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Photoshop alternative
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:27 am
by Stuart
Good Morning,
I am quite interested in learning to use something similar to PS for image manipulation but if I'm honest, I cannot stomach the
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:46 am
by Ben
I would only look at Adobe CS2 or PSP ... however with most modern camera's now days you get a free piece of editing software ... have you looked at what came with you digi camera?.
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:49 am
by TonyB
Photoshop cs3 evaluation is available from the adobe website for a 30 day trial, if you want to have a play. I do agree it is expensive, but it is the daddy.
PS CS2 is available on ebay and a full boxed version goes for about
Tony and Ben
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:03 am
by Stuart
Thanks :thumb:
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:38 am
by Ben
CS2 is excellent - I've learnt to use it by reading the manuals and buying the monthly magazines.
I'll be giving CS3 a bash shortly, then will save the few hundred required to buy the bugger.
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:04 am
by lsop
What sort of stuff did you want to do Stu??
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:08 am
by maff
Stick with the Gimp, being a linuxite i use it for all my arty needs and photo retouching and if your familiar with photoshop but dont want to have to pay cash monies then theres always "Gimp Shop" The Gimp but modified so that it resembles photoshop:
http://www.plasticbugs.com/
top piece of software.
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:16 pm
by RX7
MSPaint lol !!!
Give the trial a go mate, Photoshop is the best !!!
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:26 pm
by Stuart
pc185 wrote:What sort of stuff did you want to do Stu??
I just love mucking around with the aesthetics on cars whether its paint colours, new wheels, complete makeovers etc. I spend more time on the paint section of Forza than I do the game
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:31 pm
by Stuart
Maff
That looks cool but a bit 'techie' for a monkey like me. How user friendly is it? Are there online user guides?