Beauty Retouching for Beginners
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Learn the basics of professional image retouching and color correction for beauty and product photography
Having worked with some of the world’s top technology and fashion brands, Xi Chen has developed a fast and effective creative workflow that helps transform the images of iconic campaigns and editorials. Born and raised in China, Xi is a NYC-based freelance photo retoucher who helps photographers and brands create flawless photographs with a clear intention.
In this course, learn how to retouch a beauty portrait or still-life image using Adobe Photoshop. Explore the software, define the look and feel, and correct imperfections in light, color, and composition. Develop your own unique retouching style and learn how to attract clients by following Xi’s step-by-step process for creating high impact commercial images.
Start your course by meeting Xi Chen, a professional photo retoucher based in NYC. Discover how she got started with retouching, learn about her influences, and take a look at what this course entails.
Open Adobe Photoshop and start exploring the ideal layout for color correction. Explore color settings and profiles,then take a look at your workspace and essential keyboard shortcuts. Set up your project and get familiar with the tools, windows, and file formats frequently used for fast and efficient retouching. Learn how to process RAW images and adjust settings in Adobe Camera Raw before importing your images to Photoshop.
Xi shows you her approach to beauty portraits, which mainly consists of retouching hair, skin, makeup, or jewelry. See how to define the overall mood and tone with color balance, tone curves, and hue and saturation. Using the clone stamp and healing brush, learn how to remove blemishes, dust, and other imperfections. Then adjust the color, lighting, and shadows.
Move on to retouching product images by learning about focus stacking, composition, masking, cleaning, and color correction. Dive into tools like the dust and scratches filter, layer masks, and more.
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