Do you Have any Photoshop Tips for Beginners?

Thank you for posting this. It was very helpful. I have used Photoshop before, but never really ventured out to see what it can do. This helped a lot! Can’t wait to play with some layers!

Thanks again!

Steal it.

If you are using PS, steal it.

Ever have a job where you need to use it?
Have them buy it or multiple copies.

That is how the Adobe world works… shhh!

-z3

Now I have actually listened to the vid.

Use Paint.net and GIMP

I also own pixelamator

Use picassa on the PC

“elements”? i have never seen or used it. is there a demo?

What about aviary?

ok why is the audio in this vid so low?

i only use MSPaint.

ok send me how!

One thing i truly like about Photoshop CS2 and 3 is that you can add plug-ins with just a couple of clicks . For instance Adobe,http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/,on it’s website has 1000’s of free downloads and extensions that make photoshop experience so much fun. Photoshop helps bring out creativity in everyone.

iPhoto for a minor edit, Photoshop CS3 for larger projects.

MSPaint > Photoshop

there is NOTHING better then a combination of photoshop CS3 and Lightroom for digital photos. sorry all you cheapskates but its true, EXPENSIVE but true……

Adobe Photoshop FTW! if you can afford it but it totally worth the money

If you can’t afford Photoshop, or find it too intimidating, consider Photoshop Elements. Contrary to what many people believe, it is not a dumbed down version of PS. It stands very well on its own, and in fact often previews features that eventually appear in Photoshop. It is also all that you need for 99.9% of the image manipulation that most people do. And it’s cheap. You can get it for around $60 some places. I haven’t opened the full version of PS in months.

Forgot to mention that I’m a pro.

Lightroom and CS3

Photoshop CS3 all the way! Best versatile program ever!

look for a user on youtube with the user name luv2help he has photoshop tutorials

all i use is picasa, im cheap.

Gimp is a great, open source alternative to photoshop, it comes with Ubuntu so thats how I know about it :)

i love photoshop cs3.

Good tips. I just want to add that a beginner should look for tutorials that focus on one thing - for instance a tutorial on how to add a filter. The project tutorials can be fun and cool but take it one step at a time and learn the basics. The basic tutorials that show you how to do one thing can help you learn but not squash your creativity.

GIMP

do you live in hawaii, i think you do i know you do… dont you???? its 11:26 your time and 4:26 mine i know you do, but just in case do you

ive never used photoshop at all can u give me a link 2 download it?

GIMP :D

gimper here

When did you begin using Macs so much, Chris? Been noticing you talking about the Mac more often lately…

So I’m taking an online course in Photoshop CS3 right now. In fact, today’s my last day, my Final Exam, and I should be working on it rather than posting this set of comments, but I thought I’d add my own input on the subject, for your visitors. Here’s my tip, which is as important as the ever-important “Backup!” In fact, it’s the equivalent of backup for Photoshop:

1. Use the History panel (activated from the Window menu). The History panel stores a record of your past 20 or so actions/steps (a number that is adjustable in the Preferences), and you can return to a previous step at any time. Of course, by returning to a previous step you undo all the steps that followed, so you may also want to:

2. Use the Snapshot feature (of the History panel). By using this feature you take a “snapshot” of the current state of your Photoshop document. That way you can stray away from the current state, experimenting with your image as much as you want while always being able to return the snapshot you had captured.

3. Use the Save As feature. The ultimate way of saving your work in progress is by well, *saving* it. Using the Save As feature allows you to easily save a copy of your document in its various stages of development. Save a copy of the document right after your begin working on it, perhaps as “Work in Progress 01″. Then, after applying a few more steps, save as “Work in Progress 02″ (or something more descriptive). That way you can return to *any* of your document’s states, from its infancy to its full maturity.

Have fun!

you must be dreaming.

i hate him because he’s been brainwashed to the point that he thinks the mighty mouse is “comfortable”

There is something I would recommend people check out. A video series of Photoshop tutorials. Helped me learn a lot of stuff in Photoshop that I didn’t even know existed. Plus it’s got a comedic style to it and makes it a great watch.

It’s called “You Suck At Photoshop” and you can find it on YouTube just by searching for You Suck At Photoshop.

First and foremost, being able to use Photoshop does not give you the ability to draw. Don’t expect to open the program and create a masterpiece.

Those are some great tips but definately the best tip is to experiment!

That is the best way to learn any type of software, by experimenting. Do not be afraid of making mistakes. Many people are afraid to experiment with software because they have no idea what is going to happen, but that is why they dont get far. If you try out new things, you will soon learn and you will learn from your mistakes. When i started using photoshop i was horrible at it but no I am ok at it. I would be an expert bby now but because i hardly use it I am not.

Alo make sure you read the TUTS (Tutorials) that come with the software, those can be very helpful. You can also find many tuts over the internet made by people for free.

hi chris i was just wondering if you heard of an email programe called incredi mail,i am using incredi mail and it’s brillant just wondering if you heard of it. thanks

gimp!!!

Umm….
No but i want photoshop put i dont have any money

this is going to be a short comment but i am a t-shirt designer and use photoshop CS3 Extended, the one thing that i cannot stress enough to do is zoom and and fine tune your work, i see it so much where someone enlarged a picture for something and i lokks like **** because they didnt zoom in. i may look fine when its on a small screen but once you blow it up it will look bad if you dont check.

-Scott

I don’t use Photoshop much these days, but what helped me most when I did was learning how to use the Lasso selection tool.

Nice video Chris and by the way good tips for us photoshop users.

I have used photoshop for 4 years now and i have found it to be one of the best photo customization software on the market. I actually took a class for this program and it was a blast to use. i learned how to make photos more clear i learned how to fix photo using this program.

Some tips i can give to beginners are the following:

1. Always use the History panel witch is activated from the Window menu. This history panel stores a record of your past 10 or so steps, which you can also set in the preferences and you can return to a previous step at any time. a quick easy way of undoing step is pressing ctrl+z, by returning to a previous step you undo all the steps that followed

2. Don’t forget to use the “Save As” feature. The best way of saving your work in progress . Using the Save As feature allows you to easily save a copy of your document in its various stages of development. make sure you always save a copy of the document right after your begin working on it, perhaps as Work1. Then, after applying a few more steps, save as “Work2″. make sure you save it somewhere where you can access it fast, like your desktop. That way you can return to any of your document’s states, from its starting point to its complete finished state.

3. Use the Snapshot feature with is also located in the History panel. Using this feature lets you take a “snapshot” of the current shot of your Photoshop document or picture. That way you can have it from the current state, this is when you can experiment with your image as much as you want while still able you to return the snapshot you had captured.

4. Keep on practicing on the program and learn new ways to make your photos better and more dramatic. never give up and use the tips above to help guide your way…because this program has a hard learning curve for beginners. so stay strong.

I hope that these tips help the beginners start you on your way to having fun with a program that not only helps make you pictures exciting but makes you a better photo customizer.

cool

he lives in Seattle

noob

Photoshop, best game on the mac! RAWRRAWRRAWR…

Plus, it’s not live. He recorded this on March 31st.

For basic image resizing/cropping I use Ifranview, it’s light and alot quicker to load than photoshop.

But of course for image manipulation I use photoshop!

I use my Photoshop Elements and Picnik. Save in Photoshop as ‘PSD’ or ‘PDD’ to go back and finish layers later.

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