Learn The Basics of Compositing in Photoshop CS5

Collide tmb Learn The Basics of Compositing in Photoshop CS5Today we will learn the basics of compositing based on a photo in my Flickr photo stream titled Collide. We will learn  how to take components of an image and merge them with another image in Photoshop. I had a lot of fun on this one and I hope you’ll learn a lot and that it will fuel you to be more creative and expansive in your editing. Let’s get started!





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Collide by Tyler van der Hoeven


collide |kəˈlīd|

verb [ intrans. ]

hit with force when moving : she collided with someone | two suburban trains collided.

• come into conflict or opposition : in his work, politics and metaphysics collide.

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33



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About Tyler

Hi, my name is Tyler A. van der Hoeven. I am a Christian and I take every opportunity to share my faith, and testify to the great power and grace of God in my life. I love to capture the glory of God that is all around me through photography. Check out my work on Flickr and Vimeo.

3 Responses to “Learn The Basics of Compositing in Photoshop CS5”

  1. Awesome tut! even though I do not own a copy of Photoshop, this really gives me an insight of how much more powerful Photoshop is compared to Gimp,especially with photo manipulations… would love to see some Gimp tutorials too. :)

  2. First!!
    Hey, this is a very cool tut! I love the collide image you did..very nice!

  3. This is really helpful! Thank you for sharing.

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