Ok, I've Got It, Now What

[Kirislin]

A bloke I know gave me Photoshop 7.0 but I've no idea how to use the damn thing :D neither does he. It also has something called Adobe Image ready 7.0. When I asked him what that was he said no idea. How does one learn how to use this stuff.

[Luke W]

A bloke I know gave me Photoshop 7.0 but I've no idea how to use the damn thing :D neither does he. It also has something called Adobe Image ready 7.0. When I asked him what that was he said no idea. How does one learn how to use this stuff.

Ignore Adobe Image Ready.

To learn how to use Photoshop - start by deciding what you want to do and search google for a tutorial.

For example...

Start by learning how to crop, straighten and resize, sharpen and save.

Then move on to adjustment layers (curves mainly).

Then the clone tool

Then layer masks.

google search for "photoshop crop tutorial", "photoshop straighten horizon"

That's pretty much how I got started. Then I read some books.

[kja]

Or do like me and just start pushing buttons

But, since I am really a PS Gumby, Luke's is probably a better idea. I still haven't found time to learn how to make PS do more than some pretty basic stuff LOL

[Ripley]

Or buy a book. If I want to learn something, I buy a book and study it but that's the nerd in me. I borrowed a PS book from the local library last year, liked it so much I bought it off Amazon.com. Good exchange rate with the USD now too.

[Kirislin]

Or buy a book. If I want to learn something, I buy a book and study it but that's the nerd in me. I borrowed a PS book from the local library last year, liked it so much I bought it off Amazon.com. Good exchange rate with the USD now too.

Yep, I've since got a book, photoshop for photographers so I'll start wading through that.