Create a Portrait Collage in Photoshop

Learn the Photoshop masking and compositing techniques involved in creating a collage of multiple portraits.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• Exercise files
• Challenges

1. Choosing Images for a Collage

• Choose images
• What images work best

2. Building a Portrait Collage

• Arrange the layers
• Extend the background detail
• Retouch the main image
• Mask the main image
• Refine the mask
• Color and tonal adjustments

3. Creative Final Touches

• Blend layers
• Add additional elements
• Create a ghosted effect

4. Workflow

• Workflow: Pulling it all together

5. Project

• Challenge: Portrait collage
• Solution: Portrait collage

Conclusion

• Next steps