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Ultragames
26-08-2003, 08:55 PM
Wo0t! Just read the Newsletter. SimplyPhotoshop.com is coming soon! I think this will be your biggest hit Kevin, and I am ver excited!
drknow
26-08-2003, 09:11 PM
Yay!!!!!!
Kevin
26-08-2003, 09:11 PM
yes it should be good mate! hopefully that as well as simplymax can be up in the next few weeks
drknow
26-08-2003, 09:21 PM
Yea, Ive been waiting for simplymax.
ckyuk
26-08-2003, 09:21 PM
yay 2d artwork :D
Zyk0tiK
26-08-2003, 11:16 PM
Glad you are all excited :)

But Kev... "next few weeks"?! I thought it was planned in a month-ish time.
mushroomgod
26-08-2003, 11:17 PM
cool idea
Kevin
26-08-2003, 11:30 PM
Originally posted by Zyk0tiK
Glad you are all excited :)

But Kev... "next few weeks"?! I thought it was planned in a month-ish time.

I say everything is in a few weeks :D

been saying it about the max site for 4 months :)

but it will at least be "designed and ready by then" :)
Cyberlloyd
27-08-2003, 01:39 AM
Ya I just got the new letter too....

Now Photoshop, there is something that I can actually understand :) I just don't have the time to learn Maya.

I will be defidently coming around that site...
doodle
27-08-2003, 01:55 AM
Are the new Max and Photoshop sites gonna be designed with the new design and logo or are they going to have the current theme for now. And when are all the sites changing themes?
drknow
27-08-2003, 01:57 AM
A theme change????

But I was getting so used to the current color scheme.
Zyk0tiK
27-08-2003, 02:02 AM
You didnt see the whole new site design?!
NitroLiq
27-08-2003, 02:07 AM
Any sneak previews as far as what we can expect at simplyphotoshop? Is it going to be more about using photoshop with 3D apps for texturing, creating textures, compositing, etc. (keeping with the other "simply" sites) or just general photoshop tips and tutorials? The reason I'm asking is that there are already so many photoshop tutorial sites out there with the typical stuff (creating interfaces, buttons, layerFX, photo-editing, etc.).
mtmckinley
27-08-2003, 02:36 AM
I think (and correct me if I'm wrong, Kev) that SPS will be more about using Photoshop on its own. It would seem to make sense to me that texture creation should be kept with the 3D sites, as I'm sure some people wouldn't appreciate having to purchase points at another site to learn about it. Especially since points aren't transferable between Simply's.

So, I'd imagine most topics being How to use Photoshop and its tools, Compositing, Digital Painting, Matte Imaging, possibly Web Design making use of PS's ImageReady program, etc.
Zyk0tiK
27-08-2003, 02:39 AM
You are correct sir!
:)
Ultragames
27-08-2003, 03:08 AM
Well, unless you give one encridibly long and exasting tut for Photoshop, i dont see how you would be able to sleep at night charging money for Photoshop tuts. There are so many out there, you would have to make on hell of a tut to charge money for it, or else people are just goign to keep on useing the other sites.
ragecgi
27-08-2003, 03:25 AM
Ahh, but Ultra, to make money, you must diversify! :)

..and besides, it was already on Kev's mind Wayyy back so it is a good thing comming, and I can't waitto be a member!
mtmckinley
27-08-2003, 04:59 AM
Originally posted by Ultragames
Well, unless you give one encridibly long and exasting tut for Photoshop, i dont see how you would be able to sleep at night charging money for Photoshop tuts.

The same way we sleep quite soundly charging for Maya and Lightwave tuts.
Kevin
27-08-2003, 07:19 AM
Originally posted by Ultragames
Well, unless you give one encridibly long and exasting tut for Photoshop, i dont see how you would be able to sleep at night charging money for Photoshop tuts. There are so many out there, you would have to make on hell of a tut to charge money for it, or else people are just goign to keep on useing the other sites.

UG - well look at it this way - you have never spent a penny on this site.... and your still here!

so whats the diffence?

