Creative Compositing In Photoshop

Design Striking Magazine Advert from Scratch

What you'll learn

Plan and structure a composite image that captures attention and communicates a clear message

Source or shoot photos appropriate for your desired scene

Master AI-powered and manual Photoshop tools to isolate, retouch, and transform elements

Blend images seamlessly using color, tone, and lighting adjustments

Design a portfolio-worthy magazine advert by integrating text, logo and product image

Requirements

No experience needed, you will learn everything you need, step by step. Photoshop is required tool for this course.

Description

Step into the world of Photoshop compositing, where creativity meets practical design. In this course, you’ll learn how to craft striking, imaginative composite images that capture attention, communicate messages, and make a lasting impact.We’ll work together on a complete design project — creating a magazine advert, where your composite image will be the ,ain mean of comunication. You will discover how to:· Plan your composition and arrange elements for maximum impact· Gather or shoot photos that fit your creative vision· Use both AI-powered and manual Photoshop tools to retouch, transform, and isolate objects· Adjust color, tone, and lighting to blend elements seamlessly· Add text, logo and a product image to create a polished, portfolio-worthy advertThis is not just a step-by-step recipe to follow — it’s a set of flexible, creative guidelines you can apply to countless projects, from advertising to personal art. Whether you’re new to compositing or already know some techniques, you’ll find tips, tools, and workflows that will expand your skills.Compositing is a perfect blend of work and play, a chance to experiment, imagine, and design the impossible. By the end, you’ll have a professional-looking magazine advert and the confidence to bring any visual idea to life.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Prepare, plan and structure

Lecture 2 The Idea

Lecture 3 New Document

Lecture 4 Photos

Lecture 5 Composition

Lecture 6 Check and Import

Section 3: Photo Editing

Lecture 7 Retouch 1/2

Lecture 8 Retouch 2/2

Lecture 9 Selecting and Masking

Lecture 10 Transform

Lecture 11 Generate

Lecture 12 Color and Tonality

Section 4: Completing the advert

Lecture 13 Text

Lecture 14 Save PDF

Section 5: Outro

Lecture 15 Outro

Beginners in Photoshop who want to start creating composite images with confidence,Aspiring graphic designers looking to build portfolio pieces for advertising or editorial design,Creatives who want to bring imaginative or surreal scenes to life and want a fun, structured project to follow,Content creators, freelancers, and marketers who need eye-catching visuals for products or campaigns