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Post by Zink on Dec 12, 2006 15:54:21 GMT -5
For all things Adobe Photoshop- comments, questions, answers, concerns, complaints, links to tutorials, exhibits- anything.
Please state your version and your level- beginner, intermediate, or advanced (or, I have no clue what my level is, why do you care, what are you, some kind of level discriminator? and get out of my face.) Just so we all know where you're coming from.
Mods, if this should be in the Creations section, I'll delete it and start a new one there. It's just that not everyone their uses PS.
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Post by Mashnii on Dec 12, 2006 16:06:36 GMT -5
How do you layer stuff?
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Zink
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Post by Zink on Dec 12, 2006 16:11:21 GMT -5
Layer-->new layer. LOL.
Or, you can hit the little icon of a square with a corner folding on the layers palette.
If your layers palette does not appear, go to Windows and checkmark layers.
Yup yup yup. Mashy, if you want to know more awesome stuff, PM me. I'd be happy to share my PS knowlegde, craptastic as it is.
What does the mask REALLY do that layers can't do?
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Post by Psera on Dec 12, 2006 16:12:12 GMT -5
Ooh, nice idea! Well, as some of you know, I'm a big Photoshop lover girl. I have owned CS2 for a little over a year, and I've taken more than one class in it, so I would consider myself intermediate at least. Though I'm nearing advanced, seeing as I'm taking a graphic arts course in school this year and we primarily use Photoshop 7, Illustrator and In Design. Illustrator was extremely frustrating at first, but after a while one comes to love vectors just as much as pixels. I still haven't come across any significant reason as to why one would need to use In Design, though. As for fun links, I've got a few! Here is where you can download a 30-day trial of Photoshop, along with other neato Adobe products. Here is the biggest and bestest tutorial index for how to do various things with Photoshop, primarily for icon making. However, here and here are tutorials for larger graphics. And there is your Photoshop rant © Pera
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Post by girzaznot on Dec 12, 2006 16:13:08 GMT -5
i just place things on different layers, by making new layers and rearranging them. Is that what you mean?
BTW, i would consider myself between beginner and intermediate level.
Edit: Wow, forget what i said.
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Post by Tungsten on Dec 12, 2006 16:15:31 GMT -5
I have 6.0 ie the old version. But it still works. I'm OK, I can do the general stuff but nothing hardcore.
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Post by :P on Dec 12, 2006 16:32:10 GMT -5
i've got cs2. i'd consider myself, 'just getting to intermidiate' ;D ive done quite a couple of tutorials ...and from that, i've gotten the handle of Adobe i'd so appreciate if someone could post tutorials on animating icons/sigs in adobe illustrator though
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Post by Rogue-Angel on Dec 12, 2006 16:47:01 GMT -5
Ooh, nice idea! Well, as some of you know, I'm a big Photoshop wh*re. I have owned CS2 for a little over a year, and I've taken more than one class in it, so I would consider myself intermediate at least. Though I'm nearing advanced, seeing as I'm taking a graphic arts course in school this year and we primarily use Photoshop 7, Illustrator and In Design. Illustrator was extremely frustrating at first, but after a while one comes to love vectors just as much as pixels. I still haven't come across any significant reason as to why one would need to use In Design, though. InDesign has absolutely nothing to do with creating / editing images. That's what Photoshop and Illustrator are for. InDesign is used to create page layouts, composed of text and images. So if you're into photoshop/illustrator art, you don't need InDesign. I myself am studying graphics design, and work with all three programs almost daily. Although the art creation level is low, I do know a few tricks for editing previously-made images and stuff like that... Too bad they don't teach graphic arts at my school...
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Post by Psera on Dec 12, 2006 17:06:57 GMT -5
InDesign has absolutely nothing to do with creating / editing images. That's what Photoshop and Illustrator are for. InDesign is used to create page layouts, composed of text and images. So if you're into photoshop/illustrator art, you don't need InDesign. Yeah, that's pretty much what our teacher told us. We're doing all of our image creating in Photoshop/Illustrator, and then we're using InDesign for the layout of the box that we're making.
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Post by beautyfr.pain on Dec 12, 2006 17:13:09 GMT -5
i also consider myself between beginner and intermediate, because OCCASIONALLY i come up with something really good...but occasionally.
Unfortunately, I have photoshop 5.5. I just like to say i'm into retro? XD
lols, anyways. this is a good idea though. ^_^
i also plan on buying a updated version of photoshop [member in the family gets major discounts now] but i REALLY want this music writing program, and i DOUBT i can get both...
