Master Retouching in Affinity Photo

Master the inpainting brush in Affinity Photo on a new pixel layer for non-destructive retouching, removing blemishes, acne, hair, and wrinkles with adjustable brush size.

Plan and execute an intermediate project to clean up a wall, ground, and rocks using pixel layers, inpainting and clone brushes, with careful sampling and dog fur details.

practice removing distractions by retouching walls, sidewalk, grass, and doors with inpainting and clone brushes, plan and prepare for frequency separation in upcoming lessons.

Learn to clone textures on the high frequency layer in Affinity Photo, using the clone brush with current layer to remove texture, bumps, and stray hairs through frequency separation.

Color correct with HSL adjustments to target orange areas using color channels and masking, then refine with painting, cloning, and blend modes for natural skin tones.

Explore how to use dodge and burn to refine lighting in portrait retouching, lightening and darkening areas for smoother skin, then contour to enhance features.

Apply selective color corrections and masking to restore natural skin tones in Affinity Photo. Use dodge and burn and blend modes to warm the skin and create a seamless before-and-after.

Tackle a background challenge by liquefying a busy scene while preserving straight lines with a freeze tool, adjust wrinkles subtly, and compare before and after to practice controlled retouching.

Master eye sharpening in affinity photo by using the high pass filter with a subtle radius, applying monochrome and overlay, and painting sharpened detail on the iris and lashes.

Master dodge and burn techniques to contour around the eyes, brighten highlights, enhance lashes and iris contrast, and refine skin color before moving to color correction.

Sharpen the eye with a high pass filter on top, inverted and painted with white to target the eyebrow, lashes, and iris, then adjust opacity for subtle results.

Learn smoothing the lips with dodge and burn in Affinity Photo, using a 50% gray soft light layer, and a black and white adjustment to brighten dark lip areas.

Finish the project by sharpening the lips with a high pass filter, compare overlay and soft light blends, and subtly adjust opacity for a natural retouch in Affinity Photo.

Master flyaway removal in Affinity Photo using inpainting and clone brushes on new layers, then apply frequency separation to fix forehead texture and color, including the eye area.