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Dive into the art of photo compositing, where you can create captivating final images by digitally assembling multiple elements. This guide outlines essential steps ranging from collecting images—backgrounds, focal points, and scanned objects—to designing a cohesive composition in Photoshop. Learn how to create a new document, ensure uniform resolution, and skillfully position your elements for the best visual impact. Finally, enhance your work by applying filters, blend modes, and textures, culminating in a unique digital creation that conveys a powerful story or theme.
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Photo Composite Digital compositing is the process of digitally assembling multiple images to make a final image.
Steps for photo composite Step 1: Collect images • Background • Landscape, interior • Focal point • People, animals, objects • Use old photos or negatives and scan • Scan objects Step 2: Design composition with the images you have • Focal point • Format • Vertical or horizontal (background will decide if vertical or horizontal) • Horizon line • Goes above or below center • Unity- repetition of art elements (repetition= 3)
Step 3: In Photoshop, create new document • 10.5 X 8 (horizontal) • 8 X 10.5 (vertical) Step 4: All images must have same resolution • Unclick resample • After changing resolution, re-click resample and three boxes • Change size in inches
Step 5: Select the background and paste on new document Step 6: Select objects • Edit-copy, edit-paste To Change the size of an object • Transform • Move tool, check transform controls or Edit transform scale • Hold shift and drag from corner Step 7: Move objects around to get best composition Step 8: Add filters/change blend modes/adjust layer opacity/add texture
Assignment Create a digital composite that includes: A scanned photo A scanned object Your own digital shots *All images must be your own! It should tell a story or have a theme to it-like a big idea