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For all of your who are great Photoshopping these pics of Axl and the band. How does one get good with Photoshop? I own it and know nothing about it, I was wondering if people who are good with it can give me some suggestions as to resources to learn from?

I'd like to give back some cool artwork and wallpapers.

I'd like to learn how to do some cool stuff with photoshop too. (Once I actually get photoshop  :hihi:)....

But by the way, this is the wrong section.

Yeah, I'm dumb. Thanks to whoever moved it.

I got one PM I'm gonna check out. Anyone else got some ideas?

I'm okay with Macromedia Fireworks and Jasc Paint Shop Pro, but I don't know what is it with Photoshop that I just can't do stuff like I do on the other two.

I think that a good start would be reading a couple of tutorials here and there, taking advice from experienced users, and of course messing with its features so that you can find out by yourself about stuff you can use/do. : ok:

I've dabbled a bit in photoshop.  I'm not really anygood though.  I just use it to make sigs once in awhile.  I looked at a tutuorial or two which were extremely helpfull.  If I were to try and improve I would deffinitley go that route and look at some more tutorials.  They're all over the place and easy to find. 

Once your good I'd like to see some of your photoshops.   :beer:

In my experience, the key to becoming proficient with Adobe Photoshop (as with so many other things) is through patience, repetition, and exploration.? First, decide what applications you're interested in using the program for, and then begin there.? I would suggest that you start by learning ten basic techniques and then slowly build upon those skills through repetition.? The learning curve will probably seem steep at first, so again be patient with yourself, be creative, and don't be afraid of making mistakes... mistakes are how most of us learn.? In time, you'll probably look back and be amazed at how simple many things really are.?

Also, you'll probably discover that there's seemingly ten different ways of doing the exact same thing.? So, find a method that works best for you and stick with it until you feel more confident in your abilities, and then try some of the alternative methods.

If possible, I would highly recommend that you take a digital photography or graphic arts class, preferably one with other students, as you'll probably learn more from each other than anything or anyone else.?

However, if that's not an option, or if you'd like to go it alone, I'd suggest starting out with the official 'Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book' series.? Granted, some of the book/ CD-ROM lessons can be a bit monotonous, but if can find a way to apply what you've learned, and turn it into something that inspires you... there's no limit to what you can accomplish.

I hope that helps.

Cheers,
W.R.? ?

imo, The best way to learn is using tutorials. I thought it myself that way a couple of years ago.

So go find yourself some nice online tutorials and do the ones that you find interesting and you'll learn really fast.

The key to learning photoshop really is repitition...

Cool! Thanks to everyone for their responses. I'm gonna find some tutorials online like you guys suggested and just practice away in my spare time.