But once you get it up and you are ready to play, you realize that you are absolutely clueless. Well, since you've spent the money and are totally excited about your new purchase, you better take a moment to learn a little bit about Adobe Photoshop.

It is true, Adobe Photoshop will work wonders for your photographs and allow you to create wonderful, crisp, clear images. The problem is that you have to know how to do these things. Here is a basic, high information, low technical version of how you can start having tons of digital fun. First, hopefully, before you buy, you have done some research. Which Photoshop product do you have? If you have Photoshop Elements, you will be able to create better-looking photos in less time. This Photoshop product offers a combination of speed and ease. With the advanced controls you will be able to change color and lighting in a flash. Literally. The Flash technology will have beautiful photos complete in a matter of seconds.

If you have Photoshop Album Start Edition 3.0 software, you will be able to loose your photographer's phone number. You will be able to create professional prints on your own. Capturing unforgettable moments from family gatherings and vacations. A single click will correct common photo problems like red eye and excessive brightness.



To turn clip art into line art open the image in Photoshop. The image must be TIFF, PNG or BMP form and the color mode must be RGB. In the layers palette click the black and white button and click on Threshold. Once the Threshold dialogue shows up, the image will be changed into line art. To increase or decrease the black move the slider back and forth until you are satisfied with the results.

You can create stunning black and white photos with Photoshop. Black and white photos are actually shades of gray and you can use your software to create them from color photos. To remove color from a photo you need to know how to de-saturate. Some programs have a de-saturation button and other programs call it color removal, but even if your program does not have either one of these, you can still de-satuarte. In Photoshop you will need to click on Image>Adjust>De-saturate and the color will be gone from your photo.

Whether you are a dedicated artist looking for a new thrill or someone who just loves graphics and mouth dropping photos, plug-ins can satisfy your thirst for more graphic and photo power.

Are you into 3D effects? If you are there is a plenty of plug-ins to choose from to enhance your Photoshop experience. You will not be disappointed with this plug-in. 3D Invigorator is a wonderful, state of the art plug-in for artists and designers that that want to incorporate 3D aspects into their work. You can add 3D effects to your websites, print illustration and any graphic design work. You will be able to take any Free hand, Illustrator or Vector clipart of Type 1 Font and make it an ornamental 3D model, light it cast reflections on it or completely render it with self-shadows. Let your design mind go whenever it takes you.

3D Invigorator is lightening fast and it is extremely easy to use. If you are running high on interest in 3D applications but low on patience and time, 3D Invigorator is just what you need. Variety is the name of the game with The Advanced Color Connector plug-ins, which allow you to choose from a different color models to work from.