If you are a digital artist, illustrator, cartoonist, graphic artist, designer, or serious hobbyist looking for new and interesting ways to use Photoshop, this is the book for you! You already know how to use Photoshop as an image editing tool; now, challenge yourself and discover the more artistic aspects of the program with one of the world's best teachers by your side.
In addition to four brand new chapters on real world projects, this new edition of award-winning digital artist Derek Lea's bestselling Creative Photoshop contains several brand new features such as "What you'll learn in this chapter" summaries, so you can quickly find projects using the specific tools you'd like to focus on, and supplementary information at the end of each chapter, containing useful resources and additional gallery images to provide further study and inspiration.
As you work through Derek's fantastic artistic methods, be sure to visit www.creativephotoshopthebook.com for more information, including the project files for each chapter, available for download for you to work with, a reader forum, and more.
*Stunning images from award winning digital artist Derek Lea inspire you to push your own creativity further than you even thought possible
*Compatible with previous versions of Photoshop
*Explore Photoshop from an entirely unique perspective as you learn how to create graffiti, antique effects, stencil art, and so much more
*Fully updated throughout for CS4, plus four brand new chapters on real world projects that combine traditional art methods with Photoshop to create tactile images.

Part One: Drawing and Painting
Chapter 1: Painting in Photoshop

Chapter 2: Creating Characters with Shape Layers
Chapter 3: Graffiti Spray Paint Art

Chapter 4: Creating Stencil Art
Chapter 5: Tracing Photographs
Chapter 6: Illustrating from Sketches

Chapter 7: Retro Art Effects
Chapter 8: Coloring Comic Art
Part Two: Unconventional Methods

Chapter 9: Antique Effects
Chapter 10: Photocopier Meets Photoshop

Chapter 11: Urban Lowbrow Art
Part Three: Real World Photoshop
Chapter 12: Sketch and Dry Brush Effects

Chapter 13: Simulated Screen-Printing
Chapter 14: Real World Collage

Chapter 15: In and Out of Photoshop
Part Four: Illustrative Photography
Chapter 16: Creature Architecture

Chapter 17: The Third Dimension
Chapter 18: Aging Effects
Chapter 19: Representational Surrealism

Chapter 20: The Cover Challenge

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