After a great deal of time spent checking all our previous Photoshop Madness editions, here's a listing of the ones that still have valuable content. But do not be surprised to find many dead links. During the ordeal we discovered literally hundreds of links gone dead -- causing us to actually delete several dozen editions of Madness. It's crazy how so-called "experts" don't leave their content available. So anyway, keep scrolling ... here's the timeline for Photoshop Madness!
Photoshop (Fonts) Madness
PHOTOSHOP MADNESS is where you practically go mad trying to find the most useful stuff for Photoshop! We transition from "Back to (Design) School" Madness to Fonts & Typography madness getting ready for September's 18th Annual Fonts Festival . . .
* 3D Photoshop Typography and samples
* An Untitled work by No10x
* TM Abstract by Tamilia
* 3D dr3amX by dr3amx
* Library Refreshed
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Photoshop (Fonts) Madness August 29, 2012
Photoshop (touch-n-run) Madness
PHOTOSHOP MADNESS is where you practically go mad trying to find the most useful stuff for Photoshop! More good tutorials we've gathered in an attempt to help you actually learn something . . .
* Retouch a Model Portrait with Flawless Natural Skin
* Burning Wishes - Abstract Tutorial
* Forming a Realistic Wooden Beast
* Fantastic Make-up Make-over ... and more at Photoshop (touch-n-run) Madness August 24, 2012
Photoshop (EDU) madness
This month we'll actually try to learn something in Photoshop Madness ... a 2nd edition is in the works, stay tuned . . . this time :
* Retouch a Model Portrait with Flawless Natural Skin
* Drawing Effect Making Hair for Cartoon
* Photoshopping an Action Movie Poster
* Create liquid effects in Photoshop
* Develop a Fantastic Car
* Beautify and Retouch Photoshop (EDU) madness August 1, 2012
Photoshop 'no theme' Madness
This episode has no theme, but just visits some items that should interest all Photoshop users including : * Enlarging is only as good as your Interpolation * 3D Interpretations of Real People, by Michael O. * Enlarging Jpg Files Test site * Mr. Biggs Duz Illustrations * Unbelievable pile of work * I am Not an Artist . . . WHAT ? No? It's MADNESS! July 17, 2012
Photoshop Seascape Madness
PHOTOSHOP MADNESS is where you practically go mad trying to find the most useful stuff for Photoshop! This is continued from the HDR topic this month with 'Seascape' madness -- mad HDR seascape photography of places you WISH you had gone to shoot photos. . . and convert to HDR. http://ow.ly/bXiNt Photoshop Seascape Madness June 29, 2012
Photoshop Color Madness too
Here we are with yes, the NEXT edition of this year's color spring
. . . let's have some fun with these :
* How to make a color palette in Photoshop Elements
* ColoRotate, you can work with colors in 3D
* Rainbow Photoshop Madness By Kitty Bitty
* Custom Skin Tone Palette by `ShoneGold
* ColorExplorer Palettes from Photos
* Moorea Seal : plums and oranges
* Digital Portraits and more Photoshop Color, Madness too May 1, 2012
May Color Madness
Yes, now you can have a million palettes in the palm of your hand, we have to call this edition COLOR MADNESS! We love all those spring colors -- and utilities for graphic design, web design and creative communications ... we love these color utilities April 30, 2012
Photoshop EASTER Madness
Photoshop Madness for Easter -- everyone likes cute little easter pictures!
