Begin retouching one of two hero images. Follow photographer, Jake Hicks, as he targets his process of skin retouching to local blemishes and spots. Hear best practices when using Photoshop's patch tool for this kind of detailed work. Learn the importance of building a solid base with this time consuming but valuable step in the skin retouching process. With a three quarter length composition, retouch skin across the models body, protecting highlights, contouring, and specularity. Use the clone stamp tool to remove to remove distractions from the lighting setup.
After the first pass of skin retouching with a targeted, localized approach - begin another broader pass at the skin with black and white toning. Using soft layers, soft light, multiply, curves, hue saturation, paint brush and masking, learn to paint masks that create balanced, even skin tone wit...
With each retouching pass, work to create powerful aesthetic and vibrance. Follow photographer, Jake Hicks, as he methodically applies skin smoothing to the gelled key and fill image. Create a mathematical approach, employing gaussian blur, High Pass filtering, Linear Light blending, to create na...
In direct contrast to black and white skin toning, where the goal is to create a smooth and even under tone, learn an extremely nuanced approach to dodge and burn skin. Understand how to create shape, contour and dimension, by accentuating the highlights and shadows of the image. Focus on a key f...
