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Prussia · 07-23-2006, 03:12 PM

I'm someone quite good with html and css, dabbling in server side scripting (ASP and PHP), beginner at SQL-stuff, and beginner/intermediate level for Photoshop.
I can do things like retouching photos and adding styles, receiving some graphics to work with and adapting them for use on our websites, However, I'd like to be able to create graphics 'from the ground up'. But I never really could understand how (digital) graphic artists do that... do you use a digital pen & tablet for drawing and then importing that to a program like Photoshop? Do you draw directly in Photoshop?
Do you work from a model or do you draw from your 'imagination'?
Any advice of what I should look into? Drawing class? Photoshop tutorials? Other things?
Some general theory about graphic design?
For example, for my CSS I got the book 'The Zen of CSS', which contained lots of interesting discussion in chapter 2 about 'design'... things I never thought about before that are nonetheless important in a design.
I don't need to be a prize-winning digital artist, just to be able to create nice graphics for websites, by starting 'from scratch'.
I'm a bit clueless as to where to start, so any tips or advice are welcome.

07-23-2006, 03:12 PM	#1
Prussia Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 45	Graphic design & creating web graphics from scratch? I'm someone quite good with html and css, dabbling in server side scripting (ASP and PHP), beginner at SQL-stuff, and beginner/intermediate level for Photoshop. I can do things like retouching photos and adding styles, receiving some graphics to work with and adapting them for use on our websites, However, I'd like to be able to create graphics 'from the ground up'. But I never really could understand how (digital) graphic artists do that... do you use a digital pen & tablet for drawing and then importing that to a program like Photoshop? Do you draw directly in Photoshop? Do you work from a model or do you draw from your 'imagination'? Any advice of what I should look into? Drawing class? Photoshop tutorials? Other things? Some general theory about graphic design? For example, for my CSS I got the book 'The Zen of CSS', which contained lots of interesting discussion in chapter 2 about 'design'... things I never thought about before that are nonetheless important in a design. I don't need to be a prize-winning digital artist, just to be able to create nice graphics for websites, by starting 'from scratch'. I'm a bit clueless as to where to start, so any tips or advice are welcome. __________________ "A hedge between keeps friendship green"