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27 Sep

Industry & Community News, Real World Practices

Retouching Freelance Market Trends Report (Q3 2024): Key Insights from Our Survey

April 2, 2025
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
freelance business, retouching freelance
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Written BY JULIA KUZMENKO MCKIM INTRODUCTION In polling and survey methodologies, it is well-known that after reaching a threshold sample size, the results stabilize, and the law of diminishing returns comes...

08 Aug

Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial

Beauty Retouching: Getting the Best Out of Raw Files Before Retouching

August 23, 2024
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
beauty retouching, RA Quick Tip, Raw processing
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I often get asked about my retouching workflow, and by the way those questions are asked I realize that some photographers and retouchers dismiss the power and potency of...

17 Jul

Beauty Retouching, Efficiency & Productivity, Fundamentals, Real World Practices

High-Quality Files For Photo Editing & Retouching Practice

January 27, 2025
Posted by Retouching Academy
beauty retouching, retouching practice, retouching techniques
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In the world of beauty, fashion & portrait retouching, mastering your craft is not just about learning to use Photoshop and understanding retouching techniques theory; it’s about getting your...

25 Apr

Quality Printing, Real World Practices, Retouching Job Alert

Remote job opportunity for photographers & retouchers

LA (Lindeman & Associates) is hiring. The job description outtakes below will explain what they actually need and which skills are required: Finishers of All Levels. Note from Retouching Academy Facebook...

18 Apr

Efficiency & Productivity, Fundamentals, Real World Practices, Video Tutorial

Photoshop Layer Management: How You Order Your PSD Layers Matters

April 18, 2024
Posted by Retouching Academy
non-destructive retouching, photoshop layers, PSD structure
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When working in Photoshop, your PSD Layer management approach - organizing your layers efficiently - is crucial to maintaining flexibility and control over your retouching workflow. Getting into the habit...

11 Apr

Real World Practices, Stay Inspired, Working With Colors

Psychology of Color for Creative Professionals: Money’s Hidden Palette

April 18, 2024
Posted by Irina Rudova
color, psychology of color, working with color
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This article on Psychology of Color for Creative Professionals is written by our guest author, top-pro Makeup Artist and educator Irina Rudova, Los Angeles, CA and edited by Julia...

09 Apr

Efficiency & Productivity, Industry & Community News, Real World Practices, Stay Inspired

Generative AI for Freelancer: Will You Be a Disruptor or Disrupted?

September 30, 2024
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
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As I advance in the Applied Generative AI course by MIT, I am completely and irrevocably convinced that the freelance business in the content creation field is experiencing a...

13 Mar

Creative Retouching, Efficiency & Productivity, Industry & Community News, Stay Inspired

Generative AI for Freelancers

March 14, 2024
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
ai for freelancers, creative professional, freelance, freelance business, generative ai, professional development
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The freelance world is undergoing a seismic shift propelled by Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially Generative AI. In my latest blog post, you will find how I believe this transformative technology is...

25 Apr

Industry & Community News, Real World Practices, Stay Inspired

Guide to the Best Artist Grants and Opportunities for 2023

While retouching artists aren't usually really independent in their work and art (I guess, apart from AI creations now accessible to all, but that's a separate topic altogether), we...

29 Mar

Beauty Retouching, Real World Practices

New Practice Image in the Skin Retouching Course

January 27, 2025
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
beauty retouching, skin retouching, success practices
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We've got some exciting news for those of you who are interested in continuous growth and professional development! We've added a new additional image file (.PSD) for the Oily Skin...

15 Mar

Beauty Retouching, Commercial Retouching, Real World Practices, Working With Colors

How Good are Your Color Matching Skills?

March 15, 2023
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
beauty retouching, color, color matching
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As a retouching professional in the beauty industry, you have to hone certain skills to be able to make necessary color adjustments to achieve target (reference) colors provided by...

04 May

Beauty Retouching, High-End Beauty & Fashion, Video Tutorial

The Blot Button on the MUA Retouch Panel

May 4, 2022
Posted by Retouching Academy
beauty retouching, muaretouch, RA Panels
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The Blot button on the MUA Retouch panel allows you to “mattify” oily skin patches quickly and easily – just like blotting sheets in your makeup kit do. You can...

26 Nov

Industry & Community News, Real World Practices

Save big with our Black Friday offers!

