I would like to see some tutorials focused on advanced selection techniques: quickmask, color selection, pen-tool. Without controlled selection, you just aren't using Photoshop to it's fullest.

I would stress focusing on color selection first, because it's something I use almost every day in creating textures. This technique really sped things up for me, allowing me to easily grab organic/random shapes (usually from photo reference) and apply them to my textures.

Also, coupling this tutorial with a tutorial on the use of Channels, for saving selections, would be excellent.

Good luck with this... I just love Photoshop, and am glad to see others pushing it.

Ok, I'm going to come up with a list of topics. I like your idea on teaching people how to select properly Finger, especially color selection, its not something most people even know about. Quickmask is VERY handy also. The pen tool is getting a little more advanced, I'm not sure many people here would be too interested in it, I would include it in a selection tutorial though anyway.

Working with channels would be good. Using them with the Lighting effects filter would also be good.

Tiling textures, also a good one (offset filter/clone/patch)

Maybe even a simple tutorial on the basics of using layers.

Over all I want to keep them quick and to the point. Also I plan on using a lot of images to help people understand.

You should conside writing some drawing (art) tutorials Finger, you're one of the best drawers here.

Dodge, Burn, Resize, Sharpen, and layer styles are all you need to learn to make good textures. I detest a texture that uses filters so blatantly that you can tell their name by looking at it.

Since when you make textures, you're trying (typically) to create totally realistic art, you have to be a photoshop samurai like I've never seen to do that on par with someone who will simply edit photo bases.

I know, I'm a genius.

even a broken clock is right twice a day chum

/runs

Well, you get repeating artifacts with almost all textures. If you try and eliminate all the aftifacts the textures start becoming pretty bland, or atleast in my experience they have.

edit: Myrk, I have a .wad I made to test those textures out. Do you want to try them out?

Finger: Where do you work now? Sounds like you got an interesting job, I know before you didn't work with art (i can't recall where you said you worked in the past).