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.
Click the image below to go to the video hosted by Creative Edge:

Excerpted from Photoshop CS4 for Designers by Corey Barker. Copyright © 2009. Used with permission of Pearson Education, Inc. and Peachpit Press. All rights reserved.
This article was last modified on December 17, 2022
This article was first published on July 13, 2010
Commenting is easier and faster when you're logged in!
Recommended for you
Photoshop How-To: Aging Metal Textures
If, like me, you like the patina of aged, rusty metal, then this Photoshop trick...
Building an Underwater Scene in Photoshop, Part 1
The Oscar-winning film The Shape of Water opens with a stunning sequence in whic...
Creating Silhouettes in Photoshop with Remove.bg
I reviewed the revolutionary cutout tool remove.bg a couple of months back, and...
