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, developing a different more menacing mood to this fantasy composite image.
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...
For this final stage of the composite, use frequency separation, high pass filtering, and sharpening to enhance and embellish details across the image. Finalize lighting direction, reflection and specularity for a finishing pass of detail to complete this fantasy composite image - the Ice Warrior.
Congratulations on successfully completing Creative Photoshop Techniques with retoucher, Renee Robyn. We encourage you continue practicing these techniques. Try, fail, and create. We want to see your artwork. Share your progress with our community and reach out with questions and feedback. We loo...
