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# Does anyone else find this patronising?
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 14:43, archived)
# I quite like finding knowing the technique behind stuff like this.
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 14:47, archived)
# It is I suppose
I just find posting a tutorial directly onto /board akin to christian missionaries showing up in my village and telling my all my gods are wrong
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 14:49, archived)
# Depends how keen one is to take offense.
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 14:51, archived)
# HOW DARE YOU!
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 14:51, archived)
# your gods are wrong
I think it would work better to post the image then post the details separately (or link, then the image can be seen on its own. Its clever stuff.

I shall add tootoirals to my shit i think...
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 14:52, archived)
# depends on the context
I am currently feeling like he is frequenting my place of business
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 14:48, archived)
# Nah.
It's interesting to see how an expert works, and pick up tips.

I'm a bit hindered by being completely unable to draw, however.
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 14:49, archived)
# this^
although i think most of us do a fair bit of all that stuff without the base drawing or any clear idea of where the image is going anyway.
i make it up as i go along, i expect it shows.
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 14:54, archived)
# It does read a little like that yes :(
but that's down to it being written in a style more suited to the writing of a blog than a tutorial.
In fact, I wouldn't go so far as to call it a tutorial, it is only an explanation of basic photoshop techniques used.
Still, interesting to see the final piece and read the explanation, it's a cracking end result as well :)
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 15:04, archived)
# it's more of a
"I'm sick of you mere plebeians commenting that I don't make my own material so just to shut you up before you get the chance to start here's a brief overview of how I'm so much better at this than you".

As I said. If you want to show your working out then it's supposed to go in the margin. Or link to it on your blog/tutorial site.
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 15:12, archived)
# That's a bit overly-suspicious and paranoid, don't you think?
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 15:44, archived)
# what have I got to be paranoid about?
He's certainly not technically better with photoshop than I am.
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 15:53, archived)
# I was more getting at the whole assuming he thinks he's better than you bit.
Maybe he's just sharing.
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 16:06, archived)