What graphic maker to buy

s guy · 05-17-2005, 09:43 PM

what is the best up to like £300

***[tab]*** · 05-17-2005, 11:25 PM

Photoshop is king, but it's expensive. Paint Shop Pro is good, not sure how much it is though. I'm sure both have trial versions so you can decide what you like.

You could also get Gimp for free.

s guy · 05-18-2005, 12:26 AM

what about macromedia fireworks?

***ian*** · 05-18-2005, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by s guy

what about macromedia fireworks?

macromedia fireworks have a free trial download which you can try for yourself
http://www.macromedia.com/software/fireworks/
I think it is easy to use than photoshop, but most of the effects tutorials available on the internet are based on photoshop.

StephanieCordray · 05-19-2005, 04:19 AM

If you're seriously thinking of doing graphics, fireworks is rather limited in scope... not that it can't do an excellent job with what it does, it just doesn't really do that much without plugins.

Before taking the plunge to Adobe Photoshop, there is photoshop elements which is a lighter version at a lighter price but before it I would recommend trying Jasc's Paintshop Pro... I just took a look at the trial version and it's got a lot going for it when you are just starting out.

s guy · 05-20-2005, 04:32 AM

but i want to make a logo and banner etc frm scratch. i dnt understand how people make these wiked logos like that one zkiller made. maybe i just no how to use fireworks properly.

s guy · 05-20-2005, 08:42 AM

just a little something...
what kinda software do u use to make a design like that?thanks

StephanieCordray · 05-20-2005, 01:07 PM

more than likely zkiller used photoshop. I can't remember if he said so or not. basically it's a layered creation and using various blending techniques to acheive the desired results. Yes, you should be able to use fireworks to acheive similar results.

However, fireworks is limited in a lot of ways... it's not as easy to take away parts of backgrounds to keep only the elements of the photos that you want to use and so forth... photoshop has a set of nifty little tools for these like that whereas in fireworks, it's manual labor and painstakingly slow.

zkiller · 06-05-2005, 02:13 AM

personally, i started with Paint Shop Pro, or PSP for short. PSP is a very powerfull graphics suite, much like adobe's photoshop, but at a lighter price. for learning and getting started, PSP is great. depending on what you want to get into graphics for, PSP will do everything you need and more in many cases. however, if you want to get professional and possibly make your hard earned bread in the interactive media industry, their is no way around photoshop which is (in my opinion at least) the best at what it does straight out of the box.

StephanieCordray · 06-05-2005, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by zkiller

personally, i started with Paint Shop Pro, or PSP for short. PSP is a very powerfull graphics suite, much like adobe's photoshop, but at a lighter price.

See? I'd recommend it for general use,too.

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s guy Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 19	i tried fireworks but i want to make a logo and banner etc frm scratch. i dnt understand how people make these wiked logos like that one zkiller made. maybe i just no how to use fireworks properly.

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s guy Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 19	like this one just a little something... what kinda software do u use to make a design like that?thanks

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StephanieCordray Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,017	If you're seriously thinking of doing graphics, fireworks is rather limited in scope... not that it can't do an excellent job with what it does, it just doesn't really do that much without plugins. Before taking the plunge to Adobe Photoshop, there is photoshop elements which is a lighter version at a lighter price but before it I would recommend trying Jasc's Paintshop Pro... I just took a look at the trial version and it's got a lot going for it when you are just starting out.

05-20-2005, 01:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
StephanieCordray Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,017	more than likely zkiller used photoshop. I can't remember if he said so or not. basically it's a layered creation and using various blending techniques to acheive the desired results. Yes, you should be able to use fireworks to acheive similar results. However, fireworks is limited in a lot of ways... it's not as easy to take away parts of backgrounds to keep only the elements of the photos that you want to use and so forth... photoshop has a set of nifty little tools for these like that whereas in fireworks, it's manual labor and painstakingly slow.

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zkiller Super Noob Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: position:relative Posts: 1,560	personally, i started with Paint Shop Pro, or PSP for short. PSP is a very powerfull graphics suite, much like adobe's photoshop, but at a lighter price. for learning and getting started, PSP is great. depending on what you want to get into graphics for, PSP will do everything you need and more in many cases. however, if you want to get professional and possibly make your hard earned bread in the interactive media industry, their is no way around photoshop which is (in my opinion at least) the best at what it does straight out of the box. __________________ Stefan, the Post Master Track Devil - May the boost be with you!

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