Photoshop Or Paintshop?

Raymei · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:21 am Post subject:

Been trying out "The Gimp" with some old stuff on my computer ^_^ I like, I like.

A little confusing since it's a new program, but I'll eventually get the hang of it.

It's basically got everything I need from an art editing program ^^ gotta love the "free" part :lol:

Thanks a bunch, Matt!!

SilentSoul92 · Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:08 am Post subject:

whoa, just checked out the gimp the thing. I'm confused :wacko: I can't seem to get to the right place to download.

DaBear · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:07 am Post subject:

the free version of PSP is very limited. I run PSP8. I know PSP9 has been out and I believe a version 10 is coming, but I really didnt see to much more to the new versions up against mine...except the price. other artists working with Photoshop do realism in cging alot easier than myself, but every one of these programs take time to learn. Ive noticed cleaner "shine effects" with photoshop than psp, but the "wet look" tool on psp serves well to look like acrylics.

example of PSP8: (the resizing on psp can be done well by changing the settings from "pixel" to "smart sizing")

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rikuschick · Very bored Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 148

I happen to have both. I recently got photoshop cs as a gift, but before then I was trying to figure out paintshop. they are more or less the same, but I like photoshop more simply because it's easier to find tutorials if you can't do something. well, it's easier for me, anyway. even when I googled the keywords for paintshop tutorials, I'd still come up with limited results or sites that have almost nothing to do with the subject.

BrainDead · Forum contributor Joined: 20 Dec 2004 Posts: 740

I myself love photoshop much more because it is easier and I like the tools on it and how the layering for me seems much easier and paintshop is expensive and I have Adobe Photoshop 6.0 , Razz

CHEAPY!

octobernights · Newb Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 2

ive got a question:

what program should i use after scanning my pictures on to my computer. everytime i make my art good from using Adobe Photoshop, i try and post my pics on to this website but the problem is, the images are always too big (over 300k) which really pisses me off. i dont know how to make it so i still have the good pic. but less than 300 k

someone assist me.

thx,
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rikuschick · Very bored Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 148

I always end up saving another copy of the pic as a jpg file. although the layers merge in the copy, it's the only way I found that I can upload pics...well, that's how I do it anyway. Very Happy

octobernights · Newb Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 2

yea well,,, how do you save your file as a jpg?

always it says i it wont work since its a image/pg or something ( which is from paint) and then it wont work from my adobe photoshop; says something , its a "Type it is reported as: application/octet-stream"

someone assist once more Surprised

octobernights :wacko:

rikuschick · Very bored Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 148

have you tried going to file-->save as. then, just chose jpg from the lists where it says file type or file name. ^_^

Mmmochaccino · Newb Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Posts: 13

um should I be suspicious if I found Photoshop CS for $100? - buyusa.com

army19791031 · Rookie Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 32

i have photoshop to color my comic stuff, illustrator to ink it if i want to ink it digitally, corel painter i just got and saw alot of peoples work and it seems like it would be a more artistic way to color pieces. but so far i swear by adobe.

rikuschick · Very bored Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 148

[quote]um should I be suspicious if I found Photoshop CS for $100? - buyusa.com [/quote]

yeah, I'd look more into that site, if I were you, but when I googled "buy photoshop cs" that was the first site they listed. it might be a good deal, but there are things to condsidering. like, shipping & handling might be way more expensive with them. so, it could end up evening out. most sites I saw were selling it for at least $400.

army19791031 · Rookie Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 32

[quote="Mmmochaccino ()"] um should I be suspicious if I found Photoshop CS for $100? - buyusa.com [/quote]
i bought a bootlegged copy of an iraqi guy here for 5 bucks, its actually adobe creative suites the new one with cs photoshop and cs illustrator...

geezerindacorna · Rookie Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 29

i use ms paint, its soo easy, look at my siggy, 2 mins to do that, if that!

KenshinJennings · Member Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 84 Location: behind you

I love Photoshop CS and Illustrator CS2.

UltimaMewtwo · Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject:

I have paintshop, but I'd love to get photoshop.
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CosmicDebris · Member Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 58

I haven't been using Photoshop for very long, but I can tell you one thing - I find the digital painting is much nicer looking and more precise. I tried coloring some lineart in Paint Shop Pro and it just kept looking like crap. I did it in Photoshop and it came out great. I was doing the same thing. It's hard to explain, but Photoshop just functions better. But PSP has it's advantages in other areas. I sometimes use both for one image.
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Chibi-chan · Very bored Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 142

I don't have paint shop so I use photoshop and also u can use it to have some fun by making your friends look fater, weird or deform their faces.

I pass a lot of time doing that when I'm mad at them

jonno · Newb Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 2

you can download photoshop from somewhere liek limewire or ares galaxy, tho my folks got it. i hav 2 say that photoshop is better, especially CS. Its hard to grasp at first but becomes easier over time. so photoshop wins my vote. Smile

SickPleasure · Newb Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 4

i got a question about photoshop and paint shop and such.
which would you use if you wanted to make a whole new picture? can you do that? like, starting from scratch?
or what about taking a sketch and enhancing it to make it seem animated, like some of the pictures on this site? i'm really curious and confused about which program would be right for me, so i'd love if someone could reply!!!
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