Photograph Retouching and Visual Effects with Photoshop
The cherry of the cake
A course by Mario Olvera , Photographer, Digital Artist, and Visual Effects Specialist
Joined November 2016
About the video: The cherry of the cake
Overview
“We reached the final stretch. We will highlight details and make use of a technique to create chromatic aberrations and leave our composition ready. We will use our Camera RAW filter to help us a little with the color. And, finally, I'll show you how I export my images for the web. ”
In this video lesson Mario Olvera addresses the topic: The cherry of the cake, which is part of the Domestika online course: Photograph Retouching and Visual Effects with Photoshop. Learn to create hyperrealistic photomontages full of action and movement.
Partial transcription of the video
“THE CHERRY OF THE CAKE Now, once in our composition, I am going to teach you an interesting technique to create chromatic aberration, that helps us to better integrate our elements. I think we are done. I think our composition is quite convincing. I don't know what you think but I'd like to add a few more touches to it. You can always do more. I am going to create a vignette. I'm going to create a layer of curves and under this node a bit to here, I'm going to contrast slightly here. Here I am going to paint with a brush with black, a normal brush, 100% opacity and I'm going to start painti...”
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Course summary for: Photograph Retouching and Visual Effects with Photoshop
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Photography, Fine-Art Photography, Photo Retouching, Photography, Photography Post-production, Photomontage

Mario Olvera
A course by Mario Olvera
There is nothing that makes Mario Olvera feel more at home than photo retouching. With immense dedication to his personal projects and nearly a decade of experience working for clients such as Tecate, Neutrogena, and Banorte, he has become a true expert in photo compositing, garnering attention from big names like Adobe. The software giant featured his work on its website's home page, making him the first Latin American artist to meet this milestone.
Olvera draws inspiration from science fiction, video games, and fantasy films to create hyperrealistic photomontages characterized by vivid color and meticulously crafted detail.
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