I just installed PhotoShop...ask me anything.

[brainshrub]

I have no idea how to do anything with this thing! Anyone hot any tips or tutorials?

[SoCalDem]

1. If you fiind out, please PM me

I have had it for over a year, and do not have a CLUE :eyes:

[LincolnMcGrath]

11. Heelside Frontside Mobius

Where did you get that wakeboard gif?

[SoCalDem]

13. Probably from b3ta

:)..

[DS1]

2. Read the quickstart that came in the box

*pschaw*

[SoCalDem]

3. Bah... instructions are for wimps

:).. We need people to SHOW us how :)

[brainshrub]

5. Ummm...I didn't exactly get it via *ahem* in normal legal channels.

(nt)

[DS1]

6. and I'm not *ahem* that naive

Of course you didn't.

[SoCalDem]

8. I am.. I PAID for mine and still cannot use it

I also paid for Serif something-or-other..and I still have to cut & paste with Publisher (which I also paid for) and do my crappy little projects ..

Thank goodness for Wonk & Pastiche423 & Jen6 and the others who translate my ideas to picture form :):)

[DS1]

10. Mac or Win?

If win, find your Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Fonts folder in put your .ttf (Serif thingy) in there and restart Pshop. If Mac, dunno.

http://www.photoshopcafe.com/

Nothing valuable comes without effort

[NJCher]

4. steep learning curve

Photoshop has a steep learning curve; don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Nevertheless, it's a great program and well worth the time investment.

There's a book--Easy Photoshop 6.0. (I don't think the edition of 7 is out yet). Check Que, who is the publisher. It's one of the best for beginners because it shows you how to do things step by step with pictures of each step.


Cher

[Occulus]

22. Another steep learning curve....

REAL steep....














Maya.

www.aliaswavefront.com

[Bronco69]

7. If I send you a picture of me

can you narrow down the waistline, poof out the chest, and make me look HOT?

[brainshrub]

9. I only own a copy of PhotoShop...

I'm not a miracle worker.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

23. It is a computer program, not a time machine!

[Armstead]

12. It's actual;ly pretty simple once you get the hang of it

There's a lot of stuff you don't really need to know (or can learn later) to use it.

My advice is just focus on getting acquainted with how the basic tools and the really simple filters (like brightness and contrast) work forst and forget the more exoteric controls until you have a feel for it. One you creach that point it's fairlyu easy to learn the rest by trial and error.

[LuLu550]

14. I use it all the time

and still have no idea what I am doing. I just keep playing around, then something great happens and I get all excited, then forget what I did to make the great thing happen!

[tinrobot]

15. Photoshop is hard?

I'm surprised so many people think it's hard... it's pretty darn easy.

Then again, I use it every day, and started suing it somewhere around version 1.0... I may be biased.

[Elidor]

28. I think a lot of ppl are intimidated by the seeming complexity

But it's not as bad as it seems. Learn how to use the selection tools, learn the levels and curves and hue-saturation features, and you're almost there.

[mopinko]

16. love my photoshop

i mostly just trudged through, learning a little something everytime i had a project, or a problem. the help is really good. is it 7? my favorite tool is the magnetic lasso. the most useful tool is the curves. figure out how to use the layers. not knowing will f*&^ you up.
now illustrator, that is a horse of a different color (done w/paint bucket). i just got it and i am still banging my head.

[brainshrub]

18. Yes, it's v7.0

I'm nibbling on it. I've only had it one day...I got all exccited when I figured out how to cut a persons face of and put it on a dog.

But I can't resize the @#$% face. I'll figure it out tho.

[DS1]

19. Select the layer the head is on, and hit Control-T

and dat's all the help yer gettin :evilgrin:

[mopinko]

25. or select edit>transform>scale

[bif]

27. Hit Command-T

Then hold the shift key down so it resizes in proportion and grab a corner with the mouse, click on it and resize it.

[fortyfeetunder]

21. know anyone who has an academic version

I am thinking about buying a copy before the end of this year while I am still a graduate student...

[bhunt70]

17. I learn a lot from forums and websites. Here are a few...

http://www.tutorialforums.com/
http://www.icehousedesigns.com/tutorials/photoshop/
http://www.designsbymark.com/
http://www.worth1000.com <-----this is pretty good with lots of work by other people.

[linazelle]

20. I installed it awhile ago and used it for the first time the other day to

resize a picture of my pooch. The picture was humongous and couldn't be pasted. I simply opened the pic from my hard drive and on the menu was the option to resize it. I reduced it by 75% to the following....



That's my pooch Simba, she's three.

[mopinko]

24. my lingering question

is it possible to just constrain the file size when resizing? i always adjust the resolution to maintain the same or close to same file size. but i have always wondered why this is not an option.

[bif]

26. Get a book!

I bought one that has full color illustrations of how to do a ton of stuff with PhotoShop. Don't buy one that's mainly type like "PhotoShop for Dummies" They outta call that book "Photoshop for Mensa Members." I'f you're interested, I'll PM you the exact title tomorrow. Let me know.