Is Photoshop Easy To Learn ?

This is an common doubt which arrives to the beginners when takes a step to learn Adobe Photoshop. Most of them would be already creative and other ‘s might not be so creative but still they can handle simple situations. As far as the creativity is concerned about everyone is binded with the creativity. So don’t ever think that to learn Photoshop you should be more creative.

“In my personal experience i learned photoshop only out of the one common factor that is the interest“

So when ever you start with the software like Photoshop or other than that. Initially get some knowledge about that particular software, else just view the work when some one is using those software. The key to master in Photoshop is “Nothing Is Impossible”. Try all the tools available in the Photoshop, so that you can be aware of all tools and its uses.

Keys To Tweak Photoshop :

1. Use all the tools available in the photoshop for a week.
2. Be more aware about Cut ,Copy and Paste Operations.
3. Try to use the best color combination.
4. Use the layer settings and work with layers.
5. Try more rough works with the Photoshop.
6. Keep mind fresh by listening light music and calm surrounding.

These are some of the things that plays a vital role in learning such software programs. I have also written post such as

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As the year the passed away so fast, i cant believe that different trends in the wordpress blogging. When we look back we may wonder with the development in the wordpress content management system. It is a power house for all the web based works. In the year 2009 there was a very big record by  the wordpress. One of the main feature which blogger love with the wordpress is its flexibility for various purpose such as a CMS, E-commerce,Blogging,Portfolio, Affiliate Programs and others.  So here is a collection of Best High Quality WordPress Themes Of 2010.

i have already written some of the best tutorials on the previous post. Such as

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#1. Cumulus

Cumulus is a very clean and calm portfolio theme. It contains a large block for featured projects and images and a nifty blog posts navigation in the sidebar.

Cumulus (Free version) (demo)

#2. AutoFocus

The theme is designed on an 800px, 8 column grid layout that truly allows your images to shine. The theme boasts a sharp typographic approach with a 22px baseline grid, and a Garamond/Helvetica (Times/Arial for you PC users) font stack that’s much easier to read

AutoFocus+ (demo)

#3. SimpleFolio

SimpleFolio is a portfolio theme that includes a blog and a very extensive option page that allows you to exclude all your portfolio items from the blog page. It also includes a front page slider. It has 2 different widget areas and threaded comments, and also supports paged comments and has 2 different page templates for advanced usage. The control of images is done from the post page.

SimpleFolio (demo)

#4. BlueBubble WordPress Theme

The theme is clean and simple, contains a theme options page, uses post image thumbnail plugin, has 2 widget ready sidebars and uses jQuery/PHP-based contact form with easy customization. Requires WordPress 2.9+.

BlueBubble WordPress Theme (demo)

#5. Bueno

Bueno is a clean, minimalistic design which sophistication in both its typography and structure. It uses a grid-based design, has integrated banner ad management, widgetized sidebar and 7 different color schemes. Also, the theme is packaged wth a .po file for easy theme integration.

Bueno

#6. Obscure

A dark magazine wordpress theme suitable for any site niche and best fit for community-based sites.

Obscure (demo)

#7. Boldy

A free theme that includes support for WordPress 3.0 Menu Management, has in-built slideshows, jQuery-based forms and live form validation as well as a widget for Twitter.

Boldy (demo)

Photoshop is the best designing tools because its not only the tool to design but also the tools for using predefined presets. Such as brushes, Gradients, and other plugins. So we can use the ready made brushes to enhance our creativity, its  also the best brushes which can make wonders with your designing works like banner designing, brochure designing, Logo designing,art works.

I have been using the Adobe Photoshop for a long time and i m addicted to this tool because of its features, i have already written some of the best tutorials on the previous post. Such as

10+ Best PSD To HTML Web Designing Tutorials

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Here is the list of 2000+ Best And Free Photoshop Brushes

#1.  400+ Floral Brushes for Photoshop

With the popularity of last week’s collection of Photoshop brushes for creating textures, I thought it would be appropriate to put together another collection of brushes. This time we’ll focus on florals and foliage. There is no shortage of high quality (and free) brushes in this style. Here are some of the better sets.

