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Topic: Photoshop/Illustrator folks (looking for good tutorials etc)

Gaevren Title: Wat do? Posts: 18,183 Registered: Sep 15, '04 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 17,906 User ID: 967,012	Subject: Photoshop/Illustrator folks (looking for good tutorials etc)
	I have access to Photoshop and Illustrator CS4 at work. I've been futzing with both and I've found some tutorials for both (hooray for unlimited safaribooks online!) but I'm always on the hunt for really good resources. I'd love to learn to use both of these to the fullest. Where do you guys go for your resources? Books, tutorials, websites, etc? Pretty much I'm looking for anything that ISN'T a college class, although I may do something like that someday lol. -----signature----- There are no automatic doors, just very polite ninjas
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GrimTempest Title: Board Manager Anime Aikousha Posts: 37,523 Registered: Dec 21, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 36,478 User ID: 567,005	Subject: Photoshop/Illustrator folks (looking for good tutorials etc)
	i've actually learned everything through trial and error and self teaching. this site might help you figure a few things out - http://www.photoshopstar.com/ you should be able to pick up alot of ideas and techniques by reading through it. i've just found that the best way to learn most of it is to play with it as much as possible. -----signature----- MyAnimeList - http://myanimelist.net/profile/Grimtempest - Chaotic Neutral - El Psy Congroo
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Gaevren Title: Wat do? Posts: 18,183 Registered: Sep 15, '04 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 17,906 User ID: 967,012	Subject: Photoshop/Illustrator folks (looking for good tutorials etc)
	Yeah and that is a great way to learn things but one thing I've learned about myself is that I like to look at/watch/read as much as I can because more often than not I will learn a new shortcut or a much simpler way of doing something that I was doing the hard way haha. I've got the super basics and the general stuff down, now I just need to hone my skills and learn details. Already the videos I've watched on Photoshop have made me go "omg that's awesome and it cuts the time I spent doing xyz at least in half!" on several things. I will definitely check out that site! Thanks! -----signature----- There are no automatic doors, just very polite ninjas
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Ah-Schoo Title: Fuzzy Caterpillar of Friendliness Posts: 71,317 Registered: Aug 11, '00 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 68,974 User ID: 39,247	Subject: Photoshop/Illustrator folks (looking for good tutorials etc)
	Most of what I've learned is through trial and error and Youtube tutorials. If I see something I like I try to do it. If it's really tricky I search for a tutorial. The hard part is knowing what terms to use for searches. I've found lots of stuff to try and learned a lot just through related videos after finding one I like. Eventually you start putting it all together and little tricks and techniques become habit. -----signature----- . Opinion = fact. Anecdote = proof. Political label more important than either of those. Welcome to ACF, where debate goes to die. . "fascist totalitarian secular progressive Zionist intellectually challenged Christian puppets." - Aerlinthina
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Ah-Schoo Title: Fuzzy Caterpillar of Friendliness Posts: 71,317 Registered: Aug 11, '00 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 68,974 User ID: 39,247	Subject: Photoshop/Illustrator folks (looking for good tutorials etc)
	I bought a couple books and found them mostly useless. Maybe that's just because I've never really learned from books, I have to do stuff to learn it. -----signature----- . Opinion = fact. Anecdote = proof. Political label more important than either of those. Welcome to ACF, where debate goes to die. . "fascist totalitarian secular progressive Zionist intellectually challenged Christian puppets." - Aerlinthina
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Tainerif Title: Quad Hits with Paintbrushes Posts: 2,567 Registered: Jun 8, '03 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 2,552 User ID: 810,085	Subject: Photoshop/Illustrator folks (looking for good tutorials etc)
	tuts+ is a great network. photoshop tutorials (some free, some not) psd.tutsplus.com the whole network is there, pretty much everything from 2d, 3d, motion, sound, all the way to coding and programming. everything is there, use the network button in the topright to browse through the stuff Lynda.com is amazing as well (although its not free) -Tainerif **edit** if your looking for more of a tutoring session, I can help ya out (tainerif@hotmail.com) you might also want to browse the site worth1000.com peruse through there and you'll not only learn a lot about composition and color correction, but people on there are generally friendly and willing to help oh, and get CS5, the new tools are AMAZING -----signature----- Tainerif, RR 11 I hit things, sometimes with a sword, sometimes with a hammer, sometimes with my fists, but always in the knees. Guild Leader- AMO Elite KAOS
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Gaevren Title: Wat do? Posts: 18,183 Registered: Sep 15, '04 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 17,906 User ID: 967,012	Subject: Photoshop/Illustrator folks (looking for good tutorials etc)
	Well CS5 is out of my budget right now...I'm going to stick with the free CS4 I have available at work Thank you for the suggestions though! I'll definitely check those out -----signature----- There are no automatic doors, just very polite ninjas
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