Layers and Brushes: Can Elements do all these things?
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In Elements, you will still be able to use all the features you mentions. What elements is lacking is stuff you or I would probably never use, like support from RAW formated photos and vector graphix, or a feature called image warp. CS2 is more for the proffesional user so most likely theres not much of anything you will miss by switching to elements.
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 9. This is not a full version, but you would never guess it by its functionality. I have yet to come across any "pay barrier" or features grayed out.
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Yes, there are infinite possibilities for mixing and shading. Don't forget to get one of the muddlers to do the blend lines.
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Yes.. Best practice will be to download the still images into Organizer and then Edit in Elements - Organizer is included with Elements.
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If you are a graphic artist who is familiar with Illustrator then yes. It functions like a stylus / mouse to activate menu structures and also is usable as a Pencil tool with multiple functions like eraser button etc. So absolutely suitable.
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There are pictures in the description of the product. Also you can search google brush purposes for extra help.
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Yes, you can use 1 layer only, or add multi-layers. I stack 4 layers together for larger parties.
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I've used Photoshop Pro and Elements through version 9, and in my opinion Elements 12 was the worst version I've ever used. After installing PhotoshopElements 12, the program didn't work the way my old version of Photoshop Elements 9 did. It's supposed to work with layers, but it doesn't. And the navigation is imprecise. I uninstalled it after testing it out, and Amazon was gracious enough to provide a refund on the downloaded software.
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Since it can only draw inside of computer programs, yes. Think of it as a fancy mouse and you've got the right idea.
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It works with most any software, yes. It works - but not well - with GIMP, but it works just fine with Photoshop and Illustrator.
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There is a liquid foundation brush that's included. I interchange it with an elf stippling brush.
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That is a very vague question but the answer to that would be yes. Since you will be drawing in a program like Photoshop, Corel paint, or Sketch, you have the ability to select a brush and color...
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As far I know, it should work pretty well, however GIMP is a free alternative that works fast and has as many features.
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no, the spaces can fit different brushes at once. But the spaces can't altered
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Elements includes Adobe Camera Raw, the same raw editor as Photoshop CS5. As new cameras are supported, you can keep upgrading the camera raw plug-in at Adobe.com
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Yes, it has a Warp Brush with Expand and Contract functions and also has a Makeover Palette with a Thinify Tool.
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I have Elements 5 and Paintshop Pro 8 (and 7). All are very good, but the emphasis is different. I use Elements for processing my DSLR photos using the included Adobe Camera Raw. It is reasonably easy to use and the quality of the results is excellent. I use the PTlens plugin to correct for lens defects and Elements works well with this. I very occasionally like to use a feature that Adobe has left out in order to avoid competing with full Photoshop. Examples include Curves adjustment layers and fully automated batch editing. In this case I switch to Paintshop Pro, which invariably does have the missing feature. If you don't know why you would need these features, you probably don't! I don't use the built in Organiser, because I started using Picassa (free from Google) for this purpose and I see no reason to change. For design work, such as web design, I would personally choose to use Paintshop Pro, because its feature set is more complete, (Paintshop Pro 8 is roughly equivalent to Photoshop version 6), and because those advanced features are more easily accessible. Other people that I know would choose to use full Photoshop instead, and I can understand their point of view. Photoshop Elements needs quite a powerfull (i.e. new) computer, if it is not to seem slow. I understand that this is also true for the latest Paint Shop Pro. Finally, you can download both of these products for a free month's trial, so why not try then out and make your mind up after that?