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Dr. Ozone's Photoshop tutorials
URL: http://www.ozones.com/handson/

Advanced
Comments: If you're already familiar with Photoshop but want to know more, learn from Dr. Thaddeus Ozone's tutorials. While you're there, check out the rest of his site for visual inspiration.

Adobe Photoshop Tips
URL: http://www.adobe.com/studio/tipstechniques/photoshop.html

Intermediate
Comments: Advanced Photoshop techniques are described in step-by-step detail. Regularly updated with fresh tips and techniques.

The Pixel Foundry
URL: http://www.pixelfoundry.com

Beginner
Comments: This site is an excellent way of getting started on making buttons and graphic designs for your websites. It teaches you some of the most advanced photoshop techniques in a step-by-step tutorial. It has some cool links to some other sites showing ho w to make graphic animations and designs to jazz up your webpage.

HotWired
URL: http://hotwired.com/

Intermediate
Comments: This site is a bit overwhelming and flashy, but it does have a great deal of information. Great glossary of terms and tutorials on a variety of subjects including web development, graphics, fonts, java, and more. Includes a searchable database.

The Web Developers Virtual Library
URL: http://www.stars.com

Beginner
Comments: This site has a lot of useful information and about the web and its elements. It's not the most user-friendly site, but it has a wealth of information on just about everything.

 

Graphics Galore - Get your free downloads here

The ClipArtConnection Other Sites List
URL: http://clipartconnection.com/mainframe.php3?page=sites.htm

Beginner
Comments: A huge list of sites, indexed by subject and reviewed for quality.

NASA Photo Gallery
URL: http://www.nasa.gov/hqpao/library.html/photo/index.html

Beginner
Comments: You will not find more beautiful graphics, especially for free, than at this site. If you don't need graphics with aeronautical/space themes, you'll want to need them!

Web Reference Collection of Graphics Sites
URL: http://www.webreference.com/authoring/graphics/collections.html

Beginner
Comments: A list of graphics site links and graphics site list links.

Adobe Photoshop Tips and Techniques
URL: http://www.adobe.com/studio/tipstechniques/main.html

Advanced
Comments: Learn advanced graphic techniques from the people who know.




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