{"id":1149,"date":"2023-09-26T16:35:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T20:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2023-09-26T18:00:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T22:00:44","slug":"photoshop-compositing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/2023\/09\/26\/photoshop-compositing\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop Compositing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Composite images are images you make by combining multiple images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many ways to combine images in Photoshop but we will focus on a few techniques and tools that will help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Selection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Layer Masks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blend Mode<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hands-on Tutorials<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1900-fa22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2563\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.14.53-PM.png\" alt=\"screenshot of PS menu: Help &gt; Hands-on Tutorials\" class=\"wp-image-467\" style=\"width:366px;height:144px\" width=\"366\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.14.53-PM.png 732w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.14.53-PM-300x118.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Photoshop has a number of built-in tutorials that help you learn how to do things. The Hands-on tutorials are nice because they literally guide you through what to click on and provide the source images so it&#8217;s easier to follow along. To find them click <strong>Help &gt; Hands-on Tutorials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few we will look at. If we don&#8217;t have time to go through all of them, then you can do them on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1900-fa22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2563\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.15.26-PM.png\" alt=\"screenshot of PS menu: Composite hands-on tutorials (11 tutorials)\" class=\"wp-image-468\" style=\"width:348px;height:163px\" width=\"348\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.15.26-PM.png 696w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.15.26-PM-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The tutorials we will use are in the Composite group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1900-fa22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2563\/2022\/09\/Blend-modes-Tutorial-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"flamingos blended with leaves\" class=\"wp-image-469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Blend-modes-Tutorial-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Blend-modes-Tutorial-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Blend-modes-Tutorial-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Blend-modes-Tutorial-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Blend-modes-Tutorial-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Blend-modes-Tutorial.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Created with Adobe Photoshop Hands-on Tutorial: Composite &gt; Combine images with blend modes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:1em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:1em;padding-left:1em\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:320px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1900-fa22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2563\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.43.33-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.43.33-PM.png 668w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.43.33-PM-300x50.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6\"><strong>Combine Images with Blend Modes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6\">Setting the Blend mode for a layer allows two images to blend together. Here Screen blend mode is used. This tutorial also uses a Hue\/Saturation Adjustment Layer to make the colors pop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 56%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6\"><strong>Make a Double Exposure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6\">This is very similar to the previous hands-on and uses blend modes as well. This time we erase what&#8217;s outside of the base image. This technique is also used in video as in the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zxtT8BP8Lxs\" target=\"_blank\">True Detective Intro<\/a> seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1900-fa22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2563\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.43.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.43.28-PM.png 672w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.43.28-PM-300x57.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1900-fa22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2563\/2022\/09\/DoubleExposure-Tutorial-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"double exposure of a man with a coastline visible inside his silouette\" class=\"wp-image-470 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/DoubleExposure-Tutorial-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/DoubleExposure-Tutorial-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/DoubleExposure-Tutorial-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/DoubleExposure-Tutorial-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/DoubleExposure-Tutorial-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/DoubleExposure-Tutorial.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elastic - Opening Credits: True Detective, Season 1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zxtT8BP8Lxs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-center-right\" style=\"min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1900-fa22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2563\/2022\/09\/Hands-on-Composite-896x1024.jpg\" alt=\"composite of deer with branches for antlers in a forest\" class=\"wp-image-471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Hands-on-Composite-896x1024.jpg 896w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Hands-on-Composite-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Hands-on-Composite-768x878.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Hands-on-Composite-1344x1536.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Hands-on-Composite.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Created with Adobe Photoshop Hands-on Tutorial: Composite &gt; Combine images to create a composite with layer masks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:1em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:1em;padding-left:1em\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:320px\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6\"><strong>Combine Images to Create a Composite with Layer Masks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6\">In this hands-on three images (deer, forest, branches) are combined to place the deer in the forest and give it branches instead of antlers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">In this tutorial you learn to use brushes to adjust what is in or out of the mask. It also shows using Select &gt; Color Range with inverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is only one branch image which you duplicate and then Transform &gt; Flip Horizontal to get the second one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1900-fa22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2563\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.43.19-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.43.19-PM.png 684w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-5.43.19-PM-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selecting, Masking and Copying<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1900-fa22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2563\/2022\/09\/FreeBird-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"fantasy composite, woman with wings floating on clouds with birds\" class=\"wp-image-465\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Composite of four images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:1em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:1em;padding-left:1em\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:320px\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6\"><strong>Airplane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6\">This image was created from four Unsplash images: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Images used<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/P1sMtXL4jow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Winged Woman<\/a> photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@designecologist?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">DESIGNECOLOGIST<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/collections\/A5-Y6RzCTW8\/free?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/In7RdU6QY2M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clouds and Mountains<\/a> photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@aleskrivec?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Ales Krivec<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/clouds?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/cX0Yxw38cx8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Birds<\/a> photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@mehdisepehri?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Mehdi Sepehri<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/birds?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/6sf5rf8QYFE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cloud<\/a> photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@wzimmermann?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Wolf Zimmermann<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/clouds?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s good to experiment with different ways of selecting items in order to be able to composite them together. Most of the time there is a way to get Photoshop to do most of the work for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selecting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To select the woman with wings I used <strong>Select &gt; Subject<\/strong>. I was moving fast so I didn&#8217;t notice that on the right some of the wing was not selected so now you can see clouds behind it. I could go back in and add to the election by choosing a selection tool (Rectangular Marqee, Lasso etc) and then hold down Shift (a + sign appears by the pointer) to add to the selection and going over the part I wanted to add. To remove from a selection, hold down Alt (Option in macOS) and a &#8211; sign appears by the pointer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the birds selecting subject didn&#8217;t work so I chose <strong>Select &gt; Sky<\/strong> and then checked the <strong>inverse<\/strong> box. This basically selects the sky behind the birds and then, when you click inverse, selects the birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the bottom cloud I was able to use <strong>Select &gt; Subject<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Masking and Copying to New Layer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve selected what you want then there are two basic options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a layer mask from the selection: Click the new Layer Mask button at the bottom of the Layers Panel: <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"52\" height=\"46\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1900-fa22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2563\/2022\/09\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>Copy the selection (Control\/Command + C) and then create a new layer and paste into the new layer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally masking is more flexible but there may be times when you want to have multiple copies of the selection and pasting multiple times is a fast way to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: in the layer <strong>Properties<\/strong> you may see a <strong>Remove Background<\/strong> button which basically does the selecting and masking for you in one step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the three most used buttons at the bottom of the Layers panel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1900-fa22\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2563\/2022\/09\/Layer-Tools.png\" alt=\"Photoshop UI with three buttons highligted: Layer Mask, Adjustment Layer, New Layer\" class=\"wp-image-483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Layer-Tools.png 404w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-1902-fa23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3272\/2022\/09\/Layer-Tools-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photoshop Compositing Walkthrough<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a YouTube video where a professional compositor shows a workflow that goes from getting inspiration in Adobe Firefly through creating an image by combining stock photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Practice Your Photo Compositing Skills in Photoshop with Ted Chin\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gBu12csWP_s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Compositing Skills demo session: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/gBu12csWP_s?si=MtNiA76ALb-w6gaO\">watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the beginning there is a lot of talk and going through how to work with the generative AI. That&#8217;s not as important for this class but it is worth noting that he (Ted Chin) just used the AI for inspiration, not the final image. He is using some advanced techniques and goes quickly, but it&#8217;s good to see that a lot can be done with many of the tools we&#8217;ve already gone over. 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