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Retouching Overview

Lesson 37 from: Learn How to Use Photoshop Elements

Khara Plicanic

Retouching Overview

Lesson 37 from: Learn How to Use Photoshop Elements

Khara Plicanic

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Lesson Info

37. Retouching Overview

Lessons

Class Trailer
1

Class Introduction

02:57
2

Understand How Elements Works

05:53
3

Importing Images

11:31
4

Workspace Basics: Organizer

14:47
5

Workspace Basics: Editor

16:12
6

Tonal Adjustments in Quick Fix

09:59
7

Color Adjustments in Quick Fix

07:58
8

Apply Black & White Filters

04:01
9

Sharpen an Image

03:33
10

Fix Red Eye & Pet Eye

03:05
11

Straighten an Image in Quick Fix

03:01
12

Explanation of Photoshop Elements

08:23
13

Basic Cropping in Quick Fix

14:13
14

Guided Edit Overview

02:46
15

Guided Edit: Tilt Shift

04:07
16

Ways to Save Files

14:37
17

Layers & Simple Selections

20:47
18

Combine Images with Layers

15:34
19

How to Use Layer Styles

15:11
20

Make Selections with Layers

11:05
21

Make Selection with Lasso

10:43
22

Compositing with Multiple Images

17:11
23

Refine Edge Selection on Image

19:52
24

Use Refine Edge on Images

12:40
25

Create Gradient in Image

02:35
26

Gradient Map Differences

42:38
27

Options for Saving

11:40
28

Brushes Overview

15:12
29

Creatively Use Brushes

07:19
30

How to Change Brush Settings

07:17
31

Use Shape Tool with Brushes

08:22
32

Work with Multiple Shape Layers

08:53
33

Finish Image with Custom Shape Tool

03:21
34

How to Load Brushes into Elements

04:59
35

Add Layer Style to Image

04:46
36

Clip Image to Shape & Use as Template

05:49
37

Retouching Overview

04:11
38

How to Use Content-Aware Fill

05:47
39

How to Use Content-Aware Move Tool

09:38
40

Spot Healing Brush on Blemishes

08:53
41

Remove Frown Lines with Retouching

05:51
42

How to Remove Tattoos

20:32
43

Remove a Gap in Teeth

03:52
44

How to Whiten Teeth

07:17
45

Adjust Facial Features

03:29
46

Working with Type Overview

23:17
47

Match Type for Image

12:11
48

How to Manipulate Type Layers

08:02
49

Create Postcard with Type

16:08
50

Add Type on a Path

16:59
51

Organizing Images in Elements

16:03
52

Add Keywords to Images

19:49
53

Smart Tags Overview

07:51
54

Using Albums in Elements

24:52
55

Places Workspace Overview

06:20
56

Use Event Tags on Images

04:56
57

Timeline for Image Organization

02:45
58

Recommended Workflow

07:26

Lesson Info

Retouching Overview

A lot of times I think people wonder, "What is retouching really and what does that mean?" And the reality is, I think retouching means different things to different people. To me, retouching means just helping someone look like themselves but their best selves. In the fashion world, of course, retouching is taken to a pretty extreme place and people are made to look completely flawless and they may or may not look much like themselves at the end. So that's a different type of retouching. Sometimes you can use retouching to, of course, retouch people and everything, but you can also use retouching to heal problems with images or to restore images that have damage. So if you come across a box of old photos in your grandparent's attic, they may need some TLC to restore them. Some of them might be faded, there may be creases, they may even have parts missing that have torn off the page or something. So that's a whole specialty within retouching itself is restoration. So the process is the...

same whether you are restoring photos or retouching someone's face or maybe you're removing an object from the background. I end up doing that a lot in wedding photos. I shot weddings for a number of years and one of the things that always bugs me is if I was taking a picture and there'd be an outlet in the wall in the corner or an exit sign someplace or one of those sprinkler heads in the ceiling or a duct or something. So I always tried, of course, to photograph in such a way that I could block those things just based on the angle that I was shooting from, but sometimes that was just not going to be an option. So then if the client were to order a print or if I were to put that image in their album, I would definitely retouch all those little things out of the frame. So there's a lot of different ways you can apply what I'm gonna show you. And I'll try to mention that as much as I can as we go, but just keep that in mind that the techniques that I'm gonna show you and the tools that we're gonna be using are applicable in so many ways beyond the just actual literal use that I will be doing. So you can do a lot with that. We are going to start today with some really simple images. So I'm here in the organizer right now, and if you have bought the course, you get the bonus materials which includes this collection of images that in my case it's called Practice Files. So if I'm scrolling through here, the ones that I'm looking for are going to be this bird image right here, this image right here, this black and white portrait. So black and white portrait and this bird picture. I'm going to pop those over into the Editor. And let me go to my Photo Bin and close all these other ones (laughs) that I have left. They were that much fun, didn't wanna get rid of them. Alright, so here is a beautiful image, there's totally nothing wrong with this, but I'm just gonna show you some of the tools that you can use. And that's the one thing too that I wanna point out that we use a lot of words like, "This is wrong, I need to fix it." We're sort of implying that it's broken. And it's not broken, we just maybe are choosing to create something different. So I think we should just be mindful of the language that we're using when we talk about this stuff because I think it matters, I think it makes a difference.

Class Materials

Bonus Materials with Purchase

Resource Guide
Class Images
Project Mockups

Ratings and Reviews

Patricia
 

Just watching this class live. It's my first class with Khara; she is a wonderful teacher, moving at a steady speed but always being careful to let us know what she's doing in the moment. I would classify myself as intermediate in terms of PSE but I've learned lots of little things that will make further use even easier and more fun. I really appreciated her descriptions of the difference between PS and PSE and her encouragement in using Photoshop Elements and all that it can do.

Lilygram
 

I have only been able to watch portions of this class but every single part that I have watched has been technically clear and inspiring to me. Based on this experience and the thorough, 58 item list of lessons, I will surely be buying this class soon! Thank you Khara and Creativelive for making a class on this topic and making it be super!!

Ven S
 

Great course. You can tell she knows the programme inside out.

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