Crop tool (keyboard C): this tool is for trimming your images to any size that you desire. You can also specify an exact size to constrain this tool to those proportions

Eyedropper (keyboard I): you can use this tool to click on any section of the canvas to sample the color at that exact point, and change the foreground color to the sampled one.

Pencil and Paintbrush (keyboard B): this tool emulates a pencil or paintbrush depending on the one you select. For the paintbrush, you can choose different kinds of brushes, as well as paint styles and shapes.

There are many other tools like the eraser, gradient tool, paint can, smudge tool and text tool, among others.

Panes

Panes are also vital features that relay all kinds of information like tool options, layer selection, history, display location information, and text style, among others.

Here is a list of panes you are most likely to encounter when you start using Photoshop:

Palettes: they are usually located on the right side of the application to facilitate easy navigation through the document, switch modes, and add adjustments, among others.

Layers: you will use this pane the most in Photoshop, as you switch between different layers in your document. You can change different aspects of the layers like transparency, visibility, blending, and even group or merge them, among other functions.

Adjustments panel: It allows you to alter the color of your layers in color correction, and can be easily turned off to maintain the original color of the image.

Color picker palette: allows you to change the foreground and background colors using sliders.

Other panes and palettes include history, text, color swatches, and color channels.

Menus

Most people are familiar with menus. They contain all tools and options that you may need to use in your Photoshop creation or editing, including those not found in the toolbar or panes, but they are never fully explored.

The file menu contains various options like import and multiple saving options:

The edit menu offers image-altering functions including fill and stroke:

The image menu offers various adjustments for size, color, and size among others:

Other menus include type, select, filter, 3D, layer, view, window, and help. 

That’s for this tutorial! Hope you can have a better understanding of Photoshop Toolbar, Panes and Menus. Now have a go at using them!

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Hey guys, welcome to the 16th volume of the “Let’s Learn Photoshop Basics” here on psdvault.com. In this video Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the methods I used to create this lightning magic effect in Photoshop.

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Hey guys, welcome to the 16th volume of the “Let’s Learn Photoshop Basics” here on psdvault.com. In this video Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the method to add flower patterns to human face in Photoshop.

This video tutorial also explains Step 3 – 5 of this previously published tutorial on PSD Vault.

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Hi guys, this is James here and 2014 has flown past us – as we step into the holiday season, I would like to say a big thank-you for all your readers out there who have visited my blog in the past year. I really do hope my tutorials and articles have helped you with your Photoshop adventure! It has been a great joy for me and the tutorial writers on PSD Vault to share our knowledge with you guys.

In this final post of the year, I will showcase a list of the most popular Photoshop tutorials in 2014 here on PSD Vault! Have a wonderful New Year!

Design Layered Rock Text Effect with Natural Elements in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to create this layered text effect with natural textures in Photoshop. This effect might look a little bit complex but it really is quite simple to create. Have a try!

Create “Dark Power Unleashed” Surreal Digital Art in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the processes of creating this “Dark Power Unleashed” Surreal Digital Art in Photoshop. We will start from a simple city image, and combine it with cloud, model and several other objects to form this surreal effect. Have a try!

Create Unique Neon Text Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the processes used to created this unique neon text effect in Photoshop. We will be using a number of Photoshop techniques such as layer masking, selection, blending options, pen tool and adjustment layers.

Create Colourful Fiery Portrait in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to create this awesome fiery portrait in Photoshop.This is a beginner-intermediate level tutorial aiming to give some practices on layer blending, selection and coloring techniques in Photoshop. Some steps can be a little tricky, but why not have a try!

Draw a Realistic Retro Radio using Photoshop and Illustrator from Scratch

In this tutorial, we will draw a retro radio from scratch in Photoshop and Illustrator. We will start by drawing its wireframe in Illustrator and then export the path to Photoshop where we will continue to polish it. This is extra long tutorial with a total of 131 steps! If you think you’re up to the challenge, dig in now!

