CS5 DIGITAL RETOUCHING FOR FASHION
BEAUTY AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

A MULTIMEDIA PDF COLLECTION BY GRY GARNESS

The Beauty Retouching CS5 book is designed with multimedia content, making it an involving and interactive document with rollover before/afters, so you can really see the difference. Many of the screen shots are rollovers, so you can see clear progress from step to step. This really boosts the learning process. You will find 'speech bubble' pop-ups to give you some extra nuggets of information and a whole bunch of movie clips that play inside the book – some are extracts from the DVD and many are created exclusively for the e-book.

The tutorials are presented as step-by-step recipes accompanied by a varied range of high-quality imagery. The emphasis is on promoting good technique and skills, keeping the retouching totally editable. It’s by no means a beginners’ book, but there’s enough detail for inexperienced Photoshop users, while the more advanced users can fast-track skim the bold text and headings.

Because of the multimedia content, it's split into 5 logical parts. In the tabs on this page you'll see a full list of contents. You can compare this with previous versions. There will not be a CS6 version but this e-book is more about technique and skill than Photoshop novelties. This book also comes with some exclusive resources: 30 training images, Photoshop CS5 Actions, and CS5 Tool Presets to download from the e- book's online resource page.

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  • Effective Retouching
  • Three Degrees of Retouching ­
  • Working Smart
  • Menus, Keys and Shortcuts
  • Tips for Self Study & Color Star
  • Input Essentials
  • Assessing Images for Retouching
  • File Formats
  • The Photo Downloader
  • Adobe Bridge
  • Customizing the Bridge Workspace
  • Previewing Images in Bridge
  • The Import Workflow
  • Setting up the Raw Converter
  • The Adobe Camera Raw Interface
  • New in Camera Raw 6
  • The Camera Raw Processing Workflow
  • Processing Several Files at Once
  • Flexible Synchronizing
  • Planning the Retouching
  • Keeping it Editable
  • The Layer Stack
  • Layer Essentials
  • Thinking Smart
  • The Local Tools for Retouching
  • Brushes for the Retouching Tools
  • Brush Work
  • Simple Selections Using Tools
  • The Lasso Tools
  • Smooth Selections without Tools
  • Effective Retouching
  • Load a Luminance Mask
  • Modifying Selections in Quickmask
  • Selection Tweaks Using Refine Edge
  • Refine Edge for Hair Cutouts
  • The Essence of a Mask
  • Two Ways of Making and Using Selections
  • Using the Masks Panel
  • Pen Tool Paths
  • The Photoshop CS5 Interface
  • Customizing the User Interface
  • Screen Modes
  • Navigation
  • Propelling the Workflow With Actions
  • Info on other Gry Garness Training Products
  • COLOR ENHANCEMENT
  • Simple Color Management
  • Color is the Essence
  • Using Adjustment Layers
  • The Colors of Skin
  • Manipulating Skin Colors in RGB
  • Working with the Adjustments Panel
  • Balanced Levels
  • Beautiful Curves
  • Basic Use of Curves
  • Curves Shapes and their Outcomes
  • Advanced Use of Curves
  • Selective Use of Curves
  • Another Selective Adjustment
  • Use Gradient with Masks
  • COLOR ENHANCEMENT
  • Gradient Use with Other Masking
  • Targeting a Color Range
  • Soft Light Blending for Contrast
  • Soft Light with Monochrome
  • Shading with a Soft Light Layer
  • Solutions for Hot Faces
  • Driving a Color Towards Another
  • Replacement of Color
  • Reduce Contrast with Gradient Map
  • Contrast and Split Toning
  • Skin Detail With Apply Image
  • Black & White Appearance in RGB
  • The Black & White Command
  • Simulating a Lith Effect
  • Sepia Toning
  • SKIN RETOUCHING
  • Retaining the Real Beauty
  • Cloning and Healing Blemishes
  • Cloning Options
  • Cloning Brush Size
  • Cloning Technique
  • Dodging and Burning Concepts
  • Dodging and Burning Methods
  • Tricky Little Skin Problems
  • Reducing Blemishes with Patch Tool
  • Reduction of Pores
  • Quick Way of Reducing Pores
  • SKIN RETOUCHING
  • Reducing Shadows & Bags under Eyes
  • Dealing with Unwanted Shine
  • Reducing Pink Red Blotches in Large Areas
  • Color Adjustment for Smoother Skin
  • Seamless Skin Patterns
  • Skin Sculpting
  • Faking a Golden Tan
  • Reducing Arm and Leg Hairs
  • 10 Tips for Skin Retouching
  • Simple Skin Smoothing
  • Negative Clarity for Skin Diffusion
  • Light Reflecting Digital Powder
  • Digital Airbrushing
  • Bringing out Skin Highlights
  • THE FEATURES
  • Balancing Symmetry
  • Reshaping Features
  • Shortcuts to Speed up the Workflow
  • Organizing the Eyes Retouching
  • Enlarging Eyes
  • Brightening Eyes
  • Removing Red-eye
  • Focusing an Eye
  • Shaping Eyebrows
  • Maximizing Lashes
  • Painting in Lashes
  • New Lashes With Stroked Paths
  • Making Several Lashes from One
  • Working with Clients
  • THE FEATURES
  • Transforming a Smile
  • Refining and Defining Lips
  • Improving Lip Makeup
  • Refining Hands
  • Refining Ears
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  • HAIR, FIGURE, & FASHION
  • Cleaning and Improving a Cut
  • Grafting – The Art of Borrowing
  • Fixing Strays and Crosshairs
  • Removing Stray Flyaway Hairs
  • Dramatic Change of Hair Color
  • Bring out the Shine in Darker Hair
  • Lightning Roots and Creating Highlights
  • Cutouts and Compositing
  • Channel Cutouts
  • Hair Cutout Using Adjustment Layers
  • Changing Rooms – a Complex Comp
  • Changing the Color of Clothes
  • Shaping the Iconic Figure
  • Transforming an Arm
  • Remodeling the Figure
  • Reducing Moire Patterns
  • Removing Crumples in Clothes
  • Creating Movement in Clothes
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  • THE FULL PICTURE & FINISHING
  • Retouching Backgrounds and Locations
  • Content-Aware Scale
  • THE FULL PICTURE & FINISHING
  • Limitations of Content-Aware Scaling
  • Straightening Background Verticals
  • Tips for Retouching Children
  • Tips for Retouching Men
  • Sourcing Images
  • Case Study: High Fidelity Retouching
  • Case Study: Retouching a Female Portrait
  • Case Study: Retouching Mature Portrait
  • Case Study: A Free Interpretation
  • Case Study: A Quick and Dirty Workflow
  • Resizing Images
  • Using the Crop Tool To Resize a Group of Images
  • General Sharpening
  • Hands on Unsharp Mask
  • Double Pass Stealth Sharpening
  • Options for Limited Sharpening
  • Smart Sharpening the Midtones
  • Skin Sharpening in RGB
  • Make Some Noise
  • Minimum Dot for Printing
  • Printing with Inkjets in CS5
  • Delivering Files to Clients
  • Taking It Further