Makeover example six

This example is more of a re-creation than a retouching exercise, taking three different images and blending them together using the Spot Healing Brush, the Eraser Tool, and the power of Layers.

Problem: Combining different images can be problematic.

Solution: Exploit Layers (including Layer Blend Modes, Layer Opacity, and Simplifying Layers) to combine the images and text, and use the Eraser Tool and various brush settings to help to blend the images' pixels together convincingly.

Outcome: Blend three images and some text together to make it look like a professional promotional TV poster.

In this example, I wanted to combine several images to make up a digital illustration, something that only works if you combine the right elements together:

We'll look at adding two images together, then manipulating how they interact by simply erasing bits from the upper image in the layer stack (in this case, it's a free...