Beauty Retouching: Part 1 How to lie for fun and, maybe, profit. http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/Irenefinal/54701021_9bA76-Ti.jpg http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1170442_cfqod/ 2006-01-31T23:14:25Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />By Crawford Hart. This is a topic that often falls outside of the concerns of professional photographers; rather than capturing reality and presenting an honest depiction of what one finds ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54740773_Bhvya" title="By Crawford Hart. This is a topic that often falls outside of the concerns of professional photographers; rather than capturing reality and presenting an honest depiction of what one finds ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/clear/54740773_Bhvya-Th.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="By Crawford Hart. This is a topic that often falls outside of the concerns of professional photographers; rather than capturing reality and presenting an honest depiction of what one finds ..." title="By Crawford Hart. This is a topic that often falls outside of the concerns of professional photographers; rather than capturing reality and presenting an honest depiction of what one finds ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T13:34:43Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/clear/54740773_Bhvya-Th.gif <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />THE HEALING BRUSH Adobe has described the Healing Brush as "The Cloning Tool on steroids." Somewhat true. While you can often treat it like a cloning tool, one that doesn't require precis ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54688284_fGCZA" title="THE HEALING BRUSH Adobe has described the Healing Brush as "The Cloning Tool on steroids." Somewhat true. While you can often treat it like a cloning tool, one that doesn't require precis ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/largebrush/54688284_fGCZA-Th.jpg" width="50" height="150" alt="THE HEALING BRUSH Adobe has described the Healing Brush as "The Cloning Tool on steroids." Somewhat true. While you can often treat it like a cloning tool, one that doesn't require precis ..." title="THE HEALING BRUSH Adobe has described the Healing Brush as "The Cloning Tool on steroids." Somewhat true. While you can often treat it like a cloning tool, one that doesn't require precis ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-22T12:58:11Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/largebrush/54688284_fGCZA-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />Note the similar target area in (D), but with a significantly smaller brush. The result this time (E) is much more in keeping with expectations. So— Rule 1: always keep the size of your ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54688319_k3h6m" title="Note the similar target area in (D), but with a significantly smaller brush. The result this time (E) is much more in keeping with expectations. So— Rule 1: always keep the size of your ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/smallbrush/54688319_k3h6m-Th.jpg" width="75" height="150" alt="Note the similar target area in (D), but with a significantly smaller brush. The result this time (E) is much more in keeping with expectations. So— Rule 1: always keep the size of your ..." title="Note the similar target area in (D), but with a significantly smaller brush. The result this time (E) is much more in keeping with expectations. So— Rule 1: always keep the size of your ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T13:35:22Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/smallbrush/54688319_k3h6m-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />Here's an unsightly wrinkle that we're simply going to take out (A). Keep in mind, the healing brush is quite forgiving. You don't need to worry about lining up your sample with your target, ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54688352_cu9VL" title="Here's an unsightly wrinkle that we're simply going to take out (A). Keep in mind, the healing brush is quite forgiving. You don't need to worry about lining up your sample with your target, ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/WrinkleOut/54688352_cu9VL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="66" alt="Here's an unsightly wrinkle that we're simply going to take out (A). Keep in mind, the healing brush is quite forgiving. You don't need to worry about lining up your sample with your target, ..." title="Here's an unsightly wrinkle that we're simply going to take out (A). Keep in mind, the healing brush is quite forgiving. You don't need to worry about lining up your sample with your target, ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T13:34:14Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/WrinkleOut/54688352_cu9VL-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />My initial moves always are with the healing brush. I try to attack everything I see. By definition, if I notice it, it shouldn't be there. So it's only natural that I would deal with deep w ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54688122_9GRv6" title="My initial moves always are with the healing brush. I try to attack everything I see. By definition, if I notice it, it shouldn't be there. So it's only natural that I would deal with deep w ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/eyes/54688122_9GRv6-Th.jpg" width="96" height="150" alt="My initial moves always are with the healing brush. I try to attack everything I see. By definition, if I notice it, it shouldn't be there. So it's only natural that I would deal with deep w ..." title="My initial moves always are with the healing brush. I try to attack everything I see. By definition, if I notice it, it shouldn't be there. So it's only natural that I would deal with deep w ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-22T13:02:33Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/eyes/54688122_9GRv6-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />One last thing to keep in mind, both with the Healing Brush, and with the two techniques that follow: Start close up, at 100%. Then move back out to 50%. Avoid odd scaling values. 