Past few weeks we have been
practicing Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator programs during our workshops which are considered
essential across the professional designers, photographers, editors etc. Personally
I have been using editing program called Pixelmator which I found easy to learn
and use now on the daily basics. This application is cheaper (£22.90) and
therefore much more cost effective than Photoshop (monthly subscription around
£9.99/year £89.00). The quality of the Pixelmator is comparative
to Photoshop. Pixelmator can do everything what Photoshop does but it does not
work another way around. On the other hand, Pixelmator can be great tool for
the beginners and a good first step into editing pictures. Photoshop is more powerful
and therefore suitable for professional use.
I have used Photoshop for my work in the
past however Illustrator is completely new program for me. Honestly I find
this application more difficult and challenging but it brings new ways and
options into designing process.
Consequently I have been looking for the best learning sources and
tutorials. Firstly, www.lynda.com -
education platform which provide wide range of tutorials and teaching courses
online is extremely helpful. The videos are very well made with attention to
the details. However this is paid subscription service what can be not so affordable
for students. Luckily, on Youtube hundreds of videos tutorials are free and
easy accessible to everyone.
(Video made of layers in Adobe Premier, 7/10/2016)
(Eadweard Muybridge, Running Cat, 1887)
