Retouching 201 – Ally Anderson

Retouching 201 Information

Take your skills to the next level

Retouching 101 was the perfect foundation for your retouching skills. But now in 201, I want to take your skills to the next level.

This course is jammed pack with powerful retouching techniques. A few highlights of the course include…

• Lighting: You’ll learn the best methods for improving the lighting of any photo.
• Frequency Separation: This is the number one technique that professionals use for skin retouching. It’s absolutely essential for anyone that’s serious about making their photos look their best.
• Backgrounds: You’ll also learn how to clean up backgrounds. You’ll be able to remove any distraction from any photo.

Retouching 201 includes all of this and much more. You are going to be blown away by how much you learn. 😊

Here’s what you’ll learn

Course Introduction

• Welcome! (1:31)
• Quick Tips (2:12)
• Download the Exercise Files
• Watch the Course Offline
• Questions?

Liquify

• Chapter Introduction (0:24)
• The Ethics of Liquifying (3:16)
• Liquify Persona (6:31)
• Liquify Tools (7:33)
• Example 1 – Hair and Flowy Clothing (9:04)
• Example 2 – Hair and Structured Clothing (7:11)
• Example 3 – Distortion With a Reference (6:12)
• Example 4 – Distortion Without a Reference (3:10)
• Example 5 – Background Challenge (5:54)

Global Lighting

• Chapter Introduction (0:44)
• Develop Persona Review (6:22)
• Brightness and Contrast (3:50)
• Shadows and Highlights (2:29)
• Levels (4:39)
• Curves (6:06)
• Too Dark (5:54)
• Too Bright (3:48)
• Low Contrast (2:51)
• High Contrast (2:26)

Targeted Lighting

• Chapter Introduction (0:28)
• Masking Basics (5:32)
• Painted Masks (3:39)
• Gradient Masks (5:13)
• Blend Ranges (7:34)
• Field Scene Example (4:59)
• City Scene Example (9:12)

Frequency Separation

• Chapter Introduction (0:17)
• What is Frequency Separation? (1:56)
• Set Up Layers (3:40)
• Cloning (3:19)
• Painting (6:53)
• Blurring (3:26)
• Example 2 – Set Up Layers (1:21)
• Example 2 – Small Scale Retouch (3:55)
• Example 2 – Large Scale Retouch (5:51)

Body Retouching

• Chapter Introduction (0:22)
• Make a Plan (3:13)
• Liquify (2:13)
• Frequency Separation (5:09)
• Dodge and Burn (6:40)
• Recolor (3:17)
• Example 2 – Make a Plan (2:54)
• Example 2 – Liquify (4:35)
• Example 2 – Frequency Separation (6:30)
• Example 2 – Dodge and Burn (4:07)
• Example 2 – Recolor (4:10)

Backgrounds

• Chapter Introduction (0:24)
• Blur Backgrounds Basics (6:14)
• Blur Backgrounds Advanced (5:12)
• Remove Distractions Review (9:25)
• Example 1 – Make a Plan (2:25)
• Example 1 – Remove Distractions (10:34)
• Example 2 – Make a Plan (2:09)
• Example 2 – Remove Distractions (14:14)

Sharpening

• Chapter Introduction (0:20)
• What is Sharpening? (1:43)
• The Best Filter for Sharpening (2:19)
• Sharpening Strategy (2:43)
• Sharpening Portraits (4:03)
• Missed Focus (5:41)
• Sharpening Workflow (5:47)

Retouch Project 1

• Chapter Introduction (0:22)
• Make a Plan (5:31)
• Liquify (3:38)
• Correcting Lighting (5:02)
• Frequency Separation (6:46)
• Dodge and Burn (6:41)
• Recolor (6:58)
• Background (3:15)
• Sharpening (5:58)

Retouch Project 2

• Chapter Introduction (0:15)
• Make a Plan (4:56)
• Liquify (1:39)
• Correcting Lighting (5:52)
• Frequency Separation (6:16)
• Dodge and Burn (7:28)
• Recolor (7:25)
• Background (5:25)
• Sharpening (3:55)
• Conclusion (0:34)

About Author

Hi there! I’m Ally, and I’m excited to be your instructor.

Back in 2018, I graduated with a degree in education. Since then, I’ve taught hundreds of tutorials for Affinity Revolution. I love helping people bring their creative ideas to life, and I can’t wait to share what I’ve learned with you!

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