40+ New Adobe Photoshop CS6 Tutorials and Tips
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40+ New Adobe Photoshop CS6 Tutorials and Tips

Photoshop CS6 was released recently, receiving excellent reviews from designers and photographers. CS6 brings some significant changes and new functionality that offers even more potential than previous versions.

Although improvements and new features are what users want, it does require some effort to learn how to take advantage and how to use the new features. Fortunately, there are already a number of tutorials online that will help you to learn more about CS6. With the help of these tutorials you’ll be working better and faster in Photoshop than ever before. So I’ve collected 40+ of the most recent Photoshop Tutorials aimed at CS6 users.

How to Create Dynamic Prototype Style Video Game Art

Create and Animate a Sci-Fi Themed Matte Painting

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a sci-fi matte painting using Photoshop CS6. Then you will learn how to animate that matte painting using an Nuke application.

Photoshop’s Best Friends – InDesign and Illustrator

Here you will see how to integrate and interact Photoshop CS6, Illustrator, and InDesign applications.

How to Create Colorful Wooden 3D Text

This tutorial will show you how to use Photoshop CS6 and Cinema 4D to create wooden 3D text.

Combine a Crocodile and a Frog in Photoshop

If you love animals then you will love this tutorial because it will show you how to make new animal species. In this tutorial, you will see how to combine two animals such as a crocodile and a frog to create a new specie.

Designing an Advertisement

This tutorial will show you how to use non-destructive photo editing techniques to create a basic advertisement and will also explain about color profiles.

Create an Earth Shattering Disaster Scene in Photoshop

In this tutorial, you will learn you how to re-create scene of movie “2012″ where the California coast begins to fall into the sea, using a selection of stock photographs.

Draw an Electric Guitar in Photoshop

This tutorial will show you how to draw an electric guitar in Photoshop CS6.

Create a StarCraft-Inspired Firestorm

A step by step tutorial that will show you how to create a massive spiral firestorm as seen from space. This tutorial also includes videos to help you to explain each step of this tutorial.

Create a Glowing 3D Text Effect

Here you will learn how to combine Photoshop CS6 with Filter Forge to create a glowing 3D text effect.

Create Guitar String Typography

Here you will see how to create words out of intertwining guitar strings.

How to Create an Indoor Panorama

A quick tip tutorial that will show you how to use Photoshop CS6′s automated features to combine some photos to create a seamless panoramic photo of a room.

How to Make the Most of the Info Panel

A great tutorial that will explain everything that you need to know about the Info Panel.

How to Design an iPhone Music Player App Interface

Photoshop CS6 is a much more powerful vector editing application than other applications. So here you will learn how to use its new feature to create an iPhone music player app interface.

Making Complex Selections (Part 1)

Here you will learn how to combine vector and pixel masks to help you make a complex selection (Part 1).

Making Complex Selections (Part 2)

This tutorial focuses on pixel masks to create a complicated selection (Part 2).

Create a Metallic 3D Logo

A tutorial that will explain you how to combine Photoshop CS6′s 3D tools with Filter Forge to create a metallic 3D logo.

10 Ways to Modify a Selection in Photoshop

A tutorial that will show you the 10 ways to modify a selection in Photoshop CS6.

A Look at Various Sharpening Techniques in Photoshop

Here Martin Perhiniak will explain various sharpening techniques in Photoshop CS6.

Master 3D type effects

In this tutorial, type-effects guru Nik Ainley show you how to create master 3D type effects using Photoshop.

Add a blur to a video using Photoshop CS6.1

Photoshop CS6 allows you to add Field/Iris Blur and other effects to Smart Objects that can also be used in video layers. So in this tutorial, you will learn how to add a blur to a video using Photoshop CS6.1.

Create dynamic art using glows and lighting effects

In this tutorial, Kervin Brisseaux will explain you how to create a super powered athlete within an atmosphere that draws on the traditions of sci-fi art.

Explore Photoshop CS6′s new vector toolset

Photoshop CS6′s new addition of better vector tools makes creating and editing graphic elements easier and quicker. A step by step Photoshop tutorial that will explore Photoshop CS6′s new vector toolset.

Fantasy light effects in Photoshop

In this amazing Photoshop tutorial, you will see how to create a Fantasy light effects using brushes and blur effects.

Give an artwork a 1980s tropical feel

In this tutorial, Chris Malbon explains you how to use abstract shapes and negative space to create a bold and striking artwork a 1980s tropical feel.

Master lighting effects

Creative lighting can make all the difference to photos and this tutorial you will help you how to create unique and inspiring work using lighting effects.

