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PRO Best Friends
Difficulty: Intermediate , Length: 1:50 HR
• Included Brushes for Creating Hair
• Use Existing Shadows
• Master Clipping Masks
• Make a Realistic Reflection
• Color Matching Made Easy
• Clean Background

Using stock images found on the internet is a great way to make the impossible come to life without spending too much money. You will learn what is essential about taking photos to match the stock image, and how to composite the two images together seamlessly.

Master reflections, shadows, hair, selections, color and more in this 2 hour tutorial!

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PRO Photoshop Tutorial

Want to be best friends with a panda? No problem. One of the huge advantages to being able to use Photoshop well is the ability to make the impossible a reality.

You will learn how to do just that in this step by step tutorial.

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Complete Process

pro photoshop tutorial panda Process

Make a Realistic Reflection

Adding a good reflection to a composite is an important step, and not an easy one. Most people will just take a copy of an object and flip it upside-down and call it done. Reflections can be quite complex in how they interact with the ground.

In this tutorial, we cover in detail how to make sure your reflections show up exactly like they should.

photoshop tutorial pro panda reflection

Make Amazing Selections

For this image, we have to put the panda behind this cup to make it look like he is drinking from it. To do this we have to make a great selection of the cup, and cut it out of the panda. Too sharp or too blurry will not look right.

We go over some great setting for making sure your selections are always perfect.

pro photoshop tutorial panda selection

Create Hair From Scratch

It is almost impossible to make a perfect selection of hair, and use that to cut out an object. My method is to not even try.

You will learn how to make a VERY EASY selection to cut out this panda, and then simply paint the hair back. We cover in detail how to make custom brushes to make this very easy for you.

BONUS: 3 custom brushes included in the download

photoshop tutorial pro panda hair

Color Matching

The original photo of the panda was not taken in a living room. Everything reflects the colors that surround it, and animals are no exception.

Learning how to match the colors of your environment will make your composites look much more real. It is not as hard as it sounds.

photoshop tutorial pro panda color

Clean Backgrounds Are Important

This image would be completely different if the background wall was a mess. The original photo had a heating vent, power outlets, and an ottoman in it.

We cover some great methods for cleaning up a background including using the Patch Tool, Content Aware Fill, Stamp Visible, and more

pro photoshop tutorial panda background

Final Detail

pro photoshop tutorial panda complete

Enjoy Your Tutorial!

Please let us know what you think of your new PRO Photoshop Tutorial. We are always working to give you the best Photoshop & Photography knowledge on the internet.

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    An oldie but goodie. It goes to show that your teachings are timeless and worth every dime.

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    So cute, i’m buying it now!

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    Line of the Day.
    “We have like a Venn Diagram of Panda and Aaron here.  Only Panda, only Aaron.  Panda Aaron.”

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