Image Editing & Retouching
How to Get Product Mockups Right
Images showing a design applied to a product, package or device, built with layered templates and smart objects. Key takeaways Smart objects: let artwork be swa...
Imogen Clarke
Stills, retouching and real-time 3D. Writes about color management, asset pipelines and getting heavy visual work into a browser.
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Image Editing & Retouching
Eye and Teeth Retouching: The Decisions That Matter
Subtle work on eyes and teeth in portraits, including catchlights, whites and clarity. Key takeaways Whites: eye whites and teeth are rarely pure white Catchlig...
Image Editing & Retouching
Skin Tones in Retouching, Done Properly
Keeping skin color accurate and consistent across images and across different people. Key takeaways Color casts: mixed lighting shifts skin color Consistency: t...
Image Editing & Retouching
Screenshots for Documentation: The Decisions That Matter
Capturing and preparing screenshots for help articles, tutorials and product documentation. Key takeaways Resolution: high-resolution captures stay sharp when s...
Image Editing & Retouching
Technical Illustration, Done Properly
Diagrams and illustrations that explain how something works, such as exploded views, cutaways and process diagrams. Key takeaways Vector artwork: scales for pri...
Image Editing & Retouching
Seamless Pattern Creation: The Decisions That Matter
Building repeating patterns that tile without visible seams, for packaging, textiles and backgrounds. Key takeaways Tiles: the repeating unit must match on all...
Image Editing & Retouching
Choosing Stock Photography: What Actually Works
Selecting stock images that suit a brand and audience, and checking their licenses and usage limits. Key takeaways Overuse: popular images appear on many compet...
Image Editing & Retouching
How to Get Working with AI Image Generators Right
Using generative tools to produce or extend images, and the practical limits of doing so in commercial work. Key takeaways Authorship: the Copyright Office prot...
Image Editing & Retouching
Image Quality Control Checks, Done Properly
The final review of edited images before delivery, covering color, cleanup, sizing and metadata. Key takeaways Zoom checks: problems hide at reduced view sizes...
Image Editing & Retouching
Delta E and Color Accuracy: What Actually Works
A numeric measure of the difference between two colors, used to judge how accurately color is reproduced. Key takeaways Definition: Delta E expresses the distan...
Image Editing & Retouching
Fine Art Printing: What Actually Works
Producing high-quality prints of photographs and artwork on archival papers with pigment inks. Key takeaways Pigment inks: generally outlast dye inks Paper prof...
Image Editing & Retouching
Moire Patterns in Photos: The Decisions That Matter
The wavy interference patterns that appear when fine repeating detail, such as fabric or screens, meets the sensor grid. Key takeaways Cause: interference betwe...
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