Photoshop CS6.1′s new Conditional Actions

Conditional Actions are really quite useful and are great for image processing tasks. This tutorial will explain you Photoshop CS6.1′s new Conditional Actions.

3D printing from Photoshop

A tutorial that will show you how a toy designer might use the technology to model a toy entirely in Photoshop.

Photoshop CS6′s new Crop tool

A step by step Photoshop tutorial, that will show you what Photoshop CS6′s new Crop tool can do.

Use gradients to make character designs pop

A great tutorial, that will show you how to combine vector, 3D and scanned elements to create a mixed media character designs.

New layer tricks in Photoshop CS6

A tutorial about new layer tricks in Photoshop CS6.

Tool Recording Using Actions in Photoshop CS6

Here this tutorial will explain you what you can achieve using Photoshop CS6′s new tools including brush strokes, and various other tools.

How to Use Adaptive Wide-Angle Filter

The Adaptive Wide Angle Filter is the new feature of Photoshop CS6 that allow you to straighten curves and lines in photos. In this tutorial you will learn how to use it and how this new feature works.

Add texture to retro-styled artworks

Here Dwayne Bell will explain you how to use Photoshop CS6 to enhance a retro-styled illustration by applying textures and other things.

Design abstract book art

In this tutorial, Nicolas Monin-Baroille explains you the techniques he used to create this abstract artwork.

Photoshop CS6 Blur Gallery – Field Blur

Field Blur, Iris Blur and Tilt-Shift are the brand new blur filters in Photoshop CS6. In this tutorial, you will learn how these three filters can be used to add a blur effect to a photo.

Photoshop CS6 Patch Tool

The Patch tool in Photoshop CS6 is great tool for removing unwanted elements from a photo. Here you will learn how to use this exciting feature.

Quickly Select Skin Tones

Skin Aware technology is a great feature in Photoshop CS6 that allow to quickly select skin tones in a photo. Here you will see how this new feature works.

Create a Parallax Shift Effect Using Timeline and 3D Features

Photoshop CS6 has many new exciting features that you can use to create 3D and video effects. In this tutorial, you will learn how to simulate 3D depth in a 2D photo using the new 3D and video timeline features of Photoshop CS6.

How to Use the Content Aware Move Tool in Photoshop CS6

Content Aware Move is very amazing new feature of Photoshop CS6. It will allow you to select pixels and move or extend them to another area of your photo. This tutorial will explain you how this new feature works.

Introduction to the New 3D Capabilities

Photoshop CS6 has many features that help you to create 3D objects much more efficiently. Here, Steve Caplin will introduce you to these new features and will explain you how these works so you can start incorporating them into your workflow.

New Brush Features in Photoshop CS6

Brush Panel in Photoshop CS6 includes new exciting features. This tutorial will explain you how to work with Live Pen Tilt Preview, Airbrush brushes and other features.

Quickly Change the Appearance of Photoshop CS6

This tutorial show you how you can quickly change darker color of the Photoshop CS6′s interface.

Create 3D Objects by Inflating 2D Photographs

This tutorial will explain you how to create 3D objects by inflating two-dimensional photographs.

Create a Cinemagraph (or Cinegraph) Using Photoshop CS6

Cinemagraphs are photos that include movement. The new Timeline feature of Photoshop CS6 allow you to easily create your own cinemagraphs.  This tutorial will show you how you can create this.

Create an Administrator Dashboard Interface

The new feature of Photoshop CS6 help you to create better interface designs. In this tutorial you will learn how to use vector editing (a new feature in Photoshop CS6) to create an administrator dashboard interface.

Adobe Improves 3D Functionality in Photoshop CS6.1

There are some significant changes in 3D features of Photoshop CS6. In this tutorial, Steve Caplin will explain you.

How to Use the New Timeline Panel in Photoshop CS6

A tutorial that will show you how new video timeline feature works.

Universal Custom Keyboard Shortcuts in Photoshop

Here, Martin Perhiniak will share his custom keyboard shortcut setup that you can also use and will help you to work a bit more efficiently.

Discover Photoshop CS6′s new 3D tools

As you know Photoshop CS6 has many features, it also allows you to import 3D files, texture them, apply lighting and render objects. In this tutorial, you will find out how.

New Liquify Performance and Usability Enhancements

Liquify is an existing tool of Photshop but it has received some significant enhancements in Photoshop CS6. So here you will see what you can expect from Liquify following new enhancements.

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Suresh Patel
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