Thank you Shoshana for taking the time to write to me. I agree with what you write here. I do live out in the boonies though so I'll have to self educate myself with books. Thanks for your recommendation. I just bought CS5 for Dummies, will see how I do with that and if not try yours. I've taken a lot of online courses and been pretty disappointed in them... Also, thanks for the tip about the grid.
Warmly,
Maggie
--- In Adobe_Photoshop_Techniques@yahoogroups.com, Shoshanna Moser <equinox@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Maggie,
>
> Welcome to the wonderful world of Photoshop-- as well as this list. Be
> advised that this is an application of tremendous breadth and depth-- a
> professional's workhorse, not a hobbyist's toy-- and the only way to
> harness its incredible capacities is to buckle down and begin learning
> it from the ground up. It's a steep climb, but one that's well worth
> the investment of time and effort.
>
> I've been using Photoshop since 1992, and it continues to blow me away
> with its continuing advances. Those who attempt to use bits and pieces
> of it without ever really learning what they're doing never really get
> much out of it and usually continue to depend on Elements or Paint Shop
> Pro. But if you're willing to do the work, you'll have something
> amazing at your fingertips.
>
> You've come to Photoshop at a wonderful time, as CS5 is by far the best
> release I've seen since Photoshop 7, roughly a decade ago. It's not an
> overstatement to say that CS5 is capable of magic-- but you have to be
> ready to be the magician, and know just how to make the elephant
> disappear. Get a good introductory book-- Photoshop CS5 Classroom In A
> Book is a good place to start-- or take a class, but by all means give
> yourself every possible opportunity to really learn what this program
> has to offer.
>
> As for the grid, Photoshop allows the user to to make use of a variety
> of grids, guides, rulers, and so on-- and they can be very helpful!
> You'll find access to them under the "View" pull-down menu. To turn off
> the grid, simply go to View/Show/Grid and click once on the Grid option
> to remove the check beside it. The grid will disappear.
>
> Again, welcome!
>
> Shoshanna
> Gold Beach - South Coast of Oregon
> http://www.pbase.com/shoshanna
>
>
>
>
>
> .
>
No comments:
Post a Comment