Retouching Learning Path

Professional retouching is a valuable skill and a great way to improve any photo. Learn how to remove skin blemishes, smooth skin tones, clean up flyway hairs, fix exposure, and make subtle adjustments for an all-natural look.

Easy   |   8.75 Hours   |   21 Sample Images

Give your photos a professional finish with sharpening in Photoshop. Learn to enhance details, create contrast, and prepare your images for print, web, and social media.

Easy   |   3 Hours   |   14 Video Tutorials   |   Sharpening Actions Included

Dodging and burning is a staple technique for professional photographers and retouchers. Learn how to sculpt highlights and shadows to add dimension, remove blemishes, and guide the eyes of the viewer to the most important parts of a photo.

Medium   |   5 Hours   |   14 Video Tutorials   |   Photoshop Brush Included

Subject underexposed? Background blown out? Photoshop to the rescue! Learn how to correct exposure using Adobe Camera RAW and Photoshop and rescue what would be an otherwise beautiful portrait.

Medium   |   1.25 Hours   |   1 RAW Sample Image

Learn a professional approach to retouching eyes in Photoshop. Brighten up dark eyes, change iris color, enhance the details with dodge and burn, and more. Picture-perfect peepers, every time!

Medium   |   3 Hours   |   7 Sample Images

Learn professional hair retouching in Photoshop! Learn how to rescue details, remove flyaways, add volume, and enhance the definition of hair in any photo.

Medium   |   4 Hours   |   12 Sample Images

Learn how to make clothing and fabric look amazing in Photoshop. Remove wrinkles, change color, recover details, add shape and definition, and much more!

Medium   |   3 Hours   |   7 Sample Images

Master a complete, professional retouching workflow in Photoshop. From skin smoothing, to dodging and burning, to frequency separation, we cover it all!

Medium   |   2.5 Hours   |   1 Sample Image

Create smooth, vibrant skin tones with natural texture and details with Frequency Separation in Photoshop. Learn how to separate frequencies, edit the details and color independently of one another, and use our Photoshop action to work faster.

Medium   |   6.75 Hours   |   25 Video Tutorials   |   Frequency Separation Action Included

Master the art of professional beauty retouching in Photoshop! Learn advanced skills like dodging and burning, frequency separation, and sharpening–all for creating beautiful portraits with commercial appeal.

Advanced   |   4 Hours   |   4 RAW Sample Images