Thanks for the advice.
On Stack Overflow: I understand that design is a different ballgame than code. However, a Q&A site geared towards helping with the tools of the trade (photoshop, illustrator) might be useful, right?
On Stack Overflow: I understand that design is a different ballgame than code. However, a Q&A site geared towards helping with the tools of the trade (photoshop, illustrator) might be useful, right?
Nothing wrong with gouache though, in fact you can learn a lot about color just messing around with some paint for a while. A lot more than you'll learn from pixels.
My advice in a nutshell: play with a lot of different mediums and look at a lot of different work if you really care about being a designer.