Compositing Surreal Photos in Photoshop - Part 1

Overview

Learn advanced photo compositing techniques to create surreal urban and nature landscapes in this comprehensive Adobe Live tutorial. Discover how to use Adobe stock images and Photoshop to craft impossible worlds through expert masking, color matching, color grading, and photo manipulation. Follow along as Photoshop Training Channel's Jesús Ramirez demonstrates essential skills including smart object manipulation, perspective transformation, shadow creation, object removal, contrast adjustment, selective coloring, and lens flare effects. Master the art of creating custom brushes, applying textures, and compositing elements like faces and mountains to bring surrealist scenes to life. Perfect for designers and digital artists looking to elevate their Photoshop skills and create stunning, imaginative compositions.

Syllabus

Start
Introduction
Top secret Photoshop banana
Today’s theme
Masking and moving
Polygonal lasso tool
Smart Objects
Overscroll
Perspective transform
Creating a shadow
Erase with brush hotkey
Removing an object
Adjusting contrast
Removing the halo from a selection
Selective color
Camera Raw adjustments
Adding a lens flare
Creating a chain brush
Dodge and burn for lighting
Creating the bridge
Adding texture
Clone Stamp tool
Painting in clouds
Compositing in a face
Compositing in a mountain