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Predators and Prey

Pygmepatl

Pygmepatl

Spotted Skunk
Keefur said:
I would have been back earlier, but I had to repair and isolate images from four photos for a funeral program. One of my brokers appreciates my Photoshop skills and has me do the cutouts of images for layouts.
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That is good! You really have great skills and I am sure we all appreciate them as well.
 
Keefur

Keefur

aka Cutter Cat
If you cut an image out in Photoshop, you can save it as a PNG or TIFF file to preserve the transparency. Then you can put the cut out image onto any background. Photoshop is like a deck of cards where the cards are transparent. When you put images on the cards, the top ones cover up the ones beneath it.
 
Keefur

Keefur

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I found one of @Groggy 's ancestors. A 229 million year old sea turtle that was bigger than the largest sea turtle today but it had no shell.
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Pygmepatl

Pygmepatl

Spotted Skunk
Keefur said:
If you cut an image out in Photoshop, you can save it as a PNG or TIFF file to preserve the transparency. Then you can put the cut out image onto any background. Photoshop is like a deck of cards where the cards are transparent. When you put images on the cards, the top ones cover up the ones beneath it.
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That is really interesting. Yes, I've heard it is like layers on top of each other, and that's how it pretty much works. Unfortunately we weren't taught Photoshop at school, in the age of the Internet and digital art. I wish I could learn Photoshop someday and that it was more taught in schools, because of its great importance in the Digital Age.
 
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Spilogale Pygmaea said:
That is really interesting. Yes, I've heard it is like layers on top of each other, and that's how it pretty much works. Unfortunately we weren't taught Photoshop at school, in the age of the Internet and digital art. I wish I could learn Photoshop someday and that it was more taught in schools, because of its great importance in the Digital Age.
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You can always try GIMP
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
(I am an evangelist for FOSS)
 
Keefur

Keefur

aka Cutter Cat
Spilogale Pygmaea said:
That is really interesting. Yes, I've heard it is like layers on top of each other, and that's how it pretty much works. Unfortunately we weren't taught Photoshop at school, in the age of the Internet and digital art. I wish I could learn Photoshop someday and that it was more taught in schools, because of its great importance in the Digital Age.
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I'm self taught. You can do it yourself, but it takes time. I know of people that are taught Photoshop in school, and they only teach you the bare necessities to be able to work the program. The program changes so much and so often that school classes are almost useless.
 
Pygmepatl

Pygmepatl

Spotted Skunk
Manchesterite said:
You can always try GIMP
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
(I am an evangelist for FOSS)
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I've already heard of GIMP! Maybe I should install it and start using it. Thank you for the suggestion.

And so I am!

Keefur said:
I'm self taught. You can do it yourself, but it takes time. I know of people that are taught Photoshop in school, and they only teach you the bare necessities to be able to work the program. The program changes so much and so often that school classes are almost useless.
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Yeah! I know this is all self taught, but it would be nice to have courses in schools as an introduction to Photoshop and its basics, so young people would get interested and inspired to continue, becoming self taught and moving forward by themselves, so they could become professionals one day or just simply use it as a hobby.

Thanks guys! I really appreciate your suggestions and advise!
 
FlannelFox

FlannelFox

dem leggies
Manchesterite said:
You can always try GIMP
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
(I am an evangelist for FOSS)
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I second GIMP. It's my go-to for anything in that realm and is how I leaned what I know. Not as slick as Ps (not that I've actually used that in like a decade) but good community support and documentation! Plus it's Open Source, which is like gluten free organic software.
As always hit youtube for "courses".

Also check out Krita, more painty/arty focused!
 
Keefur

Keefur

aka Cutter Cat
FlannelFox said:
I second GIMP. It's my go-to for anything in that realm and is how I leaned what I know. Not as slick as Ps (not that I've actually used that in like a decade) but good community support and documentation! Plus it's Open Source, which is like gluten free organic software.
As always hit youtube for "courses".

Also check out Krita, more painty/arty focused!
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I'm sure a lot of Gimp would cross over and be useful in Photoshop.
 
FlannelFox

FlannelFox

dem leggies
Spilogale Pygmaea said:
Krita is also a great editing software!

