A Couple of Questions …
In News by Collis
Since we have moved to Wordpress, this site has really taken on a new element of interactivity. I have to say it's been really neat reading through everyone's comments and seeing people giving each other tips and suggestions. So I thought I'd take that one step further and ask you, the readers a couple of questions--three actually...
Before I get to the questions though, let me just say thanks for all the positive feedback! I had at first intended this site to just be an occasional tutorial, but there have been so many awesome comments that I've gotten kind of excited about the site. Already I've written the next three tutorials and they are on a posting schedule of one a week. And I keep thinking up new ideas now too :-)
Anyhow on with the questions. Hopefully your answers will help us make this a better site!
1. Do you want to see occasional non-tutorial posts as well?
By non-tutorial posts I mean things like "11 Great Photoshop Plug-ins" or "How to Get into Flow to Make Your Work Better" and so on. Basically do you want to see occasional articles or just tutorials? Here's a poll, just check a box...
2. What kind of tutorials are you interested in?
Mostly I write tutorials as they pop into my head for things I know how to do. This is why there is quite a lot of variety. Anyhow, are there any specific types of topic that you're interested in seeing tutorials on?
Things like: Web Design, Photo Manipulation, Compositing Images, ... etc Or even specific images that you've always wanted to know how to make...
Just leave a comment down below, and while obviously I can't make any promises since I don't really know how to do everything in Photoshop, I'll do my best to figure it out!
3. Full Text or Partial RSS Feeds
I initially had full text RSS feeds, but then after a couple of comments I changed to partial. Now there have been new comments saying go back. So let's answer this once and for all :-)
By the way if you're like what the heck is this? Basically RSS feeds are a way to keep up to date with what we publish. You just click subscribe on the right and put the URL into an RSS reader. Anyway RSS comes in two forms, either you get the ENTIRE article (full text) or just a snippet and you have to click through (partial)...
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Carlos
September 21st, 2007
Again, one of the most viewer friendly sites. I can’t believe you’re actually asking us!! Really awesome! You’ve got a viewer for life here. As for the kind of tut’s, hopefully more on graphic designing and how to make art using photoshop. But other than that, really awesome dude.
Collis
September 21st, 2007
MartÃn
September 21st, 2007
I agree with Carlos. You don’t see many visitor-friendly sites these days.
Regarding the question number 1, I think that some Photoshop related posts would be nice. Free plugins, actions, vectors, brushes… Maybe combining them with tutorials, you know, “Using plugin X to get Y effect”.
About number 2, I would choose web design: titles, buttons, typical layouts and effects… Anyway I *loved* the tutorial of the “Photoshop compass”. But I think that variety on topics would be better.
And what can I say about feeds… well, just offer both!
Bret
September 21st, 2007
I just want to say thanks for the effort you put into this site. It looks great and the tutorials are very helpful. I appreciate you taking the time to find out what your readers want. As far as tutorials I would really like to see a tutorial on how to use the pen tool it seems to be the one tool I really have problems with.
Kris
September 21st, 2007
I really enjoyed the glow tutorial because it’s quick and fun, but most of all because you don’t see a lot of ways to integrate paths into Photoshop images very often. So I personally would love to see more vector/type based Photoshop tutorials.
Also, a specific one about different things you can do with custom brushes?
Thanks and LOVE the site!
Loving_Fan
September 21st, 2007
I love the level of detail you’re teaching. It’s great.
I’m curious how you might use Photoshop to create something from scratch, for example a robot head. Maybe starting from either a sketch or from an image found online.
Without using AI live trace, that is.
Ryan
September 21st, 2007
I love your work and the site. I certainly appreciate you asking for feedback from the readers as well. You inspire me to continue to grow my imagination with what can be done with Photoshop. Keep it up!
Stephen
September 21st, 2007
My recent searches for photoshop techniques were …
* Creating a glassy icon (Web 2.0 du jour)
* Reflecting 3D objects (a la iTunes)
* Clipping paths in TIFFs versus extracting to PSD
* Hacking for browsers that don’t support PNG alpha channels
Great site!
steve b
September 21st, 2007
I’d love any tutorials that you have, photo editing, graphic design, whatever. There are many others out there doing this, but you are doing them up right. I wouldn’t mind contributing, actually.
There is no off-topic for your own website, just don’t start talking about your cats or girlfriend.
Collis
September 21st, 2007
@Steve B: hehe agreed, no cats or girlfriends will be mentioned
Partially because I have neither (a wife and no pets!), but mostly because I agree off topic makes a site a little bit crappy!
