(Face to face class is OCTOBER 24 - Assignment 9 due October 30)
Retouching a Photo - Before
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Retouching a Photo - After
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Experience: This lesson focuses on the powerful retouching tools that Photoshop offers you. When you've finished this lesson, your assignment will be to take a treasured photo of yours that needs work, and use what you've learned to retouch it, and make it really look good.
Objectives: To be familiar with, understand, and use the following tools as you retouch photographs...
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Important note from Nathan:
In the example above, I have taken the retouch too far, just to demonstrate the power of Photoshop. As we talk about retouching photos, I want you to keep a couple things in mind. First, our powerful editing tools have given us the ability to create an unrealistic expectation of how people should look. Watch "Photoshopping Real Women Into Cover Models". Retouching should be used to bring out the best in a person or object (retouching is not only about people), not to change them into something they aren't. See video below... 
Video: Dove-Evolution Commercial (1:14)
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Review - Critiques - Share Techniques - in lesson 8 you created a business card. In the lesson 9 discussion, I will be asking you to evaluate two of the other students' business cards. I'm also going to ask you to share your thoughts on the McWade articles you were assigned this week.
In lesson 5, you were introduced to some of the healing and retouching tools that Photoshop has. In this lesson, we'll go into more detail. Let's start with the healing brush and patch tools. Watch the two videos below. Then click here to download the public domain image of the redheaded model and try it yourself! In the assignment for lesson 9, you'll be asked to submit two of these practice exercises. I strongly encourage you to try each one on your own. If you choose to submit this one, save it as a Photoshop file, and name it B09-01-YourName.psd
Video: Photoshop: How to use the Spot Healing Brush Tool (2:20)
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Video: Photoshop: The Healing Tools - Spot Healing Brush & Healing Brush (10:00)
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Image: Before (left) and after (right) retouching. The healing brushes are extremely powerful pixel manipulation tools! I also used an adjustment layer to bring up the shadows in her face.
Here, we'll introduce you to a filter - surface blur - and then use the healing brush tools to smith skin and pores. Watch the two videos below, and then click here to download the public domain image of the thinking lady and try it yourself! If you choose to submit this one, save it as a Photoshop file, and name it B09-02-YourName.psd You may need to use a couple of adjustment layers to correct the color as well.
Video: Photoshop: Smooth Skin and Remove Blemishes & Scars (4:33)
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Video: Photoshop: Smoothing Skin and Pores - Retouching (4:00)
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Image before (at left) and after retouching (at right). Surface blur was used as well as the camera raw filter. And just a touch of the Liquify filter.
The two videos below will show you how to brighten teeth and enhance eyes in a portrait. Watch them both. Then click here to download a public domain image of the young boy and try it for yourself! If you choose to submit this one, save it as a Photoshop file, and name it B09-03-YourName.psd
Video: How to Whiten Teeth in Photoshop (12:19)
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Video: Photoshop - EYES! How to Brighten, Enhance & Change Color (4:52)
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Image: Original (left) and retouched image (right).
The two videos below show you how to remove or soften wrinkles. The first video shows you how to use the patch tool to completely remove wrinkles. The second video from PHLEARN shows you how to use the healing brush to completely remove wrinkles, and also how to use the clone stamp to soften wrinkles. Watch both. Then try it yourself on this public domain image of a civil war soldier - click here to download it. If you choose to submit this one, save it as a Photoshop file, and name it B09-04-YourName.psd
Video: De-Aging in Photoshop - Remove Those Wrinkles! (4:31)
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Video: How to Remove Wrinkles in Photoshop (8:41)
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Image: Original (left) and retouched (right). I used the clone stamp and healing brush tools.
Liquify is a powerful Photoshop plug-in that allows you to push and warp pixels. Watch the two videos below. You'll see two different approaches to using the same filter. The Liquify filter lets you push, pull, rotate, reflect, pucker, and bloat any area of an image. The distortions you create can be subtle or drastic, which makes the Liquify command a powerful tool for retouching images as well as creating artistic effects. The Liquify filter can be applied to 8‑bits-per-channel or 16‑bits per-channel images.
Video: Shape Hair Using the Liquify Tool in Photoshop (7:22) Note: Video actually starts at 1:34.
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Video: Photoshop: How to Lose Weight and Reshape the Body (8:34)
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Content-aware scale will allow you to realistically scale the selection with similar image content nearby. Watch the video, "Photoshop CC Content Aware Scale" to learn how to use this powerful feature.
Use the Content-Aware Move tool to select and move a part of a picture to another spot in the image. The image is recomposed and the hole left behind is filled using matching elements from the picture. You do not need to carry out intensive edits involving layers and complex selections. Watch the video, "New in Photoshop CC 2015, Content Aware Move with Transforms Tutorial" to learn how.
