Janee’s Photoshop Tutorials

All of Janee’s Photoshop Tutorials are written and generously illustrated with screenshots. In addition, I have linked here a few video tutorials. I’ve also done a video tutorial for some, and these have (video) under their title.

Starting with a Blank Canvas in Photoshop

Graphics, Backgrounds, Painting Techniques

Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Basic Shapes
Basic Shapes
(video)
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Pearly Button Tutorial
Pearly Button
(video)
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Shapes 2 Tutorial
Show me a Sign
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Custom Shapes Tutorial
Custom Shapes
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Swoosh Text Tutorial
Swoosh Text
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Complex Custom Shapes Tutorial
Complex Custom Shapes
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Copy a Logo Tutorial
Copy a Logo
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Spiral Tutorial
Spiral
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Symmetry & Snowflakes Tutorial
Symmetry & Snowflakes
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Amazing Gradients
Amazing Gradients
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Signature Brush
Signature Brush
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Making a Zoom Trail
Zoom Trail
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Text or Type in Photoshop
Text in Photoshop
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Image in Text
Image in Text
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Opal Text
Opal Text
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Mastering the Pen Tools to do Vector Artwork
Mastering the Pen Tools

Photorealistic Painting in Photoshop

How to reproduce what you see and make it look real. Paper effects, Text Effects, and Textures!

Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Make a Sticky Note or Post-it in Photoshop
Sticky Note
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Transparent Capsule
Transparent Capsule
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Making Sheet Metal
Sheet Metal
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Hot and Hammered Text
Hot and Hammered
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Photorealism: Drawing what you see
Photorealism: Drawing what we see

Photos into Art in Photoshop

Transform your photo into a work of art using these effects. Watercolor effect, Pen and Ink, Frames and borders, Replacing a background, Postcard Text, Photo Compositing, Toning, Porcelain effect, and more!

Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Pet Portrait Tutorial for Photoshop
Pet Portrait
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Remove a Background
Remove Back-ground
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Custom Border
Custom Border
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Poster Effect
Poster Effect
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Porcelain Effect
Porcelain Effect
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Remove Any Background
How to remove any background
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Colored Pencil Effect
Colored Pencil Effect
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Postcard Text
Postcard Text
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Watercolor from Photo
Watercolor from a Photo
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Break out of a frame
Break out of a Frame

Fixing Photos in Photoshop

Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Straighten horizon, fix uneven tone, improve sky
Photo Fixing 1
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Photo Retouching: critique a photo, adjustment layers for fixing tonality and color, masking an adjustment
Photo Fixing 2
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Correcting Uneven Lighting
Correcting Uneven Lighting
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Swapping a head
Head-Swapping

Nifty Ideas with Photoshop

General topics, Actions, and Specific Tools

Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Vector vs. Raster, which is better when? saving both.
Vector? Raster? All about them
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Make a Shading Brush Tutorial for Photoshop
Shading Brush
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Animation
Animation
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Getting the hang of the Pen Tools
Mastering the Pen Tools

Composition Techniques with Photoshop

Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Adding Rays of Light
Adding Rays of Light
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Moon with Lightning, masking
Moon with Lightning
Janee's Photoshop Tutorial: Making a Shading Brush
Making a Shading Brush

Classic Archive Vault of Janee’s Photoshop Tutorials

These are more of Janee’s Photoshop tutorials which I wrote long ago and far away. You will probably find something interesting and fun here! I’m gradually updating most of these, and, as I get them updated, they will appear above. Note: some of these will contain broken links.

Photoshop Resource Links

This is a mammoth listing of Photoshop resources of all kinds. The list is constantly updated. If you find a dead link or know of a relevant link that I should add, please email me!