Computer Graphics with Photoshop - Photoshop Video Tutorials

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Photoshop Video Tutorials - Need Ideas!

SnowDevil@gmail.com

2006-07-10, 6:18 pm

Hey,

I have a website I've just started where I'm going to fill it with a
significant number of free video tutorials for Photoshop. I'm doing it
for free because I know and enjoy using Photoshop and can offset my
costs with ads after I get a decent level of traffic. I've got six up
there so far, all aimed at beginners, and I'm interested in doing
everything from quick explanations of simple concepts through to
advanced tutorials on performing complex tasks. I would really
appreciate some ideas though on what you guys think I should put up
there. The URL is http://www.graphicsdistrict.com. There's a link on
the main page if you want to email me directly, or you can reply to
this post.

Nathan

Rivkah

2006-07-10, 6:18 pm

I have an idea. It's actually something that me and a whole lot of
people in my profession talk about often- in fact we are looking to
have someone teach us!
We design patterns that you use to sew with- it's for art. However it
doesn't look so professional to hand draw and then scan it in. If you
buy a book on this type of art, the patterns don't look hand drawn, of
course, and the text is written along the borders (which are curves).

How do you clean up the lines and how do you do the text?

If you could help then it would be amazing.

Ok something else that would be a great thing that I still don't really
succeed in-
How to take an image out of a photo (extract???) and save it as a new
image. I have pictures on my website that are just cropped pictures.
Not really good enough.
In case I'm not so clear what I mean, lets say you have a picture of a
dog in the park, just take out the dog but leave the rest behind, then
save the dog as a separate picture so it can be used somewhere else
like on a website page.

THX!
Rivkah rosenfeld
http://rivkahrosenfeld.googlepages.com

SnowDevil@XXXXXXXXXX wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I have a website I've just started where I'm going to fill it with a
> significant number of free video tutorials for Photoshop. I'm doing it
> for free because I know and enjoy using Photoshop and can offset my
> costs with ads after I get a decent level of traffic. I've got six up
> there so far, all aimed at beginners, and I'm interested in doing
> everything from quick explanations of simple concepts through to
> advanced tutorials on performing complex tasks. I would really
> appreciate some ideas though on what you guys think I should put up
> there. The URL is http://www.graphicsdistrict.com. There's a link on
> the main page if you want to email me directly, or you can reply to
> this post.
>
> Nathan

Rivkah

2006-07-10, 6:18 pm

Hunt

2006-07-10, 6:18 pm

In article <1151080507.592807.237760@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com>,
RivkahRosenfeld@XXXXXXXXXX says...
>
>I have an idea. It's actually something that me and a whole lot of
>people in my profession talk about often- in fact we are looking to
>have someone teach us!
>We design patterns that you use to sew with- it's for art. However it
>doesn't look so professional to hand draw and then scan it in. If you
>buy a book on this type of art, the patterns don't look hand drawn, of
>course, and the text is written along the borders (which are curves).
>
>How do you clean up the lines and how do you do the text?

I'd think about using Adobe Illustrator to create vector images for the
patterns, if I am correct in what you are seeking.

>
>If you could help then it would be amazing.
>
>Ok something else that would be a great thing that I still don't really
>succeed in-
>How to take an image out of a photo (extract???) and save it as a new
>image. I have pictures on my website that are just cropped pictures.
>Not really good enough.
>In case I'm not so clear what I mean, lets say you have a picture of a
>dog in the park, just take out the dog but leave the rest behind, then
>save the dog as a separate picture so it can be used somewhere else
>like on a website page.
>
>THX!
>Rivkah rosenfeld
>http://rivkahrosenfeld.googlepages.com
>
>SnowDevil@XXXXXXXXXX wrote:
[SNIP]

For the "extraction" process, probably the easiest would be to make a
Selection with the Rectangular Marquee Tool (of the dog, in the above case),
Ctrl-c (Copy), Ctrl-n (New File), which will open by default at the dimensions
of the image in Clipboard (your Copy of the dog), Ctrl-v (Paste) to place the
image of the dog into the new File, then Save_For_Web to save a Flattened
version of this image in the JPG compression scheme that you wish/need. You
may wish to first do Image>Image Size (depending on the pixel dimensions/depth
of your dog image) to get the size to what you will need, then Save_For_Web.

You could also use the Crop Tool to eliminate the "park," Image>Image Size, as
required, then Save_For_Web (just make sure NOT to overwrite the park & dog
original image).

