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Every time I think that I am starting to get the hang of PhotoShop, I find that I’m not even close. I am taking an intermediate class right now and to learn as much as possible I have been watching tutorials on Lynda.com and trying the tutorials in Photoshop User Magazine, and they have been helpful. But, when I learn a new tool, method, or skill, it brings lots of questions with it. Questions such as; Why did they do it that way instead of this other way? or Why doesn’t this tool work with that tool?
I’m also finding that because I’m immersing myself in PhotoShop, that a lot of what I learn blurs together. Often after trying more complicated techniques, I can’t remember the simple ones. I know that when a person learns a new skill that this is common, and that it is just part of the learning process. So I’ll keep on going and hope it all begins to click soon.
Here is my first attempt at a tutorial in PhotoShop User, Jan/Feb 2009 issue; “A Better Understanding of Blend Modes.” It is a grunge collage and it was fun to play with. I created all my own layers on this one, but I used “Trendy Swirls” brushes created by Susan Libertiny that I downloaded for free from www.brushportfolio.com.