If you supply a service - you can charge for it... look at you - you have a web site where as you try to get people to do sites for -yet there are 40,000 places on the net where you can learn to do a site for FREE

Im sure you get the picture Uggy :)
Ultragames
27-08-2003, 07:49 AM
Thats different. They may not have the tiem or will to learn how to do it them selfs. And what im saying is that i have been to almost a hundred Photoshop tutorial sites. And im not sure theres much you can offer at SimplyPhotoshop.com that I have not yet found. Mabey a few things, but very little. The only reason i am excited about it is that I can get very specific help on things, from the forum.
David
27-08-2003, 07:58 AM
Originally posted by Ultragames
Thats different. They may not have the tiem or will to learn how to do it them selfs. And what im saying is that i have been to almost a hundred Photoshop tutorial sites. And im not sure theres much you can offer at SimplyPhotoshop.com that I have not yet found. Mabey a few things, but very little. The only reason i am excited about it is that I can get very specific help on things, from the forum.

Maybe you would like to go to amazon look here (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-keywords=Photoshop&search-type=ss&bq=1/002-0369637-6511221) and tell the 600 or so people that have written books about photo shop that they wasted there time?

If you can find it all on the net for free why buy the book those authors are obviously stupid don't you think?
EagleKing
27-08-2003, 09:02 AM
about simplyphotoshop and other tutorial sites...find me free video tutorials please
LauriePriest
27-08-2003, 10:55 AM
Nah photoshop is usefull to know well, alot of people know it well but still dont use ALOT of the functions in it that would make work faster. SPS sounds amasing though, very high potential
NitroLiq
27-08-2003, 12:51 PM
That's why I'm hoping the tutorial content is going to be more varied than the typical photoshop site. Going beyond the "let's make an aqua mac button" tutorial, so to speak and getting more into the not so common things.

I love Mike's idea and I do hope someone goes into a tutorial series on digital matte painting, matte imaging (matching shadows, etc) as well as things that most folks probably have never used, such as "calculations" in advanced photo-editing.

In any case, I'm looking forward to checking it out, offering my own ps tips and hopefully learning some things in the process.
Witchy
27-08-2003, 01:33 PM
There is a huge gap on the net on free tutorials and that is the equivalent of the sort of step by step detailed project guide that SM offers for Maya. A page on creating a plastic button is not really very fascinating.

I have a number of PS books (classroom in a book is great), and I buy the odd magazine which has good tuts in, but I would certainly consider paying for good tutorials on PS just as I have for Maya ones.

There are loads of free tuts for Maya but I have still bought a good few from here. Why is that? Well depending on how you learn, the watch a video, follow along, do your own thing experience of video instruction is better than just reading along. I learnt loads when someone showed me how to make something over netmeeting! There is something about visual learning that makes it easier to pick things up. And if a tut shows you all the techniques you need to do something, you have a finished item at the end and learnt new skills to apply yourself in future.

Like most things it depends what standard you are, perhaps if you are good at PS you would not want to buy a basic tut, but there should be something for everyone, as there is here. Some people don't mind paying to learn things, others think everything should be free. As I don't work for nothing however I don't expect other people to.
mtmckinley
27-08-2003, 01:53 PM
well put. :)
ragecgi
27-08-2003, 03:03 PM
Originally posted by NitroLiq
I love Mike's idea and I do hope someone goes into a tutorial series on digital matte painting, matte imaging (matching shadows, etc) as well as things that most folks probably have never used, such as "calculations" in advanced photo-editing.


Those were just a FEW of the tuts that I was going to tempt Kev with, as matching shadows, (position, color tempuature, etc) the calculations dialog, as well as the TRUE color-matching & grading process (no guessing, actual numbers and techniques), ALL contribute to the compositing and VFX world:)

Can't wait!
NitroLiq
27-08-2003, 03:45 PM
Well, rock on then! :)
ckyuk
27-08-2003, 07:02 PM
Originally posted by Ultragames
Well, unless you give one encridibly long and exasting tut for Photoshop, i dont see how you would be able to sleep at night charging money for Photoshop tuts. There are so many out there, you would have to make on hell of a tut to charge money for it, or else people are just goign to keep on useing the other sites.

I'd pay money for photoshop tuts simply because i learn better from video than text and i think a lot of other people do aswell.