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Master Shadows & Lighting in Compositing with Photoshop

PiXimperfect via YouTube

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This course teaches manual shadow creation and lighting matching for Photoshop composites. It covers shadow extraction and painting, color, blur, contact shadows, ambient light, brightness, warmth, and subject dimension using Curves and Blend Modes.

Syllabus

Extracting vs. Painting Shadows
Downloads and Resources
Getting the Composite Ready
Creating the Shadow
Coloring the Shadow
Get the Right Blur
Don't Forget the Ground!
Contact Point Shadow
Add Little Darkness From the Shadows
Matching Ambient Light
Matching Brightness
Adding Additional Warmth
A Small Correction
The See-Through Shadow
Enhancing Shadows on the Subject
Darkening Subject Shadows to Add Dimension
Final Adjustment!
Oops! Don't Miss This Tiny Matching Factor!
Recap
Outro

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