Photoshop Help

[Twisted Designs]

I am entirely new to Photoshop so I am having a bit of difficulty understanding the things I am trying to teach myself. Here is the problem. For years I have relied soley on working in the 3d Department and passing my work on to the next level for texturing and touchup. However, we have recently cut back and us 3d designers are being forced to learn all avenues of the design process or risk loosing our job. So i have taken on the task of teaching myself Photoshop.

I have been doing tutorials as a way to walk myself through and get to know the program. I have been finding though that many tutorials arent geared towards the people that have no idea how to use the program.

Take this tutorial for instance: http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorial/Gl ... tton/25600

I thought I was doing it right but by the time I got through the blending options tasks the whole sheet was that color rather then the circle. Can someone help me with this problem? What am I doing wrong or not understanding?

I crated a new sheet, used the Elipse tool to make a circle, but the circle shows up on the background layer? Am I suppose to create a new layer prior to making the circle? I am soo confused and need some help.

Anyone in here have a good starting place for people learning Photoshop. I would greatly apprecaite it.

[pigbait75]

layers are the key to photoshop in my mind and once you learn to keep track of your layers it will be that much easier. I suspect that you were probably on the wrong layer when you started applying the effects.
Really the best way to learn is doing exactly what your doing it's all trial and error i would find a photoshop basics tutorial first just to learn where everything is. http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/photoshop/l/bllps5out.htm
try this.

[Twisted Designs]

layers are the key to photoshop in my mind and once you learn to keep track of your layers it will be that much easier. I suspect that you were probably on the wrong layer when you started applying the effects.
Really the best way to learn is doing exactly what your doing it's all trial and error i would find a photoshop basics tutorial first just to learn where everything is. http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/photoshop/l/bllps5out.htm
try this.

As I was waiting for a reply I tried creating palette, the created a new layer and put the elipse circle on there. I applied all of the blending opetions and still nothing. I feel horribly dumb. Could someone else do this tutorial to tell me if it works?

[Twisted Designs]

WOW. Beofre i even realized you had a link in there i posted this reply. I am browsing it right now and that looks like it will be alot of help. Thank you very much!

(Still hope someone can inform me what I am doing wrong in this tutorial. My OCD is killing me because I cant figure the thing out!)

[pigbait75]

it works what version of phtoshop are you using

[Twisted Designs]

Adobe Photoshop CS3.

Ok let me explain here quick. I create the palette (background layer). I then select the elipse tool and make a circle. I then unlock that layer so i can access the blending options and apply allthe options. EVERYTIME i do this, the whole background has the effect rather then just the circle!

[pigbait75]

you dont have to unlock the background leave it alone just open a new palette and the use the elipse tool to draw a circle dont unlock the background layer because its just a virtual canvas for you to work on. thats why the thing gets the effects and not just the circle.

[pigbait75]

the elipse tool will be drawn on a new layer automatically

[Twisted Designs]

the elipse tool will be drawn on a new layer automatically

For some reason it isnt. What would cause that?

[Twisted Designs]

any ideas what is going wrong?