You can use the Content-Aware Move tool in two modes:
Use the Content-Aware Move tool to select and move a part of a picture to another spot in the image. The image is recomposed and the hole left behind is filled using matching elements from the picture. You do not need to carry out intensive edits involving layers and complex selections. Watch the video, "New in Photoshop CC 2015, Content Aware Move with Transforms Tutorial" to learn how.
You can use the Content-Aware Move tool in two modes:
- Use the Move mode to place objects in different locations (most effectively when the background remains similar).
- Use the Extend mode to expand or contract objects such as hair, trees, or buildings. To best extend architectural objects, use photos shot on a parallel plane, rather than at an angle.
Video: Photoshop CC Content Aware Scale (6:36)
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Video: New in Photoshop CC 2015, Content Aware Move with Transforms Tutorial (4:31)
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The Patch tool is used to remove unwanted image elements. The Content-Aware option in the Patch tool synthesizes nearby content for seamless blending with the surrounding content.
The results are similar to content-aware fill, but using this tool gives you the flexibility to choose the source area. Watch the short video, "Content-Aware Patch Tool" for a quick demonstration. |
Video: Content-Aware Patch Tool (2:46)
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Sometimes a mediocre color photo can be made into an amazing black & white image. Here is an example (at right). This is a scanned photo taken back in 1970 of my brother and cousin. There is a lot of dust noise, which was easily cleaned up using the dust and scratches filter in the filter - noise menu. However a lot of the problems in the color image were cleared up when converting it to a black and white photo. There are several ways to do this in Photoshop. You can desaturate an image (poorest choice). You can use a black and white adjustment layer (or layers - an even better choice). And you can use the HSL panel in Camera Raw (best choice, in my opinion.) There are even more advanced techniques like using channels. Let's learn how to use camera raw and photoshop to do this...
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Video: Photoshop Playbook: Black & White Conversion (4:35)
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Video: Camera Raw Black & White (10:00)
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The photo (left, below) is a shot I took at Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park, October 20, 2015. The sky was clouded, and the light fairly flat. To its right is the same photo after processing it in Camera Raw to change it to black and white. After taking into Photoshop, I used a curves adjustment layer to bring out even more contrast, as well as changing it to a sepia tone black and white image. The black and white version eliminates the flat lighting, but keeps the detail and adds more contrast. To download the original - click here. Then give it a try! If you choose to submit this one, save it as a Photoshop file, and name it B09-08-YourName.psd
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Lesson 9 Readings
This week's reading assignment will be found in the Canvas module for lesson 9.
Lesson 9 Assignment
Part 1: In lesson 9 you worked through several exercises:
Part 2: Create your next portfolio exhibit. This one is your choice. Create something that uses skills you've learned so far. If needed show a "before" and "after" image to help demonstrate what you've done. In your description, list your design thoughts - how did you consider and use contrast, repetition, alignments, proximity, font choice, color, etc.? Then briefly list the Photoshop and Camera Raw tools or skills you used.
Zip all the exercise and portfolio files into a ZIP archive named B09-Your-Name.ZIP and submit them in Canvas.
Lesson 9 Assignment and Discussion Grading Rubrics
This week's reading assignment will be found in the Canvas module for lesson 9.
Lesson 9 Assignment
Part 1: In lesson 9 you worked through several exercises:
- The lady in the wheat field - Healing Brush and Patch Tools
- The thinking lady - Smoothing skin and pores
- The happy boy - Brightening teeth and eyes
- The soldier - Softening skin and wrinkles
- Mesa Verde - Black & White Conversions
Part 2: Create your next portfolio exhibit. This one is your choice. Create something that uses skills you've learned so far. If needed show a "before" and "after" image to help demonstrate what you've done. In your description, list your design thoughts - how did you consider and use contrast, repetition, alignments, proximity, font choice, color, etc.? Then briefly list the Photoshop and Camera Raw tools or skills you used.
Zip all the exercise and portfolio files into a ZIP archive named B09-Your-Name.ZIP and submit them in Canvas.
Lesson 9 Assignment and Discussion Grading Rubrics
Video: Photoshop Retouching Tips - Nondestructive Healing (7:20)
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Video: How to Replace a Face in a Photo (4:44)
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Video: Photoshop: FACE PAINT! How to Paint Graphics onto a Face. (8:32)
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Video: Photoshopping Real Women Into Cover Models (2:39) Video Note: Four women were asked to take part in a Photoshop experiment. Their reactions to the results will surprise you!
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This page last updated October 24, 2017. This lesson combines my own work (images, text, videos) which are ©2017 by Nathan Smith. All other images, videos, and cited text sources are curated from the internet, and are publicly available.
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