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Unlock Your Creativity with Photopea

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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801816649
Length 478 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Michael Burton Michael Burton
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

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 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Opening existing documents for projects

There are several ways to open an existing file in Photopea. Firstly, you can choose Open From Computer on the Photopea home screen. Secondly, you can go to the top menu bar and select File | Open, or you can use the shortcut keys CTRL + O and locate the image or supporting file on your computer (see Figure 2.4):

Figure 2.4 – Open a document

Figure 2.4 – Open a document

Thirdly, you can drag a file or image directly into Photopea’s document area and it will open a document in the size of the image (see Figure 2.5):

Figure 2.5 – Drag an image directly from a folder

Figure 2.5 – Drag an image directly from a folder

Fourthly, you can drag an existing image into an already-open file and it will appear as another layer within the existing document (see Figure. 2.6):

Figure 2.6 – Drag an existing image into an already-open file

Figure 2.6 – Drag an existing image into an already-open file

Or you can drag a file into the main tab area of an existing file, and it will open...

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