Practical Photoshop

Practical Photoshop is the world’s premier Photoshop magazine, a monthly guide to the best Photoshop techniques, tips and tricks. Inside each issue you’ll find an array of inspirational tutorials and accompanying video lessons that will help you master Adobe’s collection of industry standard photo-editing software. What’s more, there’s a selection of amazing images from the world’s best Photoshop creatives, free downloadable content, and a beginner’s guide to the basics. If you love photography and you want to learn more about digital imaging, then Practical Photoshop will help you to unleash your creative potential.

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Practical Photoshop

EMBRACE THE ABSTRACT • DISCOVER A HOST OF AMAZING TECHNIQUES TO TRANSFORM YOUR PHOTOS INTO GORGEOUS ABSTRACT ART

ABSTRACT PORTRAITS • Create the cover effect and master powerful layer tricks

GET CREATIVE WITH BRUSHES • Use free brush sets to transform your images with splashes and splatters

PIXEL STRETCHING • Simplify any image into a beautiful series of colored lines with this easy Photoshop trick

PIXELATED PATTERNS • With a cunning combination of filters and pattern effects, we can reduce an image to a series of bold colored circles…

STEP, BLEND AND REPEAT • Here’s a fun trick to create vortex-like patterns with a smoke image and a keyboard shortcut

STYLE TRANSFER • This powerful Neural Filter lets you transform your photos into painted artwork

URBAN ABSTRACTS • James Paterson transforms everyday street scenes into evocative art with simple Photoshop skills

SHAKE IT UP • Use intentional camera movement to capture streets with striking blur

ABSTRACT CAMERA SKILLS

EDIT YOUR ABSTRACTS • Boost your urban abstracts with simple Photoshop tricks

BUILDING COMPOSITES • Photoshop selections and layers can mash up city skylines

AHEAD OF THE CURVE • Get to grips with the ultimate tonal tool, learn how to make creative color shifts, and get instant Curves effects with our free presets

DON’T WANT IT? REMOVE IT! • This new Photoshop tool will revolutionize the way you retouch your photos

WORK THE ROOM • Stop shooting inferior interiors and level up your lighting skills. James Paterson shows you how to master three key skills

FLASH-PAINT YOUR INTERIOR SCENES • Fire a flash multiple times over several frames to balance indoor spaces with windows

TOP TIPS PERFECT INTERIORS BRING DOWN THE CURTAIN

STEP BY STEP POLISH IT IN PHOTOSHOP

ADD A FAKE FIRE IN PHOTOSHOP • Give an empty fireplace in your interior an inviting warm glow with some Photoshop fakery

LEARN LIGHTROOM TODAY!

ESSENTIALS • Your quick-start guide and reference to image editing in Photoshop

THE IMAGE-EDITING WORKFLOW • Manage your photos from capture to output in three stages

THE BASICS OF RAW PROCESSING • Discover how to process your raw files to perfection

SIX ESSENTIAL LAYERS FOR PHOTOS • The six most frequently used Photoshop layers for image editing, and how to use them to improve almost any photo

14 ESSENTIAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS • 14 keyboard shortcuts that will massively improve your speed and efficiency while working in Photoshop