Sarah Edmunds - Marion - Fine Art Fashion

This video shows Sarah using advanced photo retouching techniques aimed at achieving a high-level, painterly finish on a fashion portrait. Starting with selecting and fixing issues in the chosen photo, she walks through a step-by-step process including file adjustments, frequency separation for smoothing tones manually and with brushes, dealing with moiré and skin issues, emphasizing fabric textures, healing brush corrections, and meticulous adjustments to facial features and hair. Additional steps cover dodge and burn techniques for adding depth and dimension, color correction to even out skin tones and add vibrancy, and special attention to eyes and hair for a realistic yet polished appearance. The tutorial also introduces hidden tools in the Pro Retouch Workflow, such as light rays brushes, showcasing before-and-after comparisons to demonstrate the effect of the retouching work. Conversations within the tutorial offer insights into decision-making processes, emphasizing a balance between realism and artistic finishing.

00:00 Choosing the Perfect Picture to Retouch

00:44 Technical Difficulties and Getting Started

01:05 Diving Into Retouching: Quality Control and Healing Brush

02:11 Advanced Retouching Techniques: Frequency Separation

04:15 Manual Painting for a Painterly Finish

17:20 Refining Skin Texture and Tone

20:37 Mastering Dodge and Burn for Sculpted Features

21:14 Enhancing Skin Tones and Reducing Tan

37:13 Final Touches: Hair, Eyes, and Mid-Tone Contrast

48:06 Revealing the Before and After: A Retouching Masterpiece

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