STEP BY STEP CREATE A COMPOSITE
Just two shots form the foundation of this playful ‘mountain’ scene
We’re going to create a fun cartoon-esque cityscape using just two silhouettes: the desk fan and the iron. Start off with a basic white background, or a silhouette image you are looking to use in your scene , then introduce some other silhouette objects to build up the composite image.
As the silhouettes are fully black and the background is white, the Quick Selection Tool will select them easily. While selected, refine the silhouette’s edges so that the object will blend well into the composite . Click on Select > Modify > Feather – choose between 3 and 5 pixels, and you will get a smooth outline when you copy and paste the object into the composite image.
As you’ll be using multiple objects to create your composite, name each layer so you know which object you are moving To change the size of an object, select Edit > Transform > Scale; if you are using Photoshop CC 2018 or earlier, hold Shift to maintain its proportions. You can save time by using the same object multiple times; to do this, duplicate the layer [Ctrl/Cmd+J] then rename it in the Layers Panel.
Now that our scene is starting to take shape, it’s time to think about how the individual objects blend together. Objects in the foreground should have a white outer edge to avoid blending with objects behind. You can achieve this by clicking Select > Modify > Expand and choosing an amount of 3-5 pixels. Merge the layers together via the Layers Panel once you’ve finished.