Unlock Your Creativity with Photopea: Edit and retouch images, and create striking text and designs with the free online software
Author: Michael Burton (Author), Ellie Altomare (Foreword)
Publisher finelybook 出版社: Packt Publishing
Publication Date 出版日期: 2024-07-05
Language 语言: English
Print Length 页数: 478 pages
ISBN-10: 1801816646
ISBN-13: 9781801816649
Book Description
Tap into the power of Photopea and learn photo editing, digital painting, and how to design graphics for social media, marketing, and merchandise with this self-paced manual
Key Features
– Gain foundational skills in photo editing, design, and digital painting
– Discover tools for selections, color adjustments, text application, and content creation
– Explore the latest updates and plug-ins for more control over image enhancement
– Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Book Description
Photopea is a comprehensive image and photo editing design tool that provides essential features and capabilities comparable to Adobe Photoshop. This book covers the latest version of Photopea, featuring step-by-step instructions for image editing, improving and enhancing designs with text and effects, and creating eye-catching projects for print and the web.
The first part of this book will teach you how to navigate the workspace, use the best tools for specific tasks and projects, and make perfect selections. You’ll also discover how to remove backgrounds, merge and/or add objects, and adjust colors to create impressive images. Later, you’ll explore layers and compositing techniques, and get hands on with retouching images like a pro. The book will demonstrate how to create collages and use brushes, color wheels, and swatches for drawing and painting. You’ll also learn how to apply impressive text to images to create posters, flyers, and logos.
By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to retouch, paint, enhance, and manipulate images; how to use templates provided by Photopea; and finally, how to apply your skills to projects.
What you will learn
– Understand how to use masks, layer adjustments, and work non-destructively with your images
– Use photo retouching techniques to enhance your images, revive old photos, and apply effects
– Use brushes effectively and learn how to create custom brushes for specific tasks and effects
– Apply different selections for removing backgrounds and objects from photos
– Utilize the principles of color theory to craft visually stunning compositions
– Draw stunning vector and bitmap formats for coloring, rendering, and finished illustrations
Who this book is for
This book is for photographers, illustrators, graphic designers, hobbyists, and students in need of alternative graphic design software suitable for digital imaging and more. Beginners with no prior knowledge of photo editing will also benefit from this book, as it will help them learn fundamental editing skills while they explore Photopea’s functionality.
Table of Contents
– Taking Your Design and Editing to the Next Level with Photopea
– Creating and Working with Image Editing Documents in Photopea
– Navigating and Utilizing the Workspace
– Layer Management: Creating, Organizing, and Applying Advanced Features
– Understanding Selection Fundamentals
– Color Theory and Application
– Using and Creating Brushes
– Photo Retouching Techniques
– Exploring Advanced Image Compositing Techniques
– Text Fundamentals and Styling in Photopea
– Pre-Designed Templates, Extra Effects, and Features Overview
– Advanced Color Techniques
– Bonus: How to Draw and Paint a Figure and Character
– Bonus: How to Create a Logo
– Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices
Review
“Readers of his book are in for a treat. They will journey through a meticulous step-by-step guide on mastering Photopea—from navigating its intricate workspace and understanding the photo retouching fundamentals to exploring logo design, drawing, and painting. Michael also offers a deep dive into his methodical approach to idea development, and so much more.
I wish Michael the very best as he continues to inspire and innovate. I know that every reader will be as enchanted and motivated by his creativity as I have been.”
Ellie Altomare Senior Marketing Consultant and World Illustration Judge
About the Author
Michael Burton is an experienced graphic artist, who evolved into multimedia. Since 2000, he’s worked in branding and decorated apparel, and he uses Photoshop and alternative software for digital imaging, screen-printing, drawing, and painting. He has designed for hundreds of schools and local businesses, including Chicago Public Schools and the Illinois High School Association. Some of his college and pro-league clients include WNBA player Candace Parker and Brian Urlacher of the Chicago Bears. In addition, he works in vector art, loves creative writing, music, video editing, and spoken word for graphic storytelling, and worked with a 4x Grammy-winning artist and author of the creative memoir, Let Me Paint a Picture. He has earned two associates and a BA in graphic design and media arts at Southern New Hampshire University.
