Photoshop Resources
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CS5 News & Videos:
More than 250 new features packed into CS5.
Official videos now available at Adobe.
Is Photoshop CS5 a must-have release?
Our Opinion: YES!
Unofficial CS5 blog.
PhotoshopCafe weighs in on PSCS5 and the rest of the Suite.
Top 5 new painting features in this video by John Derry.
Russel Brown's favorite 5 new features.
Photoshop CS4 Legacy Plug-ins Download Links at Adobe
Useful Websites:
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals
By far THE BEST resource out there. You must be a NAPP member for this site, click the link at the bottom of this page to join & get some free stuff! (Valid through this link only)
Daily tips. You can have them sent directly to Photoshop! (Check out her page to see how)
Timesavers for photography, free videos & archives
AdobeTV's "How To" channel - all Suite programs included!
All sorts of useful tips, tricks & invaluable color management info, Digital Dog's Printer Test
All kinds of actions, plug-ins, brushes, etc. GREAT place to find quality stuff!
Photoshop News up to date Photoshop info
Planet Photoshop tutorials & info
Photoshop Support articles, newsletter and useful links
RetouchPro resources & forums, most useful for photo retouchers and restoration artists
Photoshop SPEED test See if your computer is optimized for Photoshop!
Photoshop Forums Adobe moderated Photoshop forums
Photoshop User TV free tips and tutorials from the Photoshop Guys
Photoshop Competition worldwide Photoshop competition rules & regulations
Photoshop Cafe free tutorials and resources
Good Freebie Websites:
DeviantArt Free actions, brushes, etc (lots of Illustrator & Corel Painter stuff too!)
Action Central Free actions - be careful here, there are some real gems and some written by people who don't know how to write actions. The gems are worth having a look at this site.
Free Brush Directory Directory of good, free Photoshop brushes.
Another Brush Directory GREAT directory of brushes available on the Web - updated regularly
Annika von Holdt unusual brush sets - look here first if you're looking for something different
FP Highly Recommended Books:
Adobe Photoshop Restoration & Retouching, Third Edition by Katrin Eismann
Photoshop LAB Color: The Canyon Conundrum and Other Adventures in the Most Powerful Color Space by Dan Margulis
The Photoshop Channels Book by Scott Kelby
Photoshop CS4 Channels & Masks One-on-One by Deke McClelland
Adobe Photoshop CS4 HOW-TOs (100 essential techniques) by Chris Orwig
(available for earlier versions)
Photoshop Masking & Compositing by Katrin Eismann
The Photoshop CS2 Help Desk Book By Dave Cross
(STILL a valuable resource even though it was written for an earlier version)
The Photoshop CS4 Book For Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby (available for earlier versions)
Photoshop Pro Photography Handbook: Advanced Post Production Techniques
By Chris Weston
Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop's Most Powerful Feature by Matt Kloskowski
Discount Bookstores and Bookstore Search Engines:
Class Downloads: (actions coming soon)
Special offer from the National Association of Photoshop Professionals!
Join NAPP for $99 a year WITH all the standard member perks listed below AND receive
The Best of Photoshop User: The Eleventh Year DVD FREE as a thank you gift for joining!
8 issues of Photoshop User magazine written by the best Photoshop® gurus on the planet.
Photoshop User Bonus Issue explaining the latest features of Photoshop CS4.
Professional development resources like video tutorials, a portfolio gallery, a user forum, a job board, and more.
Weekly tips, tricks and techniques via the PhotoshopUser TV podcast featuring "The Photoshop Guys" Scott Kelby, Dave Cross, and Matt Kloskowski.
Tech Support to answer your Photoshop questions, provide solutions, and give advice on systems and camera gear.
Special discounts on instructional books, DVDs, online training, and seminars from Kelby Training. Plus, exclusive offers from Apple, Adobe, B&H, Dell, Wacom, Epson, and more!
You MUST use this link to get the free stuff!
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