Sample Chapter: Painting Abstract Portrait Backgrounds in Adobe Photoshop CS6

This is a sample chapter from Karen Sperling's new book, Painting for Photographers Volume 3: Painting Portraits in Adobe Photoshop.
In this chapter you will find art lessons and the step-by-step process for painting an abstract background to make a photo look more like a painting.
The chapter includes information for:
• Setting up Photoshop for painting;
• Choosing and editing brush presets and the Mixer Brush Tool;
• Painting portrait parts like hair, faces, clothes and backgrounds;
• Completing a painting from a photo.
Cover painting and design by Karen Sperling based on a photo by Scott Stulberg.