With all of the compositing pieces in place, blend the various components together. Control color contamination throughout the image, bringing it into a cleaner, more uniform state.
With compositing and general color balance in place, begin to develop the creative aspects of color within the image through corrective and intelligent moves. Keep organized and develop layer structures that can be adjusted when handed off to another retoucher.
Continue to move through the process of refining color. From previous sections of honing from very broad areas, to now controlling very specific aspects of the image in a targeted way. Refine target areas by cutting paths to have extremely precise control over color within the image. Utilize grad...
With global and targeted color correction complete, move onto retouching unwanted, distracting elements within the image and prepare it for Tony’s final pass.
