Why You Shouldn't Use Desaturate to Convert to Black and White
Submitted by Graphics District » The desaturate menu option is a fairly standard way people use to convert to black and white, but a nicer result can be achieved by using the method described in this tutorial.
How to Edit Images Without Destroying Them
Submitted by Graphics District » This quick tutorial explains two basic methods of modifying your image without losing any pixel data. These techniques are basic skills that you'll always use as you gain skill in Photoshop.
Absolute Beginner's Introduction to the Type Tool
Submitted by Graphics District » This is a tutorial for the complete beginner, introducing the type tool and all of the basic concepts required to get started adding text to an image. Covered are concepts such as point text vs paragraph text, type attributes and more.
How to Make Seamlessly-Tiling Images and Textures
Submitted by Graphics District » This tutorial provides a basic understanding of how to create a seamlessly-tiling image. This technique can be used with most types of images, but is particularly suited to creating textures. The method is simply but surprisingly non-obvious to many beginners.
How to Change Eye Color Realistically
Submitted by Graphics District » This tutorial provides a detailed overview of achieving a realistic change in eye color. Two demonstrations are performed, one performing a change from a naturally brown eyed girl to having lighter blue eyes, and changing a girl who has naturally light blue/grey eyes to having dark brown eyes.
Deep Etching 1: Removing an Image from its Background (for Beginners)
Submitted by Graphics District » This tutorial for Photoshop CS3 is aimed at beginners and teaches a popular method of separating an image from its background. The method involves creating a path and using the path as the basis for an accurate selection.
Introduction to Free Transform: Rotating and Scaling
Submitted by Graphics District » This tutorial provides an introduction to the "Free Transform" feature in Photoshop, which gives you the ability to rotate and scale sections of your image. A simple understanding of layers is assumed. Note that this is a tutorial for very new users of Photoshop, hence the concepts explained take this into account.
Introduction to Photo Retouching
Submitted by Graphics District » This tutorials introduces you to basic photo retouching skills using the healing brush and clone stamp tools. In the tutorial I remove some spots and blemishes from a girl’s face, as well as some minor wrinkle marks. The tutorial also teaches some useful keyboard shortcuts you’ll need to become familiar with in order to be effective when retouching more difficult images.
Beginner's Introduction to Layers
Submitted by Graphics District » One of the most popular beginner's tutorials from graphicsdistrict.com, this tutorial introduces the absolute beginner to layers, explaining what they are, how they are created and how they relate to each other and the image as a whole. This tutorial caters for those who have only just started learning basic photoshop skills.
How to Brighten a Dark Image
Submitted by Graphics District » This video tutorial for Photoshop beginners demonstrates a couple of ways you can use to brighten up a dark or underexposed image.


