Learning to use the powerful Adobe Photoshop can be one of the most rewarding experiences for a web developer. It is a very powerful tool and we recommend any budding graphic designers learn this extraordinary application.
So you have your content for your site and you have the layout pretty much sorted. Now all you need is some nice graphics to liven it all up. Below are some of the best tutorial sites we have come across on how to design nice graphics using Adobe Photoshop.
PhotoShop Tutorial Resources
AbsoluteCross.com - Excellent tutorials, beginner to advanced.
Planet PhotoShop - Tutorials, Resources and Forums.
Phong.com - Tutorials on creating cutting-edge graphics.
Hands-On - Guide suing the hands-on approach.
PhotoShop Tutorials - PhotoShop tutorials by Pegaweb.
Designs by Mark - The ultimate PhotoShop guru.
OurJanee.com - Self confessed PhotoShop goddess!
Mike's Sketchpad - Very detailed PhotoShop tutorials.
Graphics Unleashed - Covering different graphics applications.
PhotoShop Roadmap - A large categorized library of tutorials.
thinkdan.com - Each tutorials comes with a PDF version.
EyeWire - Tons of PhotoShop tips, very well organized.
PhotoShop Today - Site with tutorials, tips, elements, plugins etc.
PhotoShop Cafe - Very professionally done tutorials.
Adobe.com - PhotoShops offical tutorial site.
| Additional Sites of Interest |
Here are some additional resources for graphic designers. These sites are more generic and concentrate on the design elements more so than the applications used.
How Design - HOW Magazine provides graphic-design professionals with essential business information and provides creative inspiration.
PRINT Mag - America's leading graphic designers magazine.
Designer Today - Huge resources on all things related to design.