#2. 500+ Photoshop Textures Brushes: Creating Textures in Photoshop

Textured graphics are obviously very popular right now, and fortunately there are tons of free Photoshop brushes that will help you to quickly and easily get the textured look you want. This post is a showcase of some of the best sets of brushes available anywhere for creating textures.

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I am always a crazy guy always designing stuffs using the Photoshop. Till last two years before i used photoshop only to produce the stuffs like logos, banner, button and other designing works. But once i realized that this is not the ultimate limit to use Photoshop for a freelancing and started to do a deep research in the term web designing and finally i came to understand that web designing differs with designers. Some use to manually code the web pages, some use to code the web pages from the existing scratchs, Some are used to the editors such as Dreamweaver, and others used to do the PSD to HTML conversions.

I was really surprised with the last one, because the PSD to HTML is nothing but the conversion of the Web pages created with Photoshop with more graphics and then slicing it using the Slice tool and coding those into a dynamics as well as static web pages which looks really awesome. So i took online tutorials to completely study this process and i want to share those tuts to my reader, Subscribers and other visitors of my site. Now i used to design the web pages with PSD to Html conversion process.

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“So here comes your turn to become a web designer”

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In this tutorial you will learn how to code the Design Lab TV Styled layout into xhtml and css. If you have any questions about this tutorial be sure to ask in the comments. Also, remember with all the tutorials, the source files are available for download.

7. Design & Code a Cool iPhone App Website in HTML5

In this step-by-step web development tutorial, you will learn how to convert a beautiful and eye-grabbing grunge theme web layout–created from Photoshop in a previous tutorial–into a working HTML and CSS template.

9. Coding a Clean Web 2.0 Style Web Design from Photoshop

Tutorial Details

• Programs: HTML Editor, Photoshop
• Difficulty: Intermediate
• Completion Time: 3-6 hours

In this web development tutorial, you’ll learn how to build a web page template from a Photoshop mock-up from a previous tutorial called “How to Create a Clean Web 2.0 Style Web Design in Photoshop” using HTML/CSS and the jQuery library.

10. How to Convert a Photoshop Mockup to XHTML/CSS

Tutorial Details

• Programs: HTML Editor, Photoshop
• Difficulty: Intermediate
• Completion Time: 3-6 hours

Follow this walkthrough of coding up a graphical website layout into valid, standards compliant XHTML and CSS. Starting with the initial process of exporting the individual images from the Photoshop document through to building the complete page.

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As web designing is an best freelancing works which i enjoy to do but the thing is the time. Time is more precious but the same time the web designing needs more time to design even a single page.  If it is from the scratch it is possible to complete the project at the time, but when it comes for fresh project the planning is more important than executing it. Because i have faced my toughest situations when i m not on planned about the designing.

After such situations i strongly believe that Web Designing projects should have an proper planning else the time might just runs away. So here is an best tutorial for creating an clean and best web design portfolio using Photoshop.

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WordPress is the best blogging platform this is my recommendation because there are highly controllable by the authors.  Now a days most of the websites are also being used to wordpress content management system.  As when i  was introduced into the wordpress blogging platform i was a bit confused with the extreme feature of wordpress.  I have already written about best wordpress themes. One of the best features of wordpress are the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and the attractive themes available for wordpress blogs.

Nowadays most of the web designer are concentrating in developing the wordpress themes which are completely designed with Adobe Photoshop like editors.

Here is a collection of beautiful 10 wordpress themes.

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1. Unite – WordPress Business, Magazine Theme

Unite is a merger of crisp design and powerful communication. It takes a clean, organized approach to presenting content so it’s easier to find what you want.

This is a premium WordPress theme with 5 pre-made skins including a dark theme and textured background theme. The theme is easy to modify and ready to be up and running out of the box. The PSD files included have been customized to allow fast skinning.

