Photoshop - Introduction

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http://www.reinegger.net/50_reasons_not_to_use_photoshop_for_webdesign.html First things first, I love Photoshop. It is the world’s best program for image editing. I do not intend to say Photoshop is a bad program, I just wish to clear up the misunderstanding that Photoshop is the right tool to use for web and screen design. Photoshop was designed to be used for image manipulation. It was not designed to create effective pixel-precise layouts for computer screens, or to make quick changes to screen layouts.

50 Reasons not to use Photoshop for Webdesign

Learning the basics is quite simple. You just have to learn how to navigate within the work area and familiarize yourself with the cool tools Photoshop has to offer. Photoshop Tools http://www.testking.com/techking/tutorials/photoshop-environment-and-tools/

Photoshop Environment and Tools | Tech King

There are quite a few reasons why having basic Photoshop skills beyond slicing PSD’s to XHTML/CSS is essential to any web developer. I have discussed some of those reasons in this article on my blog , but to make a long story short, there are times when you just need to do minor image editing tasks but don’t want to hassle your web designer for it. As a web developer, one of the most common tasks I encounter is changing the background color of an icon or making its background transparent. Let’s take an RSS icon for example. http://sixrevisions.com/photoshop/9-photoshop-editing-tips-web-developers-should-know/

9 Photoshop Editing Tips Web Developers Should Know (Build 20100722155716)

http://www.tripwiremagazine.com/2009/03/photoshop-mega-toolbox.html#Photoshop%20Tutorials

85+ Photoshop Mega Toolbox, Brushes, Patterns, Tutorials etc. — tripwire magazine

In this article tripwire magazine provides a Photoshop Mega Toolbox with all you can wish for in Tutorials, Textures, Patterns, Brushes, Actions, Cheat Sheets etc. The article has been spit up in 8 sections to make sure you immediately find what you’re looking for. Photoshop is capable of doing some of the most cool tricks possible with digital imaging. On the other hand Photoshop is not that easy to use and Tutorials is a great way to short-cut the long way to the perfect design. Using high quality material when working in Photoshop really makes it easier to quickly reach the desired goal. Applying just the right Pattern or Texture may really make the difference you need.