Creating a Conceptual Image Mixing Digital Collage Techniques, Textures and Filters | Image Effects, Filters, Masks and Other Image Processing Methods | Scoop.it

What you’ll learn I will show you how I assemble and process photos creatively to create conceptually captivating imagery that goes beyond the individual “matter-of-fact” shot. The time this will take may vary… a lot. For some pictures I use photos I have been collecting for a couple of years, for others I will gather the necessary images in a single afternoon. Some of the best places to find great material for this kind of project are antiques shops, flea markets, museums, historical sites, and so on.

I create a blank document in Laminar, the same size as my statue image.

I open the statue image through Add a Layer. In the Layers panel, I tap on Mask. This will take me to the mask editor. With the default tool, the brush, I proceed to erase the original background to show the texture layer behind it. I use a soft brush by decreasing hardness value to around 50 in the Properties panel. While erasing, I resize the brush and zoom in and out with pinch gestures for precision. If I make mistakes, I go back to a previous state with History or I switch to the eraser tool to bring back parts of the image I accidentally brushed out. I tap on Apply when I’m done masking. I save what I have so far.

In this case it was not needed, but after masking, you can use Laminar’s Adjust and Edit tools to match color tones and luminosity between background and foreground.