Voted "I know the basics but want to learn more", but a more accurate answer would be "I know the basics and that's all I need to know, and all I want to know".
Ask HN: Do you know Photoshop?
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#12I can modify existing content to fit my needs, but drawing stuff from scratch is where it gets complicated for me.
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#13Ninja rockstar awesomeface.
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#14I have thought about making video tutorials on how to use Photoshop to create practical design elements. Ie, how to make a button or how to design a header. Something every programmer making their own webapp could use that doesn't really require much Photoshop knowledge. Would there be any interest?
Yes please.
I recently discovered that I could create reasonably decent looking UI elements using only layer styles. I assume there are better ways to do it.
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#15Follow up question: who paid for it? (half joking)
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#16I use Fireworks. I find it so much easier for doing web design/photo editing/anything than Photoshop.
Fireworks continues to be underrated...
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#17My flow is Balsamiq for rough mocks / usability testing, Fireworks for design comps, and Photoshop only for actual image processing (mainly as a hobby). Balsamiq is awesome once you learn some of the hotkeys, and many of the commands overlap with those provided by Fireworks. The founder of Balsamiq was a Sr. Software Engineer at Adobe, and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Re: Ask HN: Do you know Photoshop?
#18I have thought about making video tutorials on how to use Photoshop to create practical design elements. Ie, how to make a button or how to design a header. Something every programmer making their own webapp could use that doesn't really require much Photoshop knowledge. Would there be any interest?
Yes please. I recently discovered that I could create reasonably decent looking UI elements using only layer styles. I assume there are better ways to do it.
Nope. Layer styles were pretty much designed for doing exactly that.
Re: Ask HN: Do you know Photoshop?
#19I learned photoshop before I learned to program, because I was really interested in art when I was young so I wanted to learn how to color my drawings in it after I scanned them in. My interests took a large shift since then, but I still can use it quite well.
Re: Ask HN: Do you know Photoshop?
#20Cool fact: Try searching for this in Google:
How do I make X in Photoshop?
X is any physical object you can think of.
This will return relevant results for all valid values of X.
Examples for X:
1) X=Earth: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8...
2) X=Sand: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8...
3) X=Monkey: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8...
4) X=Pyramid: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8...