Advanced retouching skills

Want professional retouching results? This tutorial may take a little time and an eye for detail, but your portrait images will reap the rewards

IT’S EASY TO cake a face in blur or paint over skin for a porcelain finish; the difficulty comes when you want to keep the natural texture but even out and improve the tone. Portrait professionals do it with ease and keep their methods close to their chest, but we have a few secret techniques that we’re more than willing to share. Some of you will probably already use quick-fix techniques to smooth skin and reduce imperfections, and it will be all you need for a while, but more seasoned Photoshoppers might be ready to move on to this more thorough and advanced technique. Yes, dedicated software helps you get flawless results, but why spend the money when you already have Photoshop? Layers, Adjustment Layers and Layer Masks are essential…

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