Shift your focus from subject back out to the global elements of the composite. Focus on one of the most important elements of compositing - atmosphere. Begin blocking in plates of snow textures with a dimensional approach across the foreground and background. Manipulate blend modes, opacity, painting textures to create believable environmental elements that ground the Ice Warrior within the environment, while adding additional mood and story.
With atmospheric snow elements integrated across the environment, follow retoucher, Renee Robyn, as she experiments with snow elements that interact directly with the Ice Warrior subject, to create more grounding realism within the scene.
After finalizing the targeted snow elements on the Ice Warrior, focus on the subjects eyes to create mood and story elements for effect. Watch as retoucher, Renee Robyn, iterates and improvises to create a burning, fiery ember element to the Ice Warrior's eyes. Follow the creative path, developin...
Expand back out to a wider perspective of the entire composite image. Shift from working in target areas to move the composite towards the final touches. In this section, focus on manipulating color across the environment. Open the composite image into Adobe Camera RAW for clarity manipulation. L...
