Language: German

Fantasy Photoshop montage: The village

Photography & image editing · 9 Videos · 1.6 h Video training · German

by Marco Kolditz

Embark on an educational fantasy composing journey, at the end of which you will find yourself in front of a mystical Photoshop scene: "The Village". I wonder who lives here! - That remains uncertain and left to the imagination. What is by no means uncertain, however, is how this image montage was created. In this one-and-a-half-hour Photoshop training course, digital artist Marco Kolditz shows you step by step how to create a coherent composition from several individual images.

Image composition in Photoshop - how to develop a coherent scene from several motifs.
Get to know methods for cropping the motifs.
Paint individual image contents such as items of clothing into the composing.
Use light and shadow to create a more three-dimensional appearance.
This allows you to use image editing techniques and color adjustments in a targeted manner.
Step by step: Follow the procedure and thought processes of digital artist Marco Kolditz.

Step into a fantastically magical world where you will encounter all kinds of Photoshop and composing tips.

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9 Videos, 94 minutes

Intro to the video tutorial

1 Video · 1 minute

01 Open free of charge

What you can expect in the video tutorial "Fantasy Photoshop Montage: The Village"

1 min

Find out what to expect in this video tutorial.

2 MB To the text tutorial: Creative Fantasy Montage in Photoshop: The Village

The village

8 Videos · 93 minutes

02 Open

Compositing in Photoshop: placing the village - 1 background

11 min

In this video, the two basic elements for the background of the compositing are prepared and combined for further processing.

39 MB To the text tutorial: Photoshop Composing: Creating a Background from a Tree and a Cave

03 Open

Compositing in Photoshop: the village - matching 2 background colors

4 min

The background elements, which differ significantly in their color effect, are color-coordinated in this video so that they form a harmonious unit.

21 MB To the text tutorial: Matching Background Colors in Photoshop: Harmony in Compositing

04 Open

Compositing in Photoshop: the village - 3 clippings

22 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz introduces you to various options for cropping the image elements required for composing.

94 MB To the text tutorial: Cutting out in Photoshop: how to cut out a mushroom, a lantern, and a window

05 Open

Compositing in Photoshop: the village - placing 4 elements

21 min

The previously cropped individual elements of the compositing are placed on the prepared background in this video.

78 MB To the text tutorial: Photoshop Compositing: Placing and Adjusting Mushroom Village Elements Safely

06 Open

Compositing in Photoshop: the village - 5 colors to match

6 min

As with the background, the individual elements placed in the last video must now be color-coordinated in this video so that they fit perfectly into the overall composing.

21 MB To the text tutorial: Harmonic composing: effectively matching colors

07 Open

Compositing in Photoshop: the village - 6 Painting laundry

9 min

For the foreground of the compositing in this video, a small washing line with individual items of clothing is painted, colored and optimized with shadows.

30 MB To the text tutorial: Painting a clothesline in Photoshop: Compositing tutorial for the foreground

08 Open

Compositing in Photoshop: the village - 7 Painting with light and shadow

12 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to make the composing more vivid through the targeted use of light and shadow.

44 MB To the text tutorial: Light and Shadow Painting in Photoshop: How to Design Your Composition

09 Open

Compositing in Photoshop: the village - 8 color looks and final steps

8 min

In this video, trainer Marco Kolditz finishes off by optimizing the colour look of his compositing and shows you how to round off the compositing with the help of a blur gradient and a painterly effect.

20 MB To the text tutorial: Precisely adjust and integrate color looks in Photoshop

Examples of use

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100% Fantasy in Photoshop, this montage is developed step by step as a final image in the video training.

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How to create a successful Photoshop montage

You probably know that composing an image requires a lot more work than just cropping and combining motifs. But what exactly do you need to look out for when you're creating your own fairytale fantasy Photoshop composition to make it look convincing? Marco Kolditz demonstrates what will benefit your personal workflow and your results.

Tools and procedures for Photoshop composing

In over 90 minutes, an atmospheric, mystical and fantasy-charged composition is created from several images. At the beginning there is a fallen, moss-covered tree, which is combined with a cave-like entrance. Your trainer uses this to prepare the background for the scene.

The rest of the image content is then cropped, placed and transformed. What's missing, such as the washing line and the clothes, is painted, colored and shaded using the Photoshop tools. Always keep an eye on the color matching of the individual elements for a consistent overall impression.

Incorporating fantasy with mood, atmosphere, light and shadow

The Fantasy Photoshop montage is also made more three-dimensional with the help of light and shadow, an added blur gradient and the addition of a painterly look round off the composition of the village. Step by step, the following image is cleaned up - and with each step you enrich your Photoshop know-how .

How does this course help you bring Fantasy, Photoshop and a successful montage together?

You will learn how to create convincing, coherent image compositions and montages from several individual images. To do this, you will learn various techniques for cropping, color adjustment and painting, for example. Find out what is important when composing with Photoshop ! You can find the images used free of charge on Pixabay. A readme file with links to the images is included so that you can follow the instructions yourself.

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Usable with: Adobe Photoshop
Licence: private and commercial Rights of use

Created with love by

Marco Kolditz

Marco Kolditz is a self-employed digital artist, editor and video trainer in Munich under the name MEER DER IDEEN. He also runs a blog magazine of the same name and a YouTube channel. In addition to video training for PSD tutorials, Marco Kolditz has already published numerous other video tutorials on Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator and written specialist articles on creative Photoshop composings for other specialist magazines such as DigitalPHOTO.

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