Photo Shop Brushes

[knucklehead]

I've been wanting to try some of these fancy photoshop brushes that's out there, but I don't have photoshop right now. I was thinking of getting an older (more economically feasable) version of PS to start out with. My question is, does anyone know if there's a limit to the age, or version of the PS program that most of these brushes will work with. Thanks Mike

 

[Conor Knoxx]

actually, purely to "keep cost down" you might want to look at Photoshop Elements.

Generally, anything that works with Photoshop, works with Elements.
Its actually all I've used for years.
Not sure you'll find a side-by-side comparison of what its lacking, but I've added plugins and done many "tutorials" that were for Photoshop, and have never once ended up with "oh, I can't do that because I only have elements"...

I'm sure for professional photographers, its missing all kinds of stuff, but most jobs, its more than adequate.

Only thing I've found missing is the "stroke" feature (hard to put outlines around things) and some of the effects for letters (advanced shadow and bevel effects) are not as full-featured as Photoshop itself.

Anyhow, just an option to consider. Really depends on the kind of work you're doing...

 

[gps-hi]

there may be some compatibility issues but where ever you're getting the brushes from should state if there is a version requirement. Unless you're getting very old version, lets say 5 or under, then you should be ok for the most part.

 

[RebeckaR]

I have Photoshop 7 on one of my shop computers and CS 3 on the other. Anything that is created and saved as CS 3 will not open in 7.
Some of the spiffy brushes that you want to try are usable in the older version, some are not.
Purchasing Elements is a much better idea than buying an older version.

 

[knucklehead]

Thanks, I was thinking about the Elements too, but seeings how I'm a Corel guy and I know nothing about PS, I didn't have a clue, but it sounds like a good starting point. Thanks Mike

 

[dbenec]

while I've never had elements what I 'heard' is that the biggest drawback is no CMYK mode - that may not be an issue for everyone.

Also some of the tools are made to perform easier for beginners to the program. Having used photoshop since version 2.0 it would be hard for me to use elements - you have nothing to loose by downloading the trial copy first and check it out. Since you're already using photoshop it may be awkward having the tools changed on you as well.

there are a ton of articles highlighting the differences - just search for "photoshop vs elements" and grab a cup of coffee....

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=photoshop+vs+elements&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8

good luck!