Creative Retouching in Photoshop: Create Fantasy Images
Blocking: composition
A course by Ramon Saroldi , Illustrator and Creative Retouching Specialist
Joined May 2020
About the video: Blocking: composition
Overview
“In this class, you will see my entire image composition process, starting from choosing the base image until using the "Transform" tool.”
In this video lesson Ramon Saroldi addresses the topic: Blocking: composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Retouching in Photoshop: Create Fantasy Images. Learn to create hyperrealistic visual compositions using professional creative retouching techniques in Photoshop and transform reality.
Partial transcription of the video
“Blocking: composition In this class, I will talk about my image composition process, of choosing the base image and much more. Come on. I will start explaining to you more or less how I assemble the file with the images. I'll start by creating a new file, with the shortcut being Ctrl + N. It will open a screen with the options here. I will make a file with 6000 by 4000 pixels at 300 dpi, this will give me a very high quality image, if I want to print, if I later want to zoom in to show details, etc., it's pretty decent. Leave this pattern that you are seeing, 8 bits, with a white background...”
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Course summary for: Creative Retouching in Photoshop: Create Fantasy Images
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Photo Retouching, Photography, Photography Post-production, Photomontage

Ramon Saroldi
A course by Ramon Saroldi
Ramon Saroldi was born in Rio de Janeiro and has been interested in art since childhood. He grew up in a home environment that nurtured creativity, as his father was a visual artist and his mother an educator. He began his professional journey working on post-production photography in Photoshop for the advertising market, collaborating with large companies such as Platinum FMD, Seagulls Fly, and Estudio Icone.
With more than 15 years of experience in post-production, image manipulation, and creative retouching, he currently collaborates with Lightfarm Studios, working with clients such as Adobe, Volkswagen, Fiat, and more. In addition to creative retouching, he continues to develop his skills as a 2D and 3D illustrator, which has helped in many projects by enhancing his artistic and technical ability.
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