photoshop

[lost-day-out]

ive just put photoshop on my computer but am finding it hard to make a sig, can anyone help me, give me a walk through. thanks

[crikey]

Try working through a few tutorials, there are loads and loads on the web.

Here's a good place to start:

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/photoshoptutorialsbasic/Photoshop_Basics_Tutorials_for_Photoshop_Beginners.htm

http://www.photoshopcstutorial.com/

If you have any questions, PM me, believe it or not, I'm a graphic designer

[Bella]

Also, don't be afraid to try things out. That's how I learned -- by trying everything to see what they did.

[Adam]

As Bella said, just try everything. I've just started learning how to use Photoshop at school in my photography lessons, it's an awesome program - very in depth.

[lost-day-out]

thanks everyone im gonna read through the tutorials later if i get time

[Gus TT Showbiz]

Yeah, as Bella said, just test everything out, if ya mess up who cares. I have found that is the best way to learn the program. Tutorials don't really help me at all .

Good luck,

[Sluky]

wow..thx ....I began with photoshop too

[drackodelmal]

for advane techniques try this: found it in reddit

[UNIQUE]

Yeah, as Bella said, just test everything out, if ya mess up who cares. I have found that is the best way to learn the program. Tutorials don't really help me at all .

Good luck,

No way you can learn how to master PS by testing it out....It took me years with lessons, books etc...

[Joshjb]

No way you can learn how to master PS by testing it out....It took me years with lessons, books etc...

I think you can definitely master it by just playing around with it. I've never had any lessons or anything, and I got the hang of it in about a week.

[crikey]

No way you can learn how to master PS by testing it out....It took me years with lessons, books etc...

I think you can definitely master it by just playing around with it. I've never had any lessons or anything, and I got the hang of it in about a week.

I learnt it from scratch to a professional standard in 6 months without any books, tutorials, or the like - it's just like any other software package, the more you use it, the quicker you get. Also, artistic ability is by no means a requirement to become proficient (thank goodness). It took my 6 hours to do my first piece of paid work (which was also the first time I'd used the software at all!) - nowadays (7 years on) I reckon the same piece of work would take me 20 minutes.

Anyway, my offer still stands to anyone struggling - happy to help through PM's (though I draw the line (pardon the pun) at actually doing the work myself ).

[UNIQUE]

No way you can learn how to master PS by testing it out....It took me years with lessons, books etc...

I think you can definitely master it by just playing around with it. I've never had any lessons or anything, and I got the hang of it in about a week.

I learnt it from scratch to a professional standard in 6 months without any books, tutorials, or the like - it's just like any other software package, the more you use it, the quicker you get. Also, artistic ability is by no means a requirement to become proficient (thank goodness). It took my 6 hours to do my first piece of paid work (which was also the first time I'd used the software at all!) - nowadays (7 years on) I reckon the same piece of work would take me 20 minutes.

Anyway, my offer still stands to anyone struggling - happy to help through PM's (though I draw the line (pardon the pun) at actually doing the work myself ).

To a professional standard in 6 months..Can you please show me some of your work

I would love to see some!!!

[crikey]

To a professional standard in 6 months..Can you please show me some of your work

I would love to see some!!!

Sure! I don't have any work to hand from when I started out - old hard drives stashed in cupboards! But I've got some more recent work to hand. Most of my work is quite corporate and technical... hey, it pays the bills.

I've blacked out some company names etc and lorem ipsum'ed... don't particularly want to get sacked, and I've obviously shrunk them...

Here are a couple of print ads for magazines:

http://www.b3tards.com/u/2483d2b40f0543659b40/ad1.jpg

http://www.b3tards.com/u/2483d2b40f0543659b40/ad2.jpg

Here are a couple of flyers:

http://www.b3tards.com/u/2483d2b40f0543659b40/flyer1.jpg

http://www.b3tards.com/u/2483d2b40f0543659b40/flyer2.jpg

Here are a couple of exhibition boards, they're generally about 5m x 2.5m when printed... so pretty large!

http://www.b3tards.com/u/2483d2b40f0543659b40/board1.jpg

http://www.b3tards.com/u/2483d2b40f0543659b40/board2.jpg

http://www.b3tards.com/u/2483d2b40f0543659b40/board3.jpg

http://www.b3tards.com/u/2483d2b40f0543659b40/board4.jpg

Here are a couple of illustrations:

http://www.b3tards.com/u/2483d2b40f0543659b40/illus1.jpg

http://www.b3tards.com/u/2483d2b40f0543659b40/illus2.jpg

Here are a couple of logo's:

http://www.b3tards.com/u/2483d2b40f0543659b40/logo1.jpg

...used in publications like so... http://www.b3tards.com/u/2483d2b40f0543659b40/logo_use1.jpg

http://www.b3tards.com/u/2483d2b40f0543659b40/avftt.jpg on the web: http://fansonline.net/blackpool/mb/

...and here are some quick funnies I did for a digital comedy website:







Apologies for length!

[MissKateAusten]

lost-day-out, like everyone said try it out. I know for me, I started using Paint Shop Pro and I had photoshop but was scared to use it, until I just tried one day. Tutorials for me, helped a lot.
crikey those are amazing stuff.

[UNIQUE]

cool cool Crikey...question How old is the "jesus built my hotrod" new work?