04
Dec
After more than 12 years in high-end retouching, working on campaigns for beauty and fashion brands like Dior, YSL, Diesel, and magazines such as Vogue, L’Officiel, and Cosmopolitan, alongside...
THE ART & BUSINESS OF FREELANCE
24
Oct
⚠️ This article is important for legacy RA Panels users.
Since 2022, Adobe has been gradually retiring the legacy CEP framework used by non-UXP Photoshop extensions like our old Retouching...
08
Sep
In its August 2025 issue, Vogue featured an AI-generated model in a Guess ad, prompting a wave of subscriber cancellations: Vogue’s AI-Generated Models Spark Reader Fury And Industry Panic, Forbes,...
28
Aug
Concept by JENN MCINTYRE, Written BY JENN MCINTYRE & JULIA KUZMENKO MCKIM
The creative market is undergoing its biggest transformation of our time. For newer professionals, it’s the first significant disruption...
01
Jul
The new Beauty Retouch Panel v5 has got a bunch of new tools and scripts to help make your beauty and portrait retouching faster and easier.
Even if you start...
19
May
One of the most exciting additions to the new Beauty Retouch Panel is the New Skin script - it will become your go-to button for every beauty and portrait...
01
Apr
What is the Visual Industry?
The Visual Industry is a broad field of sectors dedicated to producing visual content to communicate messages and shape experiences.
Visual Arts are forms of art...
26
Mar
As of March 25th, 2025, Adobe will no longer allow the creation of multiple Adobe Stock Contributor accounts without written approval.
This quiet but important policy shift signals Adobe’s intent...
29
Sep
Post-shoot culling is an essential yet often daunting part of a photographer’s workflow.
In his article Post-Shoot Cull: The Aggressive Art of Selecting Your Best Photos, Glen E. Grant shares...
27
Sep
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...
17
Jul
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
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
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...
09
Apr
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
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
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...
26
Nov
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
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
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.
02
Sep
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.