Surrealistic Photomontage with Photoshop
A course by Carlos Jimenez Varela , Photographic Composition Specialist
Learn a method for generating surreal ideas and develop unimaginable compositions
Learn a method for generating surreal ideas and develop unimaginable compositions
Creating worlds you thought could only ever exist in your imagination is possible with Adobe Photoshop. Designer and publicist Carlos Jiménez has spent more than 20 years expressing his ideas in Photoshop, a tool that fascinates him due to the possibilities it offers for visualizing his ideas, without forgetting about pencil and paper. His greatest passion is surreal digital photomontages, where he seeks to transcend reality and model it as he pleases, achieving incredible compositions with realistic finishes.
In this online course, learn to develop your creativity and photomontage skills through the composition of the surreal. Develop an idea from start to finish, following Carlos' entire production and post-production process.
What will you learn in this online course?
20 lessons & 18 downloads
- 95% positive reviews (442)
- 8,653 students
- 20 lessons (3h 45m)
- 18 additional resources (9 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · Italian · French · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Create a surreal digital photomontage.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to spark their creativity with surreal ideas and learn photomontage techniques in Photoshop.
Requirements and materials
You need intermediate-level knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and basic notions of photography to take this course.
In terms of materials, you need a camera, either your smartphone or a reflex camera, and a computer with Adobe Photoshop installed.
Reviews
A course by Carlos Jimenez Varela
Carlos Jiménez is a Costa Rican native who has held the position of creative director at various advertising agencies for over fifteen years, although his academic background is in graphic design. Passionate about photomontage, he believes it to be a precise form of graphic expression able to bring us closer to both the dream world and the subconscious. He has worked for renowned studios like Sane Seven (UK) and Sagmeister & Walsh (New York).
Despite not considering himself an Adobe Photoshop virtuoso, he undoubtedly handles the program with an expert touch and has used it professionally for more than twenty years. He trusts that he must be constantly learning and updating his skills along with the software, and believes that others should strive to do the same.
His work has been published on various design blogs as well as in renowned magazines like Lürzer's Archive on more than one occasion. He has also exhibited his work in galleries in a number of countries around the word such as Spain, Morocco, France, Brazil, and more. He has participated in various exhibitions for international festivals and design biennales in Ecuador and Poland, to name just two. He currently has more than thirty national and international prizes and awards in creativity and design.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences I
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Influences II
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What are we going to do?
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U2
Surrealist ideas for photomontage
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Conceptualization: Rules and systems to generate ideas
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Preliminary selection of photographs
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Digital draft & decision making
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U3
Let's take the pictures
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Preproduction
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Photo session: capture your images
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Cut-outs & assemblies separately I
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Cut-outs & assemblies separately II
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U4
The final surrealist photomontage
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Bottom Assembly I
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Bottom Assembly II
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Integration of the different elements
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Natural-looking lights & shadows I
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Natural-looking lights & shadows II
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Natural-looking lights & shadows III
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Coloring, textures and final finishes I
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Coloring, textures and final finishes II
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Professional advice
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FP
Final project
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Fotomontaje surrealista con Photoshop
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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.
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isabellaalvarez05
PlusMuy util, claro y consciso. Los materiales de apoyo, y las guias fueron mi parte favorita, increiblemente utiles y no es algo que hubiese visto mucho antes.
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raule.sotomayor
Este curso es una buena inversión, el maestro explica a detalle, de lo mejor que he adquirido en Domestika, al igual del curso que tiene de Affinity Photo
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oscar.j76v
PlusExcelente
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ineditcol
La habilidad para sumergir a los participantes en un tema es fundamental para hacer que un curso sea no solo informativo, sino también agradable y atractivo. Me gusta.
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jagomez2749
Por ahora estoy empezando y ya me vienen ideas a mi cabeza. Interesante
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