Unlock Your Creativity with Photopea: Edit and retouch images, and create striking text and designs with the free online software

by Michael Burton, Ellie Altomare (Foreword by)

Overview

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 written by multidisciplinary visual artist, Michael Burton

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781801816649
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Publication date:	07/05/2024
Pages:	478
Sales rank:	863,532
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.96(d)

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.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Taking Your Design and Editing to the Next Level with Photopea
2. Creating and Working with Image Editing Documents in Photopea
3. Navigating and Utilizing the Workspace
4. Layer Management: Creating, Organizing, and Applying Advanced Features
5. Understanding Selection Fundamentals
6. Color Theory and Application
7. Using and Creating Brushes
8. Photo Retouching Techniques
9. Exploring Advanced Image Compositing Techniques
10. Text Fundamentals and Styling in Photopea
11. Pre-Designed Templates, Extra Effects, and Features Overview
12. Advanced Color Techniques
13. Bonus: How to Draw and Paint a Figure and Character
14. Bonus: How to Create a Logo
15. Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices