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3D Angled Text - Have you ever wanted a line of text to pop off the page? In this tip, Brian Harber shows a 3D angle effect that will make your text standout.

Red, Black & White - Who knows where the new style of a single-color (usually red) contrasted with black and white came from? Regardless, Brian Harber shows us in this video the various methods of capturing that vibrant red or other color while desaturating the rest.

Clear Skies - In this tip, Brian Harber explores the wide potential in sky replacement and subsequent color adjustment. If you've ever had a picture that you loved, but it was unfortunately very cloudy or dull, here's an easy way to spice up that picture.

Making a Photo Old - There are lots of methods of aging a photo. Instead of just weathering and roughing it up, Brian Harber shows us the basic properties of old photo exposure, and how to achieve the same look in Photoshop (high contrast, fuzziness, random shadow from flash; no true black; THEN add dust & scratches.)

"Photoshop CS2 - Designing with Photos" Preview - In this video tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs demonstrates several different ways to convert an image to black and white using Photoshop CS2, and discusses the positives and negatives of each method.

Making Changes Across Multiple Photos - Ever wanted to resize a group of images or add a watermark to a group of images, but you just didn't have the time to do it? Well, with Photoshop's Batch processing capabilities, you can make changes to multiple images all at once. In this video, you'll learn how to add a watermark to a collection of images all at once.

Linking Effect - Ever wanted to link two objects together in Photoshop so that they seem to weave in and out of each other, kind of like the Olympic rings? Well, it's easier than you might think! In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create this linking effect in just a couple very easy steps.

Turning Pictures Into Statues - Today's tip is a two-for-one for those of you who want to know how to extract a person from an image. After learning how to do this, you'll also learn how to turn that person into a statue in just a few simple steps.

Posterizing Images - Turning your images into illustrations isn't as difficult as you might think. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to make your images look cartoonish in just one simple step.

Adding Smoke To An Image - Want to make your motorcycle photo gallery a little more exciting by adding a little smoke to your pictures? In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to create smoke in Photoshop using filters and blending modes.

Making A Vignette - Today's video is a relatively simple tip on two different ways to create a vignette for your photographs. A vignette is basically a soft-edged border around a photograph. Enjoy!

Saving Color Swatches - When designing a web layout or some other type of design layout, you will often need to use some of the same colors over and over again. In this video, you'll learn how to add color swatches to your Swatches palette, save your current set of color swatches, and load a set that you've already saved.

Text That Follows a Path - Creating text that follows a path in Photoshop is an extremely simple process. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a circle of text using selections, paths, and, of course, the text tool.

Creating a Photo Realistic Tennis Ball - I'll give you three guesses as to what you'll be learning in this tutorial! If you guessed that you're going to learn how to create your own photorealistic tennis ball in Photoshop, then you're absolutely right!

Using Layer Masks - A layer mask in Photoshop is basically a way of hiding and revealing certain parts of a layer. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to create, edit, delete, and modify layer masks in Photoshop.

Making a Panorama with Photoshop - Ever wanted to take a panorama but couldn't find your wide angle lens? In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to make a panoramic image out of a few separate images using a little recoloring, retouching and blending.

Flawless Black and White Photos - How many of you just convert your images from RGB to grayscale when you want to create a black and white image? How many of you turn to your Hue/Saturation adjustments and completely desaturate the image? Well, in this video, you'll learn how to take control of your black and white images in a much more effective way.

Glossy Reflection Effect - All across the internet, you'll find flashy logos and text effects with a glossy white reflection across the top of the graphic. There are many ways to achieve an effect like this in Photoshop, and in this tutorial, LearnFlash.com trainer Craig Campbell shows you his preferred method of creating just such a reflection.

Creating a Grassy Field in Photoshop - One of the most underappreciated tools for beginners in Photoshop is the brush tool. Most beginners think that this tool is simply used to paint round or square strokes onto the canvas. These same beginners would be shocked to learn that you can very easily create an entire field of grass using only the brush tool. In this tutorial, Craig Campbell from LearnFlash.com will show you how to use brush shapes and brush dynamics to create your own grassy meadow in Photoshop.

Lightning Effect - Realistic lightning seems like it would be difficult and time-consuming to create in Photoshop. But it is much simpler than you might think. In this tutorial, LearnFlash.com trainer Craig Campbell shows you how to use a few filters and tonal adjustments in order to achieve a very realistic lightning effect that will look a little bit different every time you attempt it.

Plastic Text Effect - One of the most widely used text effects in Photoshop design is the plastic text effect. There are hundreds of different plastic effects you could come with, and in this tutorial, Craig Campbell from LearnFlash.com will show you just one of many ways to add some plasticky depth to your text.

The Shadow/Highlight Tool - Sometimes it is necessary to make an image a little brighter. Sometimes it is necessary to make it a little darker. But what if you need to do both? Or what if you only need to brighten up a small portion of an image, perhaps where there are some dark shadows? In this tutorial, LearnFlash.com trainer Craig Campbell will show you how to use Photoshop's Shadow/Highlight tool to bring out the shadows and calm down the highlights all in one simple step.

Censoring a Photograph - Want to blot out your ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend's face from an otherwise perfectly good picture? In today's tutorial, you'll learn how to censor parts of an image in just a couple of very simple steps in Photoshop.

Ribbon Effect - In this tutorial, you'll learn how to take an ordinary piece of script text and transform it into a 3-dimensional, semi-transparent ribbon in just two simple steps. This tutorial would also work for a very simple shape that you might want to turn into a logo or something like that.

Ancient Map Effect - Photoshop is an amazing graphics program, and with it, you can create some very photorealistic graphics. In this tutorial, for example, you will learn how to create an antique map with holes and burned edges. This tutorial would also be great for creating antique hand-written letters.