which photoshop..

[elgordineo]

I was just after abit of advice please, i am thinking of buying some photoshop software to help me with my drawings and after looking at a few web pages i didnt realise there was so many different ones on the market and how expensive some of them are..ranging anywhere from £75 to £800 Do any of you,s guys use photo shop,and if so, which 1 do you think would be best for me to buy to help with my drawing, grids, composition etc, or there is there any free download programs out there that would do the job just as well

Thanks alot for your help, and i hope this is the right place to post this question.

Lee

[arnoud3272]

Originally Posted by elgordineo

.....or there is there any free download programs out there that would do the job just as well .......

Well, there is GIMP. The learning curve is rather steep, and the built-in documentation a bit technical, but here is a good handbook, and also free

[sandman_us]

You may want to take a look at this thread:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=620622

[arnoud3272]

Thanks sandman.

[mastermesh]

Got Photoshop 5 LE with a scanner many years ago... never upgraded since then since gimp and paint shop pro do the job quite nicely. Never upgraded psp after version 6 yet... Animation shop which came with psp is awesome for making gifs.