can anybody please tell me how to use the photoshop program to make amazing pics?

Question

hi, whwn i was checking out some fanart at a harry potter website, i came across some really nice pics, and almost all of them said they were done by photoshop, my question is can u make a pic out of nothing in photoshop or do u haveto add a pic and modify it, tell me everything u can and get ten points

Answer 1

Yes, a person with skill, talent and lots of practice can do amazing things with photoshop! In fact, a person with the skill, knowhow, talent and such can do a lot with programs other than photoshop! Photoshop just happens to be the industry standard for professionals, and yes, it's an excellent program and one of, if not the, best out there. And it is expensive with a steep learning curve.

For a novice, starting with some of the below free programs and some online tutorials and maybe some art lessons will serve to get you well on your way to doing some awesome images of your own!!!

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http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/PhotoPlus/
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http://www.download.com/Deep-Paint/3000-2191_4-10398243.html

Answer 2

nicely, there are extremely some possibilities, and a few loose, yet there is not extra acceptable determination than Photoshop. whilst the whole version is $six hundred or so, you will desire to purchase Photoshop components for $80-one hundred. somebody asked an identical question a pair of weeks in the past and persons have been chiming in approximately extra decrease priced application and purchase this or purchase that, however the genuine question is this: in case you have an pastime in doing extra later why spend the time on the education curve for some off variety application while later you are going to would desire to earnings Photoshop to truly do what you prefer to besides? Spend the extra thirty or fifty dollars and commence with the marketplace nicely-known. Get Photoshop components. Or purchase a scanner or peripheral that has an LE version of Photoshop with it. do no longer waste it sluggish gaining wisdom of application which you will later discover is inadequate.

Answer 3

If your an artist, you can do it all in photoshop.

More times than not, pictures are imported (scans, from the web, digital pics, etc.) into PS and modified one way or another.

Using the layers, masks, clipping paths and wide assortment of tools available in the program, there is nothing you can't do.

Want to remove someone from a family pic? Use PS
Want to add someone to a pic? Use PS
Want to mix two pictures together and add highlights? Use PS
The list of things you can do are endless. The only limit is the imagination

If you know the basics and know how to search the web for specific help topics, there is nothing you can't do. It just takes time and effort and a desire to succeed.