* Make a Print Ready Easter Greeting Card from Scratch * Easter Egg in Illustrator 3D * Jelena Jovanovic Easter Art * decorated egg shapes * MORE Easter Eggs * Easter Signs * Easter Eggs * Ainseley duz eggs, chicks and bunnies . . . and more March 31, 2012
Photoshop Color, Color, Color Madness
Photoshop Madness Color, Color everywhere in April, so here are some fun actions and reference sites for various photographic colorizations, including : Color by Alice In Underland * Cool Color action #106 * Special FX Enhanced Vol 4 * Saturn Rings * Marcia Cross Actions * Pirates vintage T-shirts * and more Photoshop Color, Color, Color Madness March 28, 2012
Photoshop (Designing Women) Madness
Yes, it's March again and you know what that means -- Designing Women! We decided to skip all the bad stuff this month and go with an all-star line-up of wonderful works including self portraits from * Gemma Roberts, * Anne Pogoda, * Katherine Dinger, * Suzanne van Pelt, * Anna Steinbauer, and * Emily Warren! If these ladies aren't inspiring, you'd better check your pulse! February 25, 2012
Photoshop Madness: Fail
Of course everyone loves those Photoshop "fail" sites -- we found a few of our favorites. You can certainly over-dose! As usual, Photoshop Madness finds the good and the bad ... where you practically go mad trying to find the most useful stuff for Photoshop! most useful stuff for Photoshop! February 22, 2012
Photoshop (Valentine) Madness
Yes, Valentine! I know it's early, but it's not too early to think about your February promotions -- and Valentine's is a great theme to jolt your clients out of their winter doldrums. Here, we've found ten great finds for the Valentines season. * Valentine Hearts shapes * 3D Valentine's Day Typography * Age Progression tutorial * colorful background for Valentine's Day * Basic editing tutorial in Adobe Photoshop * Valentine's day post card * colorizing hair * smoothing skin... and more! Enjoy. February 14, 2012
Photoshop Madness: PSD Doo
February continues with these awesome items ... check "Not Photoshopped" -- and beware, don't step in the Photoshop doo... As usual, Photoshop Madness runs across the good, the bad and the beautiful. February 8, 2012
Photoshop Madness: Love you!
We're loving Photoshop (and you) for February ... watch these pages for the next few days, there Photoshop 911 and Photoshop Tips & Tricks team! has much more As usual, Photoshop Madness finds the good and the bad, but this time -- PHOTOSHOP MADNESS is where you practically go mad trying to find the most useful stuff for Photoshop! January 31, 2012
Photoshop New Year Madness
Hello 2012, bye-bye 2011 ... and Photoshop Madness passes along some free designs and wallpapers ringing in the new year! And, of course we wish every happy Photoshopping for 2012, and safe surfing for Photoshop stuff that won't make you go mad! December 26, 2011
Photoshop Free Photos Madness
'Tis the season for some foraging for free stuff, and recently someone asked PS 911 where the best "free" photos and art could be found. YES ... again this is Photoshop Madness because there are some good ones -- but as usual, there are some very bad ones as well! Photoshop Free Photos Madness November 30, 2011
Photoshop Madness Holidays
The holidays are upon us and chances are there will be a need for some holiday inspiration. OH NO ... time for some Photoshop Madness to try locating some decent resources! Photoshop Madness Holidays October 30, 2011
Photoshop Madness Dimensional Type 3
We're on a roll for this month's 17th annual fonts fest with "Dimensional Type" * Horror Theme Text Effect Photoshop Tutorial * Adding Fantastic Color to 3D Text (a 2-part series) * Create A Cool 3d Text Scene ... and wrapping it up with * Wrapping Text in 3D In Photoshop Photoshop Madness Dimensional Type 3 September 3, 2011
Photoshop Madness Dimensional Type 2
Now, we continue our jaunt through the 17th annual fonts fest with our own theme - "Dimensional Type" including * Retro that's NOT retro! * Fragmented Tiles Text Effect In Photoshop * Metalic Spiderman Movie Type * Create stylish 3D tumbling text (Illustrator too!) Photoshop Madness Dimensional Type 2 September 2, 2011
Photoshop Madness Typography
Joining in with all the fun for the 17th annual fonts fest, we thought we'd just get right into the swing of things with some "Dimensional Type" effects... * Elegant 3D Silver Type * Dark, 3D metal type * Create a 3D Flowery Text Effect, then * Another 3D "flowery" text effect in Photoshop . . . Photoshop Madness Typography September 1, 2011
Photoshop Madness: help those photos
So you're out there shooting up a memory card with photos and you get home to discover -- these shots suck! Well, this edition of Photoshop Madness offers some quick cure Photoshop actions and retouching to turn BLAH into WOW! August 1, 2011
Photoshop (actions) Madness
Yes 'Actions' madness! This month we actually had two editions of madness, and the more we search for great actions the more we find. These actions automate many of the techniques readers ask about. Try :
[] Gum Bichromate Prints from the 19th century
[] The return of Black & White
[] Page Curl Photoshop Action!
