Before you can create Photoshop masterworks, you need to learn the basics. Even the most complex digital artworks are built on a foundation of simple actions. These 50 tutorials are aimed at the clever beginner who wants to master Photoshop from the roots.
Pro Photoshop Resources
There are a number of ways to make a living with your Photoshop skills. We have a series of articles that explore careers in design and illustration, which is a great starting point to explore after you work more in Photoshop.
Also, as your design skills improve you can sell graphic components yourself and earn a solid income. We have a number of professional resources available on GraphicRiver.
Take a look at our Photoshop Photo Effects and Photoshop Ad-ons. You can use these on your own projects. Or build your own, add them to the digital marketplace, and start bringing in an income.
Now let's get into these free Photoshop lessons!
Great Beginner Photoshop Tutorials
These tutorials are a great entry point into learning how to create quality work in Photoshop. We have 50 fun tutorials that will walk you step-by-step through making a creative design.
1. Manipulating a WW2 Fighter Aircraft
2. 6 Quick 'n Dirty Text Effects From Scratch
4. Make a Turn of the Century Vaudeville Poster
5. Miodern Art
6. Idiots Guide to Small Planets
7. 10 Step Lighting Effect
8. 3D Transform a Colorful Cube Design
9. Silhouettes and Gradients
10. Pencil It In
11. Dramatic Wrinkles
12. Craft a Vintage Fifties Letter
13. Text In Stitches
14. 3D Pixel Stretch Effects
15. How to Make Eyes Pop
16. Watercolor Effect
17. Create a Basic Vexel Image
18. Complex Repeating Patterns Part I
19. Christmas Tree
20. How to create a T-shirt from scratch tutorial
21. Retro Colors
22. Design a Glossy Download Icon
23. Wood Inlay Text
24. Add Visual texture in 3 Easy Steps
25. CD Burner
26. Smoke Type in Photoshop in 10 Easy Steps
27. Wicked Worn Vintage Poster
28. Design a Vista Styled Wallpaper
29. Vintage Photo Corners
30. Mysterious Lighting Effect Tutorial for Photoshop
31. Typography Wallpaper in Photoshop
32. The Out of Bounds Photoshop Effect
33. Faking miniature photographs with photoshop
34. Fashion Shot
35. Dramatic Text on Fire Effect in Photoshop
36. Creating Custom Patterns
37. Create the Glass Shelf Dock from Leopard OS in Photoshop
38. Really Cool Digital Make up in Photoshop in 10 min
39. Create a Wavy Blackberry Style Wallpaper Design
40. Vanity License Plate
41. Easily Create a Beautiful, Unique Website Header
42. Awesome digital bokeh effect in Photoshop
43. Orange Porsche. Fruit Skin
44. Wrinkled Photo
45. Frayed Denim Patch With Stitches
46. Enhance Graphics with Easy Depth of Field
47. Colorful Glowing Text
48. Mix Cool Retro Curves Into Your Photographs
