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

Michael Burton

Jul 2024 · Packt Publishing Ltd

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478

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About this ebook

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 BurtonKey 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 DescriptionPhotopea 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.

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.

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