{"id":3660,"date":"2011-09-03T14:41:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-03T20:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/2011\/09\/03\/best-photoshop-tutorials-created-in-august\/"},"modified":"2011-09-05T16:33:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-05T22:33:00","slug":"best-photoshop-tutorials-created-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/2011\/09\/03\/best-photoshop-tutorials-created-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Photoshop Tutorials Created in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the start of a new month, so its time list some of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/2011\/07\/31\/10-photoshop-tutorials-created\/\" target=\"_blank\">best Photoshop tutorials<\/a> created last month. Normally, we try and post this lists in the last few days of the month. But with the schedule and timing issues, we didn\u2019t have time to start on this article until early this morning.<\/p>\n<h2>Photoshop Tutorials<\/h2>\n<p>In August, there were a lot of great tutorials. As always, we only listed the ones we found most helpful for our readers. This list contains a list of basic photo editing Photoshop tutorials and few intermediate photo manipulation tutorials. But even if you are just beginning and know the Photoshop tool layout, then you can attempt all of these tutorials.<\/p>\n<h3>We Recommend Photoshop CS4, CS5 and Adobe Lightroom 3 For All Your Photography Needs<\/h3>\n<p>In my opinion Photoshop and Lightroom 3 (for large photo sets) are the best tools for editing images. In fact they are my favorite tools in design to use and I use these tools almost every day. I use Photoshop for design products, web design projects, and image processing.<\/p>\n<h3>Blending Backgrounds Tutorial<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/cave-tutorial.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 10px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"cave-tutorial\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/cave-tutorial_thumb.png?resize=604%2C230\" alt=\"cave-tutorial\" width=\"604\" height=\"230\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/ladynaevia.deviantart.com\/art\/blending-backgrounds-tutorial-215267275?q=boost%3Apopular%20photoshop%20tutorial&amp;qo=803\" target=\"_blank\">tutorial<\/a> shows how to merge different images to create one landscape. This tutorial uses multiple layers and blends them together. The tutorial is designed for beginner level users.<\/p>\n<h3>How Selective Color Works<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/after.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 10px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"after\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/after_thumb.jpg?resize=504%2C246\" alt=\"after\" width=\"504\" height=\"246\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Selective Color Adjustment layer a Photoshop feature that not a lot of people use. But it is very useful and is flexible when hue\/saturation and color balance is does not help. This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psdbox.com\/tutorials\/how-selective-color-works\/\" target=\"_blank\">tutorial<\/a> will show how to use this tool by doing skin correction. This is a beginner level tutorial.<\/p>\n<h3>Landscape Photography Editing \u2013 Gradients &amp; Adjustments<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/landscape-editing.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 10px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"landscape-editing\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/landscape-editing_thumb.jpg?resize=604%2C244\" alt=\"landscape-editing\" width=\"604\" height=\"244\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you take a lot of landscape pictures, then you know how hard it can be to get that perfect picture. The lighting has to be just right or you are going to spend a lot of time editing your image in Adobe Lightroom 3 and Photoshop. This tutorial is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psdbox.com\/tutorials\/landscape-photography-editing-gradients-adjustments\/\" target=\"_blank\">beginner level tutorial<\/a> that teaches us how us gradients and adjustment to edit landscape images.<\/p>\n<h3>Landscape Photography \u2013 Basic Editing<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/landscape-editing-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 10px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"landscape-editing-2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/landscape-editing-2_thumb.jpg?resize=604%2C220\" alt=\"landscape-editing-2\" width=\"604\" height=\"220\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For anyone wanting to edit images, they need to know the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psdbox.com\/tutorials\/landscape-photography-basic-editing\/\" target=\"_blank\">basics of editing<\/a>. The basics includes how to modify contrast, color balance, sharpening, and saturation. This tutorial covers all these basic tools and shows you how to do basic edits to a landscape photo.<\/p>\n<h3>Create a Floating Over-Grown \u201cTree House\u201d in Photoshop<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/tree_barn.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 10px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"tree_barn\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/tree_barn_thumb.jpg?resize=604%2C395\" alt=\"tree_barn\" width=\"604\" height=\"395\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"http:\/\/psd.tutsplus.com\/tutorials\/photo-effects-tutorials\/tree-house-photoshop\/\" target=\"_blank\">tutorial<\/a> combines several stock images to create a floating over-grown tree house in Photoshop. This is an intermediate tutorial and will take about four or five hours.<\/p>\n<h3>Create a Medieval Landscape in Photoshop<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 10px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/1_thumb.jpg?resize=604%2C357\" alt=\"1\" width=\"604\" height=\"357\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/psd.tutsplus.com\/tutorials\/painting\/medieval-landscape-photoshop\/\" target=\"_blank\">tutorial<\/a> uses digital painting and photo manipulation techniques to create a medieval landscape. This is an intermediate tutorial that\u2019s about an hour or two to complete. In order to complete this tutorial, you will need to be able sketch the outline of the design.<\/p>\n<h3>Captain America Shield in Photoshop<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/captain-america-shield.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 10px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"captain-america-shield\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/captain-america-shield_thumb.jpg?resize=604%2C428\" alt=\"captain-america-shield\" width=\"604\" height=\"428\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/abduzeedo.com\/captain-america-shield-photoshop\" target=\"_blank\">Captain America Shield tutorial<\/a> is an easy tutorial and should take you less than hour\u00a0 to complete.<\/p>\n<h3>Dark Knight Rises Poster in Photoshop<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/darkknight-poster-tutorial.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 10px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"darkknight-poster-tutorial\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/darkknight-poster-tutorial_thumb.jpg?resize=604%2C516\" alt=\"darkknight-poster-tutorial\" width=\"604\" height=\"516\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This tutorial shows you how to <a href=\"http:\/\/abduzeedo.com\/dark-knight-rises-poster-photoshop\" target=\"_blank\">create a Dark Knight Rises movie poster<\/a> in Photoshop. This tutorial will take a few hours to complete.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Create a Silent Hill Inspired Photo-Manipulation using Photoshop<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/image004_3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 10px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"image004_3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/image004_3_thumb.jpg?resize=604%2C361\" alt=\"image004_3\" width=\"604\" height=\"361\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"http:\/\/photoshoptutorials.ws\/photoshop-tutorials\/photo-manipulation\/how-to-create-a-silent-hill-inspired-photo-manipulation-using-photoshop.html\" target=\"_blank\">tutorial<\/a>, we are taught how to create fog by using fill layers, cloud render tool, and easy ways to blend images together to create the look of fog.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Create a Traditional Painting-Like Surreal Image using Photoshop<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/image118.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 10px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"image118\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/image118_thumb.jpg?resize=604%2C305\" alt=\"image118\" width=\"604\" height=\"305\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ever wanted to create a surreal image? If so, then you are in luck. This <a href=\"http:\/\/photoshoptutorials.ws\/photoshop-tutorials\/photo-manipulation\/how-to-create-a-traditional-painting-like-surreal-image-using-photoshop.html\" target=\"_blank\">tutorial<\/a> will walk you through how to create that surreal look in your work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the start of a new month, so its time list some of the best Photoshop tutorials created last month. Normally, we try and post this lists in the last few days of the month. But with the schedule and timing issues, we didn\u2019t have time to start on this article until early this morning. 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