The Inverse Curve Technique for Painting Light! - Photoshop Tutorial

Summary by Krater

A detailed tutorial demonstrating the inverse curve technique in Adobe Photoshop for realistic and color-accurate highlights and shadow compositing.

From the video

Answers: How do I use the inverse curve technique to blend highlights and shadows in Photoshop composites?

• inverse curve technique
• composite photography
• painting highlights and shadows
• gradient maps in Photoshop
• rim lighting
• adding depth of field with tilt-shift

What it concludes

• The inverse curve technique allows extreme freedom when painting highlights in dark composite areas.
• Using layer masks combined with underlying layer blend ranges helps integrate highlights and shadows naturally.
• Adding ambient noise and a subtle tilt-shift blur unifies the subject with the background in a composite.