Adobe PS CS4.?

[hollowman159]

Hey Guys i Converted over to mac Not that Long ago From PC and in fact i still use both but i love my MacBook Pro and just had Adobe PhotoShop CS4 installed and i want to start using this new Software but i don't know how.. thinking about buying this book PS CS4 All-in-One For Dummies (does this show as a mac or PC) ?.. Any Suggestions or does anyone has an EBook or some Podcast or some were Where i can look and try to find some tips on how to Use it..? Thanks..

 

[Zigdog]

this is the place to learn soooo much about CS4...
in a week i went from absolute novice to competent!!!

look out for the video tutorials...

LINK

 

[hollowman159]

Good Looks There's Some Kool Stuff in there.. Thanks

 

[Pickle]

Dang, nice link! How have I not found that yet?
If you want to pay for your tuts check out Lynda.com Very nice learning center. Get your work or school to pay for it
It looks like some of it is free so check it out.
Matt

 

[FISHB124]

As a graphic designer, let me tell you that learning photoshop from a book will not be easy, nor is the best way to learn photoshop! As stated above, tutorials are probably the best for self teaching methods, but if you are serious about learning the Adobe programs, take a class. Visit your local community college to see if they have digital imaging or computer graphics classes. They will teach you the basics of photoshop, illustrator, and a little bit of flash maybe. The rate of you learning will be 100x faster! May I ask what you'll be using photoshop for?

some good tutorial sites:

Good-Tutorials - Newest Tutorials
Photoshop Tutorials and Flash Tutorials - Tutorialized

also check youtube and deviantart.

 

[Mac'nCheese]

I've been working in graphic arts for 20 years and highly recommend anything by Deke McClelland. He has published manuals and DVD tutorials. He's kind of a goofball but he knows his stuff.

Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-on-One - O'Reilly Media

 

[RawTimePhotos]

To tell you the truth the you can teach yourself alot about photoshop by youtube and tutorials. By NO MEANS am i professional but I learned a lot off youtube.

 

[D3v1L80Y]

First thing's first... before you try to learn anything you need to figure out what you want to use Photoshop for and why you need it.
Photoshop is a pretty expensive app to purchase and just "fool around" with it.

 

[Leukeh]

If you're into learning from books, I'd suggest "Classroom in a Book: Photoshop CS4" over anything. The way they explain everything is really simple to understand and they start at absolute basics and go through almost everything.

 

[pcampagna]

Lynda.com

Software training online-tutorials for Adobe, Microsoft, Apple & more

Great site and well worth the money. $25 a month or 250 a year. You can go on youtube to see examples or just go to the site and they have teaser intros.

 

[TattooedMac]

And just tinkering with it is a good way too. I find that experimenting is the easiest way to remember things. If you make a mistake, you find a fix and remember it quicker as u dont want to make the same mistake twice.

But as mentioned ^^, know what you want to do with it before you go ahead and purchase School, training or anyone certain book.
but if any books i recommend David Pouge : The Missing Manual CS4....
Great author and easier to understand..... More so than "The For Dummies" books.
Cheers