In this section, Dustin uses channels to plan ahead for his retouching process. Taking a little time to organize this alpha channel library here will be a huge time saver in his future retouching needs.
Dustin sets the tone for the remainder of the elements of the image by retouching the subject. Basic skin retouching and adjusting the cutout of the subject are the key elements of this section.
Demonstrating the power of using smart objects, Dustin brings the render layers into camera raw to start making adjustments to the background in order to match the cut out of the subject.
With basic adjustments made to the backplate, Dustin focuses on cleaning up the cut out of the subject and matching the subject to the backplate.