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Zink
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Post by Zink on Dec 12, 2006 17:21:44 GMT -5
Ooh, nice idea! Well, as some of you know, I'm a big Photoshop wh*re. I have owned CS2 for a little over a year, and I've taken more than one class in it, so I would consider myself intermediate at least. Though I'm nearing advanced, seeing as I'm taking a graphic arts course in school this year and we primarily use Photoshop 7, Illustrator and In Design. Illustrator was extremely frustrating at first, but after a while one comes to love vectors just as much as pixels. I still haven't come across any significant reason as to why one would need to use In Design, though. As for fun links, I've got a few! Here is where you can download a 30-day trial of Photoshop, along with other neato Adobe products. Here is the biggest and bestest tutorial index for how to do various things with Photoshop, primarily for icon making. However, here and here are tutorials for larger graphics. And there is your Photoshop rant © Pera Um, when I was thinkin' up levels, I was picturing you as advanced... You've only owned Photoshop for a year?! h8.Beginner- Basic, mainly uses cropping and text, not a lot of layering. Not necessarily bad, just not advanced. Example. Intermediate- Some layers, uses some filters/colors/adjustments. Example. Advanced- Tons of layers, textures, gradients, and a whole mess of other stuff I can't identify. Avant garde stuff. Just my opinions, not a definitive guide, BTW. Zuko, I think we're in the same place levelwise. I can do quite a few fun little tricks with PS, but a lot of the serious graphics just leaves me bewildered. Girzaznot- um, yeah. That's pretty much Photoshop in a nutshell. Question: Does anyone know how to make layouts? For LJ, especially?
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Post by splendoris on Dec 12, 2006 17:25:35 GMT -5
Photoshop is my love <3 I use CS.
I've never even heard of InDesign, though! It doesn't sound like it would be really useful if you dont have any page layouts to do.
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Post by alpacas4eva on Dec 12, 2006 17:39:00 GMT -5
I guess I'm intermediate. I use a lot of layers and brushes and stuff.
Right now, I think I've got 2 days left in my 30 day trial of CS2, so I've been a Photoshop user for a little less than a month.
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Post by Akash on Dec 12, 2006 17:54:44 GMT -5
Pianist's photoshop (well, graphics) hints and tips! No offense at all the anyone who does things opposite these. It's just my POV ^^ 1. Brushes - There are a lot of nice brush sites out there for people to download brushes. Many people use them to "touch up" their graphics. Now that's fine and all, but sometimes you may not touch up a graphic, but you destroy it. EXAMPLE - Yes, I made that, and I am not proud of it... It's not that it's bad, I mean, a very nice website is using it, but it isn't really good. xD If you see my siggy down there, I used no brushes. I'm not saying it's the best thing ever, but it's much better than that layout header, right? 2. Textures - These are very yummy! Most people know how to use these right. But, if all you do is slab it on to your image and set the blending to overlay, it might not be pretty. There is something called "Ethereal style" where you use mulitple textures, blend them all on the subfinal image, and wala. That's fine and all, but think about it: Is the image good because of you, or because of someone else who makes textures? If you make your own textures and use them for you image, it's not as bad (that's what I do ._.), it just shows lazyness. 1 + 2 = Outside resources are lovely, but should only be used for touching up. As soon as you use them, you graphic becomes less and less of YOUR creation. My sig and av used no outside resources besides the image, and I would say it's pretty good? 3. Simplicity - I love graphics that have rage, passion, flares, swirls, colors, etc. I don't see many of these that actually look good. Honestly, I prefer that type of graphics than simple ones, but maybe not everyone else. If you stay simple, it's safe because more people may like it. Now if it's simple added with your own style, weather it is a ribbon, a curl, a flower, a border, or something like that, then it can be even better. I'm just saying that you don't have to always have to make extreme graphics, even if they are the bomb, but if you want something different, try simplicity. 4. Size - Short and sweet: Don't make sigs larger than 550 pixels wide and 200 pixels tall. Avatar should be 100 x 100, or something smaller, but preferably square. Wallpapers should be 1024 x 768 (or the resolution that is one level higher than that) because that is the size of most monitor screen resolutions. 800x600 is 'kay too but it might be pixelly on the normal sizeed screen. 5. Colors - Photoshop is evil because it offers bright colors that blinds people. Be nice to us and use something in this area: 6. Blending - Please blend two images together instead of leaving a straight line between them. In photoshop, I usually use a fuzzy eraser and erase the edges, but there is a way with a vector mask which I have not completely mastered yet ^^ Bring on the rebuttal! I kind of moved off of Photoshop.............. >> I'll add one some things you can do with photoshop to fix these mistakes later. ^^
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Zink
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Post by Zink on Dec 12, 2006 17:56:31 GMT -5
^ Dang.
You can get it really cheap on eBay.
Not that I, yah know, buy possibly pirated versions of my most beloved graphics software on auctions...
Splendoris... POSSIBLE WICKED ICON!?!? Glinda the Good, Offically! Then with a jealous scream, the Wicked Witch burst from concealment, where she had been hiding suruptiousally! *gasp*
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