Guided Course: Beauty Retouching Techniques in Photoshop
A guided course by Xi Chen , Photo Retoucher
Master beauty retouching with Photoshop, focusing on techniques like dodge and burn, color balancing, and light correction
Unlock the secrets of professional beauty retouching and elevate your photography skills by mastering non-destructive editing techniques. Begin with setting up Photoshop and preparing your RAW files to ensure maximum image quality. Dive into analyzing your portrait to craft a strategic approach for clean and effective editing. This course guides you through essential techniques for natural beauty retouching, including cleaning up minor imperfections and utilizing dodge and burn to achieve soft lighting effects.
Enhance your images by refining color balance, light, and shadows, all while maintaining a natural and polished look. By the end of this course, you'll have a beautifully retouched beauty portrait ready to showcase in your portfolio. Whether you're aiming to improve your personal projects or step up in your professional career, these skills will empower you to transform your images with confidence and flair.
What will you learn in this online course?
8 lessons & 9 downloads
- 71 students
- 8 lessons (1h 29m)
- 9 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, German, Spanish (Latam), French, Indonesian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Romanian · Indonesian
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Master non-destructive retouching techniques to transform a beauty portrait. Set up Photoshop, import RAW files, and analyze images for strategic editing. Clean imperfections, apply dodge and burn for soft lighting, and achieve perfect color balance, light, and shadows.
Who is this online course for?
Aspiring photographers, designers, and creative professionals eager to master beauty retouching will benefit from this course. Ideal for beginners seeking non-destructive editing techniques to enhance portraits, it equips learners with skills to produce polished, portfolio-ready images.
Requirements and materials
No extensive prior knowledge is required to embark on this beauty retouching journey. Basic necessities include a computer with Adobe Photoshop installed and a RAW image to work with. Participants should have an eagerness to explore creative retouching techniques.
Xi Chen
A guided course by Xi Chen
Xi Chen is a freelance photo retoucher based in Brooklyn, New York. Originally a photographer, she now specializes in color correction and retouching images for fashion editorials, portraits, commercial campaigns, social media content, and fine art.
Xi has worked with luxury fashion brands like Chanel, Prada, Alexander Wang, Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Hermes, Valentino, Bobbi Brown, Vera Wang, and more. Her client list also includes Google, Samsung, Nike, and Adidas, as well as editorials like GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, and Vogue.
Content
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Guided Course: Beauty Retouching Techniques in Photoshop
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Podcast: Beauty Photography: Between Advertising and Art
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How to Set up Photoshop
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Workflow & File
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Using RAW Files for Photos
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How to Approach an Image
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Image Treatment
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Natural Beauty Retouching Soft Lighting, Dodge and Burn
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Color Balancing, Light, and Shadows
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Final project
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
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FAQs
What are Domestika's online courses?
Domestika courses are online classes that allow you to learn new skills and create incredible projects. All our courses include the opportunity to share your work with other students and/or teachers, creating an active learning community. We offer different formats:
Original Courses: Complete classes that combine videos, texts, and educational materials to complete a specific project from start to finish.
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When do the guided courses start and when do they finish?
All guided courses are 100% online, so once they're published, guided courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
What do Domestika's guided courses include?
The guided courses are divided into different modules. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with other students, as well as share your work and your final project, creating a community around the guided courses.
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