Create “Unleash the Dark Power” Surreal Scene in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to create this “Unleash the Dark Power” surreal scene in Photoshop. You will have the opportunity to practice objects merging, image adjustments, selection techniques, as well as a number of filter effects.

Create Distorted Lady Figure Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps used to create this distorted lady figure effect in Photoshop. We will use metal and rock texture over a female body to create the main effect, and use various image adjustments, layer masks and filter to fine-tune the effect.

How To Draw a Halloween Pumpkin In Photoshop

In this tutorial, we are going to draw the famous icon of halloween, the pumpkin with scary face, Jack O’ Lantern. We will start drawing its basic shape with help from Pen tool and continue with drawing manually using the old realiable Brush tool.

Create Underwater Themed Abstract Piece In Photoshop and Cinema 4D

In this tutorial, I will teach you to create a Underwater Themed Abstract Piece similar to my own piece “Marianas Trench”, which includes photo manipulation, 3D modeling and Photoshop postwork.

Create Portal to Another Realm Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the process of creating this Portal to Another Realm Photo Manipulation in Photoshop. This is an intermediate level tutorial and some steps can be tricky. Have a try!

That’s it for this post! Hope you have a fantastic holiday season and Happy New Year! I will see you in 2015!

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Welcome to the 17th volume of the “Let’s Learn Photoshop Basics” here on psdvault.com. In this video Photoshop tutorial, I will show you How to Add Stone Texture to Human Face.

This video tutorial also explains Part of Step 1 of this previously published tutorial on PSD Vault.

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Welcome to the 18th volume of the “Let’s Learn Photoshop Basics” here on psdvault.com. In this video Photoshop tutorial, I will show you How to Apply Texture to 3D Text Rendered in Photoshop

This video tutorial also explains Part of Step 3 of this previously published tutorial on PSD Vault.

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In this final post of the year, we will showcase a list of the most popular Photoshop tutorials in 2015 here on PSD Vault. We thank you for your support in the past year and wish you a fantastic New Year!

Create Surreal Floating Tree Above Ocean In Photoshop

In this tutorial, you will learn create this surreal floating tree above ocean in Photoshop. We will be mixing lots of natural elements to form this design.

Create Bread Typography In Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to create this interesting bread typography in Photoshop. We will be adjusting and manipulating several bread stock images to make our typography.

Create Fiery Dragon Ravaging Mountain Village Scene In Photoshop

Create Rusted Metal Text Effect Inspired By “Mad Max” Movie

In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the process of creating this Rusted Metal Text Effect Inspired by “Mad Max” Movie. Have a go!

Create 3D Star Light Text Effect In Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the process of creating this 3D star light text effect in Photoshop. We will use a number of manipulation techniques such as layer blending, adjustment layers and various tools such as brush, eraser and free transform tools.

Create “Dance On Fire” Scene In Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the process I took to create this “Dance on Fire” Scene in Photoshop. Have a try!

Draw Realistic Neon Text Using Photoshop And Illustrator

Have you noticed those neon texts scattered along the street? Let’s learn how to make them from scratch using Photoshop and Illustrator. We will use basic tools such as Pen and Brush, combine them with layer style to get realistic neon text. Let’s begin!

Photo Manipulation Using Watercolor Brushes And Rock Pattern In Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to create this Photo Manipulation Using Watercolor Brushes and Rock Pattern in Photoshop.

Create Fire Burning On Metal Text Effect In Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Create Fire Burning on Metal Text Effect in Photoshop. Have a go!

Create Dark Witch Fantasy Scene In Photoshop

In this  Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the processes I used to create this dark witch fantasy scene in Photoshop. We will combine and manipulate several stock images to achieve this effect. We will come across techniques such as layer blending, image adjustments, free transform tool and a number of other manipulation techniques.

That’s it for this post! Hope you have a fantastic holiday season and Happy New Year! See you in 2016!

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Welcome to the 19th volume of the “Let’s Learn Photoshop Basics” here on psdvault.com. In this video Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the process of simple flame application in Photoshop.

