Good Photoshop CS2 online tutorials.

[Avengardh]

Yes I know cs3 is out, but we are still trying to conjure up the link to the price-reduced software [person won't reply to my prof's calls], so until then I am trying to keep myself busy with Photoshop CS2.

If you have any links to some good tutorials that I haven't googled or forums or whatever, I would thank yee, most of what has come up in the first three pages or so in google I have checked out.

Also, if you know of any books online or any good books in general let me know the titles, I'm more interested in how to create objects in Photoshop, with filters and such, not image manipulation so much, I took enough classes for that.

[fresh]

I'm zonked so might plunk down links later, though they could all be found via Google.

I use CS2, but the version isn't a huge deal. Photoshop 7 or even 6 are Satanically powerful. A general search for Photoshop tutorials might turn up some awfully old tuts, but you'll be able to take advantage of them none the less.

When you say you are more interested in how to create "objects" in Photoshop, can you name a few examples of what you might enjoy creating?

I focus on print and web graphic design, as I'm not much when it comes to traditional art. I cut my teeth creating hundreds of layouts and writing tutorials as a freelancer. If you just want to become more versatile and be able to whip up anything you can imagine, expect to spend long hours dicking off in PS. I've wasted away thousands of hours in PS and am still a relative n00b.

Basically, depending on what your aims are, just fuck around non-stop with PS until you can't help but kick ass. That's how I'm going about it. I started racking up hours about 6 years ago. It's still buckets of fun just to toy with. Enjoy!

[Avengardh]

I'm actually a natural I think...I started back in the day with Paint Shop Pro [I still use it, it's small enough to correct things] in high school, I just screwed around with it and made "something", apparently most people thought it was awesome.

By objects I mean illustrations or 3D stuff, I finished a glass orb not too long ago, the crystal things I made into a brush in my avatar are an old version of the new one I finished about two or three days ago.

I have looked into paint and pixel art which I think has its merits, and vector art is still by far my favorite, but for now I only have PS so I was just wondering if others knew of forums or something.

Thanks anyway.

[fresh]

If you are into illustrations then Illustrator is a better tool, but I've always sucked moderate donkey dick there.

As for 3d stuff, Photoshop still isn't your best solution... anyway, learn gradients from every possible angle. From there, it's just learning combinations of layer styles, filters, toying with lighting, opacity and blends.

Check out spoono.com if you haven't already. Photoshopcafe.com has good stuff. But you said you've Googled so you've prolly already found these. There are a million resources online.

If you BitTorrent you can no doubt find some sexcellent books or video tuts.

Books are still probably your best bet. I sat around in BN a lot reading Photoshop books. ;)

P.S. It sucks to hear it, but: practice, practice, practice. It will take YEARS before you can call yourself a bonafide sexpert. ;)

[CheeZ]

I have no idea if anything on this site is any good, but www.lynda.com is a website where you can learn your brain into submission for $25 per month.

They have tutorials on damn near everything and you can check out sections of the stuff for free.

[stopharian]

This is a great idea for a thread. I really have been wanting to bone up on my photshop techniques.


I dont know if you want any distractions Aven, but I also like to use a 3-D modeling program like Form Z. I dont know what you are trying to make but sometimes it is useful to mix programs, photo shop a rendered model. Form Z is really pretty intuitive to use and pretty powerful, but then I always was a much better sculptural thinker than 2-d thinker.