@all: Thanks guys, lots of great ideas! Keep ‘em coming, I’ll do my best, though I’ve seen a few ideas that made me think, yeah even I’d like to read a tutorial on that! hehe
Sean Hodge
September 21st, 2007
Hey. I’m into vector graphics alot. I would like to see something that started in illustrator get moved over to photoshop. Or, stuff that starts with photoshop vector tools and makes stuff.
I also would like any tutorials about web design in photoshop. I’ve used fireworks lately because I find it so fast to create basic layouts. And its easy to select elements. But maybe its just because I don’t know photoshop so well.
So, those are the areas I’m most into. I really liked your tutorial on glow effect. So, I certainly enjoy other topics as well. That’s my 2 cents.
Thx.
Juan
September 21st, 2007
Hi Collis,
Greetings from Nicaragua
I just want to say that i love your tutorials, they are awesome
You got yourself a fan for life
Dan Peterson
September 21st, 2007
Looking good man, I like the fact that you don’t seem to cover a ton of overdone tutorials, I see a lot of basically the same thing over and over on a lot of sites. Of course I’ve been using PS for over 10 years so more advanced stuff is definitely what I’d like to continue to see.
Some combination PS/web stuff would be nice, just not a bunch of the “Web 2.0″ effects, I see those everywhere and although on occasion they can be nice (and I won’t say I don’t use some of them) I enjoy originality a whole lot more than trendy effects.
As far as full vs. partial feeds I like full a lot better but can understand using partial feeds to get more visitors to the site for commenting, etc. I still tend to be of the belief that good tutorials will get you good comments either way, partial feeds may help but w/ visits but full feeds leads to more satisfied readers.
Whatever you decide just keep the great inspiration coming, you’ve found a loyal reader in me either way!
Dan Peterson
September 21st, 2007
errr, typo … “partial feeds may help w/ visits but …”. I always wished editable comments were more widely available
Sakaa
September 21st, 2007
Cool site, finally someplace where the tutorials aren’t completely evident and old, there’s really substance to your stuff. Anyways I’d like to see tutorials on making contemporary elements, not just whole compositions.. ex. I’d like a really good swirlie tutorial, not many of really good swirlie tutorials out there, stuff like that, how to either paint or to do a good trace of ink blots etc. I dunno if u do vector, but what i’m fishing for is if u had both, this would probably be the ultimate free resource, right up there with bittbox. Thank you.
Bedrich
September 21st, 2007
Let me begin by saying, thanks. Your tutorials have become a great source of inspiration for new design ideas. I am a college student attempting to become a “good” web designer. So, I would really love to see tutorials about web design. In any case, thanks.
tyler lee
September 21st, 2007
hey man, love the site, top notch tuts.
let me be a little greedy and ask for one specific tutorial,
i have never found a real good way to recreate leather.
from textures to 3d leather like edges (hopefully you know what i mean) and the stitching in there also.
if you possibly know a good way to accomplish something like this, i would appreciate a tute like that.
Jose Mejia
September 21st, 2007
This is the most viewer friendly site ever, the colors used in this design gives the site a “Like Home” feeling. Also it’s easier to read the Post, i dont know why but it just feels more confortable.
I would love to see more Web Designing Tutorials, like Slicing a Template from photoshop to getting the design into WordPress Theme and Flyers and Banners Design tutorial.
Congrattulations,
Jose Mejia
Cem
September 21st, 2007
Thanks for really wonderful and easy to follow tuts. I have one simple request/question. Will there be any site with this quality and cleanness for Illustrator as well. If the answer is negative, can anyone of you recommend me other sites for Illy…
Thanks in advance to all of you.
Phyo
September 21st, 2007
Hello, Collis. Your site is the coolest photoshop Tutorial site I’ve even seen. Thanks for ur hard work. It’s very useful for me.
I would like to see some tutorials related to Web Design if you can manage.
I appreciate everything you’ve done so far.
PJR
September 21st, 2007
Great Site ! Your tut’s are very nice, and usefull…
About your question, i am interested by compositing images tutorials. How to do effects that we can see a bit everywhere on the net, as you done until now !
Sorry for my poor english… I’m French…
Jeff Miles
September 21st, 2007
I love PSDtuts.com, it is the only tutorial site I have a RSS feed for since they are always good. To answer question #2 I am a programmer who also does graphics work so anything to help a guy like me out who has always had a little artistic bent but is a programmer at heart make some great things with Photoshop. thanks a lot for your site.
