Compositing, Branding, and More! – Live from San Francisco on May 16th
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Published 2024-05-16
9am PST – Surreal Compositing: Learn from Ted Chin as he demonstrates how to use classic compositing techniques with the power of Generative Fill and Adobe Firefly.
10am PST – DIY Garden Party: Create branding for a garden party to celebrate spring! Learn how to start your design in Photoshop and transition to Adobe Express to add animation and build templates.
11am PST – Intermediate Compositing: Advance your compositing skills with ted Chin as he shows you how to mask, select, and tone your photos. Use Adobe Firefly Image Model 3 to add extra flair and level up your photos in a flash.
12pm PST – Create Content Fast: Save time by creating content in a flash in Adobe Express. Create templates and schedule your content to create all your content at once.
Ted Chin is a digital artist and photographer based in San Francisco, CA: www.tedslittledream.com/
Cory Allen Hall is a graphic designer and digital strategist based in Portland, OR: www.coryallenhall.com/
Anjali Viramgama is a software engineer and content creator based in Washington: anjaliviramgama.medium.com/
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00:00 Start
1:10 Intros
4:00 Generating in Firefly
8:35 Browsing Adobe Stock
11:55 Structure reference tool
31:10 Generative expand
1:01:20 Intros
1:02:00 Today’s project
1:02:40 Who is Cory?
1:04:35 Cory’s design process
1:15:10 Creating an Instagram post in Photoshop
1:42:30 Creating an Instagram Story in Adobe Express
2:01:52 Project overview, previous stream recap
2:05:31 Generating ideas from the chat in Firefly on the web
2:08:42 How does Ted incorporate Firefly into his work,
2:09:31 Generative fill in Photoshop, browsing Adobe Stock to add elements
2:13:09 Using a reference image from Adobe Stock with generative fill
2:16:12 Select subject and refining mask, using adjustment layers to identify the light source
2:21:17 Moving masked elements, painting back in some elements
2:25:16 Matching lighting on castle to landscape painting in values
2:31:47 Modifying adjustment layers to further match lighting
2:34:49 Painting highlights on the overall composition to emphasize lighting
2:37:15 Adding dragon with generative fill, masking, discussing prompt tips
2:42:17 Masking and moving individual components of the dragon, painting shadows and highlights
2:45:29 Gradient maps for color correction
2:46:59 Cleaning up layers to bring art to Express
2:50:04 Exporting Photoshop layers, importing to Express
2:51:52 Animating in Express, where to find Photoshop beta
3:01:21 Anjali’s introduction and instagram
3:04:29 Creating a reel in Express using generative fill to change outfit
3:06:22 Importing and editing video footage
3:11:47 Deleting and moving footage, planning out story
3:14:22 Selecting transitions in Express
3:16:34 Setting up before photos in reel, rearranging and timing them
3:19:27 Creating after photos changing outfit with generative fill in Express
3:31:03 Importing 3 after photos to reel
3:33:30 Download reel, uploading to Express caption video
3:36:12 Styling captions and exporting reel
3:41:23 Starting a new reel from a template
3:43:08 Replacing elements in template to create a new reel
3:45:01 Changing illustrated elements and colors, removing background
3:47:49 Translating captions in an editable file
3:49:04 Scheduling posts
3:54:05 Recap and outro