Adobe Photoshop for Photographic Compositing and Photomontage

This course teaches the fundamentals of creating composite images from multiple photographs. Using landscape photographs you will learn how to blend objects seamlessly onto different backgrounds, altering lighting and colour to render the composite image realistic. As well as teaching the technical expertise, it also considers the creative aspects of creating an imaginary scene.

Taught through a series of tutor-led demonstrations and exercises you will learn the fundamentals of scene creation including: lighting directions, perspective, and composition. You will use techniques to mask complex objects and use adjustment layers and blending modes to alter lighting and add shadows to objects.

Topics Covered

• Scene creation
• Composition
• Lighting
• Perspective
• Special effects using filters and textures
• Blending modes
• Digital matte painting techniques

Course Outcomes
By the end of the course you should be able to:

• Use refined selection techniques to mask complex objects
• Add painted elements, adjustment layers and special effects to alter the lighting and feel of a scene
• Build a realistic composite scene

Who Should Attend
Photographers, digital artists and amateurs wishing to build on their present skills to understand the theory and practice of compositing images.

Level
Intermediate: Some understanding of Adobe Photoshop is necessary: please complete Adobe Photoshop for Photographers (Introduction), an introductory course in photography, or know how to make selections and use layers.

Follow Up Courses
After you have completed this course you may want to continue your education in Adobe Photoshop with Adobe Photoshop for Photographers: Intermediate or try your hand at different Adobe Creative Suite 6 software such as Adobe InDesign: Beginners.

Tailor Made Training
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