Hunt

Hunt

2006-07-10, 6:18 pm

In article <1151026649.685766.295630@y41g2000cwy.googlegroups.com>,
SnowDevil@XXXXXXXXXX says...
>
>Hey,
>
>I have a website I've just started where I'm going to fill it with a
>significant number of free video tutorials for Photoshop. I'm doing it
>for free because I know and enjoy using Photoshop and can offset my
>costs with ads after I get a decent level of traffic. I've got six up
>there so far, all aimed at beginners, and I'm interested in doing
>everything from quick explanations of simple concepts through to
>advanced tutorials on performing complex tasks. I would really
>appreciate some ideas though on what you guys think I should put up
>there. The URL is http://www.graphicsdistrict.com. There's a link on
>the main page if you want to email me directly, or you can reply to
>this post.
>
>Nathan

Nathan,

If you have not already done so, you might want to explore www.myjanee.com.
She has a ton of PS tutorials there and you might want to "fill in any gaps"
that her site doesn't already address. I'd also recommend contacting My Janee,
and asking if you can link to her site (and several other, existing, PS
tutorial sites) from yours.

Hunt

ronviers@gmail.com

2006-07-10, 6:18 pm

SnowDevil@XXXXXXXXXX wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I have a website I've just started where I'm going to fill it with a
> significant number of free video tutorials for Photoshop. I'm doing it
> for free because I know and enjoy using Photoshop and can offset my
> costs with ads after I get a decent level of traffic. I've got six up
> there so far, all aimed at beginners, and I'm interested in doing
> everything from quick explanations of simple concepts through to
> advanced tutorials on performing complex tasks. I would really
> appreciate some ideas though on what you guys think I should put up
> there. The URL is http://www.graphicsdistrict.com. There's a link on
> the main page if you want to email me directly, or you can reply to
> this post.
>
> Nathan

Hi Nathan,
Being new to Photoshop, I know what I would like. I find 'selections'
are important and overlooked.
Also, I find it easier to follow non-video based tutorials, espically
if they are complicated. It may add to your add traffic if you break
the tutorials into small chunks per page then have adds on each page.
I know if someone went to the trouble of creating a tutorial then I
have no problem looking at adds. I hate the flashing adds though.

Good luck,
Ron

ronviers@gmail.com

2006-07-10, 6:18 pm

SnowDevil@XXXXXXXXXX wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I have a website I've just started where I'm going to fill it with a
> significant number of free video tutorials for Photoshop. I'm doing it
> for free because I know and enjoy using Photoshop and can offset my
> costs with ads after I get a decent level of traffic. I've got six up
> there so far, all aimed at beginners, and I'm interested in doing
> everything from quick explanations of simple concepts through to
> advanced tutorials on performing complex tasks. I would really
> appreciate some ideas though on what you guys think I should put up
> there. The URL is http://www.graphicsdistrict.com. There's a link on
> the main page if you want to email me directly, or you can reply to
> this post.
>
> Nathan

I wanted to mention one more thing, I find it annoying and distracting
for tutorials to mention keyboard shortcuts. Those can be printed out
and referrenced later.

KatWoman

2006-07-10, 6:18 pm

awesome wonderful dolls
loved looking

"Rivkah" <RivkahRosenfeld@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote in message
news:1151080507.592807.237760@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
>I have an idea. It's actually something that me and a whole lot of
> people in my profession talk about often- in fact we are looking to
> have someone teach us!
> We design patterns that you use to sew with- it's for art. However it
> doesn't look so professional to hand draw and then scan it in. If you
> buy a book on this type of art, the patterns don't look hand drawn, of
> course, and the text is written along the borders (which are curves).
>
> How do you clean up the lines and how do you do the text?
>
> If you could help then it would be amazing.
>
> Ok something else that would be a great thing that I still don't really
> succeed in-
> How to take an image out of a photo (extract???) and save it as a new
> image. I have pictures on my website that are just cropped pictures.
> Not really good enough.
> In case I'm not so clear what I mean, lets say you have a picture of a
> dog in the park, just take out the dog but leave the rest behind, then
> save the dog as a separate picture so it can be used somewhere else
> like on a website page.
>
> THX!
> Rivkah rosenfeld
> http://rivkahrosenfeld.googlepages.com
>
> SnowDevil@XXXXXXXXXX wrote:
>

SnowDevil@gmail.com

2006-07-10, 6:18 pm

Thanks Ron,

I'm making a couple of new tutorials now, one of which is an in-depth
tutorial on the selection tools and various things they are useful for.
I'm also writing a whole lot of code to improve the site in various
areas, including being able to add comments directly to the site and to
every page of content I put up. I'll email you when the selections
tutorial is up.

Nathan
www.graphicsdistrict.com

ronviers@XXXXXXXXXX wrote:
> SnowDevil@XXXXXXXXXX wrote:
>
> Hi Nathan,
> Being new to Photoshop, I know what I would like. I find 'selections'
> are important and overlooked.
> Also, I find it easier to follow non-video based tutorials, espically
> if they are complicated. It may add to your add traffic if you break
> the tutorials into small chunks per page then have adds on each page.
> I know if someone went to the trouble of creating a tutorial then I
> have no problem looking at adds. I hate the flashing adds though.
>
> Good luck,
> Ron