Everything you thought you knew about retouching is about to change. Throw out your old way of thinking about products, surfaces and subjects and prepare yourself for something new. Get ready to take on any texture: skin, reflective surfaces, fabric and more.
Dive into a whole new process of retouching with Earth Oliver: Frequency Separation 2.0. Allow Earth to change your perspective of retouching and learn how to manipulate light while maintaining clarity. Use his systematic and unbreakable workflow to address ANY texture in Adobe Photoshop. Are you ready for this retouching revolution?
Spend four hours with Earth in this post-production tutorial while he demonstrates cleaning up texture both smooth and rigid. Start with a firm understanding of why frequency separation has NOT worked in the past and then let yourself be guided into a whole new workflow of separating high and low frequencies to cleanup up hair, smooth complex fabrics, manipulate light, and smooth reflective surfaces.
General Overview
Re-envision retouching focused on existing toolsets but with a whole new layer-based workflow
Examine the weakness of a Gaussian-based workflow
Explore the power of a Median based workflow
Learn how to think in a whole new way when working with Frequency Separation 2.0
Retouch and maintain realistic textures using Camera RAW in Photoshop
Learn how to break down images into high and low frequencies
Discover the best practices for preparing layers and blend modes most suited for frequency separation
Train your mind to think of images as components such as color, light and texture rather than products, surfaces or subjects
Ascertain how and when to best utilize smart objects in Adobe Photoshop
Use frequencies and brushes to manipulate light and complex reflections
Earth Oliver is a renowned retoucher who continues paving the way retouching is approached. Earth has worked hand-in-hand with the Photoshop development team at Adobe to discover new ways to edit images, move light and handle texture. During this time, he created the clarity slider that controls midtone contrast in images.
During his time as a professional retoucher, Earth mentors others while working with brands such as Nike, Microsoft, Marie Claire and Tempur-Pedic.