You're reading from Unlock Your Creativity with Photopea Edit and retouch images, and create striking text and designs with the free online software

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801816649

Length 478 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Image Editing

Author (1):

Michael Burton

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Getting Started With Photopea

2. Chapter 1: Taking Your Design and Editing to the Next Level with Photopea FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Creating and Working with Image Editing Documents in Photopea

4. Chapter 3: Navigating and Utilizing the Workspace

5. Chapter 4: Layer Management: Creating, Organizing, and Applying Advanced Features

6. Chapter 5: Understanding Selection Fundamentals

7. Part 2: Digital Imaging, Design Techniques, and Other Software

8. Chapter 6: Color Theory and Application

9. Chapter 7: Using and Creating Brushes

10. Chapter 8: Photo Retouching Techniques

11. Chapter 9: Exploring Advanced Image Compositing Techniques

12. Chapter 10: Text Fundamentals and Styling in Photopea

13. Chapter 11: Pre-Designed Templates, Extra Effects, and Features Overview

14. Part 3: Drawing Figures, Creating a Logo, and Other Features

15. Chapter 12: Advanced Color Techniques

16. Chapter 13: Bonus: How to Draw and Paint a Figure and Character

17. Chapter 14: Bonus: How to Create a Logo

18. Chapter 15: Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices

19. Index

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What is a logo?

Essentially, a logo is a symbol consisting of text and/or images, used to identify a brand. In addition, a logo can help distinguish a business from other competitors, explain what the business does, and communicate the overall value of the goods or services offered. In the next two subsections, we’ll explore the elements of a logo and the different main types.

Exploring the elements of a logo

Now that we understand what a logo is, let’s dive further into the elements that make up a logo.

Logos consist of the following elements:

Typography: A great number of logos contain some form of typographic element such as a monogram abbreviation or the full name of the business.
Color: Logos can range from black and white or monochromatic to a multicolor palette capturing the mood or emotion of the brand. Reviewing what we covered on color theory in the The Emotions of Color section of Chapter 6, Color Theory and Application, can help you master...