Advanced_Photoshop_Issue_139_-_2015_UK_

ESSENTIAL RETOUCHING TOOLS

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Tools like the Spot Healing brush, Clone Stamp

tool and Patch tool are fundamental for

retouching and removing noise and dirt. Use

these tools when cleaning up the image, before

applying other adjustments. Even if you’re

working with a JPEG rather than a RAW file, the

Camera Raw Filter is a very welcome addition to

Photoshop’s post-production workflow. You can

make adjustments using this filter, creating

multiple layers of separate settings; the result will

be completely editable. Refine Edge is a

fantastic solution for cutting out hair. There are

several ways to cut out hair, but this tool is the

most effective and can be really useful when

you want to fine-tune a mask.

Use and abuse filters, they are there to help

out, to facilitate all your work. Make several

tests with them, play with all of the filters and

you will learn a lot of things that you can do

with them.

RICARDO THOMAZ

http://www.behance.net/rthomazz

OUR EXPERT

Ricardo Thomaz is a retouching

artist from Brazil. He specialises in

portrait work and advertising images

and works as a finaliser, finishing

images to a high degree using his

specialised post-production

techniques in Photoshop.

RETOUCH PRO TIP

Create a new layer, name it Skin,

select the Mixer Brush and set it

to Wet 10%, Load 10%, Mix 20%

and Flow 20 %, with Sample All

Layers selected. Now smooth it

over the transitions in the

model’s skin tone.