(19-04-2025, 04:00 PM)zqwerty Wrote: Yes Lilith7 that was the place in the old railway building, ePlus, part of the Salvation Army.
Was your tutors name Steve?
I hardly ever use it but sometimes alter photos or pictures.
Did you learn Macromedia Freehand as well as part of the course?
Mostly I use this program to alter resolution and sizes plus simple operations as it is easier to use than Photoshop.
https://www.irfanview.com/
You have to decide which version you want 32 or 64 bit, 32 bit will be fine and also you will need the Plugins.
All for free and works really well no ride along virus or any other drawbacks, I, and many others have used it for years.
I don't remember it being on Moorhouse ave but can't recall the street name. No, our tutor was Richard. Can't remember his surname but think he went to Oz when next govt stopped all of those courses, bastards - they were so useful for so many people.
Vaguely remember learning another one, Publisher at some point but that was more using images & text rather than making images but don't think I did Freehand - mind you the memory isn't what it was!
It was ages ago,possibly the 80's I think not sure now.
(19-04-2025, 04:10 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote:(19-04-2025, 03:31 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: ePlus doesn't ring any bells; I learnt at one of those free courses govt used to provide, run by the Sallies. I did a graphic design course & because I had my name down to do the computer graphics course, & they were going to lose their govt funding if they couldn't get enough students, they started working their way down their list - luckily for me the ones ahead of me on the list had all got jobs or were doing study elsewhere so I was able to do it.
And also very luckily for me I'd been doing voluntary work at an office for a charity where there wasn't that much work so as they had one of those little tinpot applications on their computer - Paint, of Paintbox or something, I played about with it & taught myself to paint in it so that when i did the Sallies course I was able to muck about a bit while the tutor was flat out helping the other students do their portfolios; he showed me the basics & I just carried on with help from him when I needed it.
All of which was ages ago, can't remember exactly when but ages.
The more recent photoshops are brilliant, had a look online & saw some work - really stunning, & way ahead of anything I can manage, but I'm happy just playing about & if I'm lucky Creative cronies take a painting for a Moon calendar diary or calendar.
I'm not much use with actual photos in photoshop though since I've forgotten most of what we were taught about them.
Do you mainly use photographic images or do you paint with photoshop?
Hope it isn't too bad & the furry creature isn't upset.
Still waiting, breath bated, camera at the ready.
Nothink. Not even a droppy wet bit. What a swizz...
(Whereupon a mild rumble erupts from the south, lol...)
It'll wait till you put the camera away - that, or wait till dark - sod's law!
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)