Grade 9: Introduction to Photoshop Compositing

Lesson 5: Compositing Multiple Photos to create an Original Photomontage

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Drill:
Use the four image files in the Drill_Background folder found in the pick-up folder to create a textured monochromatic background image.(Reflect back to lesson one and lesson two for value and color suggestions) Create a new file with the following settings: width 10" x height 12" with a ppi of 200. Now composite the 4 images into your new file and manipulate the images to create a single background image. When you are finished, create a new folder in your lesson 6 folder and title it backgrounds. Save the file you created for the drill in this folder and title it Drill_Background.psd.

Lesson Objective:
In this lesson you will use compositing and manipulation techniques in order to create an original background for your Photoshop photomontage.

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