Photo Editing
Skin Retouching in Photoshop: A Step-by-Step Guide to Natural Results
Skin Retouching in Photoshop: A Step-by-Step Guide to Natural Results When I first started retouching portraits, I made every beginner’s mistake: I over-smoothed skin until it looked plastic, I left obvious healing marks, and I didn’t know the difference between tools that should do the heavy lifting versus those for fine detail work. Over the years, I’ve refined my approach, and I want to walk you through exactly what I do now—because natural-looking skin retouching isn’t complicated once you understand the right workflow.