Download Free Resources and Textures for Artistic Retouching

Add fantasy to your photos with these artistic elements for digital retouching in Photoshop or other editing software

Photographic composition is a technique that enables you to bring your imagination to life in a photograph by creating dreamlike landscapes, fantastic characters, and atmospheres.

In this free download, fine art and portrait photography expert Krishna VR (@bykrishnavr) shares dozens of resources (textures, backgrounds, etc) to give your photos a pictorial touch. These are resources she uses in her works—that have been exhibited in prestigious art spaces and earned her multiple awards. But first, we take a look at the art of photographic composition.

What is photographic composition?

Photo composition is a style that consists of creating images from several photographs. To get good results in photographic composition, it's not necessary to use a lot of media or extremely sophisticated cameras because the success of a good composition lies in the concept behind it.

What is required are high-quality images and, above all, a good command of photographic retouching to ensure that, however unlikely the resulting photographs may be, the look is completely realistic and close to what a picture would look like without intervention.

What do you need to create a photo composition?

For the best results, you’ll need to have access to tools and resources such as:

- A good digital retouching program, such as Adobe Photoshop or other photo-editing software.

- Access to image banks. Here are some examples of where to find high-quality stock photos for free.

- Bold and strong ideas; the art of photo composition is often inspired by poetry, surrealism, and also futurism.

Download free backgrounds, resources, and textures for artistic photo composition

Is this download, you’ll find resources to add a bit of magic to your creations, including:

- 50 filters and textures, ranging from soft and dreamy to industrial aesthetics.

- 10 fantasy-world resources such as mermaid tails, butterflies, lights, and insects.

After clicking on the download below, you will find a file in .zip format in the Downloads folder on your computer containing Krishna's resource, Free Resources and Textures for Photographic Composition. You'll need to use a free program, such as WinZip, to decompress the file.

If you want to learn more, you can sign up for Krishna’s course, Photo Composition for Artistic Portraits. In this course, Krishna will show you how to develop photo composition projects in Photoshop from start to finish. You’ll learn to add fantasy and surrealism to your portrait photography with digital retouching in Photoshop.

About the artist

Krishna VR is a young Mexican photographer specialized in self-portraits and is known for her artwork that combines photography and hyper-realistic painting. By experimenting with scenography and creative post-production editing, she creates unique images that tell a story.

She won her first award at 17 years old in the Under 20 category at the Siena International Photography Awards. In her young career, she has already had her work on display in museums in Amsterdam, New York, Japan, and most notably, the Louvre in Paris where she participated in the Exposure Award Collection with her photo "Path of Destruction."

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