Creative Photomontage for Advertising
A course by Ricardo Salamanca , Art Director
Learn to create fantastic scenes through manipulation of digital images with Photoshop
Learn to create fantastic scenes through manipulation of digital images with Photoshop
One of the great advantages of photomontage is that it allows you to create incredible images, the only limit is your imagination! The designer and art director Ricardo Salamanca tests the possibilities of this creative medium in each of his works, creating fantastic images for advertising campaigns. This has earned him several awards at international festivals, such as bronze at Cannes and the Grand Prix of San Sebastian, New York, and London, and has opened the doors to collaborate with clients such as WWF, Librerías Gandhi, Amnesty International, and PlayStation.
In this online course, learn to create and edit images using visual language. Through the photomontage technique, erase the limits of communication, art, and design, creating surprising images that help open people's minds.
What will you learn in this online course?
21 lessons & 8 downloads
- 92% positive reviews (132)
- 2,440 students
- 21 lessons (1h 35m)
- 8 additional resources (3 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a fictional and incredible image from other images using the photomontage techniques that you learn during the course.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Designers, illustrators, photographers, publicists, visual communicators, and any professional or amateur interested in learning how to create incredible compositions from digital images.
Requirements and materials
Basic knowledge of design is recommended.
Regarding the materials, you need drawing material to sketch, a computer with Adobe Photoshop, and access to digital images with which to create your compositions.
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A course by Ricardo Salamanca
Ricardo Salamanca is an illustrator and designer. He has won more than twenty awards in his native Chile and abroad: bronze in Cannes, the Grand Prix of San Sebastián, New York, and London, among others. He began studying design and his first professional job was at the Ogilvy advertising agency, later he worked as an illustrator at Leo Burnett, where he spent 14 years and finally decided to found his own studio: Salamagica.
Salamagica is a CGI and photo production studio specializing in advertising that works with agencies, clients, and independent producers around the world. They always seek to innovate and incorporate new and old methods to create unique pieces that range from classic hand and airbrush illustrations to 3D modeling.
Content
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U1
Presentation
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Presentation
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Influences
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CGI, what is it?
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Advantages of being able to make your own images
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U2
Basic concepts of art and visual communication
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Speak with images: optimization and synthesis to start communicating
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Importance of selecting images and creating a sketch before starting
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Main photo selection and corrections before assembly
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Selection of secondary photos and details
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U3
Mounting photos on the sketch
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Correction according to color: what tools should we use
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Match texture and grain of photos to achieve realism when integrating
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Correction and creation of perspective
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Light
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Shadow
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U4
Work of the main photo
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Adjust color, brightness and shadows for the main photo
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Secondary elements and their relationship in the message
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Construction of the fund
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Correction of lights (color) in the complete composition
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Shadow correction
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File order
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U5
Final adjustment
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Address the Mood
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Final integration using photographic grain layer
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FP
Final project
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Creative photomontage for advertising
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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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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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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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.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
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.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
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axellima68
Ótimo curso!
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cchart
Me gustó, pero puede mejorar las explicaciones y los recursos.
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qaniwi
excelente
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Great course!