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Level: BASIC

I wrote this 29-page tutorial with an absolute beginner in mind, meaning: Anyone who hasn't got much of a clue how to use Photoshop, or how to even start using it as a painting tool (because I got extremely tired of having to answer the same questions over and over).

For a full list of what it includes, read the list below.

I hope it helps, and if it did, any feedback would be appreciated, since it took me about a month to put it together. =]

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The things this tutorial goes through are as follows:


Basic PS Settings
• Scratch Disk Settings
• Opening a new file & Canvas Settings
• Changing Colours
• Canvas Sizes
• Docking Palettes

PS Brushes
• Which Brushes to use?
• Basic settings
• Installing Brush Sets
• Loading Brush Sets
• Making Custom Brushes

Drawing Tablet
• Changing settings
• Getting used to the pen - exercises

Use of Colour
• Grass isn't always green
• Colour Theory (by Socar Myles)

The Use of Layers
• The Meaning of Icons
• Creating Layers & naming them
• Moving Layers in the Palette
• Merge Visible Layers
• Merge Linked Layers
• Layer Sets
• From Scan to Transparent Layer
• Transforming Layers
• Flatten Layers

Painting
• Do I need to be able to draw to paint in PS?
• Pre-painting sketches - yes or no?
• Basic detailed painting steps
• Saving your Painting
• Special: Evil Tools (not to be taken all that seriously!)

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