Mastering Product Retouching – Intermediate

Mastering Product Retouching – Intermediate

So you have a handle on the basics of product retouching like setting up your workspace, adjusting camera raw files and bringing them into Photoshop, doing essential cleanup and maybe some light dodging and burning. Then you’re ready to deepen your skill set by learning the topics covered in Part 2 of our Mastering Product Retouching series.

In Part 2 of this special series, professional retoucher Artem Pissarevskiy focuses on the next level of product retouching, from exposure blending and making complex selections to smart object manipulation and grain matching.

Take your retouching skills to the next level.

About this course
Join Artem Pissarevskiy as he teaches you:

– How to blend exposures
– The ins and outs of Blending modes
– Intermediate cloning techniques
– Tricks & tips for dust removal
– how to work with the Mixer Brush
– The essentials of micro Dodging & Burning
– How to make complex selections using a combination of tools
– The essentials of color correction
– Smart object manipulation
– How to use Liquify, Warping, and Puppet Warp to reshape elements in your image
– How to make nuanced adjustments to your image using a Black and White adjustment layer
– The pros and cons of three different sharpening methods
– How to create realistic grain to match your image
And as a bonus, you also receive an in-depth start-to-finish, step-by-step retouch of a second image so you can follow along as Artem puts all of the fundamental techniques into practice!

Duration
3 hours, 28 minutes

Level
Intermediate

Type
Online Video Course

Course Highlights
Expand your retouching skills beyond the basic techniques to achieve professional-quality results.

Quick and easy-to-follow lessons. We know that you don’t have lots of time to spend, so we keep it brief!

Follow along by using the included practice raw file.

Ask questions on our online forum and get answers from our professional instructors.

Lifetime access to the course materials.

After course completion, you’ll have an option to submit your homework to be reviewed by the instructor – professional feedback is key to successful learning!

Who will benefit the most from this course?
Photographers seeking to expand their retouching skills to achieve professional-quality results with their own images.
Individuals interested in honing their retouching skills through methodical, guided instruction that expands their fundamental knowledge through the application of more advanced topics and techniques.
Anyone with an understanding of retouching fundamentals.

Course Curriculum
Course includes more than 3 hours of instruction in 15 video lessons

Lesson 0: Introduction [00:02:05]
Artem introduces the course and sets expectations

Lesson 1: Exposure Blending [00:08:45]
In the first lesson, we are going to take a look at how to use multiple images and raw conversions to achieve desired exposure and lighting and make sure that we get the best starting point for our retouching process.

Lesson 2: Blending Modes [00:17:05]
In this lesson, we go through the different blending mode options on how, when and why use them.

Lesson 3: Intermediate Cloning [00:12:19]
In this lesson, we revisit the Clone Stamp tool from the first part, but examine it from a different point of view and explore some additional features of the tool.

Lesson 4: Dust Removal [00:09:21]
In this lesson, we take a look at a powerful and quick way of removing large amounts of dust particles and at the same time compare the pros and cons of this specific technique.

Lesson 5: Mixer Brush [00:08:17]
In this lesson, we demonstrate how to set up the Mixer Brush tool and use it to smooth out surfaces which are not well-suited for other methods such as cloning or healing.

Lesson 6: Micro Dodge & Burn [00:08:05]
In this lesson, we once again revisit another technique from the Beginner course and continue to push the boundaries to see what this technique is able to do in other instances.

Lesson 7: Complex Selection [00:11:24]
In this lesson, we show you how you can combine different selection and masking methods to achieve a flawless selection result that cannot be done with just one tool.

Lesson 8: Smart Object Manipulation [00:14:32]
In this lesson, we go through an important technique that uses smart objects that can be updated later to replace real life elements such as bottle labels and phone screens while maintaining texture and reflections.

Lesson 9: Liquify [00:21:01]
In this lesson, we demonstrate how to use the Liquify tool to fix organic flaws in the image.

Lesson 10: Warp [00:07:08]
Continuing on the theme of transforming, in this lesson, we show the capabilities of the Warp transform modifier and how to use it to your advantage.

Lesson 11: Puppet Warp [00:06:00]
To round up our transformation trilogy, we go through the Puppet Warp modifier to demonstrate how to use it in more organic transforming scenarios.

Lesson 12: Black & White Adjustment Layer [00:03:44]
In this brief lesson, we take a look at some interesting ways you can use a Black and White adjustment layer for more than simply turning an image black and white.

Lesson 13: Sharpening Methods [00:12:09]
In this lesson, we go through three most commonly used sharpening methods and compare them to each other to find out the major differences and their pros and cons.

Lesson 14: Grain Creation & Grain Matching [00:08:36]
In this last lesson, we learn how to create a photo-realistic film grain from scratch, and how to modify it and match it to an existing grain in the image.

Lesson 15: Intermediate Full Retouch [00:57:40]
In this special bonus lesson, we demonstrate the application of many of the techniques presented in the course to create a final high quality image.

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