Course description
In Advanced Photoshop Compositing: Building a Road, guest instructor Kevin Carden pulls back the curtain on his professional compositing techniques. You’ll follow a step-by-step breakdown of how Kevin creates a stunning “building a road” image from scratch, covering everything from sketching and photography setup to layer masking and color grading. This course dives deep into cutting out objects cleanly, blending light and color seamlessly, and adding intricate elements like dirt, paper textures, and road details. It’s not just about learning tools — it’s about mastering the why behind each edit to make your composites believable. Kevin’s methodical approach makes complex techniques accessible, even if you’ve struggled with compositing before. By the end, you’ll have a rock-solid understanding of how to structure and execute multi-layer Photoshop projects. Whether you’re aiming to expand your portfolio or elevate your digital art skills, this course delivers practical, hands-on instruction without the fluff.


Kevin Carden
Course instructor at The Photo Mentorship. Kevin has been involved with photography, graphic design, and digital artwork since 2010. He was born and raised in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and has a bachelor's degree from NC State University. Kevin now has over 357k followers of his digital work and helps other photographers develop their digital skills here at The Photo Mentorship.




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