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Welcome to the third installment of this Photoshop Composite series. In this part, I’ll show you
different techniques and assets you can use to give your Photoshop composites the creative
touches that will make your images stand out.When putting together a Photoshop composite, always
keep in mind the different elements that play in the
story: the place, weather, atmosphere, movement,
depth, light, etc. You can add all of these elements
by using different brushes, textures, filters, colors, and
light effects.
You can create your own textures, brushes, color
grading filters, and actions, or you can buy them online.
The bigger your asset library, the more room you’ll have
to play, and the more creative you’ll become. I’ve built a
massive library through the years from assets I’ve createdTHE ANATOMY OF A
PHOTOSHOP COMPOSITE, PART 3
myself to others that I’ve bought from other artists, some
of which I’m going to use in this article.
We can add a few elements to this image to make it
more dynamic, such as splashes around the boat, fog, fire,
and smoke. For these steps, you’ll need to bring your cre-
ative skills into play.
Tip: We’re going to use different splash brushes around
the boat, and when we do, always make sure to use colors
already in the image to give everything a cohesive look. In
this case, I sampled the lightest shades of the splashes on
the background image.Shortcut City
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