Need Help With Photoshop Cs!

[Odayga]

Just wanted to know if there were any "actually good" tutorial sites. because the sites i went on were "mediocre" and didnt teach me much. [ teacher from last year reccommended them to me. boo. ]. also i wanted to know some tips on shading and whatnot. im just way too used to Traditional media. when it comes to digi media im not as good. need help.

[White Rose]

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could u post the links... that the teacher gave you. im curious onto how they could be mediocre.

For shading you know its just using a darker color of the main color your using. So basically ifyour choosing the right color, its probably how you are applying it.
I know when I usually shade, I set my brush to low opacity. (this is when I shade in ps.) chose the color i want to shade with. and go over till it looks right to me. In Painter, I just choose the color as well, but this is where its a matter of preference. in water color, i used the water brush tool. to blend my colors.
just experiment with your the tools you have. until you find what works best for you. and
post the pic, of what you want to color.. maybe that will help us see, where your true problem lies.

[Cup of Joe]

Don't know if you know about 'em, but here are some fantastic threads right here on CA.

Digital Painting in PS (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47859)

Peer Project- color and lighting exercizes. (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53517)

Killing.lesson- Photoshop- (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18980)

I these aren't what you wanted, I have some more.

[Dile_]

In fact Odayga, I think you are VERY lazy by requestion this !
however.
yes, what cup of joe posted is just awsome!
check those out
and.. however... I suppose that you should
start experimenting abit on your own!!
thats the best way, you'll get your own way to
do things, wich give you personality and experience!
however.. check this out!

http://conceptart.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=42

[Odayga]

Dile. i am NOT lazy. i just do not like Digital art. i am starting to experiment with it though. it is a little different. i love being physical with my work. ( traditional art ). with digital media i just feel secluded.