10 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials Created in January

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It’s the start of a new month, so its time once again for me to share list my favorite Photoshop tutorials created in the last month. This was a great month for tutorials, if you like photo manipulations. The list that I gathered is mostly intermediate level tutorials but, if you are comfortable with Photoshop’s tools, then you should be able to complete the tutorials. There a couple of photography related tutorials that are beginner level but worth checking out if you are into photography or if you just want better processed imaged.

The Best Photoshop Tutorials of January

Create an Elephant Sundae Using Photo Manipulation Techniques

This is an intermediate tutorial that uses stock images to create a manipulation.

How to Reduce Digital Noise in a Photograph

If you got yourself a nice digital camera that can create images in RAW file format and your images have a lot of noise in them, you can remove a lot of the noise by using Photoshop CS5. This is a great beginner level tutorial video that will help you out create better images.

Create a Serene Fantasy Photo Manipulation

“In this tutorial you’ll learn how to compose magical scene from different stock images, how to create strong atmosphere and add interesting lights and shadows. You’ll also learn many different ways of color adjustments to get the exact images you’ve always wished.” This is another intermediate tutorial.

Presentation: Use Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3 to Enhance Raw Photographs

This a 60 minute video that explains how to use Adobe Lightroom 3 and Adobe Photoshop CS5 together using a seamless workflow that will enhance your raw photographs.

Design an Interesting Fire Text Effect with Particles in Photoshop

This tutorial shows you how to create a Fire Text Effect with Particles and its for a beginner/intermediate level Photoshop users.

Create an Unique Surreal Photo Manipulation with Nebula Effect in Photoshop

This tutorial shows you how to create a dark surreal photo manipulation and it’s an intermediate tutorial.

Photo Manipulate an Artistic Cloudscape Scene

Another great photo manipulate tutorial. This tutorial is for immediate users.

Photo Manipulate a Cute Flying Pig Scene

Another great photo manipulate tutorial. This tutorial is for immediate users.

Using Custom Photoshop Brushes to Create an Immersive Lighting Effect

“In this this tutorial I’m going to walk you through a few steps on how to use custom Photoshop brushes along with a few vector elements to create this immersive lighting effect composition.” This an intermediate tutorial.

Photoshop Quick Tip: How to Use a Tilt / Shift Effect on Portraits

“In this quick tip we’re going to take a look at how the same blur effect can be applied to a portrait to give the subject an appearance as if they are closer than they appear.” This is a very easy beginner tutorial.