Enhance a picture with compositing

Now that we have a raw render, it is time to learn how to improve it using the compositing tools of Blender.

Introduction to nodal compositing

Blender is a complete tool that also allows compositing. This is the ability to edit an image or a sequence after the rendering phase. You probably have already tried compositing, maybe unknowingly. For example, Adobe Photoshop© is a software that allows us to composite a single image. Unlike Adobe Photoshop©, Blender uses a nodal system that provides a great flexibility. We can make changes at any point without the loss of information. Let's try this:

  1. For a first approach of nodal compositing, let's open a new Blender scene.
  2. In order to access the compositing mode, you must ...

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