I would suggest trying GIMP its supposed to be fairly simular to Photoshop without the cost (free) I prefer Photoshop over it as that is what I am used to but I am also not a graphic designer so I dont use it heavily. I use it for minor photo editing.
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 8:57 AM, Scott Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 8:36 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Quoting Wade Preston Shearer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > I didn't > > > mean to suggest that Photoshop was the God of design and nothing else > > > would be acceptable. > > > > Ok, I will. Bow to the Photoshop god you dogs! Nothing else is > > acceptable! (just kidding) > > > > Photoshop has the reputation for a steep learning curve. However, the > > ability to do some amazing things quickly is undeniable. I have tried > > to use other tools since then, and have been frustrated that in no > > time I find there's something I can't do, or do easily. Just my > > personal experience. The amount of third party freebies and tutorials > > is vast and unmatched. Overkill? Perhaps. Swift and effective? > > Definitely. > > > > Think of it this way. You don't need a Ferrari to go to the corner > > store for milk. You can take the extremely capable Buick! Or a BMW! > > There are lots of good tools out there. And I'd even throw Illustrator > > into the mix. Check your budget, and decide from there. But for me > > personally, the Ferrari is in the garage.... > > > > Whoa. You guys are killing me with the Ferrari... stuff. I guess I'm just > not even in the same league as all of the Ferrari and Beamer drivers. After > seeing the price I have to pay for Photoshop (I'm still suffering definite > sticker shock symptoms) I decided I just want to be a humble C++ programmer > when I grow up and not a graphic designer. > > Seriously, are there any suggestions for those of us who drive rattling, > clanking lumps of metal (that we even maybe might live out of)? > > <forwhatitsworth><notmuch> > P.S. If you paid all that money for a Ferrari, why keep it in the garage? > Shouldn't you enjoy your investment by trying to set the all time land speed > record in your neighborhood?</notmuch></forwhatitsworth> > > > > -- Cole > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > UPHPU mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu > > IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net > > > > > > -- > Scott Hill > > Food for thought: > An eagle may soar but a weasel will never get sucked into a jet engine. > A closed mouth gathers no foot. > Never squat with your spurs on. > > _______________________________________________ > > > UPHPU mailing list > [email protected] > http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu > IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net > _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
