Photoshop Compositing: Essential Image Blending Techniques

Compositing is the bridge between reality and pure imagination, allowing you to create scenes that are impossible to capture with a single photograph. This course guides you through the process of blending disparate elements into a cohesive, believable whole by mastering the core technical and artistic principles of digital image manipulation. You will transform your creative approach as you move from basic photo editing to building complex, multi-layered visual stories. By focusing on the logic of light, shadow, and perspective, you will learn how to make any combination of images look like they were captured in a single frame. What you'll learn: - Understand the foundations of non-destructive editing and layer organization - Master selection and masking techniques for precise subject isolation - Apply lighting and color matching to ensure all elements belong in the same environment - Practice perspective alignment to maintain realistic proportions and depth - Create realistic shadows and highlights to ground subjects in their new surroundings - Utilize modern AI-assisted selection tools to speed up complex masking workflows - Apply final color grading to unify the entire composition The course begins with essential terminology and workspace setup before moving into the step-by-step logic of building a composite from the background up. You will follow written explanations and code-like property adjustments to refine your skills through structured exercises. This course is designed for beginners who want to move beyond simple filters and start creating original digital art. No prior experience with compositing is required. Begin your journey into the world of creative photo manipulation today.