2. Intersect – WordPress Theme

Intersect is a bold, striking WordPress theme with various layouts, colors and easy to setup. This theme is ready to get a site up an running out of the box. It is easy to customize and is configured for fast skinning.

Includes 8 different skins, each with a unique custom background. The PSD files includes a backgrounds file allowing you to create your own combination of any color with any background, or make your own in minutes.

3. Boost – HTML Corporate and Magazine Site

Boost is a subtle yet distinctive design that makes your content jump off the page!

Giving your site a boost has never been easier. Create a presence and make an impact on visitors with this crisp presentation and smooth interface. The theme includes page layouts for: full page, multi-column, blog, portfolio, 2 administrative login areas and working contact form.

4. Traject – HTML Portfolio and Business Site

Traject is a new way of showcasing your products and service to your website visitors. Designed from the ground up to bring attention to your most important information first, Traject makes content organization easy. The template puts your key products or services at the forefront, presenting them in an interesting way to be sure and grab the attention of your viewer. The layout is organized to ensures your services, products or content become the focal point so users can quickly findwhat they want.

5. ReVisionary – HTML Portfolio and Magazine Site

ReVisionary combines a clean layout, professional style and strong graphics to create something completely new.

The theme includes 24 pre-made skins. You can create your own custom skin in under 3 minutes!

You can jump in quickly with the included sample pages and pre-built features to save you time. Preview the various layouts including blog pages, FAQ ’s, portfolio and a working contact form just to mention a few.

The freelancer jobs are now a days are very common because these are self supporting jobs which can support us by providing a handful of income which we earn through our own skills. A freelance programmer earns his income by programming the applications for the client and he decides the time and schedule according to his own wishes. Like wise the freelance designer earn the income by doing the projects which the clients order him. So other than the individual clients work order there are market places where there are more number of jobs posted in an common place. So we can select the projects according to our wishes and work it according to the clients requirement and final get paid for the project.

Here is an list of Freelance Designers Market Place.

99designs.com

This is an market place where the projects are dropped by the clients and the designers choose the projects and work on it and exhibits their work so the best one will be selected by the contest holder and will be awarded the cash prices.

http://www.99designs.com

crowdSPRING.com

This is an market place where the projects are dropped by the clients and the designers choose the projects and work on it and exhibits their work so the best one will be selected by the contest holder and will be awarded the ash prices.

FreelanceDesigners.com

Here the projects are posted daily. So the designer have to signup with this company and post his valuable profiles within this site. So the can select the project according to his wish and the client will select you if your work and the rates are reasonable for his project. This is based on your unique profile in this site.

Odesk.com

Here the projects are posted daily. So the designer have to signup with this company and post his valuable profiles within this site. So the can select the project according to his wish and the client will select you if your work and the rates are reasonable for his project. This is based on your unique profile in this site.

Elance.com

Here the projects are posted daily. So the designer have to signup with this company and post his valuable profiles within this site. So the can select the project according to his wish and the client will select you if your work and the rates are reasonable for his project. This is based on your unique profile in this site.

Before 2 year ago i was in a search for getting good training to do Web Designing and due to this i was under a compulsion to do some Web Designing courses. But I didn’t because i started to do simple HTML forms using notepad editor with the online help support of W3Schools.com. Final when i learned about the complete HTML and started to create simple websites with the help of HTML. Then i came to know that to give attractive looks there is need of CSS (Cascade Style Sheet) Knowledge, so i was ready to buy a book online and to get started. So i purchased a CSS book from the amazon store and mastered in CSS. These kinds of regular activities took me to the blogging environment and work with the one of the best blog platform WORDPRESS. So to cutomize the wordpress theme i was in a need to learn PHP and MySql. Then immediately i purchased a book of PHP and MySQL from the same amazon store and learned the PHP and MySql.

Let me know If you have any of these books and what you think of them. Also, if you have any book suggestions for beginners in web design, feel free to drop in a comment and let us know.

