Magical Photomontage in Photoshop: Creating Visual Metaphors

Course Overview

Skills and Knowledge:
- Photoshop
- Photomontage techniques
- Select and Mask tools
- Layer organisation
- Light, shadows, colour, and saturation
- Adjustment layers
- Exporting images
Knowledge:
- Creative expression
- Emotion and meaning
- Visual metaphors
- Finishing touches
- Online sharing

Professional Growth:
This course contributes to professional growth by teaching participants how to use Photoshop to create visually stunning and meaningful photomontages. Participants will learn how to use the Select and Mask tools to extract elements from an image, how to use various tools to create effects and highlight their main element, how to organise their layers and blend secondary elements into their image, how to use light, shadows, colour, and saturation to improve their composition, and how to export their photomontage in various formats so that it can be shared online. By mastering these skills, participants will be able to create professional-level photomontages that can be used for a variety of purposes, such as advertising, graphic design, and art.

Further Education:
This course is suitable for preparing for further education. It teaches various techniques and skills in using Photoshop to express oneself creatively, convey emotion and meaning, and create visual metaphors. It also covers important aspects such as extracting elements from images, creating effects, organizing layers, blending elements, using light and color, and exporting artwork. These skills can be valuable for further education in fields such as graphic design, digital art, photography, and visual communication.