As I pretty much only do homebrew systems for my local group, MSpaint has been good to me. I pretty much know it inside and out, though that's hardly impressive as it's only MS Paint. Still, I've managed to make maps, textures, and anything else I've needed for a homebrew game.
Enter Photoshop CS. I've decided to kick it up a notch because a friend of mine showed me the kind of stuff that can be done with it. I was floored at some of the things I've seen made on Photoshop CS from scratch (not even using another photo as its base).
Homebrews notwithstanding, I want to learn this program to the best of my ability. I've tried looking for books on it, but I can't find anything for my level. Either it's way too simple (as in, "this is how you create a layer", and "this is how you copy and paste"), or way too complex.
I don't know if I would say that I'm intermediate, but I'm definitely no beginner. Anyone have any advice on some books or websites I could check out to learn more about Photoshop CS?
Thanks.
Ten or so years ago, I used the beginner and advanced Clasroom in a Book training material produced by Adobe. I've kept current on Photoshop through 7.0, but haven't worked with CS. I assume the quality of the material is still very good. And I note that you can but the current version at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/032119375X/002-6119211-2030456). It's got to be worth checking out.
Here are some good digiatal art sites to start with in your quest for more advanced photoshop information.
http://www.purephotoshop.com/index.php
http://www.fur.com/~almackey/tutorial/index.html
http://www.epilogue.net/art/tech/
http://www.pixel2life.com/main.php
Thanks for the links, they are exactly what I needed.
Also, I'll check into that book at amazon.