Recommendations for New Photoshop

[dislikely]

i want...

• To be able to cut out images of people and things (make them transparent)
  
• To be able to create my own unique images and background out of scratch
  
• To be able to make transparent Icons, Buttons and such.
  
• To be able to digitally color pictured I have drawn on regular paper.
  

Got any recommendations for me? I'd really appreciate it.

[dude]

Recommendations for New Photoshop? How about photoshop?

[Toshiru]

To be honest, you probably can do all of those in Gimp.

[Andrea]

Photoshop is my graphics program of choice. However, it's pretty expensive, so if you're looking for something cheap/free, then go for Gimp.

[dislikely]

I've tried Gimp, actually. But every download I use never works. I have a Mac OS X 10.5.8. Plus I'm not looking for something cheep. I'm interested in something great. like Adobe, but which kind of Adobe? D:

[Andrea]

Jun 21, 2010 8:28:03 GMT -8 dislikely said:

I've tried Gimp, actually. But every download I use never works. I have a Mac OS X 10.5.8. Plus I'm not looking for something cheep. I'm interested in something great. like Adobe, but which kind of Adobe? D:

The Adobe Photoshop kind.

[dislikely]

There's different versions. Like Acrobat and Flash

[Toshiru]

Acrobat and Flash are totally different programs. There's only one photoshop but different versions. Since you are new, I'd download one of the trials for now.

[Kami]

Just to add - for all of those things, I used to use Photoshop Elements 1.0. :3 Not recommending it, but as far as "what photoshop do I use", all photoshop versions have those capabilities. How they turn out, however, depends on your experience.

[Bennett 🚀]

I have CS2 and barely use it. Quite easy to use when you know what you're doing!

[DethHolly]

I would go with CS1 for starters. CS2 and CS3 can be a pain in the butt for newbies. Plus CS1 should be at a reasonable price these days.

[Lugubrious]

I've used gimp forever, and I actually prefer it to adobe photoshop. If you can correctly install it, I can teach you to do all of those things.

[Andrea]

The easiest way is to just download the free trial. When I'm in the mood, I may download the CS5 trial just to see what it's like and possibly may upgrade. Just make sure you're in a graphics-making mood, otherwise you'll lose your precious trial over time.