The 2017 classic has been completely reimagined! Re-recorded from scratch in Photoshop 2026, this step-by-step course shows you how to combine over 18 images to bring an entire sci-fi world to life using zero AI shortcuts — just advanced manual compositing. Over 6 hours long and built for intermediate to advanced users, this course focuses heavily on three-dimensional depth: you'll build the scene layer by layer from the elements farthest from camera to the front, learning about light, color, and how real-world atmosphere affects distant objects. You'll learn how to combine background photographs, mask and light distant planets, paint distant mountains into glowing cities, hand-paint custom light and shadow, build a custom Photoshop brush, composite foreground people and animals into the scene, and finish with motion blur, color grading, and matched grain across every layer. COURSE SECTIONS 0:00 Course Overview and What You'll Build 0:57 Building the Background Plate 1:13 Adding Plan...