There are numeruous of sites with good tutorials for all versions including and CS4: psdtuts, photoshop support and so on. Check related links below.
You can find good painting tutorials on lynda.com, i suggest you tutorials about Corel Painter, it is software specially developed for painting but you can find and painting tutorials for Photoshop on the same site.
the easiest way to learn to make buttons and anything else in photoshop it to look up tutorials on the internet.ive found that good tutorials is a reallygood site for thiswww.good-tutorials.com/just google photoshop tutorials and you can find out how to make just about anything.
Photoshop is a very versatile piece of software. It very much depends on what you want to achieve. Try googling 'Photoshop Tutorials'. Alternatively, you could do an evening course at your local college, or an intensive day course.
You can learn from books, Internet tutorials. There are lot of tutorials on Internet just type photoshop tutorials in browser. Good starting point are official Adobe video tutorials. See related link.
An individual can find a good Photoshop Retouch tutorial from a variety of sources. The internet often provides YouTube videos or some type of blog that will assist an individual in using the Photoshop Retouch program. The Six Revisions website offers "26 Professional Photoshop Retouching Tutorials".
Go to www.deviantart.com and search for TAG TUTORIAL. They have tons of great tutorials.
You can find thousands of free tutorials atwww.allcgtutorials.com
Search for tutorials on Internet, type in search bar photoshop tutorials. Here is my suggestion, first go to Adobe TV and see what they got. It is free. Look below answer for link to Adfobe TV.
There are lots of Adobe Photoshop tutorials found on YouTube. You can also search Google and it will find a lot of Adobe Photoshop tutorials. Take a look at Adobe.com's Creative Exchange for more tutorials, most of which are free and user created. Adobe has even placed some of their own tutorials there.Also, there are lots of books out there about Photoshop for learning how to use the software or for tips and tricks and even some with specific tutorials. Some of my favorites are:* 'Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book' * 'Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers' * 'Hacking Adobe Photoshop CS3' * 'Adobe Photoshop CS3 Bible' * 'Advanced Adobe Photoshop Techniques' * 'Adobe Photoshop Guru's Handbook' (a very large book with lots of valuables) * 'Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Dummies'* and of course the Adobe Photoshop manuals published by Adobe Press. I don't have the author names of these books handy, but they are pretty popular books. You can find these on places such as Amazon, or your local Books-A-Million (or other book stores also). You can find used books at places like half.com and eBay that are still in pretty good condition at a much cheaper discount.I think all of these books are available for any version of Photoshop you might have. Instead of looking for 'CS3,' look for one that says 'CS2' or 'CS' depending on what version you are working with. These books range from very beginner techniques to more advanced one; however, they are all broken down into easy-to-understand format (provided you have a basic knowledge of Photoshop, like where certain tools are located in the program) and teaches you how to use them in new and creative ways.Photoshop is a huge program with many tools and features that can be manipulated into some very specific actions. Combinations of tools create even more.More Info...if you have internet access then go on some websites for tutorial and know more about PhotoShop
Go to www.yoyogames.com and you should find good tutorials. If you are using an older version you go to www.wiki.yoyogames.com
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One very good free alternative to Photoshop is Gimp. There is also Gimp Shop that is a Gimp that looks similar to Photoshop.