From Photo to Graphic Art

By Lesa Snider

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Lesa will show you how to quickly and easily turn ordinary photos into unique pieces of graphic art.

Introduction (00:44) From Photo to Graphic Art
Partial Color Effect (06:46) Accentuate your focal point by draining color from an image and bringing it back in one area.
Faded Color Effect (03:51) Using a gradient mask to fade an image from grayscale to color.
Colorizing a Black and White Photo (07:57) How to add color where there was none.
Sepia-tone With Burned Edges (03:22) Add a non-destructive color tint and finish it off with an Olan Mills style dark-edged vignette.
Blurring the Background (07:05) Using the lens blur filter to produce a selective focus effect similar to that of a tilt lens.
From Photo to Pencil Sketch (07:40) How to turn a photo into a beautiful pencil sketch; also great for saving sub-par images!
Realistic Reflections (05:57) Give your image depth by adding a reflection beneath it.
Ornamental Vector Photo Frame (08:49) How to make a non-destructive, creative, resizable photo frame by placing an illustration as a smart object.
Filtered and Painted Edges (02:42) Using filters and brushes to make interesting photo edges, plus how to paste stock art into a layer mask.
Real World Picture Frames (10:07) How to easily pop a photo into a real-world, digital picture frame, tilting it, adding a drop shadow and a new background.
Combining Images, Part 1 (07:19) Fading an image into another. The world's easiest non-destructive collage technique using a gradient mask.
Combining Images, Part 2 (06:25) Background Swaps - Using blending modes to zap white backgrounds.
Combining Images, Part 3 (06:34) Grunge Collage - Creating a multi-layered collage with nary a selection, just blending modes!
Combining Images, Part 4 (09:06) Mapping an image to the contours of another and creating a digital body using a displacement map.
Turning a Photo Into Stone (06:52) Using the Quick Selection tool and a layer mask to turn loved ones into statues.
High Contrast, Part 1 (05:47) Che Guevara effect - Recreating the famous revolutionary's high-contrast face on a red background.
High Contrast, Part 2 Warhol-Style Portrait (08:02) Just like the pop artist. Let's learn how to create this effect.
Warhol-Style Portrait - continued (07:37) Painting color blocks onto a high-contrast face, and setting up a document for a 3 x 3 poster.
Breaking a Photo Into Pieces (07:22) Setting up a spatter brush to use with a layer mask.
Aging a Photo (09:22) Antiquing, streaking, and adding blotches to photos to take them back in time.
Eyes of the Otherworld (04:58) Selecting and accentuating eyes the non-destructive way.
Conclusion (00:42) From Photo to Graphic Art

Course Time: 02 Hours 25 Minutes

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Lesa Snider

Lesa Snider

Lesa Snider, chief evangelist of iStockphoto (iStockphoto.com/lesasnider), is the author of Photoshop CS6: The Missing Manual, coauthor of iPhoto â€™11: The Missing Manual, and several videos on...VIEW FULL BIO»

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