Photoshop: Fantasy Compositing
Enter the World of Fantasy
This project-based course teaches you the techniques for masking, compositing, lighting effects, color balance and adding texture and grunge to an image. It includes 45 minutes of walking you through the steps to put together a fantasy composite image of a fairy (including all of the source files to go along with this tutorial).
Length: 0 hours, 48 minutes | Experience Level: Beginner to Intermediate | Required Software: Photoshop CC
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Introduction
A brief overview of what this course covers and each of the steps we are going to learn
Lesson 2: Cutting out the Subject
A few basics of photo compositing. Creating a mask using the pen tool. Cutting out a subject from a noisy background
Lesson 3: Adding a Background
Basics of photo compositing. Using blending modes to make elements look like they belong. Creating fake shallow depth of field.
Lesson 4: Changing the Costume
Using the Replace Color tool. Using the patch tool. Using a combination of color blending mode and curves to change the color of an object.
Lesson 5: Adding the Wings
Using alpha channel layers to create masks and selections. Using blending modes and layers to integrate an object into your scene
Lesson 6: Overall Integration
Using the “Lighting Effects” filter. Using the Soft Light blending mode. Adding more dramatic lighting to your existing scene/photographs. Using color balance to create overall integration to your composite
Lesson 7: Adding Grunge
Creating consistent “film grain” on a composite image. Quickly adding “grunge” and texture to your photo composite with blending modes. Creating an “old photo” frame to your image.
Lesson 8: Adding a Title
Using the type tool. Creating a “grunge mask” for your title. Using blending modes on your typography
Each lesson video is provided in HD along with the art and graphic assets used in each lesson. Videos can be downloaded and viewed on any device or on any computer. After you’ve completed the course, you can email your completed photo composites (as flattened jpgs) to rikard@zevendesign.com for free reviews, critiques and tips to further increase your skill.
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