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
Visit Donnie's YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/user/MyDamnChannel
Donnie seems to be creating a new video every few weeks so check back . . . . like every few weeks.