From Photo to Graphic Art
Lesa will show you how to quickly and easily turn ordinary photos into unique pieces of graphic art.
Release Date: 2008-05-14
Lessons
Introduction
<p>From Photo to Graphic Art</p>
Duration: 0 mins 44 seconds
Partial Color Effect
<p>Accentuate your focal point by draining color from an image and bringing it back in one area.</p>
Duration: 6 mins 46 seconds
Faded Color Effect
<p>Using a gradient mask to fade an image from grayscale to color.</p>
Duration: 3 mins 56 seconds
Colorizing a Black and White Photo
<p>How to add color where there was none.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 57 seconds
Sepia-tone With Burned Edges
<p>Add a non-destructive color tint and finish it off with an Olan Mills style dark-edged vignette.</p>
Duration: 3 mins 25 seconds
Blurring the Background
<p>Using the lens blur filter to produce a selective focus effect similar to that of a tilt lens.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 11 seconds
From Photo to Pencil Sketch
<p>How to turn a photo into a beautiful pencil sketch; also great for saving sub-par images!</p>
Duration: 7 mins 40 seconds
Realistic Reflections
<p>Give your image depth by adding a reflection beneath it.</p>
Duration: 6 mins 15 seconds
Ornamental Vector Photo Frame
<p>How to make a non-destructive, creative, resizable photo frame by placing an illustration as a smart object.</p>
Duration: 8 mins 54 seconds
Filtered and Painted Edges
<p>Using filters and brushes to make interesting photo edges, plus how to paste stock art into a layer mask.</p>
Duration: 2 mins 42 seconds
Real World Picture Frames
<p>How to easily pop a photo into a real-world, digital picture frame, tilting it, adding a drop shadow and a new background.</p>
Duration: 10 mins 12 seconds
Combining Images, Part 1
<p>Fading an image into another. The world's easiest non-destructive collage technique using a gradient mask.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 22 seconds
Combining Images, Part 2
<p>Background Swaps – Using blending modes to zap white backgrounds.</p>
Duration: 6 mins 35 seconds
Combining Images, Part 3
<p>Grunge Collage – Creating a multi-layered collage with nary a selection, just blending modes!</p>
Duration: 6 mins 41 seconds
Combining Images, Part 4
<p>Mapping an image to the contours of another and creating a digital body using a displacement map.</p>
Duration: 9 mins 21 seconds
Turning a Photo Into Stone
<p>Using the Quick Selection tool and a layer mask to turn loved ones into statues.</p>
Duration: 6 mins 52 seconds
High Contrast, Part 1
<p>Che Guevara effect – Recreating the famous revolutionary's high-contrast face on a red background.</p>
Duration: 5 mins 47 seconds
High Contrast, Part 2 Warhol-Style Portrait
<p>Just like the pop artist. Let's learn how to create this effect.</p>
Duration: 8 mins 29 seconds
Warhol-Style Portrait – continued
<p>Painting color blocks onto a high-contrast face, and setting up a document for a 3 x 3 poster.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 37 seconds
Breaking a Photo Into Pieces
<p>Setting up a spatter brush to use with a layer mask.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 22 seconds
Aging a Photo
<p>Antiquing, streaking, and adding blotches to photos to take them back in time.</p>
Duration: 9 mins 22 seconds
Eyes of the Otherworld
<p>Selecting and accentuating eyes the non-destructive way.</p>
Duration: 5 mins 3 seconds
Conclusion
<p>From Photo to Graphic Art</p>
Duration: 0 mins 42 seconds