Transform Stock Photos Into Amazing Graphic Elements

In this excerpt from the video "Photoshop CS4 for Designers," you'll learn how to effectively combine photographs and your own creativity to produce eye-catching graphic effects in Photoshop.
Written by Corey Barker on July 13, 2010

Video tutorial provided by Creative Edge. For more free Photoshop how-tos from Creative Edge, go to our Reading List. For information on becoming a Creative Edge member, go to its website.

The "Photoshop CS4 for Designers" video course goes beyond using Photoshop as a photography tool and teaches you how to create eye-catching design effects with photos and even from scratch. The 18 lessons comprise almost three hours of how-tos. Topics include creating effects using halftones, backgrounds, brushes, photos, light, text, shapes, and more.

In this excerpt, which is Lesson 05: Graphic Effects, you'll begin with three ordinary stock photos and end with a rich, multi-layered image.

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Excerpted from Photoshop CS4 for Designers by Corey Barker. Copyright © 2009. Used with permission of Pearson Education, Inc. and Peachpit Press. All rights reserved.

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