7 tips for perfect Photoshop compositing — updated for the AI era

What AI changed, what it didn’t, and why the fundamentals still decide everything You’ve seen it. Someone drops a subject into a new background, slaps a color grading LUT on top, and calls it a compositing. Two minutes later, the comments section does what comment sections do. “The lighting is off.” “Why is the shadow […]

Are retouchers dead?

Retouching was part of my job. Now it has lost most of its relevance. An entire branch of the profession — quietly disappearing?

‘Eden Whiskey’ 3D Product Visualization

Whiskey 3D product rendering with an advanced light setup We just published a new 3D beverage artwork video on youtube which shows the creation process of this precious and glowing Whiskey bottle. Everything was made in 3D in Blender and we concentrated on realism in texture and lighting. Products made from glass like drinking bottles […]

Massive medieval-style composite with video

Massive medieval-style composite with video An epic composite with over 560 layers — ‘Winter Mountain Castle’ — with speed-art video. A nice christmas season with epic matte painting action. Nothing is as liberating and satisfying as the art that emerges from a single small spark of inspiration without the pressure of a deadline or the […]