• From: Rotterdam
  • Registered: 2009-02-14
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Topic: Adobe cs3/cs4 tutorials

Hey robots,
I'm currently trying to teach and make myself more familiar with the well known adobe design programs, namely Indesign but also photoshop.

Now I know that there are dozens, billions of different tutorials on the web and torrents. Anyobody knows one that is really good?? A lot of tutorials are just videos with guys babling mad like they're introducing you into a talkshow -
What I'm more searching for are step by step files with speechbubbles that give you the explainations.

Would even pay for one if I know it's quality. smile

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  • From: the stentecnology hideout
  • Registered: 2008-07-07
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Re: Adobe cs3/cs4 tutorials

I think the best way to learn is just to try stuff yourself and discover the possibilities of each software. Use the right software for the right job. I always learned alot by trying to make an exact copy of some design. Kinda like a tutorial. So for example take a record cover you like and try to duplicate it in illustrator. Then try to make the file really clean. Not a chaos of layers and weird constructions of shapes but a clean workfile that could be send to a printshop or to someone else to work on it. Try to keep in mind that a clean file will help future edit go much smoother becuse yo don't have to spend 3 hours figuring out how things are organized. Imo working organized saves you a lot of time and frustration in long term.

Some hardcore illustrator stuff for inspiration
http://venus.oracchi.com/Illustrator/

I did this tutorial the other day because I liked this ultra cheese space stuff big_smile
http://abduzeedo.com/space-lighting-eff … p-tutorial

Also in the help section of either cs3 or cs4 you can find a lot of explanations on how things work.

Good luck!

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  • Registered: 2008-07-07
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Re: Adobe cs3/cs4 tutorials

Best photoshop tutorial is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_X5uR7VC4M

Okay, it's pretty much entry level stuff, but it's the most funny yet educational tutorial ever.

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Re: Adobe cs3/cs4 tutorials

photoshoop is pretty simple. good program to start with (the rest works almost the same).
learn the basics, start with the tools, then how layers work and so on...

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  • From: zero one zero
  • Registered: 2008-07-08
  • Posts: 18

Re: Adobe cs3/cs4 tutorials

You could try http://psd.tutsplus.com/ good quality, and they also have illustrator tuts, flash tuts, audio tuts etc etc.

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Re: Adobe cs3/cs4 tutorials

tutorial about curves
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORM6AZY19pw[/youtube]

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