[] Photo retouch actions
[] Muting Monochromatic
[] Photo Coloring 11
[] Floating Lineart
[] Retro Actions 2
[] Dazzle Effects
[] IR Effect Look
[] Bright Eyes
[] HDR Fake Photoshop (actions) Madness Fred Showker - 04/14/2011
Photoshop Madness for Lovers
Grab some of this madness, and create a colorful gift for your lover. It won't take long, and it will cost you nothing other than your time and the color print ... !!! This Madness includes:
[] Colorful striped text
[] Sweet, Chocolate typography script
[] Amazing Animated Glitter Text
[] Create A Powerful Solid Text Effect
[] The Golden Heart-Shaped Box
[] Make a Colorful Postcard in Photoshop Elements
[] Happy Valentine's Day Text
[] Type reflected on black background
[] Fill text characters with images in Elements Full story : 1101 Photoshop Madness for Lovers
Beware: Photoshop Stalkers
This special edition of Photoshop Madness is to alert you to a potential problem -- an evil situation that happened to me yesterday.
As I always say, be alert, it's a jungle out there Full story : 1012 Beware: Photoshop Stalkers
Photoshop Madness: One Last Time
Two editions of Photoshop Madness: our last for 2010, I talk about the celebrations and disappointments of 2010, and relish in the talents of * Henrik Newstream, a Dreamer of rare imagery, * the stunning, over-the-top images of Natascha Roosli, * incredible self portrait photography by Levi Van Veluw, * Fabian Warnke's daring images, and * One Last Time with Steven Stahlberg and his Android Blues.
We also see Brittany after some evil Photoshop madness! Happy New Year from everyone at Photoshop Tips & Tricks and Photoshop 911! Full story : 1012 Photoshop Madness: One Last Time
Photoshop Madness: Visions
In this edition of Photoshop Madness we bump into a Photoshop shovelware site that ripps off other's creative works then disclaims them in their policy. Then we visit...
* Viet-My's astonishing visions, * Mads Berg's Art Deco Revival visual treat, * 51 Breathtaking Post-Apocalypse Wallpapers, * Cynthia Pedrosa's Fractal Portfolio, and the truly awesome works of * Till Nowak. Full story : 1012 Photoshop Madness: Visions
Photoshop Madness: Cool Text Effects
After all the heat of the summer, it's time to cool down with this edition of Photoshop Madness -- create two movie posters, one from the Avatar Movie, and the other from the Deadliest Catch.
Then we enjoy the ubiquitous Aqua Text Effect (again), and delve into Photoshop's Displacement Mapping. We'll wrap it up with a serving of Ice cream and several others! Full story : 1008 Photoshop Madness: Cool Text Effects
Beware: Photoshop Stalkers
This special edition of Photoshop Madness is to alert you to a potential problem -- an evil situation that happened to me yesterday.
As I always say, be alert, it's a jungle out there Full story : 1006 Beware: Photoshop Stalkers
Photoshop Madness : Designing Women
Photoshop Madness this month took us out on the web in search of extraordinary women Photoshoppers ... and we found hundreds!
These are just a few... also some Photoshop freebies as well! Full story : 1003 Photoshop Madness : Designing Women
Photoshop Actions Madness
This edition of Photoshop Madness focuses on actions and reflections...
[] Photoshop reflections, FREE high-quality Photoshop PSD icons,[] Photoshop Actions for Amazing Color Enhancements, [] 50 essential photo actions, Photoshop clone tool actions and [] Quick straighten tutorial for Photoshop Madness Full story : 0912 Photoshop Actions Madness
Photoshop Holiday Tutorials
Photoshop madness is back so soon? Yup! Now with these top selections for holiday wallpaper tutorials. Yet they're a lot more than just for the holidays - essential techniques you can use for lots of projects!
