High-End Skin Retouch with Dodge & Burn in Photoshop

Learn How to Perform High-End Dodging and Burning for Skin Retouching in Photoshop! Explore the industry-standard technique used in beauty, fashion, and commercial retouching. We will use extensive dodge and burn to get the most realistic skin texture and soft, flawless skin at the same time. 00:00 – What is Dodge & Burn? (Concept & Importance) 01:23 – Creating & Setting Up the 50% Gray Soft Light Layer 03:00 – Sampling & Calibrating Dodge (Highlight) Color 04:46 – Sampling & Adjusting Burn (Shadow) Color 05:58 – Saving Colors to the Swatches Panel 07:37 – Brush Settings & Flow Control (1%–5% Rule) 09:50 – Starting Dodge & Burn (Clearing Spots & Shadows) 13:36 – Softening Wrinkles & Refining Transitions 15:50 – Micro Dodge & Burn Demonstration 22:32 – Creating a Blemish Layer & Cleanup Tools (Patch & Healing Brush) 27:58 – Before & After Preview and Final Refinements 32:05 – Layer Opacity Adjustments & Outro