Shaindel
September 21st, 2007
Hi
I’m a new reader but I like your tutorials a lot!!!! Even for a person like me, who doesn’t know that much about how to use Photoshop, your tutorials are really easy to follow… I would like to see all kind of tutorials 
Shaindel - Venezuela
TopB
September 21st, 2007
ad 1) Definitely YES - things like “Top 10 - How to make your work easyer” is always useful
things like free Pro fonts/brushes/vectors (GoMedia etc.) is also very useful cuz internet is full of crap in these times
ad 2) I thing it would be great if you keep very wide spectrum of articles so everyone can find what he likes. Btw it often happends to me that I found some useful tips in art-related tutorials which I used on web layout for example.
ad3 ) I don’t use RSS so …
anyway GOOD JOB so far, keep going
PS: sry for my bad english
evildick
September 21st, 2007
love the site mate! These tuts got me back in the groove after a rather uninspiring month of one two many harry potters TM’s.
I would really love to see some articles on plugins, brushes, textures and useful freebies. Variety is good, and so far you have done very well, keep it up!
Cara
September 22nd, 2007
I agree, your tuts are the best that I have found!
I’m fairly new to photoshop, but i love the glow and compass tutortial you offer. I’d love to see a few more like that …….. you know the kind that make the normal everyday person say “WOW how did you do that!”
Brian
September 22nd, 2007
I’ll second that leather request!! I really love the site by the way.
tyler
September 22nd, 2007
just wanted to say thanks for your great site. Good info here and the site is really classy and polished. Keep up the good work.
joker the lurcher
September 22nd, 2007
great site! as for what we would like - i would love more web design - mine are very limited at the moment!
Leonardo... from Colombia
September 22nd, 2007
Hi… your site looks nice and tutorials that you made are awesome!!! I just put in my rss feeds for to be in main line for your updates!!!
And again… awesome tutorials!!!
Nina
September 22nd, 2007
1) I voted for “Yes please”, but I’d like to add that I think it would be good only if it adds something useful that other sites haven’t covered. Smashing Magazine has TONS of “top ….” lists and so do many other sites/blogs. It’d be pointless to rehash the same sites over and over unless you’re actually adding new ideas.
2) I love how the compass tutorial was for a complex graphic. I think it’s a great way to learn several different techniques at once. So many tutorials are for just 1 specific effect, it may be hard to visualize how you’d actually use it in a complex graphic.
3) I prefer full RSS feeds so I can read it all in my Google Reader, but I can understand if it’d be more useful to have partial feeds to the actual site gets more traffic. I don’t know how viable it would be, but I have seen some other sites offer the option of subscribing to either a full or partial feed.
moshin
September 22nd, 2007
Hello. Thanks for the great tutorials. Personally I would like to see more of photo editing like “Souping up a Photo”. Also it would be great to see some tutorials on web design.
Thanks a lot for this great site.
Alain
September 22nd, 2007
I’d love to see the occasional non-tutorials as well.
Links to inspirational artists, or Photoshop plugins, or free brushes, etc.
Great site, and I will continue to subscribe to the RSS feed regardless of them being full or partial text.
Bob
September 22nd, 2007
Question #2
I want to learn how to make headers/mastheads/compositions that really stand out.
Collis
September 22nd, 2007
Thanks guys! This has been so useful, I’ll start having a think about some of the tutorials people have requested!
ramsesoriginal
September 22nd, 2007
I really would approve more “around photoshop” kind of tutorials, but not only. Surely some good web-design tut would be good, but also general design guidelines are welcome here
One part taht i really would like is some sort of typography tutorials, since there aren’t many.
Oh, and for the rss: simply offer both, no? And why not also the feed for the comments?
Xercius
September 22nd, 2007
I have loved all of your tutorial’s so far, I found your site linked from Digg.com and its amazing! Like most, I loved the glow effects one in particular, and the Clear text one, but they are all really great reads. I am just a PS beginner and this has really opened my eyes to the power of photoshop, I feel Ive been thinking too 1-dimensionally about my images.
As far as a tutorial that would interest me, I was thinking about how to make cool backgrounds for a website or that could be printed behind text on printouts, cool images that are soft and make good backgrounds. How to make them anyway!
Keep up the good work, I check your site often and am working on your tutorials!
mercutiom
September 22nd, 2007
This is one of my favrourite sites. I looked at it once and added it to my reader. That said, I’d love to see some non-tutorial type info. I’d also like to see tuts on creating from scratch as well. As far as the RSS is concerned, I’m all for full feeds, but I’d agree with Martin and say offer both. Thanks for letting us put our 2 cents in!