This video tutorial also explains Step 5 of this previously published tutorial on PSD Vault.

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Is it necessary to learn ALL PHOTOSHOP SHORTCUTS and memorize them? My answers to this question is NO. However, there are a number of shortcuts (or keyboard combinations) you should learn, and try to master from the beginning. They will make your life easier, trust me.

In this post, I’m listing 5 Time-Saving Photoshop Shortcuts All Beginners Should Learn. Check them out below:

1. Draw Perfect Square Selection

Quite often you need to draw square selections in Photoshop, such as making a thumbnail image for your product page, or adverting banners.

To make s square selection, grab the normal Rectangular Marquee Tool:

Hold down “Shift” key and drag you marquee tool – you will now have a perfect square selection!

2. Select All Layers, and Group Them!

Sometimes you layers get a bit messy, one way to tidy up is to put them in a group.

To do this, press “Alt + Ctrl + A” to select all layers (the background layer won’t be selected):

Then press “Ctrl + G” to group them. Give your group a good name and that’s it!

3. Find a Layer within Hundreds of Layers

As you work through your project, you will probably build up hundreds of Layers. At some stage, you may need to find 1 particular layer from all these layers.

If you press “Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F”, you will find a search box appearing in the layer panel:

Then, given that you formed the good habit of naming layers, you can simply type the layer name and Photoshop will find that layer for you:

Even better, you can select different layer search options by clicking the drop-down box as shown below:

4. Fast Zoom to 100%

If you’re working on finer details in your artworks by zooming in a lot like this:

When you want to look at your work as a whole, you can fast zoom to 100% by pressing “Ctrl + 1”:

5. Quickly Increase/Decrease Brush Size & Hardness

How often do you need to adjust brush size & hardness in Photoshop? ALL THE TIME. It’a waste of time to keep going into toolbox and adjust there (unless you need to be ultra precise).

You can use the following shortcuts to increase/decrease brush size & hardness:

• Decrease Brush Size – “[” key
• Increase Brush Size – “]” key
• Decrease Brush Hardness – { key
• Increase Brush Hardness – } key

That’s it for this post! Hope you learnt a thing or two, now go practicing those shortcuts!

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The aim of this article is to explain a number of frequently-used tools in Photoshop Toolbar, as well as giving an overview of Photoshop Menus and Options Panes.

Photoshop is an incredibly powerful software application for image editing, drawing, painting, touch up and color correction. This application can be a bit intimidating to new users who have no clue on how to use the plethora of elements on its interface. If you have wanted to use Photoshop but did not know where to start, you will soon be on your way to creating original artwork or editing digital images after going through the Photoshop basics below.

Once you open the application, you will find a variety of elements including a toolbar, menus, and options panes. You can reveal or hide some of these elements by selecting or deselecting them in the window menu, respectively.

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Hey guys, welcome to the 16th volume of the "Let's Learn Photoshop Basics" here on psdvault.com. In this video Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the methods I used to create this lightning magic effect in Photoshop.

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Hey guys, welcome to the 16th volume of the "Let's Learn Photoshop Basics" here on psdvault.com. In this video Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the method to add flower patterns to human face in Photoshop.

If you wish to get the latest updates on Video Photoshop Tutorial, you can simply subscribe to the PSD Vault YouTube Channel.

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Hi guys, this is James here and 2014 has flown past us - as we step into the holiday season, I would like to say a big thank-you for all your readers out there who have visited my blog in the past year. I really do hope my tutorials and articles have helped you with your Photoshop adventure! It has been a great joy for me and the tutorial writers on PSD Vault to share our knowledge with you guys.

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In this tutorial, I'm going to run through the new Face-Aware Liquify feature (require Photoshop CC 2015.5 or above), and show you how you can use it to quickly adjust facial features.

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This is a comprehensive guide to Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 new features. We've also included a handy beginner tutorial to get you started with this new upgrade.

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