Create Backgrounds, Textures, and Maps in Photoshop: Using Photoshop CC 2014

Create Backgrounds, Textures, and Maps in Photoshop guides digital artists through practical techniques for building original textures, backgrounds, and 3D maps. This digital edition is delivered as a PDF and can be downloaded instantly after purchase.

Author Raavi O’Connor focuses on Photoshop CC 2014, but many of the methods apply to earlier versions. The book is written in easy-to-understand language with step-by-step examples.

Create Backgrounds, Textures, and Maps: Book Overview

This book is intended for designers and texturing artists who regularly use textures to add realism to models and artwork. It covers non-destructive editing with adjustment layers and smart filters, and explains filters and commands in relation to the results they produce.

The guide is divided into three sections: an introduction to useful Photoshop techniques, custom texture creation, and custom maps. Readers learn to create reflection, specular, normal, bump, and displacement maps for more realistic 3D scenes.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• Step-by-step instructions for creating over 25 textures, backgrounds, and maps.
• Techniques for non-destructive editing using adjustment layers and smart filters.
• Methods for creating seamless high-resolution textures.
• Guidance on making normal, bump, specular, reflection, and displacement maps.
• Explanations of Photoshop commands and filters used in texture creation.
• Tips, notes, and warnings that support practical learning.
• Access to downloadable Photoshop files and free additional background textures for personal use.

Why This Book Matters

Photoshop remains a central tool for digital imaging and texturing work. Creating custom textures and maps gives artists more control over the final look of their models and designs.

The book supports readers who want to move beyond generic downloaded resources and build their own material library. It is a practical introduction to workflows that are useful in VFX, gaming, animation, and motion graphics.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download, so there is no physical shipping. Access is available immediately after purchase.

The PDF works with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and standard PDF reading apps. Make sure your chosen app supports PDF files.

FAQ

How soon will I receive the eBook?
You gain access immediately after purchase and can download the PDF right away.

Will a physical copy be shipped?
No. This is a digital-only product, and no physical item will be mailed.

Can I read it on multiple devices?
Yes. You can use the PDF on any compatible device with a PDF reader or Kindle app.

Add this practical guide to your digital library and build your own textures and maps in Photoshop.

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