Arun
September 22nd, 2007
Firstly, THANKS for such a great site and for sharing your knowledge with others! Occasional non-tutorial posts would be just fine as long as they don’t deviate much from the site’s main focus. And range of tutorials could be as wide as possible, as long as it deals with PS. As for RSS feeds, both partial and full would be good. Or you could give visitors an option where they can choose what suits them.
Cheers!
Arun
Arun
September 22nd, 2007
Also, there is another something which you should consider - your site’s overall contrast (text vs BG) For readers with visual disabilities, the low contrast text is quite difficult to read. Perhaps you could consider making the text color more brighter.
Thanks
mediamelt
September 22nd, 2007
Collis, Great job on all your tuts. I too found you via digg a week or so ago and added you to my rss rounds.
I really enjoyed the “Old-World Look” and “Advanced Glow Effects” projects. I like how they are a complete composition that taught several different techniques over the course of the lesson. Many tuts show you this or that only, having a bunch of methods combined into one cohesive pleasant looking final comp illustrates that combination can result in a truly fantastic finished piece. The simple stuff like Apple-style buttons and banners and the such are neat, and definitely worthy of posting, but the full comps really get my creative juices flowing. Bravo! More please!
Oh, and I vote for related posts too. Also, I’m sure (or at least hoping) you are not hurting for *paid* work. It might be neat to, after finishing a project, go back and tutorialize a layout or comp from start to finish, maybe even describe why you made the choices you did, client input, last minute changes, surprises, headaches etc. Just a suggestion, and something rarely done right on the net.
Any thoughts on allowing guest tutorials?
You rule.
Collis
September 22nd, 2007
Thanks MediaMelt, that’s an excellent idea, in terms of guest tutorials, not only do we allow them, we’ll pay you! Click on the “Write a Tutorial” link at the top right.
@Arun: Good point for visually impaired, I’ll go through this design and do some more tweaks in the weeks to come, it was a little hurried, so could probably use some work. Especially this comment box now that I think about it, this thing is tiny!
Mark
September 22nd, 2007
Hey, I agree with everyone here, so no need to repeat it. My one request, and I don’t know if this would be possible for you, but I really enjoy watching video tutorials… If thats out of the question then no worries. I’ll still be here
Joshua
September 22nd, 2007
I love the tutorials and would love to see more on how to use paths and vectors in photoshop along with advanced layer effects.
Moofius
September 22nd, 2007
Please go ahead and make some tutorials for the _design_ of webpages, just don’t delve into any html/css/javascript-techniques, there is enought good ones on the net (alistapart to mention one). Make a seperate site if you want, but there is only a lack of design-sites on the web
drumkeyjw
September 23rd, 2007
I agree. I enjoy the full comps and the process. I also enjoy how you explain why you are doing a certain effect and what you are going for.
Thanks!
-drumkeyjw
Jenny
September 23rd, 2007
I love your site! I like the idea of posting links to cool brushes/vector elements that we can download, but more than that, it’d be nice to see tutorials on how to apply brushes & vector elements in cool creative ways. Like, blending photoshop & illustrator to make one super cool image. Does that make sense?
Adam
September 23rd, 2007
Hey collis, I’d also like to say a huge CHEERS for the tutorials you’ve posted. not only are they useful, but they’re something that I haven’t found on some other websites. i found you via Eden.cc Family page, since I like to keep up-to-date with what Eden are doing…
I’d like to see some web stuff, like navigations and buttons and things, because at the moment, I am pretty crappy at those things. also maybe some Web 2.0 stuff for reference. And partial feeds, or maybe even email updates like on FSw??
Thanks
Mike
September 23rd, 2007
Thanks for all you do!
SilentNN
September 23rd, 2007
I like to see variety. I have had a desire to know how to make a Tango icon though, but that’s the only specific desire I have. I have a possible suggestion too though.
How about allowing users to submit tutorials with .psd’s for the site, possibly with you deciding whether it gets published or not. Hey, if certain individuals - not me by any chance - post a good amount of tuts, maybe they can become some sort staff members who post their own tuts. I’ve seen that sort of thing happen on a blog I used to visit.
Tobias
September 23rd, 2007
I really would like to see something more advanced.
The last tutorial was a little bit too basic for this site, i think.
And compositing just would be a great thing
Eric
September 24th, 2007
Collis, great tutorials! Great site! I don’t particularly like tutorials that require you to get plugins or brushes, etc. I prefer ones that are from scratch.
Also, I would be delighted if you had posts about other design-related stuff. Just be sure to have a link to a page with all the tutorials!!!
Thanks!
Jason
September 24th, 2007
Awesome stuff. I’d like to know more about your tutorial and design inspiration.
