Photoshop Question From Beginner

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I would like to learn how to use phtoshop as in how to be able to make my
own posters , flyers , even concert tickets and know how to manipulate
colors and photos.But what I am stuck at is what book or video tutorial to
go for as the help menu in photoshop isnt very helpful for a beginner, do
you know what is best to go for which explains photoshop in the simplest of
ways for great results.Any advice on this matter would be deeply
appreciated.
 
Tim said:
I would like to learn how to use phtoshop as in how to be able to make my
own posters , flyers , even concert tickets and know how to manipulate
colors and photos.But what I am stuck at is what book or video tutorial to
go for as the help menu in photoshop isnt very helpful for a beginner, do
you know what is best to go for which explains photoshop in the simplest of
ways for great results.Any advice on this matter would be deeply
appreciated.
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As this is a Freeware NG, I doubt you'll get much help here I'm afraid.

You would do well to 'Google' for help on this one.

Regards,
John.
 
I would like to learn how to use phtoshop as in how to be able
to make my own posters , flyers , even concert tickets and
know how to manipulate colors and photos.But what I am stuck
at is what book or video tutorial to go for as the help menu
in photoshop isnt very helpful for a beginner, do you know
what is best to go for which explains photoshop in the
simplest of ways for great results.Any advice on this matter
would be deeply appreciated.
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Not FREEware. Go to the PhotoShop news group(s). Help is there.
Good luck.
 
Tim,
I would like to learn how to use phtoshop as in how to be able to make my own
posters , flyers , even concert tickets and know how to manipulate colors and
photos.
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Adobe Photoshop is a huge program and teaching someone how to use the
application is WAY beyond the scope of any newsgroup, even the
Photoshop newsgroups(s). The college that I attended actually offered a
minor in Photoshop for students who were majoring in Graphic Arts.

Your best bet is to buy a comprehensive manual, read it while you sit
beside your computer, do all of the tutorials in the manual, and then
subscribe to a Photoshop newsgroup so you can get answers to any
questions that you might have, or pick up tips, tricks and secrets to
get things done faster.

Hope that helps.
 
ulf_honkanen,
Photoshop sucks anyway. Use LINUX with GIMP. That RULES
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A friend at work asked me if I knew of a manual or documentation for
GIMP for Windows and I do not. I have not yet had a chance to Google
this---but you seem to know about GIMP. Do you know of any manuals or
websites that teach the basics of GIMP (for Windows, not Linux)?
 
Thankyou for informing me there is a photoshop newsgroup thats appreciated
but i cant seem to come across it my friend.
 
Tim said:
I would like to learn how to use phtoshop as in how to be able to make my
own posters , flyers , even concert tickets and know how to manipulate
colors and photos.But what I am stuck at is what book or video tutorial to
go for as the help menu in photoshop isnt very helpful for a beginner, do
you know what is best to go for which explains photoshop in the simplest of
ways for great results.Any advice on this matter would be deeply
appreciated.
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youre on the internet and you ask for a book?

NT
 
Setup the adobeforms.com newsgroup and then subscribe to the Photoshop
forums of your choice.
 
Thankyou for informing me there is a photoshop newsgroup thats appreciated
but i cant seem to come across it my friend.
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You don't get alt.graphics.photoshop ?

adobe.photoshop.windows ? Etc.

Did you search your newsgroup list ?

A web search would get you pages like ;

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/photoshop/l/bllps5out.htm


Regards, John.

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Livewire said:
They're not mutually exclusive. The word "Amazon" springs to mind . . .
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But why would one want to buy a book rather than read about it in
multimedia, with FAQs and helpfiles, hyperlinks, keyword searches,
forums of other users etc, for free?

Since I got online again, my book purchases have been close to zero. In
99% of cases they've become redundant.

While a private library has long been a statement of a well read mind,
in future it will simply be a computer connected to the net, maybe with
a box of cds/dvds/tapes/HDDs/etc.


NT
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While a private library has long been a statement of a well read mind,
in future it will simply be a computer connected to the net, maybe with
a box of cds/dvds/tapes/HDDs/etc.


NT
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OK;

First off, this isn't a flame, it's just an observation. Secondly,
you'll have to pry my collection of books from my cold, dead fingers.

Observation: "While...,in future..." sets up a contrasting context.
That is "While here..." /infers/ "...not there." Therefore <big inhale>
I found it ironic that:

"While a private library has long been a statement of a well read
mind..." in the future, apparently, it won't be so (w/the assistance of
net-linked 'puters). Case in point:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1408042087100463223&q=numa

-Craig
 
has written:
Windowze sucks so who cares.
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Eh?

X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 4.0;
..NET CLR 1.1.4322),gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe)

Damn! I hate this type of luser...
 
has written:
But why would one want to buy a book rather than read about it in
multimedia, with FAQs and helpfiles, hyperlinks, keyword searches,
forums of other users etc, for free?
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Because I can take a book to virtually anywhere,
because books require no electrical power,
because it becomes irritating to read a book on a computer screen after
a few hours,
because, if I don't need the book anymore, I can sell it for cheaper.

That's pretty much why I preffer real-world books for non-technical
books. For technical books, online books are nice: it is better to be
able to copy/paste code or commands.

[]s
 
GIMP is the freeware alternative to Photoshop. You can download it
here: http://gimp.org/downloads/. Tutorials are available here:
http://gimp.org/tutorials/ and documentation is here: http://gimp.org/docs/.

GIMP has a very big, very active world-wide community. You can tap into
a lot of helpful people in the newsgroup comp.graphics.apps.gimp.
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Photoshop newsgroups (there are many more):

adobe.photoshop.windows
alt.graphics.photoshop
comp.graphics.apps.photoshop

As far as freeware graphics is concerned, forget GIMP. It's quirky and
its interface is non-standard. You'd be much better off with
PhotoPlus6 www.freeserifsoftware.com or Photofiltre
www.photofiltre.com
 
I have so many tutorials on Photoshop I dont know which ones to send
you.
However I use Paint Shop Pro 7 and can do all the same things that
Photoshop can at 1/16th the price.

Gimp is is very good, also Paint.net all freeware.

Paint Shop Pro is not, if you can find it Paint Shop Pro 7 is very easy
to learn just by doing.
Photoshop you better just sit down and read a few tutorials.
I saw a good book @ the library "Photoshop for dummies" easy learning
curve.

My friend CoMa is a excellent artist (CoMa Freeware Links- Google it).
He uses Paint Shop Pro, so before you say, no-way Photoshop is so much
better check out his art.

Its awesome.
http://www.artuproar.com/?profile=hubbabub
 
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