- You know what CMYK stands for
- You analyze ads in magazines to figure out "how they did it"
- You know at least two three-key-or-more commands (Cmd+Option+Shift+Click)
- 'Vector' has become a part of your every-day vocabulary
- You can accurately explain smart objects to a non-photoshop user in under one minute
- You spot mistakes in professional prints and wonder how the hell those beginner could get the job.
- You're subscribed to at least 5 photoshop tutorial websites
- You find yourself holding down the space bar and dragging when you're surfing the web
- You even know what HSB and LAB stand for
- You look out at the sea and think "I wonder who used ocean ripple?"
- You can recognize and name a font in a magazine in a second
- You've cried while using the pen tool
- You know how to create paths from selections from alpha channels from masks from paths and v.v. - everything with just a single mouse click.
- Your filter menu contains more than 10 additional entries with commercial filters.
- If you didn't know, you just looked up the hot key for "show guides"
- You do not just know the Lab-mode - you USE it!
- You get angry that lined paper doesn't have rulers on the top and side
- You know the hot key for ?show guides?
- You have ever tried to match the hex codes for real life objects
- You have ever woken up in the middle of the night and started recreating the dream you just had in Photoshop
- You've spent over $1000 on a bigger monitor so you can "see the whole canvas"
- You can name three developers of Photoshop
- There's a custom PS skin installed to make your workspace "cooler"
- You see the world with one eye and stock images with the other.
- When asked what the primary colors are, answer "RGB"
- You get the urge to 'fix' poor quality images.
- You start teaching your significant other to use this "evil" program and in the space of one afternoon convince them it's at least only quasi-evil in the face of PSP.
- You ramble about a breakthrough in the piece you're doing to people who have no idea in hell what you're talking about
- You ponder the meaning of existence without layers.
- You never leave the house without a digicam and notepad.
- You drop something and your brain tells you automatically "Ctrl-Z! Ctrl-Z!". When you realize it won't work, your brain tells you "Ctrl-Alt-Z! Ctrl-Alt-Z!"
- You're getting dressed for something important and you look in the mirror and realize you would look so much better if you could just tweak the levels a little and apply a slight gaussian blur.
- You stop on the street to rant about cheesey effects that should not be on professional posters.
- You scream out fonts as they appear on TV.
- You have dreams in "glowing edges"
If you have any whacky one-liner about your addiction towards Photoshop, then do share it over here. If I like it, I will mention in this blog and even give credit to you:)
Enjoy.
Artzz Luv
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