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Secrets of Photomontage and Creative Retouching

A course by Carles Marsal , Graphic Designer and Visual Artist

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Learn professional techniques for composition, retouching and lighting for photographs

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Learn professional techniques for composition, retouching and lighting for photographs

A course by Carles Marsal

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Graphic Designer and Visual Artist. Barcelona, Spain.
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Graphic Designer and Visual Artist.

Carles Marsal, graphic designer specialized in matte painting, shows you the professional techniques and tricks he uses to seamlessly mesh different elements in a photomontage and create highly realistic works of art.

Learn how to put together a compelling composition, blend and retouch all the elements, and give your projects an authentic look that will trick even the sharpest eye using the arsenal of photomontage tools Carles puts at your disposal.

In this course, immerse yourself in the world of photo retouching and put your skills to the test working with layers, masks, and brushes in Photoshop. If you'd like an introduction to this technique, try Carles's first course Matte Painting: Creating Photorealistic Worlds where he teaches you how to create imaginary worlds with a photorealistic finish from scratch.

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What will you learn in this online course?

14 lessons & 7 downloads

Idea and composition

12 minutes, 43 seconds

Remove what is left over

4 minutes, 38 seconds

Add what is missing

12 minutes, 36 seconds

Accommodating elements through vanishing points I

15 minutes, 27 seconds

Accommodating elements through vanishing points II

11 minutes, 46 seconds

Applying a color palette

11 minutes, 39 seconds

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• 99% positive reviews (2.1K)
• 48,686 students
• 14 lessons (2h 45m)
• 7 additional resources (5 files)
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• Level: Intermediate
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Recommended software for this course

• Adobe Photoshop

What is this course's project?

Carry out your own photomontage project from start to finish or improve on one that's already been done using the new skills and techniques you learn during the course.

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Who is this online course for?

Illustrators, designers, retouchers, digital artists, matte painters, concept artists, photographers, graphic designers, and anyone interested in learning Carles Marsal’s creative process.

Requirements and materials

A working knowledge of Photoshop as well as layers, selection tools, masks, and brushes are needed for this course. Your teacher explains how to apply each of these concepts throughout the course, so basic knowledge and a quick learning capacity are more than enough to follow along.

The only materials you need are a computer with Photoshop, photographic resources, and the desire to create stunning art. A graphics tablet is also recommended, but not essential.

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A course by Carles Marsal

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Carles Marsal is a graphic designer and visual artist who works with a wide variety of national and international clients on graphic design, retouching, and illustration projects. He also teaches courses and seminars as an Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor of Photoshop, as well as conferences as an Adobe Influencer.

His projects have been featured in publications like Photoshop Magazine, Belio Magazine, Abduzeedo, Kuvva, and Desktopography, and at events such as Barcelona Creative, Blanc Festival, and Adobe Creative Days.

If you enjoyed this course and want more, learn how to create incredible landscapes with Photoshop in Carles Marsal's course Matte Painting: Creating Photorealistic Worlds.

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