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Design Photoshop Foundations Masks Basics Masks & Gradients

Kyle Damken
Kyle Damken
10,633 Points
Posted by Kyle Damken
Kyle Damken
10,633 Points

Why do most of these not have the project files for download?

Seems like it wouldn't take that much effort, and it would make it a lot easier to follow along on our own. Right now I have to take screen shots of the images in the video.

Is there something I'm missing here?

10 Answers

Kyle Damken
Kyle Damken
10,633 Points
Kyle Damken
Kyle Damken
10,633 Points

Treehouse keeps pestering me to put a best answer, but none of these are the correct answer, which is should be from Treehouse saying: "Sorry about that, we've gone ahead and uploaded the files to those lessons". So, I'll mark this as the best one.

Matt Varner
Matt Varner
5,373 Points
Matt Varner
Matt Varner
5,373 Points

I've got a couple questions that I've been unable to choose a "best answer" for. I don't know if I can 'best answer' my own answer, though. :) It's like liking your own Facebook post.

I must brood on this...

:: broods ::

Eli E
Eli E
10,142 Points
Eli E
Eli E
10,142 Points

I KNOOOOOOOWWWWWW. It doesn't work exactly the same with another image and, if did we could get more information out of the video and know that we were doing it right when it looks the same.

Chavah Jacobs
Chavah Jacobs
12,333 Points
Chavah Jacobs
Chavah Jacobs
12,333 Points

I agree with the original poster. Even a link to the images online would be helpful. I see there are plenty of flower images when I do a search, but it would be easier to follow along and learn if I had the same images.

Byron Twogood
Byron Twogood
14,631 Points
Byron Twogood
Byron Twogood
14,631 Points

It's been awhile since I did that particular course, so I don't remember if there were files to DL or not. However, nothing says you can't use your own images. The instructor is simply showing you the fundamentals of the PS tools. Try the instructors directions on some of your own images and see what you can come up with...

Cynthia Felice
Cynthia Felice
4,592 Points
Cynthia Felice
Cynthia Felice
4,592 Points

Finding your own image is a good exercise in resourcefulness & creativity, since there aren't any files, why not have some fun with it? It's the concepts your after anyway and beyond this course, you'll need to be doing a lot of playing around and experimenting to really learn how to use photoshop, why not start now!

Kyle Damken
Kyle Damken
10,633 Points
Kyle Damken
Kyle Damken
10,633 Points

While I can see where you're coming from, for an absolute beginner, which I was when I was taking this course, sometimes you need the materials laid out for you so you can get down the basics. The lessons for this were based around specific images, so it would make sense that they would include them to make things easier to follow along.

wassimk
wassimk
6,363 Points
wassimk
wassimk
6,363 Points

Nah, I noticed the same thing. Many of the videos reference project files for download but I can't find the link. I have seen this in the Rails track.

G.S. Walker
G.S. Walker
853 Points
G.S. Walker
G.S. Walker
853 Points

No project files for the Front End/HTML paths...

Maya Ananina
Maya Ananina
586 Points
Maya Ananina
Maya Ananina
586 Points

I use print screen to make a copy of all lesson's pictures. On mac making of print screen is cmd + shift + 4.

Cynthia Felice
Cynthia Felice
4,592 Points
Cynthia Felice
Cynthia Felice
4,592 Points

Ah, I guess you have a point, Kyle, I'm used to playing around and figuring it out myself!

Michelle Harrison
Michelle Harrison
8,782 Points
Michelle Harrison
Michelle Harrison
8,782 Points

To Vikzilla III That is an awesome link! Snarky, but useful for the internet.

Michelle Harrison
Michelle Harrison
8,782 Points
Michelle Harrison
Michelle Harrison
8,782 Points

I know this thread is old, but I got both of my pictures off Pexels. It is more about learning the technique and I've found that if you make the project into something geared towards you, it'll be more enjoyable and you're likely to learn more since you'll experiment with it more.

Here's mine. It's a teddy bear romance. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ozc6vsuntnf0scd/daydream%20teddy.jpg?dl=0