SnakeJake
September 24th, 2007
Luv the site. Layout is beautiful and very easy to read. I found all the tutorials useful in some way. I did the mac-style background and used some of the advanced glow and message strip technique.
I would like to see some more advanced stuff and some vector tuts. Other than that it’s all good.
You can’t please everyone, but it’s nice to see that you are at least making an effort.
Just keep going and I’ll keep looking forward to seeing something new in my RSS feeds.
Rory Tuuta
September 26th, 2007
Dude thanks for asking us.
Personally I’d like to see things like just basic effects and stuff similar to the glow thing you did please.
Chris
September 27th, 2007
I am enamored with this site..the friendliness, the amazingly well done tutorials, the eye-pleasing interface of the site, all of it. There is great talent here. Thank you…
Samir
September 28th, 2007
This is great. Awesome work. Keep it up
ans for Q1. I’ve voted
ans for Q2. All kinds of tutorials..being in everyones interest
ans for Q3. full text
Konstantin
September 28th, 2007
I am sure someone has said this already but let me repeat that this has been a great site for me to practice and learn some techniques I never knew before. I also find it great that you are asking the readers of what they are thinking.
Is it possible to get recommended links to other design sites or tutorials that you have found helpful? I would also like to see some web page designs.
Keep up the good work and thanks for everything.
WIP.DZN
September 28th, 2007
I would like to see more Photo manipulation tutorials.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks
Fager
September 28th, 2007
I would just like to see all tutorials you can think of, what i’ve seen so far is just great.
One thing i would like to say though is:
When writing a tutorial, example the one with painting the sun, try to make suggestions on how to use this step in another picture and make more suggestions on how to use the tecniques in other pictures.
And i would like to say thanks for an awsome site
//Peace Fager
Mr_LeE
September 29th, 2007
Love your site Collis,
This was the one site that inspired me to get back into using photoshop again!
In the past I saw so many people at Uni using illustrator and making all vector based designs..
Now don’t get me wrong, vectors are fine, but I certainly love the way you incorporate more photoshop then most tut sites.
Love your site mate, you got a number one fan here for life ;).
Also your site is easy on the eyes!
hit me up if u ever need anything
cheers
Mr LeE
BU5T4
September 30th, 2007
Hi from Bonny Scotland.
Great site mate, i love the look and feel of the site and to be honest i didn’t even realise that it was a word press powered site which is a good thing i think.
I think some non tutorial posts would be great, specially posts on plug ins and brushes.
I just recently bought a Wacom Volito 2 tablet to use in photoshop and would love to see some tutorials on using a device like this in photoshop.
Keep up the great work mate. And thank you.
Eric Thoolen
October 1st, 2007
I love this site already. The tutorials that I always look for are the tutorials where ‘the next step’ is explained. I mean by that where design becomes art. The cool advanced compositing, the lighting effects, etc. For examples the ‘Super Slick Dusky Lighting Effects in Photoshop’ tutorial.
Anyway, just keep up the good work!
Froy
October 1st, 2007
Hi From Colorado Denver,
Im an art student studying graphic design. I love ur tutorials as well as the way u explain each step and I feel that they are at a preatty good level meaning from intermediate to hard. I really like the variety and one of the thing I have been wanting to do is work with glow effects. Ur tutorial really helped me thank you. Now the tutorial u did was on a black background that is totally apropiate because it helps the text as well as the graphics glow more. I was thinking that maybe you could proceed on that with an additional tutorial where u get glowing effect but with different lighting situations where u apply that effect but not on a dark background.
As well, I think it would be interesting if you did a tutorial on creating vines and intricate vector design such as elaborate vine work or decoration. Its obvious that u can get a reference image and trace over it with the pen tool but I think that a tutorial on that would be interesting showing everyone what are different but efficient ways of doing it making it look interesting and dynamic.
I hope not to sound stupid and that everything sounded clear to you. Thank you very much for these tutorials as well as the inspiration.
Froy . . .
Roger Moore (007)
October 3rd, 2007
I think the best tutorials are the ones you write for yourself to document the processes taken to get a good effect. I like the tutorials you do now - I would like tutorials about the more advanced features such as masks and layers and really see where that takes us - I mean for example, just what is a clipping mask and what can be done with it etc - also some of the image adjustment tools may have uses I am not aware of or havent been inventive enough to see
I like the more advanced stuff as it leaves me to experiment more - man congrats BTW on a great site - this is a rare find indeed - thanks to all who put it here - I will be a regular from now on
Photoshop Tutorials
October 3rd, 2007
Hi Collis,
Nice work you’re doing mate, I love your tutorials. They are different from all other tutorials on internet.
One good thing about your tutorial is that they have something new and advance.
Topic that I am interested in seeing tutorials on are special effects and interface.
What I mean by interface? please have a look on the following and you will get what I mean.
http://jimmybjorkman.deviantart.com/art/Red-Dodge-42111689
http://ld-sign.deviantart.com/art/Pad-III-41123076
Thanks
DC
Carolyn
October 4th, 2007
Mostly more tutorials on how to create corporate 3D logos, which is really HOT right now. (think AT&T logo) Want to freshen up my PS skills on how to do this…can’t seem to find any good tutorials out there, but stumbled across this site. AWESOME tips!!!
TK
October 4th, 2007
I love this site! Just keep doing what you do
I’d love some more tutorials on the pen tool. And maybe some articles on how/where to find inspiration (I’m all tapped out ^^). Other than that I just wanted to say that I really appreciate what you do here. There aren’t many good tutorial sites out there (at least any that are easy to understand like yours ^_^). Keep it up! 
MrQwest
October 5th, 2007
First off, well done on producing the site, it looks fantastic & the tutorials are great!
I’ve been using photoshop for the last 6 months, and some of your tutorials have been invaluable!
Any tutorials that’ll help me with my web-design would be great
I’m loving the whole glossy style & also the dirty grungy vector style too, so don’t be shy with those tutorials either 
As for the other questions, i’d like to see posts other than tutorials, as you can, like you suggested, list tips & tricks and other resources.
And I’m always a fan of full RSS feeds. I use a feed-reader as i’m sure most people do. One of the reasons i use this is so i can read posts at work without it looking like im slacking (lol), so if a website offers partial feeds, i dont bother subscribing.
Stick with full feeds… if i want to view the site, and read the comments, i will!
Thanks again for a quality site
lawton chiles
October 5th, 2007
This is a very well designed and user friendly site, not cluttered and annoying like so many other tutorial sites. basically I just throw my readers over at Photoshop Daily Tips your tutorials and they seem to really enjoy them.
I’d love to work together in some fashion- basically I”m more of a copywriter and less of a designer so it’s sometimes hard to know my audience’s needs and desires. Feel free to contact me privately.
Lawton Chiles
Photoshop Daily Tips
http://www.songsblog.com
stevi3
October 8th, 2007
thanks for asking your visitors this question. this speaks volumes on the quality content you produce and your expectations.
i vote for more web design and web 2.0 focused websites. the “web 2.0 look” may be a trend to alot of designers, but all my customers want that look.
in business - the customer is always right.
thanks!
Drewlface
October 9th, 2007
Oh my god.. I actually read every comment and written down idea’s for tutorials I might write..
Going to make a selection tonight and see it it’s worth anything to contribute here!
Collin, thanks a million for creating this site!
Daniel
October 9th, 2007
Really awesome website mate
I’ve already gone through all of your tutorials and I can say they are of some of the highest that I have seen. The site is also exceedingly easy to read and use as well. Congrats on that also 
Is it possible that in the future (I have an RSS feed set up) that you can do some tutorials on print techniques? What I mean is, how we might go about sprucing up some print (magazines, brochures, etc…) with some graphics, logos and type? I’m about to start a graphic design degree at university, and this information would be extremely helpful to me 
Anyway, keep up the fantastic work!! You’ve hooked me for life!! 
kath
October 11th, 2007
i’d like to see more stuff about paths. is there some way to link nodes in paths so that they’ll always move together? Or to link them so that one node is a mirror of another? I don’t know if there is, but it would be pretty cool, so I’d like to know. Or just tips for setting handles to get nice smooth curves.
Andrew D
October 11th, 2007
I would like to see more web design tutorials
Aidan
October 11th, 2007
Wow this is a great site!, I wish I had found this a little earlier. I think its great to see what you are doing here! I don’t really have a particular request for a tutorial but I will say the Super Slick Dusky Lighting Effects tutorial was great! to see more things like that would be cool.
Wade Smith
October 12th, 2007
Several months ago I dugg a few tutorials from psdtuts, and in that time a lot had happened for both the site and myself. Namely, I had to part my ways with my old iBook, and it might not be until winter until me and Mr. iMac can join forces.
That said, it’s been bitter sweet, but I’ve been trying to advance my taste for design, and I have regularly followed FLS, Faveup, and this site. The question you ask that really is important to me is if you should add other content, or resources to faveup.
And my belief is against the poll results.
I feel PSDtuts.com has had some really excellent content, and I particulrarly admire your focus on illustrations as opposed to some myriad of resources. I feel you should stick to those guns for this site.
