Course description
In Advanced Photoshop Compositing: Painting the Sunrise, Kevin Carden peels back the layers of his creative process to show you how to craft a breathtaking sunrise scene from scratch. You’ll start by sketching your concept and selecting the perfect stock images, learning how to set up a strong foundation before touching a single brush. Kevin guides you through building both daytime and nighttime variations, giving you the skills to control light, mood, and atmosphere with precision. You’ll master editing models for different lighting setups, using your own brushes, and making advanced tweaks that push your composite to the next level. The course doesn’t just dump tools in your lap — it hands you the strategy behind each edit so you can create polished, professional artwork every time. Expect hands-on instruction, detailed walk-throughs, and plenty of tips for handling tricky transitions. By the end, you’ll understand how to transform raw images into a cohesive, jaw-dropping visual story.


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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