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Mastering Adobe Photoshop 2024

By : Gary Bradley
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Mastering Adobe Photoshop 2024

By: Gary Bradley

Overview of this book

Unlock the full potential of Photoshop, the go-to app for content creators by mastering its complex tools and features. This book quickly builds on your existing Photoshop knowledge with proven industry techniques, serving as a launchpad to develop professional skills and transformative personal growth. You’ll start by fine-tuning color and tone in your images with non-destructive adjustment layers and conceal content like backdrops with precise masking techniques for fine details like hair. Working through a series of real-world editing projects, crafting realistic brand mockups and traditional marketing collateral, you’ll learn robust methods for building social media assets in Photoshop, from images to animated GIFs and videos. You’ll also be able to bring your typography to life with styles and effects that are simple to edit and store as preset effects. The final section of the book encapsulates all of your learning to create complex montages using advanced masking and compositing techniques. You’ll have fun elevating your designs with surreal art styles and conceptual imagery using retouching, blending, and liquify filters. By the end of this Adobe Photoshop book, you’ll soar to new heights with your designs, creating captivating visuals that leave a lasting impression on your audience.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Part 1:Raising Your Photoshop Game
5
Part 2:Bringing Brands Front and Center
10
Part 3:Building Visual Components
14
Part 4:World Building

Part 3:Building Visual Components

Not all Photoshop projects start with a stunning stock image or a professional photo shoot. You can create amazing visuals with just the tools and features within the application. This part looks at techniques for creating impactful type effects and custom backdrops with patterns and textures. Finally, by mastering the immense power of Photoshop brushes, you’ll complete artwork with your own custom brush tips to create snowflakes, retouch hair, and leverage sampled real brush strokes to create a portrait.

This part has the following chapters:

  • Chapter 8, Bringing Typography to Life with Effects and Styling
  • Chapter 9, Creating Textures, Patterns, and Backdrops
  • Chapter 10, Creating and Applying Brushes