It’s your guides to making a coffee, a shield, or an awesome text glow effect that set you apart from Smashingmagazine, along with several other pages I’ve come across on Digg, where I expect to find “the best fonts of October.” I come here for one purpose, practicing a great new photoshop project. Just like I go to Faveup for inspiration, or Retailmenot for one purpose, I like being able to come here and focus on one objective which you seem so great at explaining.
In short, I would love to see your attention saved for tutorials here, and perhaps other topics on FLS. And I prefer your original, illustrative tutorials, since, aside from your attention to pixel-level detail and organization, I’m most impressed with your abillity to draw up little characters or objects for each site you make.
Neil
October 15th, 2007
great site …..
plz do provide a tut on basics in web designing ie size of web page & “creating a template” & “Slicing a Template from photoshop to getting the design into Dreamweaver ” …..
hope u fullfill my request …. might b helpful 2 all ……
bye
Neil
Marty
October 16th, 2007
I love what you’re already doing! Your tutorials are very helpful, and not only in content alone, but they are very clean and easy to understand. You have one of the most user-friendly sites around, and I love that.
The articles that always get me, and that I would personally like to see more of (and know more about in general) are ones on psychology in design. Meaning how and why certain designs look. “If I see ………….. then I process …………… and hence I want to …………”. Several of your posts are already greatly in this direction. You seem to have a very good understanding of not only what looks good, and what is effective, but why it is effective. I think if more people (myself included) could start thinking from this standpoint, getting down to exactly why things work, we would be better designers by nature.
Tom
November 22nd, 2007
I’d like to see a tutorial on how to make people look good in photos. There was a photo touch-up post on here before and I think it would be a great follow up. As mega-pixels go up, well…people look a lot more “real” which isn’t always a good thing. It would be a great tutorial to make skin look good in high resolution photos without going overboard and looking look an airbrushed playboy photo. Cheers!
Rodney
November 23rd, 2007
Thanx again for your support. For many you are a life saver and for that you have won another heart to this fabulous site.
Enuff of that now, please give us more of web design, photo manipulation and photo composition.
Yogesh Jangam
November 23rd, 2007
hi ….psdtuts is like love at first site..
i am in love with the simple yet impressive tutorials…
is there a way we can be a member of this site…
Keepup the good work!!
P.S
and yes i am also kinda new to using WordPress..i have shifted from blogspot
Steven
November 28th, 2007
I’d like to know how to create the graphical effects in the layout of Panic’s Coda site such as the the nice gradients and the panels that look like they are lifted from the page.
dream
December 7th, 2007
Hi,
I have a picture one of mine friendsand a Mona Lisa picture.How can I chenge faces in photoshop.but the skin of Mona l
Adam C
December 8th, 2007
Hey, great tutorials. I am really interested in techniques, on how to make your own creations look more real. How to make different textures (wood finish, cement, metal, rust, dirt, fur, hair, scales, slime, etc.)
Also how to make things really pop or come out at you.
And to answer the other question yes please keep the articles coming, tips are always great.
Another suggestion make an AI Tutorial site as well as a Flash Tutorial site. I have always tried to figure out how to make an animated preloader I would like to avoid using the typical boring preloader bar. Also more web tutorials
Anyway as everyone has mentioned above, great great tutorials, I have only tried a couple.
Kurt Cruse
December 12th, 2007
Is it too late to comment on this post?
I’d love to see some stuff on here about using wordpress. You’ve done such a great job utilizing it’s capabilities to bring your site and it’s features to life. Now I know giving a hardcore programming tutorial isn’t what this site is about but maybe just some insight on how you can integrate all of the great effects and techniques you teach into wordpress. What’s the best way to get started? How do you break out of just posting things to having a full blown multi page site that’s custom skinned? Or maybe just some small tips on swapping out images or altering layout. Wordpress’s docs. section can be a bit overwhelming and with all the links in every paragraph it’s hard not to get lost in there.
Marge
December 16th, 2007
Could you post a tutorial on how to make the spoon at the top of the website =p
Eric
December 16th, 2007
You should write a tutorial on how to create the background effects used on the packaging for Adobe CS3.
Just a thought…
Diego
December 18th, 2007
I wanted to ask you if you have any problems if I translate your tuts and add them to a blog? I’d link back to you as the original author and creator. The issue is that it’s very hard to find a half-decent PSD/AI tutorial in Spanish with more than 3 steps. Your tuts have helped us heaps in the creative department I work in.
