Photoshop Inquiry

[Old Monkei]

I have an opportunity to acquire photoshop for a much reduced price. In the past I have used Paintshop Pro and currently CorelDraw X4, both of which are raster based graphics programs.
When I tried to apply my knowledge to Photoshop I found I was completely lost. What I thought were similar actions did not have the intended outcome. I thought it was because Photoshop was vector based so a new learning curve only to read that Illustrator is vector based and Photoshop is raster based.​

So where did I go wrong... well I am not sure, but I am guessing I am missing something very simple. I have read both Photoshop and Illustrator are industry standards and would like to move that way for future graphics endeavors here at eGO.
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Anyone have any tips or tricks as far as reading material to help me along? I have not acquired the program yet but have downloaded several manuals to read though including (don't laugh now) Photoshop for Dummies... Yes I did that :scared:
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Any comments would be greatly appreciated

Thank you in advance
Chuck

 

[iEye Captain]

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