66.7% and ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54695969_JAZrB" title="One last thing to keep in mind, both with the Healing Brush, and with the two techniques that follow: Start close up, at 100%. Then move back out to 50%. Avoid odd scaling values. 66.7% and ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/healing/54695969_JAZrB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="One last thing to keep in mind, both with the Healing Brush, and with the two techniques that follow: Start close up, at 100%. Then move back out to 50%. Avoid odd scaling values. 66.7% and ..." title="One last thing to keep in mind, both with the Healing Brush, and with the two techniques that follow: Start close up, at 100%. Then move back out to 50%. Avoid odd scaling values. 66.7% and ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-22T13:11:07Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/healing/54695969_JAZrB-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />DODGING AND BURNING The healing brush's value is the ease with which lots of gross imperfections can be brought under control without a loss of skin texture. But if you want to take that ne ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54741466_xm4zv" title="DODGING AND BURNING The healing brush's value is the ease with which lots of gross imperfections can be brought under control without a loss of skin texture. But if you want to take that ne ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/clear/54741466_xm4zv-Th.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="DODGING AND BURNING The healing brush's value is the ease with which lots of gross imperfections can be brought under control without a loss of skin texture. But if you want to take that ne ..." title="DODGING AND BURNING The healing brush's value is the ease with which lots of gross imperfections can be brought under control without a loss of skin texture. But if you want to take that ne ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-22T14:24:40Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/clear/54741466_xm4zv-Th.gif <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />Painting light or dark colors in a layer in any of these modes will result in lightening or darkening of the image. There are endless variations: filling a layer with 50% gray and using the ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54688052_za3qc" title="Painting light or dark colors in a layer in any of these modes will result in lightening or darkening of the image. There are endless variations: filling a layer with 50% gray and using the ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/dodgeburn/54688052_za3qc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="66" alt="Painting light or dark colors in a layer in any of these modes will result in lightening or darkening of the image. There are endless variations: filling a layer with 50% gray and using the ..." title="Painting light or dark colors in a layer in any of these modes will result in lightening or darkening of the image. There are endless variations: filling a layer with 50% gray and using the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T13:34:20Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/dodgeburn/54688052_za3qc-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />COLOR IMPERFECTIONS Note the unfortunate skin blotches on this otherwise cute little baby. This image comes from a thread where a genuine whiz-bang LAB technique was discussed, and which ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54688008_6QXqb" title="COLOR IMPERFECTIONS Note the unfortunate skin blotches on this otherwise cute little baby. This image comes from a thread where a genuine whiz-bang LAB technique was discussed, and which ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/Baby1/54688008_6QXqb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="133" alt="COLOR IMPERFECTIONS Note the unfortunate skin blotches on this otherwise cute little baby. This image comes from a thread where a genuine whiz-bang LAB technique was discussed, and which ..." title="COLOR IMPERFECTIONS Note the unfortunate skin blotches on this otherwise cute little baby. This image comes from a thread where a genuine whiz-bang LAB technique was discussed, and which ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T13:37:59Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/Baby1/54688008_6QXqb-Th.jpg 2005-10-10 12:17:06 <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />I took a more conventional approach, using selective colors and a variety of other tricks, eventually bringing me to this unsatisfactory point. The red areas are too extensive to yield to ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54688020_2zUot" title="I took a more conventional approach, using selective colors and a variety of other tricks, eventually bringing me to this unsatisfactory point. The red areas are too extensive to yield to ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/Baby2/54688020_2zUot-Th.jpg" width="150" height="133" alt="I took a more conventional approach, using selective colors and a variety of other tricks, eventually bringing me to this unsatisfactory point. The red areas are too extensive to yield to ..." title="I took a more conventional approach, using selective colors and a variety of other tricks, eventually bringing me to this unsatisfactory point. The red areas are too extensive to yield to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T13:38:15Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/Baby2/54688020_2zUot-Th.jpg 2005-10-10 12:17:06 <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />The next step is identical