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The VOID
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Photoshop tips
I'm gonna post a few things that have proven helpfull for me when making deckplans in Photoshop. But first, I had to post this:
Stay tuned!
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4/6/2006, 9:03 am
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Re: Photoshop tips
har har :P
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4/6/2006, 10:50 am
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Re: Photoshop tips
There are those who are violently allergic to this suggestion, but GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free software package that has similar capabilities to Photoshop. It's what I use for image processing, and it works well for me. People who use Photoshop seem to hate it with a passion, though, mainly due to the wildly different interface.
There is also Microsoft's Paint.NET software package, which I believe is also free, but I don't have any experience with.
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4/6/2006, 4:42 pm
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BillChuck
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Re: Photoshop tips
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I don't hate any of those programs. I just prefer Photoshop a lot and I like GIMP even less than I would like an "Adventures of young Jar-Jar Binks" TV Series, but if it works for you, thats fine. Everyone should use the tools he prefers. 
However, this is about Photoshop. Not about wether one should use it. 
Sorry, that was for the people who have said they're stuck with MS Paint because they can't afford Photoshop. I'm all for people using the tools they like.
Please share what you know; I expect I'll learn a lot of useful stuff despite the differences in software.
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4/6/2006, 6:00 pm
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Re: Photoshop tips
are there going to be any photoshop tips in this thread?
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4/7/2006, 7:00 am
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The VOID
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Re: Photoshop tips
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How to transfer straight lines.
Sometimes you will want to transfer a straight line, that is already present in one part of the ship to another part of the ship. This can be complicated, when there is space in between that should not be crossed by the line and it requires precision.
Lets say we want to draw a line that continues the way of the red line beyond the white space without crossing the white. We could draw a straight line all the way through and delete the part between them later, but sometimes there is more in between than just white and we can do the job without rulers and without layers.
Just select the vertical line selection tool and select the red line. A selection ensures that we can now only paint within the selection. Since the selection is just one pixel wide along the same line as the red line we use for orientation, we can not make many mistakes, when we now draw inside the selection.
For those who want to be sure only to work where they intend to: You can switch back to the box selection tool and deselect everything except the part where you wish to draw.
Simple, yes. Most of you will already habe known that, but there are people out there who have problems with straight lines.
When working without guide selections, pressing shift while moving the cursor also forces the pencil into fixed lines (horizontal and vertical).
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4/7/2006, 8:43 am
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The VOID
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Fast object shading.
Lets say you have painted the outlines of this bed and you want to shade it. You could paint that shading, but that is nerf herding.
Use the magic wand to select all the white patches. Then use the bucket filler and fill them with the dark outside shading. Dark grey in this case.
Then modify your selection. Contract it by 1 pixel. You can now either fill the new selections with the bucket filler in light grey, or you can choose light grey as background color and simply delete them.
This works especially well with big parts of machinery, although you will have to make minor adjustments whenever something rounded is included.
--- "The sand people are easily startled, but they will soon be back, and in greater numbers." — Obi-Wan Kenobi
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4/7/2006, 8:47 am
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How big is it?
To quickly find out how many pixels an object is wide or tall, just make a selection of the appropriate size, copy it and open a new file. The new file is automatically the same size as your copied selection. Voila, you got the size. Just click cancel and continue working.
--- "The sand people are easily startled, but they will soon be back, and in greater numbers." — Obi-Wan Kenobi
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4/19/2006, 5:46 am
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Re: Photoshop tips
Do these tips work in Elements as well? I have it but have only been using MSPaint thus far.
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4/19/2006, 2:42 pm
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