What are the best, and cheapest graphic art programs?
I have photoshope cs3 and Carrara6, witch is a 3D art program, I am struggling with so many confusing options in photoshop, and I really enjoy Carrara6 but still have a lot to learn with Carrara, do you know of any other good programs that are fun to play with that don’t cost to much.
There are actually a couple of free programs you can download. Note that the best programs ALWAYS take some time to learn. If you already have Photoshop CS3 I would stick with it, it’s really one of the best options for digital imaging work. If you are struglling with it, there are a couple of books to get, and the advantage of books is of course you can learn at your own pace and always go back to them. One book is Photoshop CS3 for Dummies. You may already know enough to not need this book, it’s pretty basic. Three others to consider are Adobe Photoshop CS3 Visual Quick Start Guide, the Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book (which comes with a CD with lesson files), and Photoshop CS3 One-on-One (which also comes with a CD with lesson files). The last book is particularly hood if you like an irreverent stylel Deke McClelland, the author, has an interesting style of writing, but he can be quite fun and knows his stuff.
Also you may want to consider subscribing to some video podcasts for Photoshop. These will also have the advantage that you download them and so can watch them as many times as you want. One of the best is from Bert Monroy. You can find his podcast at http://www.revision3.com/pixelperfect. Bert is a true Master Photoshop Artist, and his style of instruction is entertaining and relaxed.
You can of course find lots of free tutorials on the internet for Photoshop, be aware that they vary in quality, and most assume you know the basics.
I can’t advise you regarding Carrera, not being familiar with it.
You also want to consider a vector drawing program. The best is Adobe Illustrator, but that’s not cheap. There is a free vector drawing program called Inkscape, which you can find at www.inkscape.org. The reason you want a vector drawing program is that vectors are resolution-independent, vs. raster/pixel-based programs such as Photoshop, which are very resolution dependent (which you know if you’ve ever copied an image off the internet at 72 dpi and tried to enlarge and print it—it looks like crap, all pixelated). Vectors can be drawn at any size and enlarged or reduced without losing quality.
Anyway, hope that info is helpful to you. If you’d like to talk some more about Photoshop, please e-mail me through my profile.
Microsoft Paint
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Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Flash Profesional. About the Adobe programas, you may prefer using the CS3 edition, you can find them at downtown.
I got them by 100 pesos each (don’t mind calculating the currency)
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I’ve bought them
There are actually a couple of free programs you can download. Note that the best programs ALWAYS take some time to learn. If you already have Photoshop CS3 I would stick with it, it’s really one of the best options for digital imaging work. If you are struglling with it, there are a couple of books to get, and the advantage of books is of course you can learn at your own pace and always go back to them. One book is Photoshop CS3 for Dummies. You may already know enough to not need this book, it’s pretty basic. Three others to consider are Adobe Photoshop CS3 Visual Quick Start Guide, the Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book (which comes with a CD with lesson files), and Photoshop CS3 One-on-One (which also comes with a CD with lesson files). The last book is particularly hood if you like an irreverent stylel Deke McClelland, the author, has an interesting style of writing, but he can be quite fun and knows his stuff.
Also you may want to consider subscribing to some video podcasts for Photoshop. These will also have the advantage that you download them and so can watch them as many times as you want. One of the best is from Bert Monroy. You can find his podcast at http://www.revision3.com/pixelperfect. Bert is a true Master Photoshop Artist, and his style of instruction is entertaining and relaxed.
You can of course find lots of free tutorials on the internet for Photoshop, be aware that they vary in quality, and most assume you know the basics.
I can’t advise you regarding Carrera, not being familiar with it.
You also want to consider a vector drawing program. The best is Adobe Illustrator, but that’s not cheap. There is a free vector drawing program called Inkscape, which you can find at http://www.inkscape.org. The reason you want a vector drawing program is that vectors are resolution-independent, vs. raster/pixel-based programs such as Photoshop, which are very resolution dependent (which you know if you’ve ever copied an image off the internet at 72 dpi and tried to enlarge and print it—it looks like crap, all pixelated). Vectors can be drawn at any size and enlarged or reduced without losing quality.
Anyway, hope that info is helpful to you. If you’d like to talk some more about Photoshop, please e-mail me through my profile.
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