Photoshop Basics

[Mixail]

I think they're fantastic.

[Man from another time]

Hello everyone, new member here. Let me recommend a site where I learned basics of PS, for free

http://wegraphics.net/tag/photoshop-beginners/

Basically, once you're done with all of the six exercises, you will be able to follow any tutorial whatsoever. You start of course, with the pen tool, the oldest entry, and proceed going through the layer masks, which are really basics of the basics.

Cheers.

[Gidde]

Welcome to the Guild and thanks for the info!

[Ajincess]

Some of the best PS tutorials that I have found, along with great links to free textures and design news is Abduzeedo.com.

[Xanthemann]

At the point I am at, any help is good help. Thank you!

[ZombieButch]

Here is another good tip:

Want to merge a number of layers into a single layer while keeping your original layers?

Hold down the ALT key and go to layers / merge visible. It will create a merged layer on top of your existing layers.

Are you an octopus? You can get the same result by using keystrokes only by pressing (at the same time):

Cntrl+Shift+Alt+Right Cntrl+E

Just Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E actually! You don't need to hit both Ctrl buttons. The command is called 'Stamp Visible'.

[DarkHerald]

Thanks very much!

[Robert_Browny]

This is an online course that takes you through the basics of using PhotoShop. The pages are very 'busy'. Meaning there are a lot of links and text, so you may need to take a moment to get comfortable with layout.

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pho.../bllps5out.htm

For a long time, I am searching for an understanding photoshop course!