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The Art of Photoshop Compositing

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Overview

Discover how to construct your vision by compositing multiple images into a single, unified photograph using Photoshop.

Join Julieanne Kost as she walks you through her creative thought process and explains how she transforms concepts and raw images into entirely new works of art using Adobe Photoshop. Discover how to select the images you need to create a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. Master the tools used in compositing, including adjustment layers, masking, blending, and Smart Objects, so that the technology doesn't get in the way of expressing your creative vision. Learn how to adjust scale and perspective and manipulate texture and focus to help viewers temporarily suspend their disbelief long enough to enter your world.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files
  • What you should know
1. Why Composite Images?
  • What makes a good composite?
  • A compelling story
  • Compositional considerations
  • Creating your own image bank
2. Customizing Photoshop for Compositing Images
  • Setting important preferences
  • Personalizing the workspace
  • Customizing keyboard shortcuts
  • Getting started
3. Composite 1: Perception
  • Perception: A quick analysis
  • Gathering the source images
  • Understanding masking
  • Opacity and blend modes
  • Removing elements
  • Adding supporting elements
  • Unifying color and tone
  • Adding edges
  • Saving files
4. Composite 2: Erosion
  • Erosion: A quick analysis
  • Assembling the pieces
  • One image, multiple looks
  • Advanced blending
  • Refining color and tone
5. Working with the Pen Tool
  • Pen tool basics
  • Drawing curved paths
  • Drawing complex paths
  • Drawing a shape
6. Composite 3: Two Birds
  • Two Birds: A quick analysis
  • Reposition the figure
  • Adding the wings
  • Including additional feathers
  • Adding supporting elements
  • Unifying with texture
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Julieanne Kost

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