skin retouching Archives

03 Oct

Beauty Retouching, Software for Retouching, Video Tutorial

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

October 3, 2025
Posted by Retouching Academy
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Skin Work & Frequency Separation Section The Skin Work & Frequency Separation (FS) section of the Beauty Retouch panel features a variety of scripts based on the Frequency Separation technique. This technique...

01 Jul

Beauty Retouching, Industry & Community News

New Beauty Retouch Version 5 is Finally Here!

September 11, 2025
Posted by Retouching Academy
beauty retouch panel, beauty retouching, skin retouching
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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

Efficiency & Productivity, Video Tutorial

Retouch Skin in a Couple Of Minutes?

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...

10 Mar

Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial

Fixing Dry or Chapped Lips in Beauty & Portrait Retouching

March 10, 2025
Posted by Retouching Academy
beauty retouching, portrait retouching, skin retouching
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📌 This is an outtake from our Skin Retouching course: Lesson Lesson 3.6 Fixing Dry or Chapped Lips. Find Student logins here. Chapped, dry, or cracked lips are common issues...

28 Feb

Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial

Frequency Separation: Gaussian Blur vs Median

March 3, 2025
Posted by Retouching Academy
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📌 This is an outtake from our Skin Retouching course: Lesson 2.3.1 Frequency Separation, Part 1. Find Student logins here. While the Frequency Separation technique (FS) is sometimes criticized—often for...

20 Feb

Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial

Restoring Skin Texture with the Digital Skin Texture Script

When the skin in your beauty, fashion or portrait images requires a lot of deep retouching work, sometimes you may end up with areas of skin looking too soft...

13 Jan

Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial, Working With Colors

Quickly fix skin texture problems in Photoshop

February 20, 2025
Posted by Retouching Academy
beauty retouching, MUA Retouch panel, retouching skin texture, skin retouching
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We all have shoots when models or clients show up with breakouts. Re-scheduling or re-shooting is usually not an option, so we must be able to correct some visible...

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...

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
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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...

26 May

Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial

Dodging and Burning with Capture One Pro 20

May 26, 2020
Posted by Michael Woloszynowicz
beauty retouching, dodging and burning, skin retouching
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While it used to be the case that a full portrait or beauty retouch was the exclusive domain of raster-based photo editors such as Adobe Photoshop or Affinity Photo, the release of Capture One 20 (13.1) has now made it possible entirely at the raw level…

22 Jun

Beauty Retouching, High-End Beauty & Fashion

Black and White Conversions in Relation to Dodging and Burning

July 7, 2019
Posted by Lulie Talmor
dodge & burn, real world retouching practicies, skin retouching
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This is an outtake from the RA online workshop Beauty Retouching: Skin & Skin Tones. The technique of Dodging and Burning, where one selectively adjusts the exposure on various areas...

08 May

Beauty Retouching, Fundamentals, Video Tutorial

Simplifying Skin Retouching With Frequency Separation

Retouching skin requires attention to detail and accuracy, but not every technique has to be overly complicated or time-consuming. Frequency Separation has grown in popularity due to its ease of use, making it a convenient method for retouchers from beginners to professionals.

27 Feb

Fundamentals, Video Tutorial

Introduction to Retouching Skin in Photoshop

March 2, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
dodging and burning, retouching tutorial, skin retouching
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When you are first learning how to retouch skin in Photoshop, it can seem like a genuinely intimidating task. There are many techniques, with every experienced retoucher preferring one...

03 Jan

Beauty Retouching, High-End Beauty & Fashion, Real World Practices

Skin Retouching Tips for Beginners: Frequency Separation

March 2, 2021
Posted by Kendra Paige
frequency separation, retouching tutorial, skin retouching
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Practice makes perfect, which is especially true for a retoucher. It is important to practice various techniques for different applications so that you can begin to train your eye...

20 Nov

Fundamentals, Video Tutorial, Working With Colors

Color Correcting Skin Tones With Adjustment Layers In Photoshop

Getting skin tones to look natural and flattering in your photographs can sometimes be a challenge. There are many causes of incorrect colors in-camera, from inaccurate White Balance to...

01 Nov

Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial

Remove Blemishes and Wrinkles Quickly in Photoshop

January 13, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
retouching blemishes, retouching wrinkles, skin retouching
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To become a skilled retoucher, you must master the use of the basic tools available to you, especially when it comes to perfecting skin. One such tool is the Healing...

31 Oct

Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial

How to Reduce Unwanted Highlights on Skin In Beauty & Portrait Retouching

September 28, 2020
Posted by Kendra Paige
beauty retouching, glowy skin, skin retouching
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While retouching beauty, fashion and portrait images, you will often encounter strong highlights that may need to be reduced. While current makeup trends lend themselves toward a "glowing" look...

04 Oct

Software for Retouching, Video Tutorial, Working With Colors

These 19 Hacks Will Help You Improve Your Retouching in Photoshop

July 30, 2020
Posted by Kendra Paige
adobe photoshop, retouching education, skin retouching
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To stay relevant and marketable in this highly competitive industry, it’s important to keep your skills sharp and to constantly learn new and improved ways to get the job...

03 Oct

Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial, Working With Colors

How to Retouch Portraits in Adobe Lightroom

January 13, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
beauty retouching, lightroom retouching, skin retouching
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Adobe applications have become more accessible than ever, making Lightroom a popular choice among photographers and retouchers. While many have fit Lightroom into their workflow for organizing, batch processing,...