PHOTO SHOP 7.... not very user friendly....

[hawrellukrobin]

i just got PS 7... any tips on how to use it would help... and also.. what do you use?

[Elliotanimated]

That's such a vast and long, long question.

[markusprime]

You may want to post this question in the tech or instruction areas of the board

[HellboyOne]

When you guys are done helping with this Photoshop question, I need someone to help me fly a helicopter.

[iamweasel1999]

Well, just to jump out of long time lurk mode to answer this question halfway seriously, you might want to check out a book in the "Teach Yourself Visually" or "Quickstart Guide to" series. However since you're using an older version of photoshop, you might want to check out a used book store for such titles.

Unless you are familiar with other image editing programs, you can't just jump right in and become an expert, nor could anyone really explain in a few paragraphs here how to use a program like photoshop. Now if you have specific questions, thats a bit different. But it can take months to really master photoshop.

Also, the version of the program you are using is rather old, so you might want to check out something more recent (CS or CS2) if you can.

Or, you know, you could just ask enough questions on enough message boards until someone directly tells you


-Keith

[Professor Chaos]

for traditional photoshop, such as photomanipulation or graphic design or something to that effect...it's all about selection tools. hit F1, find every section on them, and get to work.

for painting, read everything you can about what you can do with brushes, such as opacity settings, pressure sensitivity, capturing brushes, brush and layer modes, and be sure you get a tablet. preferably one made by wacom...

if you have a few spare years, i'm sure people around here could teach you everything about photoshop if some one new posted something new every day for the next three years.

[RandyPanTheGoatBoy]

[ and ] =airbrush size bigger or smaller
number keys adjust the opacity/flow of the current brush
ctrl+z =undo.

scan in black and white linework, copy it into a new layer, set that layer to multiply and add another layer underneath it, paint on this new layer to colour your b/w artwork.

use the levels and brightness/contrast to clean up linework

that should get you started, you need to tell us more what you have in mind, your question is a little, er...vague.

[Mukkinese]

Just google; Photoshop tutorials - you'll get a gazillion pages.

[ronmatt]

I'm new to this forum so this is my first reply to any questions or posts.
I use PS7 exclusively. I find that it's much more stable than CS or CS2 (CS2 upgrades are really aimed at photographers rather than artists or designers) As far as explaining the wonders of PS, I'd just as soon explain the meaning of life. It would be quicker. All you can do is open it up and go to work. When you come accross a specific question or problem, ask for help with it. No one here or on any forum can teach you all there is to know about the app. Here's a link to what I do with PS. I'd be more than happy to address any 'specific' question you have.

http://ronmatt.deviantart.com/gallery