{"id":323,"date":"2010-12-03T22:51:13","date_gmt":"2010-12-04T02:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikemartinezonline.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/03\/learning-photoshop-and-tips\/"},"modified":"2010-12-03T22:51:13","modified_gmt":"2010-12-04T02:51:13","slug":"learning-photoshop-and-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikemartinezonline.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/03\/learning-photoshop-and-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Photoshop and tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photoshop left you confused? <\/p>\n<p>Start at the Beginning! <\/p>\n<p>Check out the How-To Geek\u2019s Guide to Learning Photoshop. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been in and around Graphic Arts, printing pre-press and service bureaus for over two decades and this is one of the simplest and well thought out basic how to\u2019s for Photoshop I\u2019ve seen in a long time.&#160; I hope it helps some of you. I\u2019m sure it will if you take the time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/howto\/32726\/the-how-to-geek-guide-to-starting-with-photoshop-part-1-the-toolbox\/\">Part 1: The Toolbox<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/howto\/33054\/the-how-to-geek-guide-to-learning-photoshop-part-2-panels\/\">Part 2: Basic Panels<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/howto\/33683\/the-how-to-geek-guide-to-learning-photoshop-part-3-layers\/\">Part 3: Introduction to Layers<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/howto\/34793\/the-how-to-geek-guide-to-learning-photoshop-part-4-basic-menus\/\">Part 4: Basic Menus<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/howto\/35117\/the-how-to-geek-guide-to-learning-photoshop-part-5-beginner-photo-editing\/\">Part 5: Beginner Photo Editing<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/howto\/35869\/the-how-to-geek-guide-to-learning-photoshop-part-6-digital-art\/\">Part 6: Digital Art<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/howto\/36239\/the-how-to-geek-guide-to-learning-photoshop-part-7-design-and-typography\/\">Part 7: Design and Typography<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/howto\/36778\/the-how-to-geek-guide-to-learning-photoshop-part-8-filters\/\">Part 8: Filters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photoshop left you confused? 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