30 Fresh new Photoshop tutorials from 2016

• March 7th, 2016
• Photoshop

The key to success and evolving your design skills is always constantly seeking out new ways to evolve those skills. One of the best ways is learning new tricks and techniques, and this post will certainly show you how to do so.

In this post we have scoured the web in search of the very best Photoshop tutorials all created in 2016. There’s a range of various tutorials within the post from Photo Manipulations to Text effects. A range of various tutorials, which I hope you really enjoy whether a veteran Photoshop user or just getting started with Photoshop.

1. How to Turn a Landscape Photograph Into an Isometric Icon in Adobe Photoshop

In this tutorial we are going to create a 3D isometric map made from combinations of a few landscape photos. No 3D software is used in this project—we are going to use only Adobe Photoshop. The end result can be used as an icon or as part of an infographic.

2. How To Create a Distorted VHS Effect in Photoshop

Your going to have some fun mimicking the distortion effect of VHS tapes in Adobe Photoshop. This is quite an unusual topic, but hopefully it will come in handy for those rare projects where you might need to replicate such a style. We’ll take a photograph and distort it with a variety of techniques to simulate the warping associated with old analog film footage, then we’ll apply some OSD text as a finishing touch to give it the appearance of a home movie being played on a VCR.

3. Paint with blend modes

Learn a simple painting technique that can bring the best out of your brushes!

4. How to Create Rock 3D Text Effect with Flying Fire Sparks in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the process I used to create this Rock 3D Text Effect with Flying Fire Sparks in Photoshop. This is an intermediate level difficulty tutorial and some steps can be tricky. Have a try!

5. Create a Shiny Textured Chrome Text Effect in Photoshop

This tutorial will show you how to use a couple of Photoshop’s layer styles, along with some flare photos, gradient fills, and a simple pattern, to create a shiny textured chrome text effect.

6. How to Create a Winter Landscape Photo Manipulation With Adobe Photoshop

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a winter landscape using a variety of photo-manipulation techniques. You’ll learn how to combine different stock images together into a cohesive scene using adjustment layers, masking and brushes. You’ll also learn how to paint the snow, make the sunlight, create lighting effects, take care of the details and more.

7. How To Create Your Own Hateful Eight Movie Poster Design

Quentin Tarantino’s latest movie The Hateful Eight has been highly anticipated by film fans. During the build up to its launch a series of movie posters were released that were made using one of the free design resources from Spoon Graphics, hat tip to James White for the spot!

8. Master the Harris Shutter Effect

Create this classic colour-channel-splitting effect in Elements

9. Retouch Your Photos in a Dramatic Way Using Photoshop

n this Photoshop tutorial we will retouch a portrait in order to obtain a dramatic but good looking effect.We will use various tools and techniques in order to achieve our goals and I’ll guide you along the way.

10. How to Create a Futuristic Metal Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

In this quick tip, you are going to create a simple Layer Style text effect, similar to the text effects that can be purchased on Envato Market. So you’ll be just using a texture, a pattern, and a couple of layer styles to create a bright, futuristic-themed text effect.

11. Create “Drift in Space” Digital Art in Photoshop

n this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the process of creating this “Drift in Space” Digital Art in Photoshop. This is an intermediate level difficulty tutorial and some steps can be tricky.

12. Geometric Collage using Illustrator & Photoshop

In today’s video tutorial we’re going to combine the powers of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop to produce a trendy geometric photo collage. This style of artwork has a somewhat retro vibe and it’s the kind of art you would see on album covers or as a series of abstract poster prints. We’ll be using Illustrator for its powerful shape building tools to construct a geometric vector pattern, then we’ll transfer the artwork over to Photoshop to use the image editing tools to digitally cut and paste snippings of a photograph into a cool looking collage.

13. Create a Long Shadow Text Effect in Photoshop Using Layer Styles

With the release of Photoshop CC 2015, we now have the ability to add multiple instances of the same layer style to a single layer. This opens the door to creating more advanced effects quickly (and more importantly, non-destructively). This works well especially with text effects. In the past, it could be cumbersome to create a simple effect such as a long shadow, which often required several steps, making it difficult to update the text on the fly. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you a quick technique to add long shadows to your text without losing the ability to edit quickly.

14. Create a Porcelain Skin Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial we will create a porcelain skin effect using a beautiful portrait of a woman and the power of Photoshop’s blending modes.

15. How to Create a 3D Antique Metal Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

In this tutorial we will create a porcelain skin effect using a beautiful portrait of a woman and the power of Photoshop’s blending modes.

16. 80’s Style Chrome Text Effect in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial you’re going back to the 1980s to create a rad text effect based on those 80s style chrome logos we used to see for games, movies, TV shows and more. The overall design incorporates the classic bold chrome text effect with a hot pink script font. It’s all done in Photoshop using a mix of layer styles and colour overlays to reproduce the shiny metal effects and vibrant colours.

17. How to Create an Animated Work-in-Progress Action in Adobe Photoshop

How do you make your art? We would love to see! In this quick tip, I’ll show you how to create an animated GIF in Adobe Photoshop to show the evolution of your digital work.

18. Create Typography Using a Mixture of Snow and Fire Elements in Photoshop

How do you make your art? We would love to see! In this quick tip, I’ll show you how to create an animated GIF in Adobe Photoshop to show the evolution of your digital work.

19. Create a lightbulb composition

Use non-destructive techniques to blend your images and create an eye-catching composition

20. Create a shattered glass portrait

Use a combination of clipping mask, layers and blend modes to create this smashing glass portrait effect

21. How To Create a Suicide Squad Inspired 3D Text Effect

Another movie themed tutorial, this time inspired by the vibrant text effect from the Suicide Squad trailer. Follow along to see how the 3D typography is made in Photoshop, along with various lighting effects to illuminate the design with bright colours.

22. How to Create a Rusted Metal Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use some real-life rust textures and the 3D tools in Photoshop to create some wonderfully flaky, crispy, crunchy rusted text without the fear of even getting cut!

23. How to Create a Glittering Gold Thread Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

Glittering text effects are such a lovely addition to almost any design! This tutorial will show you an easy way to create a glittering gold thread text effect, using a simple glitter texture and one layer style.

24. How can I create a rainbow in Photoshop?

When creating a rainbow, open a new document of 10,000 square pixels, just to give yourself enough space. This way, you can paste your finished rainbow onto any picture you like.

25. Add an Intense Effect to a Photo in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial we will add an intense effect to a photo using simple and easy techniques.

26. Re-colour a black-and-white photo

Enliven a black and white photo with colour using adjustments, masks, brushing and blend modes

27. Create an Emotional Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

Enliven a black and white photo with colour using adjustments, masks, brushing and blend modes

28. Create an Embossed Glitter Text Effect in Photoshop

This tutorial will show you how to create an embossed, glittering text effect in Photoshop using Layer Styles and a few other tricks.

29. How to Age a Photo in Adobe Photoshop

Digital photos are amazing technology. They are superior to working with old film in a number of very real ways. But for all their digital perfection, they often lack the character of old film. Film, being a physical medium, was susceptible to the ravages of time and would show signs of wear, tear and deterioration. This often produced a very attractive effect that we just don’t get with our digital photos.

30. How to Fix Color Errors in Digital Painting With Adobe Photoshop

Are you scared of painting with color? Many beginners avoid working with color out of fear that they might ruin their ideas with the wrong combinations. Why you might feel this way is actually not your fault. This kind of thought process stems from traditional art because you’re often locked into the color scheme you choose. And if you want to change the colors, you’re usually out of luck.
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