One of the most popular art programs in use at schools, offices and in homes is Photoshop. Photoshop is an advanced art program with multiple capabilities that can be learned through repetitive use or through formal or informal education. Photoshop uses a series of commands to accomplish tasks, and the procedures can be confusing at times. There are tutorials for Photoshop in colleges, places of employment, night classes given by local continuing education associations, and high schools. Persons interested in Photoshop may purchase the Photoshop bible, and thick book designed for the specific purpose of guiding the individual through the multiple steps of Photoshop usage.

Adobe's free Photoshop tutorial may be had online in various forms. There are many websites devoted to the art of using Photoshop. These websites contain updates on Photoshop techniques, updates to software and tricks on how to navigate through the many different commands of the software. Photoshop has gone through many changes since its inception years ago, and so it might be hard for someone who started on an earlier version that they have kept over the years to suddenly use the newest version. Online Photoshop tutorials have message boards for communication with other

Photoshop users to communicate with one another in an online community and ask questions to further their knowledge of the program.

Tutorials for Photoshop are available in book form from most bookstores. These books provide step by step information on Photoshop and all its commands as well as certain steps to avoid when creating an image. A cd rom usually accompanies the Photoshop tutorial book and helps by adding a visual aid to the tutorial's written word.