Although I have to say compiling both GIMP and Krita in my Linux computer will take ages to complete, but it will still be all worth it in the end!
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What do you run? I'm using a lowlatency ubuntu flavor, both those programs were cake.
GIMP - Downloads
Krita Desktop | Krita
I know the Krita appimage just needs permissions to run. Not sure about the gimp flatpack but it doesn't look scary.
Lemme know if I can help if it's not as quick as it looks :3

Keefur said:
I need to get some sleep. I have a large print job to do in the morning. Night all.
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Happy Sleep @Keefur!
 
Pygmepatl

Pygmepatl

Spotted Skunk
FlannelFox said:
What do you run? I'm using a lowlatency ubuntu flavor, both those programs were cake.
GIMP - Downloads
Krita Desktop | Krita
I know the Krita appimage just needs permissions to run. Not sure about the gimp flatpack but it doesn't look scary.
Lemme know if I can help if it's not as quick as it looks :3
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I'm running Gentoo Linux, where packages are compiled and installed from source, which takes a long time requiring all the processor power, but means that the programs will be optimized for the system. Though mine is more of an experimental system, running in a ten years old laptop with a midrange processor, which is pretty slow but still capable. It is indeed possible to install binary packages in Gentoo for ease of installation and maintenance, so I will have to look for them. And even if I don't find the binary packages of GIMP and Krita, I can still compile them with no problems, time won't be a problem since it is not my primary computer as I already have a main one. Thank you for your support and help, I will make sure to let you know when I need them.
 
FlannelFox

FlannelFox

dem leggies
Spilogale Pygmaea said:
I'm running Gentoo Linux, where packages are compiled and installed from source, which takes a long time requiring all the processor power, but means that the programs will be optimized for the system. Though mine is more of an experimental system, running in a ten years old laptop with a midrange processor, which is pretty slow but still capable. It is indeed possible to install binary packages in Gentoo for ease of installation and maintenance, so I will have to look for them. And even if I don't find the binary packages of GIMP and Krita, I can still compile them with no problems, time won't be a problem since it is not my primary computer as I already have a main one. Thank you for your support and help, I will make sure to let you know when I need them.
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You'll have to update me! I've always known of Gentoo but I never got familiar with it. Curious about its viability as a platform to run home studio stuff like that!
 
Pygmepatl

Pygmepatl

Spotted Skunk
FlannelFox said:
You'll have to update me! I've always known of Gentoo but I never got familiar with it. Curious about its viability as a platform to run home studio stuff like that!
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I will! To be honest Gentoo Linux wasn't my first Linux distribution and I'm not using it to be hardcore or things like that, but because I like it! My Linux journey actually started with me wanting a modern OS for an old 2004 iBook G4 and installing Debian on it, but it was not the latest release and ran horribly on the laptop, and the only option that was the most modern and still the latest was Gentoo. It took me weeks to install, I got headaches after reading the manual many times and made many mistakes during the process, until I finally managed to make a successful boot. I was using it because there was no other option, but I ended up liking it, I liked how minimal it was and the total control you had over all the system, from compiling the kernel yourself deciding what went into it and how, to deciding how to build your packages. But the system and support on that computer wasn't good, so I had to look for a modern one. When I found the right computer, the install was pretty easy and straight forward, managing to get a working system in just a week. Now I am happily running a Gentoo Linux system on this laptop.
 
FlannelFox

FlannelFox

dem leggies
Spilogale Pygmaea said:
I will! To be honest Gentoo Linux wasn't my first Linux distribution and I'm not using it to be hardcore or things like that, but because I like it! My Linux journey actually started with me wanting a modern OS for an old 2004 iBook G4 and installing Debian on it, but it was not the latest release and ran horribly on the laptop, and the only option that was the most modern and still the latest was Gentoo. It took me weeks to install, I got headaches after reading the manual many times and made many mistakes during the process, until I finally managed to make a successful boot. I was using it because there was no other option, but I ended up liking it, I liked how minimal it was and the total control you had over all the system, from compiling the kernel yourself deciding what went into it and how, to deciding how to build your packages. But the system and support on that computer wasn't good, so I had to look for a modern one. When I found the right computer, the install was pretty easy and straight forward, managing to get a working system in just a week. Now I am happily running a Gentoo Linux system on this laptop.
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That's wild... I can understand why you like it though. Once you put that much effort into understanding the workings of something, you wind up knowing your way around it despite the convulsion and it's uniquely yours.
 
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