Image Editing & Retouching
Optimizing SVG Files: What Actually Works
Cleaning up SVG files exported from design tools so they are smaller, safer and easier to style on websites. Key takeaways Editor metadata: design tools often a...
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Image Editing & Retouching
Retouching Style Guides for Brands, Done Properly
Written standards that define how a brand's images should be retouched, covering backgrounds, skin, color, crops and shadows. Key takeaways Backgrounds: Go...
Image Editing & Retouching
How to Get Dust Spot Removal Right
Finding and removing dust spots caused by dirt on camera sensors or lenses, often across entire shoots. Key takeaways Sensor dust: is most visible at small aper...
Image Editing & Retouching
Apparel Cleanup Retouching, Done Properly
Retouching clothing images to remove lint, loose threads, creases and marks while keeping fabric, color and fit accurate. Key takeaways Common fixes: lint, thre...
Image Editing & Retouching
Black-and-White Conversion, Done Properly
Turning color photos into black-and-white images with control over how each color translates into gray. Key takeaways Black & White adjustment: Photoshop le...
Image Editing & Retouching
Duotones and Gradient Maps: The Decisions That Matter
Two-color image treatments used in print and digital design, created with duotone modes or gradient maps. Key takeaways Duotone mode: Photoshop requires convert...
Image Editing & Retouching
A Practical Guide to Scanning Photos and Artwork
Digitizing prints, film, documents and artwork at quality suitable for editing, printing and archiving. Key takeaways FADGI: publishes technical guidelines for...
Image Editing & Retouching
Consistent Product Image Framing: The Decisions That Matter
Keeping products at consistent size, position and margin across a catalog so collection pages look orderly. Key takeaways Google guidance: Google recommends pro...
Image Editing & Retouching
A Practical Guide to Monitor Calibration for Image Editing
Measuring and adjusting a display so colors and brightness are accurate for editing images. Key takeaways Calibrators: hardware devices measure displays and cre...
Image Editing & Retouching
A Practical Guide to Redacting Personal Information in Images
Removing faces, license plates, documents, location data and other personal details from images before sharing or publishing. Key takeaways Location data: EXIF...
Image Editing & Retouching
Photoshop Neural Filters: What Actually Works
Photoshop's machine learning filters for tasks such as skin smoothing, colorization, style changes and depth effects. Key takeaways Neural Filters: Photosh...
Image Editing & Retouching
Colorizing Black-and-White Photos, Done Properly
Adding color to black-and-white images, by hand or with AI tools, for restoration, documentaries and personal archives. Key takeaways Neural colorization: Photo...
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