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Create Composite Proof

Create a composite proof showing the photographed product inside the brochure layout with realistic drop shadow and li…

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AExecute — “help me do it”Create a composite proof showing the photographed product inside the brochure layout with…+
Create a composite proof showing the photographed product inside the brochure layout with realistic drop shadow and lighting: place the product layer into the layout, create a soft directional shadow matched to page light, rasterize and flatten a low-res PDF for client review.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Before the art director signs off, make the composite convincing—match shadow angle and…+
Before the art director signs off, make the composite convincing—match shadow angle and softness to other layout elements, add a reflected light layer for realism, provide a side-by-side printed proof of the composite on the target stock, and flag any clipping masks that might shift during export.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

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Create a composite proof showing how a photographed product will sit inside the print layout with realistic drop shadows and lighting.

Who does this

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Prepress Technician

Questions people ask

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Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Photoshop — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.