When learning how to retouch skin in Photoshop, most people start with frequency separation. Has Adobe now made skin retouching easier with Neural Filters?
In this video, Jesús Ramirez at the Photoshop Training Channel gives a great example of how to effectively use the new neural filters in Photoshop for even faster advanced skin retouching. This short video takes you through Ramirez’s workflow using the Skin Smoothing Neural Filter in Photoshop, where most of us have previously used Gaussian Blur. This video is also a good introduction to blend modes for people new to Photoshop and portrait retouching. I am very impressed with the results and will probably use this technique on my portraits in the future.
The Neural Filter in Photoshop is improving dramatically year by year, and it’s a great way to use the Skin Softening filter, which itself is far from perfect. Even in an age of real-time face filters in social networking apps and unhealthy pressure from society to look “perfect,” it’s important not to overdo it when editing. Portrait. Using Smart Objects and layers in Photoshop is a great way to see what works and come back later in the process if needed.
Many advertisers who spend a lot of time in Photoshop may consider Frequency Separation to be a fairly basic retouching technique, and there are a ton of different workflows you can use to create a similar effect. As someone who’s been using Photoshop since the late ’90s, I often find myself doing things a particular way simply because that’s how I’ve always done things. Watching simple, quick tutorials like this one really gets me inspired on how to effectively use the new features and changes in Photoshop and what I can add or change in my workflow. themselves to take advantage of advances in technology. I usually think some of the Neural Filter’s features are gimmicky right now, but the future of AI in image manipulation looks to be very interesting.
Are you taking advantage of Adobe’s Neural Filters? Are features like sky replacement and hair pick right for you? Or do you think the technology is not mature enough to be effective for your needs?
Let me know your thoughts in the comments section.
