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Nacimroc:

Trying to edit an image I have but as always it takes absolutely forever to do the smallest of things!  Is it just me or is photoshop designed completely arseways? I use CAD programs regularly so I'm sure after spending so much time using it and viewing tutorials I should have figured it out but I can't even do the easiest of things!! You almost need a degree to draw a bloody circle!  aarrggghhhh!!!!!! :banghead:

Anyone recommend alternative software that wasn't designed by monkeys ? 



Xiaou2:

Photoshop isnt so much a drawing program, but an image editor.
(though, you can draw with it)

 As such, its complex due to the complex operations it needs to do its job.
If you think PS is complex & unituitive, try the freeware equivalent 'The Gimp'.

 Photoshop is incredible however.  It only take a few video tutorials to start getting things down.  Long ago I bought some from VTC (virtual training company).  Theres like 14hrs of videos on a set of DVDs..  but really, it only took maybe an hours worth to get me rolling.

 Long ago, I used to use Paint Shop Pro. & Painter 5. Painter using more natural brushes, producing oil-painting like effects. PSP more traditional of an MS paint style program, but much more advanced.

 For mere line work, you could also use a vector based program... like Illustrator.

 The biggest hurdle in Photoshop initially for me, was realizing that you cant do most things on the starting background layer.  Its locked down.  Create a new layer, and start your work on that.. leaving the background layer alone.  Then all kinds of options will reveal themselves.   But as said, a video introduction will help miles to get you going.

Nacimroc:

I'm getting illustrator as we speak. I can see how photoshop has a huge amount of options to cover and for photo editing etc, it is great. But as soon as I try to draw Halos to size or adjust without distorting etc, it all goes pear shape. I can do it but it is just so fiddly I find.  The layers I have no problem with as I use these in CAD based programs, I think its just the fact I'm trying to do everything to match dimensions is the main problem.

Ginsu Victim:

Though I have Photoshop, I still use Paint Shop Pro 6 for just about everything.

Xiaou2:

If your talking about the selection tool, hold down shift while you drag, and it will retain its symmetry.

 A lot of the functions are activated like this.  Either holding down ctrl, alt, or shift to alter the way they do things, or to activate a special functionality.

 Also, holding the mouse pressed down over a tool gives more tools to select from.

 Then theres options on the top bar.  I usually have to turn off anti-alising so that theres no transparent auto blending.  This works on most things, however there are some cases with selections which do not work with turning it off.  Not sure if these were fixed in later versions, as Im using 7.0



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