Epic Photo Manipulation using Adobe Photoshop

Name: Epic Photo Manipulation using Adobe Photoshop
Rating: 4.7 (24 reviews)

The Angry Bear photo composite | Adobe photoshop 2023

Created byNour Design

Last updated 4/2023

English

What you'll learn

1- Learn how to blend images together precisely and professionally
2- Correcting the light values
3- Matching the Saturation of the images
4- Matching colors of the images with each other
5- Adding Light and shadows
7- Final look & color grading

Course content

1 section • 17 lectures • 4h 56m total length

0- Intro1:13
Master an epic, contrasty photo manipulation in Photoshop by planning ideas, making precise selections, adjusting composition, lightness, light and shadow, saturation, and colors, and applying atmospheric perspective and final grid.
1- The Idea8:03
2- Putting images together (Background)11:52
3- Putting images together (Midground)13:06
Combine multiple images to create depth in a midground composition by matching the horizon line, masking skies, and blending layers with overlays, masks, and smart objects.
4- Putting images together (foreground)14:24
5- Creating the Monster52:54
6- Blending Sky & Far Mountain14:29
7- Blending the Midground10:30
8- Blending the Hut and Monster16:15
Blend the hut and monster using curves adjustment layers, clipping masks, and color balance. Apply gradient masking and atmospheric perspective to unify lighting, shadows, and cyan greens.
9- Basic concepts about light and shadow6:49
10- Drawing sun lights (Part 1)14:17
Paint lights on mountains with curves to adjust lightness and color, creating orange highlights from red, greens, and yellows, then refine glow with masks, light leaks, and fog brushes.
11- Drawing sun lights (Part 2)37:26
12- Drawing sun lights (Part 3)31:02
Add rim lights to the monster by painting orange highlights with linear dodge, clipping masks, and careful light analysis; enhance fur and edges with soft and sharp shading for depth.
13- Adding teal light to the Monster14:53
Add teal, aquatic light to the monster by painting a solid color over the eyes, set to linear dodge, then refine with masking, clipping, and glow effects.
14- Adding teal light to the House14:22
15- Adding final effects & grading33:41
Paint water reflections and light trails, add particle sparks, and apply screen blending; then refine with color grading, curves, and camera raw adjustments for dramatic final effects.
Final Thoughts & Advice0:45

Requirements

Basic Photoshop Knowledge is needed

Description

I'm a digital artist, instructor, and YouTuber. I'll guide you through his class on creating an engaging photo manipulation design using Adobe Photoshop. In this course, I'll be sharing many useful techniques and best practices I have been using in my own work. This workshop is a very effective way to improve your Photo manipulation skills with an emphasis on working with type.

Here are the steps that we will follow:
1- The idea
2- Getting started with the background
3- Preparing foreground elements
4- Preparing Midground
5- 5- Creating the Monster
6- Adjusting Lightness values
7- Adjusting Saturation
8- Adjusting The Colors
9- Drawing light and shadow
10- Drawing ambient lights
11- Adding fog effect
12- Final Effects & grading

For this class, basic familiarity with Adobe Adobe Photoshop is recommended.

Using the same images, try to create a better concept with different color modes and share it with us.

Nour Design is essentially made for enriching online content of graphic design, Our focus is to transport our practical knowledge and experience in this field in an easy and illustrative way. This is done by making tutorials on how a specific design made and what is the concept idea behind each design. I hope you enjoy watching it!

Who this course is for:

digital artists
graphic designers
Photo retouches
concept artists