Good photoshop tutorials?

What Are Some Good Online Tutorials, E-Books, or Books For Learning How To Draw and Color In Photoshop CS3?

• So, I'm pretty new to Photoshop and I'd like to learn some tricks for drawing and coloring inside of it. I don't have a Tablet so I'd be using my mouse {a lot of my friends pwn the mouse, it's not impossible} so I'd be spending quite a bit of time sort of re-learning how to draw in the first place. I have a low and nearly nonexistent budget, so I'm looking for online tutorials, e-books, or books that I might be able to rent from the Public Library. Of course, I prefer online tutorials and e-books the most- but if you know a book that is REALLY worth it to go out to the library then I'd be glad to go. Thank You!

• Answer:

  One of my favorite places to look for coloring tutorials is on http://www.deviantart.com/ A simple search can come up with many results for tutorials ie. http://www.deviantart.com/#order=9&q=coloring+tutorial+mouse One of the good good reasons to look for coloring tutorials on this site is that you can learn techniques from a wide range of artists. There's an art tutorial for almost everything, be it the basic functions of Photoshop, drawing line art, coloring, or just a peek at the process of a painting. Although it may take a while to sift through the search results to find exactly what you're looking for, often you can find lots of valuable information and advice. Another good place to learn about Photoshop would be on Youtube. Since I'm assuming that most artists are visual learners, Youtube provides a great way to watch exactly how tools are used to create certain effects and even whole processes of paintings so you can really see how things are done. Most books Photoshop tutorial books I may find in a library or a bookstore are, in my honest opinion, extremely boring and technical so I lose interest very quickly. That is why I recommend to you these 2 places instead of a book. Have fun photoshopping! <3