With many different concepts regarding colour theory and general design principles already behind us, it is time to really get down to the nitty gritty of modern online graphic design. And there is no better piece of software to start with than Adobe Photoshop.

Granted, Photoshop is an expensive piece of software. But it is also the industry standard as far as design goes and if you can find a way to get a copy off a friend or through some other means for a reduced price, you can learn from the following posts about the basics of Photoshop and how to use it to make your designs better. While Photoshop will not single-handedly make you into a great designer, using it can allow you the chance to express yourself through art in ways that you may not have previously thought possible. People that can’t draw with a pencil can often become fantastic graphic designers in Photoshop and that is perhaps one reason why the software is so popular.

The next few series of posts will be devoted to Photoshop and will help you get a feel for how to use the software. A lot of people tend to learn Photoshop by just fooling around with the different options and playing with buttons to learn what they do and while this is a good way to learn anything, the basics that I teach you here should make that process a lot more efficient.

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