Advanced Photomontage in Photoshop: Create Imaginary Worlds

A course by Nick Pedersen , Photographer and Digital Artist

Photographer and Digital Artist. Salt Lake City, United States.
Joined February 2020

Learn how to create a digital collage by designing an atmospheric scene using advanced editing techniques with great accuracy and attention to detail

100% positive reviews (52)
1,743 students
Audio: English
English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Learn how to create a digital collage by designing an atmospheric scene using advanced editing techniques with great accuracy and attention to detail

Imagine being able to recreate the universes we get a glimpse of in our dreams. Thanks to software like Photoshop and editing techniques like photomontage, designing these imagined worlds is made possible. Digital artist Nick Pedersen is here to teach you how to create a digital collage by compositing images and editing them to make your design realistic.

In this online course, learn to create an imaginary and atmospheric scene using digital collage and advanced Photoshop techniques. Explore the software’s tools and discover how to design a virtual yet believable landscape using your own images.

This course is a continuation of Nick’s previous course at Domestika, as he goes more in depth into his techniques. In his first course, he teaches you the basics of digital collage, composition, and visual effects in Photoshop.

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What will you learn in this online course?

22 lessons & 27 downloads

Drafting an Environment 1
14 minutes, 45 seconds
Composition and Light 1
18 minutes, 25 seconds
Building an Imagined World 1
20 minutes, 59 seconds
Creating Depth and Detail 1
18 minutes, 48 seconds
Foreground Framing 1
18 minutes, 30 seconds
Storytelling Elements 1
14 minutes, 21 seconds
  • 100% positive reviews (52)
  • 1,743 students
  • 22 lessons (5h 43m)
  • 27 additional resources (12 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: English
  • English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Create a detailed digital collage of an imaginary yet believable world, using original photos or stock images.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

This course is for anyone who wants to learn to make a digital collage, from intermediate Photoshop users to professional designers and illustrators.

Requirements and materials

Basic knowledge of Photoshop is necessary.

To take this course, you need access to Photoshop, and a digital camera if you wish to use your own photographs. A graphics tablet is recommended.


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Nick Pedersen

A course by Nick Pedersen

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Photographer and Digital Artist

Nick Pedersen is a photo-based digital artist and illustrator whose work primarily focuses on nature and environmental issues. He holds a photography degree and an MFA in Digital Arts from Pratt Institute in New York. His artwork has been featured in galleries across the USA and internationally, including at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Paradigm Gallery, and Arch Enemy Arts.

He has published two artist books featuring his long-term personal projects, Sumeru and Ultima. His award-winning images have allowed him to work on commercial projects for companies like Adobe, Patagonia, and the Nature Conservancy. His work has also been featured in publications like Vogue, Create Magazine, Juxtapoz, Hi-Fructose, Photoshop User, and After Capture.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • About Me
    • Influences
  • U2

    Laying the Groundwork

    • Photography for Compositing
    • Drafting an Environment 1
    • Drafting an Environment 2
    • Composition and Light 1
    • Composition and Light 2
  • U3

    Setting the Stage

    • Building an Imagined World 1
    • Building an Imagined World 2
    • Creating Depth and Detail 1
    • Creating Depth and Detail 2
    • Creating Depth and Detail 3
    • Foreground Framing 1
    • Foreground Framing 2
  • U4

    Crafting an Image

    • Storytelling Elements 1
    • Storytelling Elements 2
    • Alternative Versions 1
    • Alternative Versions 2
    • Alternative Versions 3
    • Completing the Vision 1
    • Completing the Vision 2
    • Completing the Vision 3
  • FP

    Final project

    • Advanced Photomontage in Photoshop: Create Imaginary Worlds

What to expect from a Domestika course

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    Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.

  • Learn from the best professionals

    Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.

  • Meet expert teachers

    Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.

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  • Get front-row seats

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  • Share knowledge and ideas

    Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.

  • Connect with a global creative community

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Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.

The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.

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Advanced Photomontage in Photoshop: Create Imaginary Worlds. Photography, and Video course by Nick Pedersen

Advanced Photomontage in Photoshop: Create Imaginary Worlds

A course by Nick Pedersen
Photographer and Digital Artist. Salt Lake City, United States.
Joined February 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (52)
  • 1,743 students