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SuperKC Expert Vidder
Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 3667 Location: On a Stick
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:40 am Post subject: What Program? |
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What program do you guys use to make icons/banners/etc. Just curious.
I used Photoshop Elements 4.0 - that's the cheap (just under 100 bucks) version of Photoshop itself and I don't find it limiting at all as to what you can do with it - although I know it doesn't have Curves.
When I started making icons (see my icon thread) I was using this old archaic version of iPhotoPlus by Ulead. I think it was version 4.0 coincidentally. Anyway, it was copyright 1991!!! So this upgrade to PSE4.0 has made a HUGE difference in my graphics. You can probably tell when I switched over to the new program based on quality alone. I think it was right after the Amelie batch. |
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PsychoCynic Expert Vidder
Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 1795 Location: United States
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:06 am Post subject: |
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I use Adobe Photoshop 6.0. It's pretty good (you could probably do a helluva lot more than my measly skills pull off), but I still wish I had a more advanced program. _________________
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SuperKC Expert Vidder
Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 3667 Location: On a Stick
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:03 am Post subject: |
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Haha be quiet! I did learn a bunch of stuff by my lonesome, and part of that I think comes from having a shitty program for years and having to learn "tricks" to get around the programs shortcomings.
And when I got PSE4 I was able to figure out a bunch of stuff on my own, but in addition to that, I did look at some tutorials from a couple of LJ communities.
The most popular one is icon_tutorial
Which has a lot of stuff from all different programs.
Later, I created my own. Elementheads! It is for PS Elements specifically, but Elements is such a simple program all of the tutorials will probably translate into any other program, ESPECIALLY other versions of photoshop.
So if you want to learn some stuff, that's a good way to do it. |
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Aislynn Council Member
Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 35782 Location: Sawyerville, USA
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:52 am Post subject: |
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Ooo, tutorials!!!!!!
(Yes, that's my great, intelligent contribution to this thread... )
(Okay, so I can at least say what you probably already know and don't even care because clearly I don't do great works of artist merit: I use Paintshop Pro 8 and Animation Shop 3 for my stuff. The fact it's crummy, however, is all on me. I've seen people do lovely work with it. )
Anyway, thanks for the tutorials! |
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rbexter93 Expert Vidder
Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 3270
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:39 am Post subject: |
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I use paint.net V2.64 to cut and that, then nero photoviewer for effects _________________
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Distress Signal Advanced Vidder
Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 896 Location: NOWHERE! BWAHAHAHAHAHA
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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I use Photoshop 7, because I decided to join the bandwagon. _________________
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IntoTheVoid Expert Vidder
Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 2407 Location: Narnia
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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I use Paintshop Pro - even though its really rubbish. I sometimes use my mates program though... can't remember its name...
It'll come to me _________________
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She does genuinely love him.
And she knows that he would take excellent care of her." - Damon Lindelof |
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-Vindictive-Madison- Novice Vidder
Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 45 Location: London, England, UK
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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ive got adobe photoshop 7.0 and corel paint shop pro x but i only use paint shop pro x because photoshop is too complicated for me and some things come out quite well in paint shop pro actually _________________ ♥ jate ♥ shoone ♥
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rbexter93 Expert Vidder
Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 3270
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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I just got psp x!!! _________________
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lostzilla Expert Vidder
Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 7246 Location: Gallactica
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