Fashion & Beauty Photo Retouch Workflow in Photoshop

skin photo retouching workflow

In the field of Photoshop photo retouching Field to get professional Result you must follow Arunz Creation Retouching Workflow. In Photo Retouching Workflow you should use and follow the steps by which you will get professional photo results. These Photoshop tools as below.

1. Photo Analysis with check Layers

This is a technique by which you will to find blemishes on face see Example Below

Photoshop check layers are used in photo retouching
Photoshop check Layers

2. Find the bit value of the photo

This is very important to know what is the Bit value of the image. these 8, 12,16 Bit raw file. See Example as below

in photoshop go to menu then mode you will be able to find the bit value of the photo
Bit Value of Photo in Photoshop

3. Remove the Blemish and Pimples with Path Tool, Healing Brush tool, Clone Stamp tool

By applying check layers now you can remove the pimples and blemishes on face

use the stamp, patch and healing brush tool to remove the blemishes and pimples on face
Use Stamp, Patch tool and Healing Brush tool

4. Fixing Hair, Eye, EyeBrows with Path, clone Stamp, Layer, Liquify tool

This is very important to remove the imperfection in photo retouching.

this very important to fix hair, lips, eye and eye brows
Fix the Imperfection of Hair, Eye and Eye Brows

5. Fixing or changing the background

This may be your personal choice to change the background or not. its depend on the Photo to photo.

6. Micro Dodge and Burn with Adjustment Layers.

This step is very important in Photo Retouching. Check the Photo Below.

Micro dodge burn in photoshop is done by adjustment layers in photoshop
Micro Dodge Burn

7. Controlling the Brush stroke of Brush, Mixer Brush, Eraser tool with Mouse and Wacom tablet

This is very important that what type of mouse you are using. mouse should be of proper size that your palm can hold properly. avoid the large and very small size or Use Wacom Tablet instead of mouse.

choose a good mouse and wacom tablet for photo reotuching
Wacom Tablet and Mouse

8. Understanding the contour and Highlight in Facial makeup

This is very important. most of the photo editor fails at this step. see the photo apply the brush stroke as per direction in the photo.

face contour highlight shadow
Direction of using Brush stroke on Face

9. Frequency Separation with Photoshop Layers and apply image Command

Frequency separation is the way by which your separate the low Frequency and High Frequency. means texture and face color on 2 separate layers

frequency separation is technique by which your separate low frequency and high frequency
Low and High frequency of Photo

10. Dodge and Burn with Curve Adjustment Layers

Creating of shadow and Highlight on face using Dodge and Burn Techniques and follow the brush as show in previous steps

use curve adjustment layer for dodge and burn in photo retouching.
Dodge and Burn

11. Color Correction with Adjustment Layers

Color Correction is very important to get perfect color of any photo in Photoshop. In Photoshop several tools you can use to correct skin tone. but focus on selective Color  Adjustment Layer and Color Balance is one of the fav tools of Arunz Creation. you can use any tools in which you are comfortable to get perfect Colors

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