[] Frosted Snow Scene Wallpaper
[] Photoshop Sketchy Christmas Wallpaper
[] Blue Snow Tree scene wallpaper tutorial
[] Photoshop holiday wallpaper, snow and tree
[] Water tutorial could be a snow scene
[] Fantasy Holiday tree of lights
[] ... and more Full story : 0912 Photoshop Holiday Tutorials
Opening the Holidays
This edition of Photoshop Madness opens with holidays with
* 5 useful Photoshop effects * get into the Holiday Spirit with Christmas Wallpaper * Holiday Ornaments with reflections * an Abstract Snow Scene Wallpaper with superb snowflakes * The Jungle King Photoshop Tutorial * and building some cool 3-D Text blocks using Photoshop Full story : 0911 Opening the Holidays
FREE Stuff for Summer Photoshop
Here we are again ... back from yet another vacation, with some tips and tricks to make your Photoshop Summer even better. If you still have a nagging PSD question go ahead and send it in, we'll do our darn best to help you out.
Cropping and Scaling like a pro Bert Monroy... undisputed master of Photoshop * Correcting Lens Distortion with Photoshop * Free Download: Creative Doodles Photoshop Brushes * Up against the brick wall of Free Stock Textures * Double Processing in Camera Raw * Color Correction for Photographers in Photoshop Elements 7 * Just for Laughs: Free Twitter icons... Full story : 0907 FREE Stuff for Summer
June Photoshop Madness
Photoshop Madness In this issue we open the Photoshop 911 mail bag to answer some reader's questions, solving problems like ...
* high-tone photography * sepia toning * fixing some common digital photography problems * retouching and smoothing skin * the power of layers * and more. Full story : 0906 June Photoshop Madness
Photoshop Madness... free plug-ins to collages
In this issue, we'll show you how to Get a FREE PHOTOSHOP BOOK ... then we discover
* The Princess of Shadows and her remarkably free Photoshop Actions * Nothing beats a great pair of wings * Masterful Manipulations! You'll also learn about * Saving for the Web * light your girl on FIRE * Misprinted Type from Assemblage to Collage. Full story : 0904/5 Photoshop Madness... free plug-ins to collages
Photoshop free plug-ins to panoramas
This issue takes you from Stitching a Panorama in Adobe Photoshop CS4 to a wonderful series of Free Photoshop Plug-ins including * Free Plugins from the Ink Pot * Mehdi duz Fur ... and tutorials like * Improving your Waterfall Photos
... and then we take you straight to Photoshop Tutorial Hell ... Full story : 0902 Photoshop free plug-ins to panoramas
Photoshop Madness... holiday madness
Photoshop CS4 Tricks with Alex Walker * Content Aware Image Resizing * Sue's Assorted Patterns * FREE Photoshop Christmas Frame Templates * Photo Actions * Camxso Christmas Shapes * Photoshop Brushes * Photoshop Phabric * 220 Amazing Free Photoshop Layer Styles * Free Styles and Patterns
and then, we'll be putting a face on ... M&M'S Full story : 0812 Photoshop Madness... holiday madness
Awesome downloads
Getting ready for the holidays! In this edition we discover
* 23 Awesome Examples of Design as a Force For Good * Photoshop Masters: 10 digital Artists you should know * Christmas Accent Photoshop Brushes * T-Shirt art * Graphic design pool * Photoshop Tutorial: Create a Custom Mac OSX Style Ring Binder * Photoshop Tutorial: Adding Light Streaks To A Photo * Free stuff like brushes and vector graphics and more! Full story : 0811 Photoshop Madness... Awesome downloads
Photoshop Madness... political jokes, CS4, vids and more...
Yes, it's the wonderful world of Photoshop Madness
Faking an HDR Portrait with Deke * Creative Photoshop on the election trail ... * Sneak Photoshop CS4 * Color Photo Transitions * Perfect digital skin * Bert Monroy doing Shadows * visit a makeover site * Quantitative Research * Altering Color * color correction problems and * free Photo Frames you can download! Full story : 0810 Photoshop Madness... political jokes, CS4, vids and more...
Photoshop Madness...
