Hi all, I'm new here, just joined this morning, I've joined this forum because I started learning retouching in January, and I feel i could learn a lot from like minded people.
I am very very stuck on one particular thing when it comes to retouching, and that is blending skin tones. For example, I am currently working on an image where the model has uneven skin tone, and some red blotchy patches, my images is a RAW file and a close in beauty shot, so of course the skin tone matters for this particular style of image.
I've tried building the skin tone with a 5% opacity brush, it just doesn't look good in my opinion.
I have cloned on an empty layer with a soft brush and 30% opacity, doesn't work either and I have tried other opacities.
I cannot seem to work out gradient maps, how confusing!!
I feel like I've reached a dead end to be honest, this makes me sad.
I use the frequency separation technique, is there anything I am missing to blend skin tones using this technique or any other?
I've wanted to try the dodge and burn retouching technique but I don't want to learn that until I've learned F.S properly, as I still haven't completed any image to a standard that I am happy with.
Any advice/techniques/tutorials will be a blessing!!
Thanks so much
I am very very stuck on one particular thing when it comes to retouching, and that is blending skin tones. For example, I am currently working on an image where the model has uneven skin tone, and some red blotchy patches, my images is a RAW file and a close in beauty shot, so of course the skin tone matters for this particular style of image.
I've tried building the skin tone with a 5% opacity brush, it just doesn't look good in my opinion.
I have cloned on an empty layer with a soft brush and 30% opacity, doesn't work either and I have tried other opacities.
I cannot seem to work out gradient maps, how confusing!!
I feel like I've reached a dead end to be honest, this makes me sad.
I use the frequency separation technique, is there anything I am missing to blend skin tones using this technique or any other?
I've wanted to try the dodge and burn retouching technique but I don't want to learn that until I've learned F.S properly, as I still haven't completed any image to a standard that I am happy with.
Any advice/techniques/tutorials will be a blessing!!
Thanks so much
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