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

01 CAMERA MOVEMENTS There’s beauty everywhere if you

ABSTRACT CAMERA SKILLS

04 MULTIPLE EXPOSURES This is another multiple exposure, with

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

FLASH-PAINT YOUR INTERIOR SCENES

Fire a flash multiple times over several frames to balance indoor spaces with windows

ADD A FAKE FIRE IN PHOTOSHOP

Give an empty fireplace in your interior an inviting warm glow with some Photoshop fakery

GURUSHOTS

Practical Photoshop has joined up with GuruShots, ‘the world’s greatest photography game’, to showcase the winning images from a series of photo challenges. These are the winning and commended images from the ‘Striking Sunsets’ challenge

ESSENTIALS

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

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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