Unlock Your Creativity with Photopea : Edit and Retouch Images, and Create Striking Text and Designs with the Free Online Software / Michael Burton ; foreword by Ellie Altomare.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Michael, author.

Contributor:

Altomare, Ellie, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photopea.

Image processing--Digital techniques.

Photography--Digital techniques.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (479 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing Ltd., 2024.

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, [2024]

Summary:

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 FeaturesGain foundational skills in photo editing, design, and digital paintingDiscover tools for selections, color adjustments, text application, and content creationExplore the latest updates and plug-ins for more control over image enhancementPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook 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 learnUnderstand how to use masks, layer adjustments, and work non-destructively with your imagesUse photo retouching techniques to enhance your images, revive old photos, and apply effectsUse brushes effectively and learn how to create custom brushes for specific tasks and effectsApply different selections for removing backgrounds and objects from photosUtilize the principles of color theory to craft visually stunning compositionsDraw stunning vector and bitmap formats for coloring, rendering, and finished illustrationsWho this book is forThis 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.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Dedications

Foreword

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Getting Started With Photopea

Chapter 1: Taking Your Design and Editing to the Next Level with Photopea

Technical requirements

Installing Photopea and Setting up an Account

Free versus Premium Version

Raster and Vector Images Explained

Looking into Raster

Looking into Vector

Should you use Raster or Vector for your project?

RGB versus CMYK Color Modes

RGB

CMYK

Summary

Chapter 2: Creating and Working with Image Editing Documents in Photopea

Creating and saving new documents and templates

Opening existing documents for projects

Saving documents in Photopea

Image size and resizing Documents (canvases) for projects

Changing an image size

Resizing Documents (canvases)

Guides, rulers, grids, and snapping

Ruler

Guides

Using grids

Snapping

Utilizing artboards

Chapter 3: Navigating and Utilizing the Workspace

Understanding the workspace

Understanding the toolbar

Understanding the sidebar

Exploring the main area

Chapter 4: Layer Management: Creating, Organizing, and Applying Advanced Features

Understanding layers

The Layers panel

Creating layers

Organizing layers

Group layers

Deleting layers

Locking and hiding layers

Arranging layers

Folders and layers

Layer opacity

Flatten Image

Merge Layers

Applying masks to layers

Creating a vector mask

Layer styles (also called layer effects)

New Adjustment Layer

Chapter 5: Understanding Selection Fundamentals

Making selections

Putting the selection tools into practice

More on the Magic Wand tool

Applying the Quick Selection tool

Advanced selection techniques.

Combining selections with the Selection Mode options

Refining edges

The Refine Edge tool

Working with channels

The Channels panel

Part 2: Digital Imaging, Design Techniques, and Other Software

Chapter 6: Color Theory and Application

Color theory basics

How we see and process color

The color wheel

Color schemes

Color theory terms

Working with color panels

Using swatches and the color picker

Applying colors to shapes and images with swatches

Backing up swatches with layers and shapes

Working with color spaces

Color spaces in Photopea

Chapter 7: Using and Creating Brushes

Exploring and accessing the brushes

Accessing the Brush tool

Using the default brushes

Experimenting with the default brushes

Editing default brushes with custom Dynamics

Creating custom brushes from images

Exporting the new brush

Brush management

Chapter 8: Photo Retouching Techniques

Touching up a portrait

Choosing and preparing a portrait to touch up

Adjusting and adding hair

Cleaning up the hair

Restoring an old photo

Adjusting an image in RAW format

Chapter 9: Exploring Advanced Image Compositing Techniques

What are Image Composites?

Preparation for creating composites

Applying skills to an Image Composite - Lunch on Table

Applying skills to an Image Composite - Man Walking

Adding more trees and bushes to the Image Composite

Adjusting the iguana's skin tone

Working with absorbed light and color-matching

Toning down the white on the bag

Adding shadows under the shoes

Adding the finishing touches

Unify the composite with gradient overlays and adjustment layers

Chapter 10: Text Fundamentals and Styling in Photopea

Introduction to typography.

Early beginnings and progression of typography - synopsis

Serif versus sans serif fonts

Working with the type tool and text styles

The type tool

Text styles

Creating artistic, shaped, and warped text, and more

How to warp text and add layer styles

Adding layer effects and adjusting text with the Character panel

How to fill text with an image

Chapter 11: Pre-Designed Templates, Extra Effects, and Features Overview

How to open and edit templates

Customizing an Instagram template as your own

Creating, opening, and exporting animations

Creating an animation in Photopea

Opening and customizing an animation template in Photopea

How to vectorize a Bitmap image

Part 3: Drawing Figures, Creating a Logo, and Other Features

Chapter 12: Advanced Color Techniques

Adding color to a black and white image

Find a black and white image or convert a color photo to black and white

Colorizing the skin tone

Colorizing the eyes

Colorizing the lips

Colorize the hair

Colorizing the clothes

Colorizing the pumpkin

Colorizing the background

Replacing a particular color

Using the color replacement brush tool

Modifying channels

Creating the three basic channels - Red, Green, and Blue (RGB)

Creating cyan, magenta, and yellow (secondary colors)

Creating a blend of colors

Chapter 13: Bonus: How to Draw and Paint a Figure and Character

Getting started with drawing and painting

Getting comfortable with drawing and painting

Sketching an eagle

Sketching and developing a character design

Grayscale study and adding color to your character

Creating a grayscale study

Adding color to your character

Painting in the color details

Painting the dress

Painting the accessories

Reduce some of the layers

Adding a background.

Touching up the figure

Chapter 14: Bonus: How to Create a Logo

What is a logo?

Exploring the elements of a logo

Understanding the seven types of logos

Sketching out rough ideas and brainstorming

Creating a black and white logo

Creating an abstract logo mark

Saving, editing, and exporting the logo into Affinity Designer

Editing the logo in Affinity Design

Exploring colors and fonts

Choosing the colors

Choosing the font

Creating some MIC logo mockups

Chapter 15: Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices

The vanishing point filter

Using the Vanishing Point filter

Adding the first image to the wall

Adding a second image to the wall

Adding a personal signature on the wall

Using layer comps

Creating Layer Comps

Exporting layers

Hiding all other layers

Exporting layers from a Layers folder

Exporting as a Smart Object

Understanding and using smart objects

What are Smart Objects?

Creating a Smart Object

Additional things we can do with Smart Objects

Creating a portfolio for a career

What is a portfolio?

Choosing a creative field to build your portfolio

How many pieces should I include in a portfolio?

Resources for creating a portfolio

Index

Other Books You May Enjoy.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Burton, Michael Unlock Your Creativity with Photopea

ISBN:

9781801816649

1801816646

9781801819442

1801819440

OCLC:

1439028321