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rubicon · 06-25-2003, 10:10 PM

Photoshop can do amazing things but I've found it difficult to learn without a good _visual_ tutorial. Books don't seem to cut it - classroom or DVD based training worked for me.

A lot of Photoshop is reliant on graphic art terminology and processes. Not to say that we can't pick it up, but Photoshop's learning curve (IMO) is steep.

While learning Photoshop is valuable for creating web sites, I'd focus energy on building database-driven web sites. It seems that many self-titled web designers (I mean no disrespect) know very little about SQL and databases and that's the heart of many sites. Differentiate yourself and tell your customers you can build a site with a CMS backend to help manage their content. Or learn PHP and MySQL and make PostNuke do your bidding.

06-25-2003, 10:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
rubicon Stop. Think. Question. Location: Redondo Beach, CA	Photoshop can do amazing things but I've found it difficult to learn without a good _visual_ tutorial. Books don't seem to cut it - classroom or DVD based training worked for me. A lot of Photoshop is reliant on graphic art terminology and processes. Not to say that we can't pick it up, but Photoshop's learning curve (IMO) is steep. While learning Photoshop is valuable for creating web sites, I'd focus energy on building database-driven web sites. It seems that many self-titled web designers (I mean no disrespect) know very little about SQL and databases and that's the heart of many sites. Differentiate yourself and tell your customers you can build a site with a CMS backend to help manage their content. Or learn PHP and MySQL and make PostNuke do your bidding. __________________ How you do anything is how you do everything.