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Adobe Photoshop CS3

Started by Mari, May 01, 2010, 09:05:25 pm

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Mari

May 01, 2010, 09:05:25 pm
So I just got the Adobe Master Collection CS3, yesterday..
And I'm still pretty confused on how to use a lot of things on the Photoshop.
I guess CS3 isn't so new, but it was free so I couldn't pass it up.

I was just wondering if anyone had much experience in it or knew of a good guide that'd help with learning (if anything, just) the features of photoshop that would be useful for spriting.

I've never used photoshop before, I used to watch my friend use it but there was so much going on I couldn't follow. x_x
She was an expert with it and I ad never even seen it before!


Edit:
Also any help with spriting in general would also be very appreciated. o=
I'm new to all this, but I'd like to try my hand!
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As the puppeteer pulls His strings,
The fragile doll spreads Her wings.
To dance a ballet as He directs
That is the Curse of the Marionette.

Controlled by a hand far, far above,
Forbidden to care, forbidden to love.
Forever shall She mime what She cannot know,
Until the day She loses her illusory glow.

Propped up on a stilt where wine once stood,
The Marionette is, once more, only wood.
Her glossy eyes have lost their shine,
Her silken hair, turned to twine.

What a fate awaits the poor little doll,
Who dances and runs but cannot stand at all.
And the puppeteer is applauded at the end of every show,
But the audience's joyous response the doll can never know.

I am but a doll on an endless stage,
Dancing for others whilst I slowly age.
My puppeteer sits far above,
Hiding His face behind a white glove.

And when I have aged to nothing but wood,
I will be tucked away in a closet where a doll once stood.
Then, as I gather dust and the world passes by,
I will be forgotten by the vast, blue sky.

Lijj

May 01, 2010, 10:17:19 pm #1
Try some youtube tuts just get a sense of of how tools work. Maybe just do some simple designs and mess with everything. Keep notes on features you would imagine benefitial for spriting.
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Cheetah

May 01, 2010, 10:31:15 pm #2
The main thing is understanding the function of layers, though I suppose that is likely common knowledge now adays, and then just start messing with the main tools. Then tuts like Lijj said.
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