Essential Compositing Tips & Techniques In Photoshop 2021
Essential Compositing Tips & Techniques In Photoshop 2021
Class Description
AFTER THIS CLASS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- Easily color match images.
- Use perspective to make images fit their background.
- Use familiar tools in unconventional ways to help you create better composites.
- Realistically combine images from multiple sources into one single image.
ABOUT JESUS'S CLASS:
Join Jesús Ramirez, the expert instructor from the very popular Photoshop Training Channel (PTC) on YouTube, as he teaches you the concepts for creating realistic composites in Adobe Photoshop 2021.
Composites are more than just merging images together. To make a realistic composite, one needs to consider light sources and perspective. By using Photoshop 2021 you can create worlds and scenes with your photography that would take extreme budgets to capture in camera.
WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:
- Beginner photographers who want to learn how to combine two or more images together.
- Beginner designers who are replacing backgrounds from photos to fit their designs.
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Photoshop 2021 (ver 22.0)
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Jesús Ramirez is a digital graphics expert, speaker, and educator specializing in Adobe Photoshop. With over 15 years of professional design experience, he has worked with clients such as Adobe, Microsoft, Motorola, and Conde Nast. Jesús is best known as the founder of the Photoshop Training Channel (PTC), one of the most popular Photoshop YouTube channels in the world with over one million subscribers.
Lessons
- Class Introduction
- The Importance Perspective
Learn what linear perspective is and why it is important for compositing.
- Examples of Perspective in Compositing
Examples that show how perspective works in compositing.
- Creating Depth with Atmospheric Perspective
Learn to use Photoshop adjustment layers and layers styles to apply atmospheric perspective and create depth in composites.
- Matching Brightness in a Composite
Learn to match the brightness of multiple photos to create one cohesive image.
- Matching Saturation in a Composite
Learn to create Saturation Maps to match the saturation of a composite.
- Matching Ambient Color in a Composite
Learn two techniques to match the ambient color of two images.
- Making Selections and Masks for Better Composites
Understand the select and Mask workspace.
- Masking Hair From Difficult Backgrounds
Instead of masking, paint-in difficult to select hair!
- Compositing with Blending Modes
Use Blending Modes to quickly combine images together.
- Creating Custom Brushes
Use custom Photoshop Brushes to add details to your composites or create better Layer Masks.
- Bringing It All Together - Compositing Project
Composite showing many of the principles and techniques learned in this video.
- Final Thoughts
Reviews
LeCompte
Smart, friendly, easy to see and understand. Tell 'em what you are going to see/do, Show 'em, tell 'em what was done - Perfect training! Muy Bien !
a Creativelive Student
A lot of great information that he went over clearly and thoroughly. Highly recommend for anyone looking to up the realism of their composites.
Jeff Jones
Tons of great tips and love the downloads.