If you're new to Photoshop, you will appreciate any help you can find, and videos are great for quickly showing you how to do some of the "tricks" of becoming Photoshop proficient. A friend sent me a link one of these Photoshop training videos and I was hooked. Even experienced Photoshop users will get a kick out of Donnie and his lessons.
Donnie Hoyle skillfully shows you how to use features of Photoshop in a manner like no other. While explaining the finer points of Photoshop, his increasing annoyed and disgusted attitude creeps into his voice fueled by a cheating wife and a dumb-as-a-sack-of-hammers friend who often interrupts him with another idiotic request. You just have to keep watching to find out what happens next.
This series has been nominated for two Webby awards (that's a big deal in web land) - for Best Comedy Series and Best How To Series. Check out the helpful videos Donnie has made so far:
You Suck at Photoshop # 1 - Distort Warp and Layer Effects www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_X5uR7VC4M
You Suck at Photoshop # 2 - Covering Your Mistakes www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXeZ0s8DXZ0
You Suck at Photoshop # 3 - Clone Stamp www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWn0lxRNqos&feature=related
You Suck at Photoshop # 4 - Paths and Masks www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNfBF2xvhaE
You Suck at Photoshop # 5 - Select Color Range www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-8hQh6hdnI
You Suck at Photoshop # 6 - Filter Liquefy www.youtube.com/watch?v=lys2MxjzE94
You Suck at Photoshop # 7 - Patch Tools & Levels www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EKAtO4Anxc
You Suck at Photoshop # 8 - 3-D Layers www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRnrKzOrp7M
You Suck at Photoshop # 9 - Curves www.youtube.com/watch?v=13KelrbkGpI
You Suck at Photoshop # 10 - Vanishing Point www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH6-twlgJhU
You Suck at Photoshop # 11 - Smart Objects www.youtube.com/watch?v=l309y6i9azc
You Suck at Photoshop # 12 - Measurement Log www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-wteuyOUO8
You Suck at Photoshop # 13 - Displacement www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9ODq9Mni5g
You Suck at Photoshop # 14 - Video Stuff Reall Fast www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KJ4hhDSids
You Suck at Photoshop # 15 - Define Pattern www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRCXEph8gEM
You Suck at Photoshop # 16 - Define Brush Preset www.youtube.com/watch?v=AypcLYxx2dQ
You Suck at Photoshop # 17 - Photomerge www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2u_yn-eYhg
You Suck at Photoshop # 18 - Annotations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8br8ez7nY4
You Suck at Photoshop # 19 - Shadows & Light http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL0KWQI5ZVM
You Suck at Photoshop # 20 - Distort Warp & Layer Effects http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPq_eRUyflk
Visit Donnie's YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/user/MyDamnChannel
Donnie was creating a new Photoshop video every few weeks but isn't anymore . . . . . . bummer.