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This article is from July 13, 2010, and is no longer current.

Transform Stock Photos Into Amazing Graphic Elements

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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