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You're Using An Obsolete Software!

5/22/2023

 
OK, how do I say this nicely...I'm not sure there is a way.  But I will try...

On a recent Youtube video someone left me a smart alec comment, once AGAIN complaining {this person has sent multiple emails over the years saying the same darn thing!}, that I use an "obsolete software", and that I "should be" doing videos in Photoshop, On1, Luminar Neo, etc.  

This is a person who has been with me for years, and is one of the few I have that seem to always have to complain about something, and often the same thing over and over again -- as if those nasty comments are going to encourage me to do what they wish.  This person obviously has not learned my VERY SIMPLE process of how I work,  despite the fact I've done almost 100 FREE VIDEOS throughout the years, as well as made multiple blog posts and even given written "recipes" for a while.  People like this who complain and demand I demo every software out there just to appease them really irritate me.  I'm sorry, but they do, because I am not a "software" teacher.  I am an ARTIST and a PHOTOGRAPHER.  I make backgrounds to offer to you which you can use with your photos just like I do.  I have shown repeatedly how I do it. 

I am an ARTIST and a PHOTOGRAPHER, not a software instructor.

If someone has truly learned my process, it doesn't matter WHAT software they use.  The software has to have two functions:  LAYER ABILITY and MASKING ABILITY.  The process is VERY simple:

1) Put texture on bottom layer
2) Photo photo on layer on top of that
3) Mask background away from the subject on the photo layer.
  Do not erase, do not "cut out" -- MASK, using a soft round masking brush, varying the opacity of the brush depending on how much of the original background you wish to remove.  Want to remove the whole background?  Mask at 100%.  Want to leave a hint of the background showing?  Mask at maybe 30% or 50% opacity.  It's all about what YOU want for your finished work.

That's it.  Very simple.  When choosing a software to use in order to do what I do, it's important to see if you can 1) Layer and 2) Mask using that software.  Can't do those things?  Don't use that software.  Pick a different one that DOES do those things.

Do I often add textures on top as well in different layer modes?  Yes.  But that's extra to the basic process above.  And as long as you have layering ability, you can do that as well.

As for MY software choices {I use two VERY old, yes "obsolete", programs on my desktop}, ​the reason I continue to use my older software is that it's what I'm most comfortable with and have been using for many years, allowing me to maintain a consistent workflow.  I mean think about it, if I am out there buying and learning EVERY SOFTWARE and doing videos on how to use them, that makes me a software instructor instead of an artist.  That means I have no time to complete my own art projects, nor do I have time to make backgrounds and textures for YOU to use as well.

I don't "need" to be a software instructor.  There are already MILLIONS and if someone would just search Youtube for what they wish to learn in their particular software of choice, they will find someone to show them how to do what they need to do.  I don't need to be the one to show everyone how to layer and mask in every imaginable software and app available.  That is not what I do. 

I HAVE done a couple of examples in other software on my LEARN page, which despite me directing people to, it seems many ignore it.  On that page, I have a video on how to blend a texture with an image in Photoshop.  It's a very simple video.  It goes over the process.  There is no need for me to do a video on very piece of work I create in a software I don't regularly use.  As I said above, I am not a software instructor. 

I do recommend a GREAT course, also on my LEARN page to learn EVERYTHING about Photoshop from a software instructor.  Whether people decide to take the course is up to them, but I can assure you, I am NOT going to be teaching it.  And frankly the more people who leave me nasty comments or send nasty emails chewing me out because I don't use that software or whatever else they "think" I should be using, the more firm I stand in my position that I will NEVER use those software applications.  I have my favorites, they fit my workflow, and they will be what I continue to use to get done what I need to in the fastest way possible for me.  

So, all that being said, I encourage everyone to use the software they feel most comfortable with or find suitable for their needs.

The key aspect of my tutorials is to showcase the blending technique and inspire creativity rather than focusing solely on the software used.

Anyone in the future who wants to spend their time leaving me nasty comments or sending emails "demanding" I use a different software will simply be referred back to this post {if I even respond}, as I am done discussing it. -- Jai


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