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Designing Movie Posters in Photoshop - Part 1

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Overview

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Join designer Jesús Ramirez in this nearly two-hour video tutorial as he demonstrates the creation of unique movie posters using Adobe Photoshop. Learn advanced techniques for background removal, custom brush design, and seamless image composition. Follow along as Ramirez incorporates live audience feedback, showcasing real-time problem-solving in graphic design. Master essential skills including layer masking, channel editing, fringe removal, and smart object manipulation. Discover how to add atmospheric effects like tilt-shift blur, rim lighting, and lightning, as well as refine details such as hair color adjustment and canvas orientation. Perfect for both beginners and experienced designers looking to enhance their Photoshop skills in movie poster creation.

Syllabus

Start
Intro to Jesus’ Work
Creating a New Document
Adding a Background Image
Tips for Shortcuts with Layer Masks
Adding a Sky Image
Creating a Fill Luminosity Layer
Adding a Tilt Shift Blur
Editing Channels
How to Get Rid of Fringing
Adding the Subject to the Composite
Questions About Horizon Lines
Adding Rubble to the Image
Adding Gaussian Blur to the Foreground
Adding in a Rim Light
What is a Smart Object?
How to Add the Banana Easter Egg to Photoshop
Adding Camera Raw Filter Adjustments to Final
Adding Lightning to the Composite
Adding More Grain
Refining Small Details
How to Flip Canvas Horizontally
Changing the Hair Color of the Subject

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Adobe Creative Cloud

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