December 7, 2021
Posted by Retouching Academy
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The biggest sale of the year is here! Enjoy our offers today and this weekend: OUR BEST-SELLING STREAMING COURSES Use discount code BF2021 for over 25% off the original prices of...

27 Oct

Efficiency & Productivity, Hardware & Tools, Real World Practices, Video Tutorial

Retouching Eyes with the Eye Drops Button on the MUA Retouch Panel

January 13, 2025
Posted by Retouching Academy
beauty retouching, MUA Retouch, retouching eyes
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The Eye Drops button on the MUA Retouch panel is like virtual Visine, only better. Use it to quickly clean up the whites of the eyes, add light and...

13 Oct

Beauty Retouching, Commercial Retouching, Efficiency & Productivity

Keeping Your PSDs Lean and Adjustable After Frequency Separation

April 28, 2024
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
beauty retouch, frequency separation, RA Panels
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In this quick tutorial, we share an easy way to keep your files adjustable and lean after using the Frequency Separation scripts on the Beauty Retouch Panel.

07 Jul

Fundamentals, Software for Retouching

How to Install Brush Presets in Photoshop

December 15, 2021
Posted by Retouching Academy
brush presets, photoshop brushes, retouching basics
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A Photoshop Brush is a brush tip with defined characteristics, such as size, shape, and hardness (.ABR files). Brushes can be found in Window > Brush panel in Photoshop. Before the CC2020 version of Photoshop, you could...

02 Jun

Fundamentals, Software for Retouching

How to Install Actions in Photoshop

November 2, 2021
Posted by Julia McKim
actions, photoshop actions, retouching basics
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A Photoshop action is a series of steps that are performed in Adobe Photoshop and can be used and re-used with a simple click. An action is created by...

11 Mar

Beauty Retouching, Real World Practices, Software for Retouching, Video Tutorial

Luminosity Masking with the Beauty Retouch Panel

March 11, 2021
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
beauty retouch panel, beauty retouching, luminosity masking
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Check out our new video for the Beauty Retouch panel users on how to use the Luminosity Masking buttons. Our Luminosity Masking scripts create quick selections based on the...

02 Sep

Beauty Retouching, Commercial Retouching, Industry & Community News

New Skin Retouching Course on Our New Streaming Platform

April 28, 2024
Posted by Julia McKim
beauty retouching, retouching video, skin retouching, video tutorial
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The Skin Retouching course is available on our new streaming platform located at learn.retouchingacademy.com, and now you can conveniently continue learning even when you are away from your desk and watch the lessons on your mobile devices via this mobile app.

19 Aug

Beauty Retouching, Commercial Retouching, High-End Beauty & Fashion, Video Tutorial

New! Skin Retouching Course and MUA Retouch Panel

August 19, 2020
Posted by Julia McKim
beauty retouching, MUA Retouch panel, RA Panels, skin retouching
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It doesn't matter how well you know Photoshop and basic retouching techniques, when it comes to retouching skin and makeup, to be a successful beauty retoucher requires a whole...

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Retouching Freelance Market Trends Report (Q3 2024): Key Insights from Our Survey

Beauty Retouching: Getting the Best Out of Raw Files Before Retouching

High-Quality Files For Photo Editing & Retouching Practice

Remote job opportunity for photographers & retouchers

Photoshop Layer Management: How You Order Your PSD Layers Matters

Psychology of Color for Creative Professionals: Money’s Hidden Palette

Generative AI for Freelancer: Will You Be a Disruptor or Disrupted?

Generative AI for Freelancers

Guide to the Best Artist Grants and Opportunities for 2023

New Practice Image in the Skin Retouching Course

How Good are Your Color Matching Skills?

The Blot Button on the MUA Retouch Panel

Save big with our Black Friday offers!

Retouching Eyes with the Eye Drops Button on the MUA Retouch Panel

Keeping Your PSDs Lean and Adjustable After Frequency Separation

How to Install Brush Presets in Photoshop

How to Install Actions in Photoshop

Luminosity Masking with the Beauty Retouch Panel

New Skin Retouching Course on Our New Streaming Platform

New! Skin Retouching Course and MUA Retouch Panel

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How to Avoid Excessive Revisions in Retouching By Galina Trush

Important Update: Legacy RA Panels and the New UXP Upgrade

Skin Work & Frequency Separation Section on the latest Beauty Retouch Panel

AI in Vogue: The Pushback

Reinventing Your Creative Career: Evolve Your Skills Without Starting Over

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