Matt
December 18th, 2007
How about a tutorial on how they did the multiple color dot mosaic effect found on: http://www.storyabout.net
Gali
December 27th, 2007
Hi there, i would like to know how to create a doll from humans, something like this
http://www.worth1000.com/cache/gallery/contestcache.asp?contest_id=17649&display=photoshop
Jonathan
December 27th, 2007
I’m in the process of designing some signatures for CoD4: Modern Warfare, and would like my text to look just like the “Modern Warfare” on the cover (http://www.charlieoscardelta.com/sitedata/fanbase/cod4/v2/COD4_X360_Theta.jpg), with the glowing lines running through it. How would one do that?
Also, I just wanted to let you know that you’ve got an excellent site here. I bookmarked it a long time ago and check back for inspiration and ideas anytime I’m starting a new project!
Jonathan
December 27th, 2007
Sorry about the long url. Here’s a shorter one if you want to use that instead: http://tinyurl.com/2segyx
acer
December 27th, 2007
hi, first thanks for the good work. there’s quite a few links that have files on collistaeed.com is not available. i was trying to figure out some of the layer settings. is it possible those files made available somewhere else?
Steven
January 8th, 2008
Hey Collis, great tutorials, may I say. Im a big fan.
I have done a lot of your tutorials, previously not knowing much, now my knowledge of photoshop is expanding. Still not really able to do everything though. I saw a really cool kind of Header image on this website that I stumbled upon. I tried recreating this kind of header image, by looking at your glossy image tutorials. Still no success. If you’ve got the time and don’t have any better ideas, please consider looking at the folowing site:
http://www.blic.co.yu/index_eng.php
The header looks very ordinary, but if you look closely it has some very tricky bits. Not talking about holiday season drawings, but the little lines in the background at the top of the header. The way that the red color changes gradually but smoothly is interesting too.
Thank you for your great tutorials.
Steve
January 13th, 2008
I would love it if you could give a tut on how you make a navbar like the one at freelanceswitch.com. How to insert the images in a way that they don’t flicker. Thanks Collis!
Constantin Potorac
January 13th, 2008
Hi there,
I saw something interesting and was really interested to see a tutorial about it.
http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs21/i/2007/232/0/4/3d_name_by_Etn1spi.png
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs17/f/2007/180/1/6/3D_text_by_Etn1spi.jpg
Digital Fake
January 17th, 2008
I’d like to see some tutorials on web layout, the graphic ones are really cool.
But I have some difficulty coming up with fresh ideas for different types of websites.
Likely usually all what I see on the site.
Cheers
Fire G
January 17th, 2008
I’ve noticed that the sidebar doesn’t appear beside the left content when using Windows IE 7 (I’m using Vista Home Premium but have noticed on XP and in FireFox). The only page I’ve found so far that has the side bar beside the content is the “Write A tutorial” page.
I believe this is just a simple Width miss-calculation and is easily fixable.
Chris
January 18th, 2008
Something not many sites show how to do, is create or edit textures (like wood, or metal, or even toast or something ridiculous). I’d love to see some from here! The tuts here are the best.
J. Donner
January 18th, 2008
Like Fire G I also notice the side bar missing in IE 7, in my case I’m on XP.
Btw, why did get rid of the original brown design, this white background just feels totally out of place, the same with some screenshots.
max
January 19th, 2008
hey…love these tutorials..
i would love it if yuo could do a photo realistic renederig of a cell phone…i’m a product designer and this would be so helpfull..thanks
max
SG
January 20th, 2008
hello,
i’m looking for a site that will show me how to produce agency-level Flash banner and homepage canvas work. does anything exist out there like psdtuts.com but for Flash FLAs?
i’m sure you’re all familiar with the type of work i’m thinking of:
http://www.ge.com/innovation/
http://www.akamai.com/
it’s those subtle, yet commercial-quality transitions, wipes, masks, etc…
any idea where to find template work or tutorials on the web for this type of stuff?
thanks!!
sg
Johan Cuypers
January 22nd, 2008
Hi there!
I’m interested in tutorials like the desktop and post-it tutorial.
Maybe a tutorial on how to create a pen or something else, things that i can add to the things i learned in the other tutorial.
I’m trying to create a complete desktop graphic for school..
greetings and thanks in advance!
Shan
January 25th, 2008
Hi, great site and tuts btw.
Just saw this site showcasing Gisele Bundchen’s new environmentally friendly line of stuff….
http://www.ipanemagiselebundchen.com.br/
The main photo shows her in a “water dress” and if you browse the site a larger version “scrolls around” and you get to see it in detail.
I was wondering if you would have any idea/direction or even better a tutorial of how this effect (water smoke etc) can be achieved.
Hope to hear from you soon
Shan