It's been quite a while since our last edition of Photoshop Madness because the Photoshop 911 folks were deeply involved in getting the forums up and running. But we're back
* Photoshop Scalped and Hijacked * The Art & Times of Rodny Mella * Bert Monroy on Creating Photorealistic Reflections and Shadows * Creating Realistic Water in Photoshop * Real World Image Sharpening Tips * Art (bling) is where you find it Full story : 0808/9 Photoshop Madness...
Photoshop Madness: Type & Lettering Tutorial Hell
Fonts Fest, and it's a jungle out there...
For this years Fall Fonts Festival we intended to send you some good tutorials on working with type in Photoshop. There are thousands of them, but unfortunately we began turning up some rather disturbing results for this month's Photoshop Madness Full story : 0709 Photoshop Madness: Type & Lettering Tutorial Hell
The NEXT Photoshop Madness
YES, it's time again for Adobe to relieve you of some more of your hard-earned money -- of course, you have lots left over after the holidays, right? It's "YAP" (Yet Another Photoshop upgrade) time
... and all the links that are fit to see are in this month's Photoshop Madness Full story : 0701 The NEXT Photoshop Madness
Photoshop Madness for the Holidays
So, you'd like to do some art for the holidays? You're looking for the coolest stuff in the world of Photoshop?
From home-made paper to 3D constructions to retouching rollovers, perspective tools, to a visit to a Photoshop pro... just keep singing... "Oh there's no place like Photoshop for the Holidays! Full story : 0612 Photoshop Madness for the Holidays
Stupid Photoshop Web Pages
Where does all this stuff come from? I guess some of the 3-million Photoshop users like to see their names in print and on the screen.
[] Stupid Photoshop Web Pages
[] Photoshop Pro of the Month
[] Post processing: Digital Black and White to be like Film
[] Missing Photoshop Guru
[] Photo Journalism Ethics
[] COOL STUFF: Vertus Fluid Mask
[] VIDEO tutorial: Saving Color Swatches
[] QUESTION OF THE MONTH: Photoshop Frames Full story : 0608 Stupid Photoshop Web Pages
Photoshop (PHOTO) Madness
Along with the Photoshop Pro of the Month, some cool new stuff and some video...
[] Missing Photoshop Guru
[] Edit Photos on the FLY
[] VIDEO: Ancient Map Effect- Video Tutorial
[] What Film Photographers Already Know
[] LightMachine Fixes those NASTY situations Full story : 0607 July Photoshop (PHOTO) Madness
June Photoshop (SURF) Madness
Surfing for more cool Photoshop stuff...
Doing the Curl
[] Tattoos in Photoshop
[] Boardwalk Movie Star
[] Five Tips for Optimizing GIFs
[] Web Hands-On Training
[] What is Depth of Field
[] Photoshop's Shadow/Highlight tool
[] Brick Wall Tutorial
[] question of the month
[] PTPerspective Photoshop Plugin
[] Warning Dialogs
[] Free Stuff and much more... Full story : 0606 June Photoshop (SURF) Madness
May Photoshop Madness
Photoshop PROS and much more... in Photoshop Madness
[] Photoshop Tennis... [] Layer blending modes [] Ultrawide Sharpening [] Vibrant Mix [] Sophisticated Ladies Brushes 8 Custom Shapes and Layer Styles [] Adobe Exchange Studio [] Shooting Photos for Mother's Day [] low-light photography [] Scan Backgrounds [] Grassy Field [] Visual BURST of LIGHT Full story : 0605 May Photoshop Madness
Photoshop (Color) Madness
Photoshop Madness is up to its ears in COLOR...
[] the planet's coolest color utilities... [] color profiles, animation, [] lightening, Bruce Fraser, David Blatner ... [] Tutorials, FAQ, and [] Art is Where You Find It... this has got to be total Photoshop Madness Full story : 0604 Photoshop (Color) Madness
March Photoshop Madness
this month we're instituting four new standing features:
[] Book of the Month (with freebies from the book) [] Tutorial of the Month (TOM) [] Question of the Month (QOM) and the answer [] Art is Where You Find It, and the occasional [] STUPID site of the month. [] It's all good, all fun -- and seriously folks... it's true Photoshop Madness Full story : 0603 March Photoshop Madness
Photoshop Madness for February
This month we go way back and revisit a feathering article, and then find some great items ....
