In this episode I will show you a practical example of how to use the second group of tools (Retouching Tools) which I explained on Episode 2 when I made an intro to all the tools on the tools bar. You will learn how to make basic skin retouching and how to remove unwanted elements of an image and also how to apply a few Adjustment Layers. ...

On the second part of the brush tool tutorial I will show you how to customize an existing brush and also how to create your own brush set. You will also learn how to download and install brushes from the internet. Made in CS5 but all the settings and procedures seen in this video are the same on previous CS versions of Photoshop. ...

Learning the basic settings and the potential of the brush tool is very important for any Photoshop beginner. The reason is because besides the fact that you will use the brush tool very often, the same interface and settings are used by other tools like the Eraser  Tool or the Clone Stamp Tool. In this video tutorial I will make you an introduction to the brush settings. ...

A Photoshop action is a series of commands you can apply to an image or multiple images in a batch at a press of a button. You can create your own actions with the commands you use more often and in this video I will show you how to do just that. ...

Working non destructively in Photoshop is quite important and layer masks is one way of doing it. Instead of using the eraser tool and delete unwanted parts of an image, use layer masks instead to hide that part of the image. That way you always have the possibility to recover it. In this episode I will demonstrate how to use layer masks. ...

In this episode you will learn a few options that you have to make different kinds of selections in Photoshop. How to load selections and how to use the Refine Edge option to create perfectly sharp edges. ...

This is probably one of the most important lessons for a Photoshop beginner in my opinion. Knowing how to work with layers is vital in Photoshop. Without being able to work with layers you cannot develop more advanced editing skills and it will be a lot harder for you to edit images. In this episode I show you the basics of the layers palette and the benefits of working with layers instead of making all the ...

On the 4th episode of this series I will show you the difference between the canvas size and image size. You will see how changing the canvas size you will not affect the contents of your layers. This is just for beginners. ...