Graphics Programs Reference
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Lesson 7: Creating Compositions
In this lesson, you will discover an approach to compositing images
from multiple sources. You will find out how to use Smart Objects,
Smart Filters, and masks to create an interesting final image.
What you'll learn in this lesson:
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Using Smart Objects
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Applying Smart Filters
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Using Masks in your composition
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Color grading an image
Starting up
Before starting, make sure that your tools and panels are consistent by resetting your preferences. See
“Resetting Adobe Photoshop CC preferences” in the Starting up section of this topic. You will work with
several files from the advps07lessons folder in this lesson. Make sure that you have loaded the advpsles-
sons folder onto your hard drive from
www.digitalclassroombooks.com/cc/advphotoshop
.
For more in-
formation, see “Loading lesson files” in the Starting up section of this topic.
Reviewing Smart Objects
Throughout this topic, you have been using Smart Objects to create many of the images included in the
exercises.
You have discovered that Smart Objects can be scaled, edited, updated, and even replaced, since they
represent a placed instance of your smart layer. Essentially, you embed an original copy of your selected