* Become and Alien tutorial * Harry Potter Style Special Effects * Photo Composition * Liquify Filter Warp Tool * Curled Corner Tutorial * Psychology of Color * Photoshop CS2 Smart Objects * Ring of Fire effect * Sharpening Photos Smartly... Full story : 0602 Photoshop Madness for February
Photoshop Madness for a New Year
Well, after a rather dull December we're off to a pretty good start. Our Highlight site this month is by Melissa Clifton, with her wonderful drawing and "Pop Art" tutorials. We'll also do...
[] an easy Page-Curl in Photoshop CS2;
[] visit a Textile design; and show you
[] how to make screenshots in Panther, Jaguar, Tiger.
[] Field trips include Gary Young on Smart Objects;
[] Tracing from a Photo;
[] Steve Holmes on Blending Text -- then
[] "How do you make Chrome"? FAQ to wrap up this issue of Photoshop Madness Full story : 0601 Photoshop Madness for a New Year
Photoshop Madness for the Holidays
So, you'd like to do some art for the holidays? You're looking for the coolest stuff in the world of Photoshop? From home-made paper to 3D constructions to retouching rollovers, perspective tools, to a visit to a Photoshop pro... just keep singing...
"Oh there's no place like Photoshop for the Holidays! Full story : 0512 Photoshop Madness for the Holidays
Opening the Holidays with Photoshop Madness
This month's Photoshop Madness column includes a Creative Shot-in-the-arm
* Snow, Santa retouching, and paper for the Holidays * Robin Klein's extraordinary vision * Phong.com's superb tutorials * Deke Duz Image Wrapping * Matrix Wallpaper * Skin Retouching * Bruce Fraser color terminology ... and others in this month's Photoshop Madness Full story : 0511 Opening the Holidays with Photoshop Madness
Photoshop Forgetfulness
This month's Photoshop Madness column includes
* Color to grayscale * Watermark Action * Getting Good Prints * Deke Duz Vanishing Point Tool * Replacing Objects and Filtering * Assembling Panoramic Photos * Plug-Ins ... and many others Full story : 0510 Photoshop Forgetfulness
September Photoshop Madness
This month's Photoshop Madness column includes
* Photoshop Alzheimers - yes, it can afflict software too * Articles: Adobe Bridge & Camera Raw * Beauty Retouching in Photoshop * Tutorials: Change the Color of a Sunset * Hand Tinting * Several excellent PDF downloads for Photoshop users * Duotones Revisited * CS2 Up to Speed ... and others Full story : 0509 September Photoshop Madness
Photoshop: August Photoshop Madness
This month we visit the wonderful Photoshop Chops site for some superb visuals and tutorials of an automotive nature. PLUS...
[] Cool frames from the Cool Frames Script site and visit [] This month's tutorial: Water Reflections [] Photoshop Blogger sites including one where [] "Ask The Experts" isn't exactly what you expect. [] "Photoshop Contest" sites including the granddaddy of them all Fark.com. Full story : 0508 Photoshop: August Photoshop Madness
New: Photoshop Madness
Since so much is going on in the Photoshop world we're going to start a potpourri column that will cover a broad array of "stuff" for Photoshop users It's Madness
(This was actually the first edition of the "Madness" column) Full story : 0507 New: Photoshop Madness
Don't let Photoshop Madness get you down!
Searching for good Photoshop images and tutorials amongst all the total madness out on the web Don't let Photoshop Madness get you down!
There are always lots of spectacular Photoshop images and visuals out there! Share them! We'll be back shortly with MORE Photoshop Madness ... and please -- BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU SURF ... but when you do find a great Photoshop practitioner, or a good Photoshop tutorial, please share itwith us! If you create Photoshop Tutorials yourself, please post your info here so you can be considered for a Photoshop Fave! Of course, some of our favorite editions of Photoshop Madness can be found in the legacy Photoshop Tips & Tricks web site -- including the last edition of Photoshop Madness from 2010.
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