Compositing in Photoshop: the sunglasses

Language: German

Creative portrait editing in Photoshop: Composing "The Sunglasses"

Hot or not?! - That's no longer a question for your portraits! Embark on a one-hour Photoshop training course in which Marco Kolditz uses his composition "The Sunglasses" to show you how you can artfully enhance a portrait. The result: an eye-catching image with a painterly scribble look and a style that you can apply directly to your own photos. Your portraits will definitely be hot!

Give your portraits a graphic look that looks like it has been applied to stone
Add design elements with a sketch-like appearance to your photos
Portrait retouching: remove distortions and sharpen individual areas and the overall image
How to incorporate textures into your portraits to create exciting photo effects
Create eye-catching design elements with a scribble look using Photoshop tools

Expand your style repertoire with a sun-kissed look and your Photoshop know-how with creative portrait editing methods.

Details

Usable with:
content: 1 h Video training
Licence: private and commercial Rights of use

Examples of use

Portrait of a man with a drawn look and scribble elements, edited in Photoshop, image for the video training Portrait Editing

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Learn step by step how to create this summer-cool look and apply it to your portraits.

Introduction to the video tutorial

free of charge

What you can expect in this video training

In this video training course, you will watch Marco Kolditz as he gives a portrait a graphic and graphic look.

Creative portrait editing in Photoshop: The sunglasses

Creative portrait editing in Photoshop: Composing "The Sunglasses" - 1 Removing and sharpening distortions

In this video, trainer Marco Kolditz prepares the source image material for further processing by removing noise and partial sharpening.

Creative portrait editing in Photoshop: Composing "The Sunglasses" - 2 contours and texture

With the help of a special filter, a specific layer mode and various layer style settings, trainer Marco Kolditz gives the composing in this video a graphic look and structure.

Creative portrait editing in Photoshop: Composing "The Sunglasses" - 3 polygons

In this video, graphic elements in the form of polygons are added to the composing, which are then adapted to the rough look of the rest of the image material using masks.

Creative portrait editing in Photoshop: Composing "The Sunglasses" - 4 scribbles and final steps

In the final steps, trainer Marco Kolditz loosens up the composing with the help of various scribbles and rounds off the image with a final filter.

Details of the content

A summer-cool portrait edit in Photoshop
From the initial image to the final look - create a summer-cool style with the help of this training!

The first step in portrait editing: non-destructive retouching

The first step is to edit and enhance the original image . To do this, Marco Kolditz retouches the image using non-destructive measures that can be undone at any time. He first removes skin blemishes with the area repair brush. He then sharpens the edges of the person and then the entire image. In the training, Marco Kolditz explains his thought processes for each step of the portrait editing process . In this way, you will get to know the techniques and understand the reasons behind his approach.

Create a graphic look and work in a texture

The final portrait, "The Sunglasses", stands out with its graphic look. It almost seems as if the image has been applied to stone or concrete. To create this effect, the existing contours of the retouched portrait need to be enhanced and a texture added. Follow your trainer on his editing path, which leads him through layers, smart filters and layer modes to the desired result.

Further edit & round off the image: Add coloring and design elements

After the portrait editing of the actual image, the sunglasses are colorized and new design elements are added. Take the polygons, for example: these are first prepared with a clear edge. They are then reworked to give them a sketch-like look, distorted and merged with the texture. The portrait is rounded off with additional elements such as a curved brushstroke or a white frame.

What you will learn in the creative portrait editing course

Add a new look to your repertoire and give your pictures and portraits a painterly style and artistic design elements with a scribbled look. You'll get all the know-how you need in this Photoshop training course:

Portrait retouching: How to remove imperfections with non-destructive editing techniques
Create a look: Give an original photo a graphic look
Image effects: Work textures into your images to create exciting textural effects
Design elements: Create geometric elements and give them a sketchy look

The images used in the tutorial are available for free on Pixabay. A readme file with links to the images is included so that you can follow the instructions in practice.