The Beginners can purchase the book from this same amazon store below. Highly secured service. So no need to worry start your web designing career from here.

This tutorial will teach you how to design the web site layout seen below in Photoshop. Click here to view the finished layout. You will also learn how to convert this to an optimized html site in the next few tutorials.

This tutorial is part of a 4 page tutorial on how to create a simple web site using Photoshop and Dreamweaver.

Tutorial 1 : Creating a unique website header
Tutorial 2 : Designing your website layout in Photoshop
Tutorial 3 : Slicing your layout in Photoshop
Tutorial 4 : Creating your web site in Dreamweaver

We have designed a layout with a black background with an area for the logo, an eye-catching graphical header, navigation links, content and images.

Remember while designing your layout, you need to define spaces for the following :

• Header – This could be a graphic banner
• Logo
• Buttons – Links for home, about us, contact us etc.
• Pictures
• Content area
• Copyright Information

Follow the following steps to design your website layout in Photoshop:

1. Open a new file in Photoshop by clicking on File/New and enter a width of 750pixels and height of 450px.
2. Color the background with Black by choosing black in the foreground color and selecting the paint bucket tool and click on the canvas. Your background will now be black.
3. Add a new layer by clicking on the Add Layer icon in the Layers panel. If your Layers panel is not open then go to Window/Layers. Name the new layer copyright . Select Rectangle Marquee Tool and drag to make the bottom banner with a width of 750pixels by 21 pixels. Color this banner with color #303030.
4. Choose Horizontal Type Tool. A text layer is created automatically. Now enter the text for Copyright, e.g. “Copyright © 2005 www.YourWebBusiness.com. All Rights Reserved.
5. Choose Horizontal Type Tool. A text layer appears automatically. Enter the button text on the top banner too: “home l sitemap l news l downloads”.
6. Add a new layer. Now make the gray horizontal line color #808080 with single Marquee tool.Go to Edit>Stroke. Choose Stroke width 1 pixel. Color #808080. Location Center. Click OK.
   
7. Right click on the layer and select duplicate layer 3 times, because you have 4 lines. Put the lines in their corresponding place: in bottom, middle, top.
8. Now you can enter the button text on the second top banner in a new layer e.g. About us l services l products l clientele l contact us.
9. Now define the logo area with the rectangular marquee tool. Go to Edit>Stroke. Choose Stroke width 1 pixel. Color is #808080. Location Center. Fill inside with Black color with Paint tool. Name it Logo area.
10. Choose the Horizontal Type Tool and write your company name or website name.
11. Choose the Horizontal Type Tool and enter content in the middle.
12. Insert your header (See our tutorial on creating an eye-catching header). This could also be any image you choose. The image needs to be a horizontal banner. Open your image file. Go to move tool. Drag from your image file to this layout in the middle of the layout.
13. Draw the boxes seen on the right with the Polygonal Lasso Tool. Go to Edit>Stroke. Choose Stroke width 1 pixel. Color is #808080. Location Center.
    Name your layer borderpics. Make two more Boxes. Adjust them equally in the right side of the layout. Insert the images by dragging them to your layout and naming the layers.
14. Drag the layer borderpics on top of the 3 pic layers. The edges of the pictures have to be cut according to the design of the box.
15. Now create the white bands with text at the bottom of each of the right graphics with the rectangle marquee tool. Fill the box with white color with Paint tool. Name it “whitebandpics”. Choose the Horizontal Type Tool. A text layer is created automatically. Now enter the text for Gifts. Follow the same for the rest of the pictures. You can click here for the images – pic1, pic2, pic3. You can drag these images to your layout.

    Now when your design is ready, you can go to the next step to creating your website which is to make slices.

This tutorial is part of a 4 page tutorial on how to create a simple website using Photoshop.

Tutorial 1 : Creating a unique website header
Tutorial 2 : Designing your website layout in Photoshop
Tutorial 3 : Slicing your layout in Photoshop
Tutorial 4 : Creating your web site in Dreamweaver