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Howdi all. I've been here a coupld of weeks, but just thought I'd post quickly to say hi in this thread, as I am still a n00b [innocent]

Most of you have probably already seen me around, mostly in the Show Board and Campfire forums.

Great forums btw peeps. A great bunch, I feel at home already :)
I'm a moderator on a 3000+ member forum, and loses that community feel sometimes.

Cheers :righton:

Dom
 
Hi Dom!
Just wanted to let you know that I've been enjoying your posts and your art. :) So stick around guy B7!
 
ya ya ya post your work it would be great to see :D

welcome aboard Ranoka he he he sometimes I get too excited :bustagut:
sfm
 
New here

Hi there,

I'm new here and just try to get the feel for this forum :) I love my Photoshop (6 that is) and will try this "from photo to drawing" tutorial after I have slept (It's way after midnight in my neck of the woods, hehe).

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know I wuz here ;)

[sleepy] [sleepy] [sleepy] G'night everyone, wherever you are
 
Welcome Solitaire and great to have you on this board. Feel free to look around, ask questions, post some of your stuff or just have a good laugh :D
 
Welcome, welcome, welcome SOLITAIRE! This is a fun place to hang out and learn all kinds of new stuff! When you're "up and about", I look forward to seeing more of you. :D
 
Another Newbie on the scene!

I am new to Photoshop 7 and new to this forum so apologise is i seem ignorant in the future. This looks a really slick site and feel that I may be learning a lot and learning about everyone here. So good to make your aquaintance.
 
Salutations

Welcome to the board joanykins. :D
 
WOW I check out this thread a little late, but let me add my hearty WELCOME to all of the new members.

As Gaussian said in the opening post we want everyone to join in and take part in the fun and games and most of all the challenges.

Don't ever be shy to post and ask questions, that is what we are all here for :righton: :righton: :righton:
 
Welcome joanykins[/B]! You've joined a great bunch of artists (lots aspiring) & kooks here. :)

Is it London, ON or London, UK that you hail from? :D
 
I know I'm gonna have a good time

Thanks everyone for giving me a warm welcome. I am looking forward to joining in this forum. I know I will be looking for plenty of advice (I will need it) but forgive me if I seem a bit 'nutty' which I have a tendency to do.
By the way, when opening up a photo in PS, apart from the toolbox, is there a way that I can make the picture bigger. What I mean is not just by zooming in on part of a photo, but the whole photo itself?
 
Welcome, joanykins! Don't worry, even if it is PS Guru in there, we are all ignorants in a lot of fields, we learn everyday, even from questions!
 
I'm lousy at technical explanations, but I'll do my best. :\

Joanykins, to answer your question... go to IMAGE/IMAGE SIZE where a dialogue box (per sample below) will open which will allow you to resize.

The top portion "pixel dimensions" refers to screen size. If you click on the little "arrow" button on the drop-down menu, you will see that you can resize by either a size of your choosing or by a specified percentage. Photoshop will take the existing pixels in your image and "stretch them" to a new size. Naturally, you're visually going to see a loss of quality and it will be dependent on how much you "blow up" your image. (example, look what happens to the printing on a balloon when you blow it up).

The bottom portion of this dialogue box (document size) refers exactly to that and differs from the above. Resizing here is generally done for print purposes whereby resolution is affected. I've done my best in the example below to show you how this works.

Like I said, I'm lousy at technical explanations, so go ahead and test this dialogue box out. You'll quickly discover how to use it! :)
 
Thank you vbiss. Is think you done well for a very clear explanation. However, what I actually want is to make the photo larger for me to work on rather than print out. My eyes aint that good you know! Any suggestions?
 
apart from the toolbox, is there a way that I can make the picture bigger. What I mean is not just by zooming in on part of a photo, but the whole photo itself?
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Something got lost in the translation, 'cause I certainly misunderstood you. The "zoom tool" IS a part of the toolbox (the little magnifying glass) and IS the tool to use.

If you're looking for a 'shortcut', hold down the CTRL key and press the "+" to zoom in incremently and, vice versa, the CTRL key and "-" to zoom out. You will have to use the "navigator pallette" if your image overflows on your screen.

:)
 
HA HA HA

hA HA HA. This is really tickling me. I mentioned once before that I can be a bit "nutty". Am I right in thinking that the zoom tool will only enlarge part of the image. I actually want to enlarge the whole image. Wot do you think?
 
Ha! Ha! Ha! :bustagut: You nutty Brits! :bustagut:

Am I right in thinking that the zoom tool will only enlarge part of the image.
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Now you're just pulling my gullible leg! :bustagut: But, in an effort to be equally humorous, the ZOOM TOOL enlarges (for viewing purposes) the whole image on your screen. Those bits which flow over your screen area are accessed via the NAVIGATION PALLETTE.

:bustagut:
 
Aahh. I see wot you mean. BUT. And I mean a big BUT. Is there away that I can see the whole lot without using the navigation pallette. As you may realise by now, I have a LOT to learn!
 
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