Retouching is a vast and complex business. Pratik Naik, from Solstice Retouching, in one of the most proficient retouchers in the commercial market today. In this new tutorial, Pratik shows you his analytical approach and best practices for advanced retouching of: portraits, skin, men’s Images, commercial headshots, lifestyle and beauty Imagery. Topics from basic setup, to understanding an image to advanced and specialized techniques, are covered in great detail.
Pratik begins this tutorial by showing you how he sets up his workflow, and teaches how to properly assess and understand an image with industry standard language. Pratik will walk you though each step from initial image clean up, to some of his most advanced techniques which eliminate many of the challenges facing retouchers. The lessons Pratik shares will bring you not only greater understanding of retouching best practices, but will teach you how to most effectively give your images professional polish. We recommend to start with Photoshop 101 and Capture 1 Pro 101 before starting this course.
General Overview
Closed Captions In English
54 Videos Covering Retouching on a Variety of Genres
13+ Hours of Instantly Downloadable Content
iTunes Ready Optimized for Mobile Viewing
RAWs Included for You to Follow Along
Photoshop Action Set Included
Learn Best Practices for Professional Retouching
Learn Pratik Naik's Workflow
Learn Retouching Terminology and Industry Expecations
Learn How to Color Grade
Learn How to Dodge and Burn
Learn How Pratik Processes RAW Images for Retouching
Use the sliders below to view before and after photos on your computer or mobile device of a few images created within this tutorial.
About the Instructor
Pratik Naik Commercial Retoucher
Pratik is a commercial and editorial retoucher, and founder of Solstice Retouch, a post-production studio that handles high-end commercial work for photographers like Jeremy Cowart, Lara Jade, Joey Lawrence, Melissa Rodwell, to name a few.