in mechanics to using a dodge/burn layer. Small brush, low opacity, painting incremental strokes of white into the mask, letting the curve begin to work on the red ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54688036_98YPh" title="The next step is identical in mechanics to using a dodge/burn layer. Small brush, low opacity, painting incremental strokes of white into the mask, letting the curve begin to work on the red ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/Baby3/54688036_98YPh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="66" alt="The next step is identical in mechanics to using a dodge/burn layer. Small brush, low opacity, painting incremental strokes of white into the mask, letting the curve begin to work on the red ..." title="The next step is identical in mechanics to using a dodge/burn layer. Small brush, low opacity, painting incremental strokes of white into the mask, letting the curve begin to work on the red ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T13:34:13Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/Baby3/54688036_98YPh-Th.jpg 2005-10-10 12:17:06 <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />...AND THE KITCHEN SINK When to use which technique? Seldom does a job allow you to separate out each step. There is a lot of overlap, areas where you could dodge a shadow or just as easily ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54688187_sB79L" title="...AND THE KITCHEN SINK When to use which technique? Seldom does a job allow you to separate out each step. There is a lot of overlap, areas where you could dodge a shadow or just as easily ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/kitchensink1/54688187_sB79L-Th.jpg" width="150" height="111" alt="...AND THE KITCHEN SINK When to use which technique? Seldom does a job allow you to separate out each step. There is a lot of overlap, areas where you could dodge a shadow or just as easily ..." title="...AND THE KITCHEN SINK When to use which technique? Seldom does a job allow you to separate out each step. There is a lot of overlap, areas where you could dodge a shadow or just as easily ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T13:33:32Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/kitchensink1/54688187_sB79L-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />Now it's time to dodge and burn. I sampled a highlight and shadow from the rest of the face. (E) shows the hard light layer with my dodge/burn strokes and (F) the result. Still irregular, bu ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54688245_99nQU" title="Now it's time to dodge and burn. I sampled a highlight and shadow from the rest of the face. (E) shows the hard light layer with my dodge/burn strokes and (F) the result. Still irregular, bu ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/kitchensink2/54688245_99nQU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="148" alt="Now it's time to dodge and burn. I sampled a highlight and shadow from the rest of the face. (E) shows the hard light layer with my dodge/burn strokes and (F) the result. Still irregular, bu ..." title="Now it's time to dodge and burn. I sampled a highlight and shadow from the rest of the face. (E) shows the hard light layer with my dodge/burn strokes and (F) the result. Still irregular, bu ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T13:31:24Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/kitchensink2/54688245_99nQU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />In Part 2, we'll see these techniques in the context of an actual job, taking this lady from here . . .</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54701039_cLThD" title="In Part 2, we'll see these techniques in the context of an actual job, taking this lady from here . . ."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/Ireneorig/54701039_cLThD-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="In Part 2, we'll see these techniques in the context of an actual job, taking this lady from here . . ." title="In Part 2, we'll see these techniques in the context of an actual job, taking this lady from here . . ." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T13:37:41Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/Ireneorig/54701039_cLThD-Th.jpg 2006-01-25 14:59:20 <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />to here.</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54701021_9bA76" title="to here."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/Irenefinal/54701021_9bA76-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="to here." title="to here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T13:35:29Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/Irenefinal/54701021_9bA76-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />And with this image, we will confront head-on an issue raised in a dGrin thread: "How far should we go?" In this case, the answer is "At least back to 1986", because we'll peel about twenty ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/1170442_cfqod#54700990_m5Bgt" title="And with this image, we will confront head-on an issue raised in a dGrin thread: "How far should we go?" In this case, the answer is "At least back to 1986", because we'll peel about twenty ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/holly/54700990_m5Bgt-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="And with this image, we will confront head-on an issue raised in a dGrin thread: "How far should we go?" In this case, the answer is "At least back to 1986", because we'll peel about twenty ..." title="And with this image, we will confront head-on an issue raised in a dGrin thread: "How far should we go?" In this case, the answer is "At least back to 1986", because we'll peel about twenty ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T13:31:38Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Beyond-Basics/Skin-Retouching-Tutorial-Part/holly/54700990_m5Bgt-Th.jpg