ABSTRACT
If you are a digital artist, illustrator, cartoonist, graphic artist, designer, or serious hobbyist looking for new and interesting ways to use Photoshop, this is the book for you! You already know how to use Photoshop as an image editing tool; now, challenge yourself and discover the more artistic aspects of the program with one of the world's best teachers by your side.
In addition to four brand new chapters on real world projects, this new edition of award-winning digital artist Derek Lea's bestselling Creative Photoshop contains several brand new features such as "What you'll learn in this chapter” summaries, so you can quickly find projects using the specific tools you'd like to focus on, and supplementary information at the end of each chapter, containing useful resources and additional gallery images to provide further study and inspiration. As you work through Derek's fantastic artistic methods, be sure to visit www.creativephotoshopthebook.com for more information, including the project files for each chapter, available for download for you to work with, a reader forum, and more.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|132 pages
Drawing and Painting
chapter Chapter 1|18 pages
Painting in Photoshop
chapter Chapter 2|20 pages
Creating Characters with Shape Layers
chapter Chapter 3|14 pages
Graffiti Spray Paint Art
chapter Chapter 4|12 pages
Creating Stencil Art
chapter Chapter 5|17 pages
Tracing Photographs
chapter Chapter 6|17 pages
Illustrating from Sketches
chapter Chapter 7|15 pages
Retro Art Effects
chapter Chapter 8|17 pages
Coloring Comic Art
part Two|56 pages
Unconventional Methods
chapter Chapter 9|20 pages
Antique Effects
chapter Chapter 10|20 pages
Photocopier Meets Photoshop
chapter Chapter 11|14 pages
Urban Lowbrow Art
part Three|106 pages
Real World Photoshop
chapter Chapter 12|28 pages
Sketch and Dry Brush Effects
chapter Chapter 13|26 pages
Simulated Screen-Printing
chapter Chapter 14|22 pages
Real World Collage
chapter Chapter 15|28 pages
In and Out of Photoshop
part Four|112 pages
Illustrative Photography