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. 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.