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Plethera of Photoshop Video Tutorials

Posted on 16. Jun, 2009 by Terry Reinert in General

It’s been a little while since I’ve talked about free resources for Photoshop… I have quite a few good links in my blogroll for sites that have free tutorials but how many people actually look at the links in the blogroll? So, here we go… some good links for some good free stuff on Photoshop… and I know how much artists and photographers like free stuff!!!

First one on my list… Photoshop User TV. This weekly show is hosted by the Photoshop guys… Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski, and Dave Cross. Each episode contains Photoshop related news, three Photoshop tutorials (one from each Photoshop guru), interesting links, and some pretty damn funny commercials for Kelby Training. Trust me, don’t skip over the Kelby Training advertisements!! If you haven’t seen episode #190 yet, go watch it! I am pretty blown away that they gave me a shout out in it… they even called me a friend… even considering the fact that I am…… (go watch it to hear how that sentence ends)!

The second site on my list… Planet Photoshop. The brain behind this one is Corey Barker. If you haven’t seen Corey’s tutorials before then click the link and prepare to be amazed. He has done a lot of tutorials lately showing how to create some of the most popular graphics seen in box office hit movies. Even if that sort of thing is not in your bag, the skills you learn from watching what he does can be applied to many other things that are in your bag.

Next up… Dekepod hosted by the one, the only, Deke McClelland. The first thing I have to say is the same thing that is said at the beginning of each podcast… this one is not for children. But it is for those that want to learn some killer Photoshop skills and laugh hysterically while doing it. The videos are available as a podcast on iTunes and I think they are on YouTube as well. Good stuff here. Oh, and Deke is going to be instructing at Photoshop World 09 in Vegas this year… Sweeeeeeeeeeet!

While I am talking about iTunes podcasts… if you want video tutorials then get on there and do some searching around! Check out Terry White’s Adobe Creative Suite Video Podcast for all things Adobe (not Photoshop specific) and Matt Kloskowski’s Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips.

Forgot to mention the great RC and other contributors (like Corey Barker) that put together Layers TV. Another good video source but it isn’t specific to Photoshop. But there is a good mix of Photoshop in the videos there so do yourself a favor and check it out.

Next up, Robert Vanelli’s site Exposure PAS. Vanelli has done a lot of work with kids from local elementary schools to get them started with photography and Photoshop. He has a few video tutorials on his site and will be adding more as time goes on and they are all great for those just getting into Photoshop and wanting to learn the concepts behind the techniques others teach.

And the last site for Photoshop Video Tutorials on my list… Google. Not Google itself but searching on Google. The information stupid highway has TONS of great video tutorials on Photoshop and all you have to do to tap into them is to search for them on Google… that and pay your internet provider bill, have access to a computer, and a few other logistical things that we will ignore for all intensive purposes at this time.

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Tags: Adobe Photoshop, Dave Cross, Deke McClelland, DekePod, LayersTV, Matt Kloskowski, Photoshop, PhotoshopUserTV, Rafael Conception, Scott Kelby