"Derek’s work, and the approach he takes to explaining his techniques, are excellent. His ideas are innovative, his methodology unique, and the results are breathtaking." Steve Caplin, UK based digital illustrator, author of How to Cheat in Photoshop

Dereks edge is that he wont stand still. He has a knack for finding new corners of the program to exploit and innovative ways of doing so. Hes pushed the boundaries not only for his own art but also for thousands of up and coming artists who also want to create onscreen the visions they have in their minds. If youve bought this book, youre about to discover what I mean.
-Garrick Webster, Editor, Computer Arts

Welcome to the world of art and imagination! Derek Lea, one of the worlds top 100 digital artists, shows you how to use Photoshop in unorthodox ways to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. His work is a unique combination of original photography, traditional illustration, and digital art.

If you are a digital artist, illustrator, cartoonist, graphic artist or designer who is familiar with Photoshop, but want to push the program to the limit, this book is for you! Learn how to get professional results from the paint features in Photoshop. Create sharp illustrations by combining vectors and pixels. Explore less-than-obvious composition methods, and discover the hidden potential in unlikely artistic resources and materials. Play around with texture using spray paint effects and scanned elements, or age faces and objects. Use stencil tags and comic book coloring techniques. Learn how to bring 3D art to life! Maximize your creativity AND efficiency with invaluable information on working between Photoshop and Illustrator.

This book/CD package provides clear, step-by-step tutorials that make it easy to emulate Leas techniques in your own work. With all the images from the book to play with, youll be creating stunning artwork in no time!

* Learn from an award winning digital illustrator how to think outside the box and create stunning art with Photoshop
* Be inspired by a wide range of artistic styles and real world techniques that you can adapt to your own work, including graffiti spray art, comic coloring, and antique effects
* Practice new skills with FREE tutorial files on the CD

Welcome to the world of art and imagination. Derek Lea, one of the worlds top 100 digital artists, shows how to use Photoshop in extraordinary ways to transform the mundane into incredible images. His work is a unique combination of original photography, traditional illustration, and digital art.

If you are a digital artist, illustrator, cartoonist, graphic artist or designer who is familiar with Photoshop, but want to push the program to the limit, this book is for you. Lea combines the inspirational with the practical, showcasing a wide range of artistic styles from graffiti and pop art, to Bosch and Art Nouveau.

Discover how to get professional results from the paint features within Photoshop and try features such as sculpting and layering. Explore texture, with spray paint effects and scanned elements or age faces and objects. Use stencil tags and comic book coloring techniques. Bring 3D art to life by using Photoshop and Poser together. Also maximize your creativity AND efficiency with invaluable information on working between Photoshop and Illustrator.


This book/CD package provides clear, step-by-step tutorials that break away from the standard instruction book mould and make it easy to emulate Leas techniques in your own work. With all the images from the book to play with, you can start creating stunning artwork immediately!

* Learn from an award winning digital illustrator how to think outside the box and create stunning art with Photoshop
* Be inspired by the wide range of artistic styles including real world, more unorthodox techniques, which you can easily adapt to your own work
* Clear and easy to follow step-by-step tutorials explain how to make the most of Photoshop and digital image software

A tutorial book that is CREATIVE AND FUN!!!
I really can’t recommend this book enough. The tutorials are easy to understand even when dealing with advanced techniques. It could be a bit much if you are brand new to Photoshop but I doubt it. I don’t think anyone looking into purchasing a book of this types would be at all disappointed. There are other tutorial books out there but this one has subjects and artwork that are truly engrossing. Not only are the tutorial format and content superb but the author offers an online community that can be accessed through his personal site. Here you can ask for help on problem areas from other readers and often the author himself and also post your own work that the lessons have hopefully helped you to create. An easy 5 stars, great work.

Phenomenal!
I purchased this book on a whim and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of its content. Lea takes readers step by step through simple and very complex design techniques. His instructions are easy to follow and, unlike many other Photoshop books I have picked up, just as easy to apply to other projects!

Having access to the author through the reader forum on the book website makes this an even more useful tool. Any tips that might seem vague are easily explained by the man who wrote the book - and other readers that have overcome similar problems. I have worked through several books on Photoshop, but this has been the best by far!