• Registered: 2009-04-30
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Topic: Newbie Entering The World Of Adobe

Good evening all

I am just about ready to start learning PS CS4. I bought a tutorial from Deke McClelland from Barnes and Noble. Has anyone heard of him or bought is Tutorials? I purchased a video Tutorial One on One and reviews online are good, but did not know if anyone here has used his tutorials.
On a 2nd note, I am looking forward to putting my artistic background to work and begin using CS 4, and my question to the webs #1  forum is...How long do you think I could expect until I can actually have a basic grasp before using on sites? Also - is After Effects a good program to buy as well?

Why I did not start Design & Development years ago...is a daily question I ask myself.

thank you in Advance

Brian

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  • From: Chico/Sacramento, CA
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Re: Newbie Entering The World Of Adobe

I haven't personally used his tutorials... I'm pretty much self taught.

It really shouldn't take you that long to get the basics... A week maybe? Photoshop has a LOT of functionality, so it's one of those programs where you are almost always learning something new whenever you start a new project.

You might also want to look at http://psd.tutsplus.com/.

After Effects -- as far as I know -- isn't really web related. It deals more with video/video editing. It probably isn't necessary, unless you see yourself doing that sort of thing a lot.

  • Registered: 2009-04-30
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Re: Newbie Entering The World Of Adobe

Thank you Falken. As always - A quick and reputable reply and very much appreciated. I will visit the provided link

*Kudo's on your Portfolio (Visited from your reply to the Students assistance for his Class paper)

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  • From: Tenerife, Spain
  • Registered: 2008-12-29
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Re: Newbie Entering The World Of Adobe

After Effects is Photoshop on Steroids. If you plan on being in the movie, video or TV industry, then you will definitely need it, along with the mastery of a whole load of other software.

Deke McClelland is a well known name in the industry and I am sure you will learn a lot from his course. Photoshop is a fantastic tool whichever branch of the industry you wish to enter. If you are artistic there are a lot of different avenues to explore in Photoshop.

  • Registered: 2009-04-30
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Re: Newbie Entering The World Of Adobe

Thank you for the input Virtual

Brian