In this course, Timothy Sexton, senior retoucher at New York's Gloss Studio, builds the foundation for mastering the art of fashion retouching. The course begins with a discussion of how to evaluate an image and develop a retouching strategy that dovetails with the client's needs and the photographer's vision. Timothy also details an approach to file and layer management that simplifies creating multiple versions of a photo for client approval.

Next, Timothy delves into several core aspects of retouching—skin, hair, clothing, and body shaping—providing real-world insights and Adobe Photoshop techniques. The course describes ways to enhance eyes and lips, selectively sharpen portions of a photo to draw attention to them, use masks to change the color of clothing, and more. The course concludes with details on how to evaluate your work.

Topics include:

• Working on color, contrast, and tone
• Managing layers
• Removing imperfections with the Clone Stamp and Quick Mask tools
• Using soft and hard brushes to clean up hair
• Refining the eyes and brows
• Plumping lips with Liquify
• Finalizing the color
• Finishing with Dodge and Burn