The first place I''d suggest you try for learning the tools and basics of PSP7 would be Robin''s site at putertutor.net http://putertutor.net/paint/psp7.htm This is primarily a link site with tutorials listed and organized by category. The General Info and Specific Tools categories will give you a real good start. Personally, I would pay special attention to the Selection tools, Vector Tools, and Gradient, Blur, and Masking effects as I think those will be among the ones you will use most often in the beginning. Two points about the tuts at Robin''s site: She updates the links on a fairly regular basis, and she tries most of the tutorials herself and won''t list them if she doesn''t think them worthwhile.
Another categorized link site that also has links to some excellent tutorials is psplinks.com http://www.psplinks.com/ . It''s not quite as well run as Robin''s site, and they occasionally have some bandwidth problems, so if you get a 404 error, try back a few minutes later. They do however, have some links that you won''t find at Robin''s site, and the tuts have user ratings as well, which can be useful. They also have links there to some worthwhile downloadable goodies for PSP as well.
+PSP Links http://www.pluspsp.com/cgi-bin/in/index.cgi?display is also a categorized listing of tuts and other resources, but it''s geared more toward the tagging and scrapbooking crowd in my opinion and not quite as good as the other two. Still, there are some links there you won''t find elsewhere.
Some of the best sites for learning how to make buttons, bars, and other interface parts as well as learning basic techniques are:
Pinoy 7 http://www.dumlao.cc/psptutorials/default.htm Outstanding tutorials for metallic and mechanical looking parts. In my opinion, better to try these after you become a bit more familiar with your tools, as some are fairly advanced.
State of Entropy http://www.state-of-entropy.com/home.htm A very good series on making basic interface parts here, especially if you like the mechanical look. Don''t overlook the PSP6 and even some of the PSP5 tuts either. The lessons are still valid even though the tools have changed slightly in PSP7.
Extenuation.net http://www.extenuation.net/psp/ is now hosting Joe Cilinceon''s tutorials and effects now that New Dawn Micro is closed down. He has an excellent tutorial there for making Aqua type buttons and bars among other things. Joe also has some great filters for PSP that really come in handy. His Eliminate Black filter is priceless in my opinion.
Randy Mann''s site http://www.mannmadeimages.com/ is also an excellent source for PSP tutorials, but here again, I''d suggest trying them after you''ve become a bit more familiar with the basic tools.
Nanson''s Place http://nansons-place.com/psp/tutindex.htm also has some very good tutorials for making glassy and metallic finishes. It is an outstanding site for learning some more advanced techniques with PSP. The guy is a real wizard with gradients.
PSP Interactive Zone http://www.pspiz.net/tutorials/ also has some very good tutorials in the PSP6 section that are worth checking out. The PSP 7 tutorials are all from State Of Entropy, though and referenced above.
If you want some more links to tutorials and resources for PSP, I''d also check out the PSP Users Group http://www.pspug.org/ and Digital Art Resources http://www.digitalartresources.com/PSP/ArtResources/tutorials.htm Both are active current sites which are well run and growing.
Also, if there is anything you need in terms of personal assistance via e-mail or a messaging program, give me a shout. I''ll be happy to help any way I can.
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