Whether you’re a beginner using Photoshop Elements or an experienced Photoshop user, this book includes step-by-step guides that will both teach you the basics and challenge you to get more creative. Follow the tutorials and master essential techniques on how to edit your photos, manipulate images to make surreal masterpieces, and create striking paintings and illustrations. Featuring: Photoshop basics - Get to grips with the most essential tools in Photoshop Elements. Photo editing - Discover the retouching skills you need to perfect your photos. Surreal art - Master the art of photomanipulation and learn to composite fantasy scenes. Digital art - Practise digital illustration and painting techniques to make striking masterpieces.
Welcome to Photoshop® creative Annual
10 PRO PHOTO EFFECTS • Add impact and creativity to your photo compositions with our look at the best effects you can apply in Photoshop
Create Instagram style photos • Learn to use Levels, adjustments and blend colours for retro results
Make a shaped photo montage • Use your own photos to create a beautiful montage
Produce fantasy artwork • Learn how to transform your photos into eye-catching surreal art
Compose a miniature scene with masks • Use selection tools and masks to create a fantastic composition
Stylise your portraits with filters • Use a mix of filters and masks to transform photos
Create art with the Gradient tool • Use a simple fill tool to add toned colour to your pictures
Make vibrant low-poly portraits • Master the art of low poly with selecting and filling techniques
Draw a colourful illustration • Draw, scan in and colour illustrations for various projects
Design an abstract wallpaper • Mix images and shapes to create your own desktop décor
Produce a calendar • Create a personalised calendar to remind you of the great times spent with family and friends
FIX ANY PHOTO • 20 TECHNIQUES YOU NEED TO LEARN
Take control of selections • Use selections, masks and more to retouch a portrait and add an explosive dispersion effect
Intensify with filters and adjustments • Bestow a cinematic feel to your portraits with filters, adjustments and a tasty dose of dodge and burn
Transform photos with light effects • Fashion a light-tastic street spectacle with blend modes, layer styles and masks using stock elements and created shapes
Fire up your shots with blend modes • Heat things up to create a flame-filled effect using simple techniques and blend modes
Apply liquid paint effects to photos • Combine paint splash and fashion photography using everyday Photoshop tools, resulting in extraordinary effects
Composite four seasons • Use selections, blending and photos to create a year-long landscape
Create vintage portraits • Give your portrait photos a vintage makeover using just a few handy tools in Photoshop
Inject drama with filters and more • Dramatise your sports photos with adjustment layers, special filters and the Calculation command
20 PROFESSIONAL COMPOSITING SECRETS • WE’VE GOT THE BEST OF THE BEST TO SHARE THEIR SECRETS FOR USING PHOTOSHOP TO ACHIEVE THE OPTIMUM RESULTS WHEN COMPOSITING
Create stunning art with masks • Compose a beautiful palace with a variety of simple techniques, masks, adjustment layers and blend modes
Turn any portrait shot into a robot • In this tutorial we’ll see how to turn anyone into a robot using photomanipulation and lighting techniques
Warp a city onto a shoe • Learn how to use the Warp tool and clipping masks for a surreal effect
Create a fantasy scene • Learn how to create a lush photomanipulation using a variety of techniques, transformations and blending...
