25
Jun
Transitional Values, Tonal Transitions, and Micro Transitions are a big part of how we define the qualities that make up an image in photography.
Transitional Values are the values found...
24
Jun
Guest artist Mark Soon continues our Making Of segment with the creation of his whimsical “Queen of Hearts” image. We first shared the finished image in our Artists You...
22
Jun
In today's RA Quick Tip I'd like to share my favorite way to quickly clean up the outline of the neck and shoulders from stray and body hair.
I am a big...
01
Jun
During my visit to this year’s WPPI Conference + Expo in Las Vegas I had an opportunity to briefly visit with WhiteWall, a professional photo lab based in Cologne, Germany. I...
25
May
It's soon going to be a year since the Beauty Retouch and Pixel Juggler panels were released, and we have been receiving lots and lots of great feedback from our...
15
Apr
Dominique Fraser, an artist who is quickly becoming one of the most sought after professionals in the world of high-end photo retouching, has just joined Retouching Academy as one...
12
Apr
Our new guest Derek Johnston continues our Making Of segment with a documented process of the creation of his fun “Oh No!!!” image. I am always inspired by the...
31
Mar
Anyone who is familiar with the History of Photography will not be able to hold back a smile looking through these brilliantly executed images from the recent exhibition MALKOVICH, MALKOVICH, MALKOVICH -...
19
Feb
Happy Birthday, Photoshop!
We wouldn't be here if not for the existence of this wonderful software that gives us -retouchers, graphic designers, photographers and digital artists - wings to fly.
Check...
12
Feb
I have recently changed the way I work with brushes when Dodging & Burning and they made my D&B work more convenient and precise. I'd like to share why and...
22
Jan
There's a lot of controversy about retouching, and anti-retouching campaigns keep sweeping the internet communities bashing the very art form that many of us photographers and retouchers are deeply in...
18
Jan
Check out this wonderful guest article on Scott Kelby's blog by one of our top instructors Michael Woloszynowicz:
It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Michael Woloszynowicz
In this article, Michael talks about such fundamental...
15
Dec
There are numerous opportunities and specialization options when it comes to post-production work. However, many think that to succeed as a retoucher, you need to have outstanding skills in...
08
Oct
This is the fifth in a series of interviews with established digital artists who exemplify another facet of the retouching industry. We hope you find this series both enlightening and informative.
Milton Menezes (www.lightfarmbrasil.com)...
29
Sep
This is the fourth in a series of interviews with established composite artists who exemplify another facet of the retouching industry. We hope you find this series both enlightening and informative.
Glyn...
18
Sep
This is the third in a series of interviews with established composite artists who exemplify another facet of the retouching industry. We hope you find this series both enlightening and...
25
Aug
Greg Agee (www.pixelogyarts.com) is a Fort Myers, Florida-based artist with 12 years experience creating digital composites.
His work has received numerous awards, including the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) Guru Award,...
15
Aug
Our friends from LightFarm Studios, Brazil are back as guest contributors with their amazing new artwork entitled "Harmful Nature," as well as the story behind it. Nothing is more inspiring to...
06
Aug
This is the fourth part of the article by our guest Australian Commercial Digital Retoucher Peter Worthington.
Part I: The Importance of Layer Organization in Commercial Retouching – Part I
Part II: The...
28
Jul
As you may already know, high-quality skin retouching is usually done using the key retouching technique called Dodge & Burn.
Today we use its modern version in Photoshop and it...