The Art of Product Retouching
This course is all about bringing real-world objects and products to life in a photograph. Learn how to enhance textures and details, retouch and reshape objects, place products onto new backgrounds, and create realistic digital mockups.
Retouch & Reshape
Remove small blemishes like dust and scratches using powerful tools like the Spot Healing Brush, Clone Stamp, and more. Use the Liquify Tool to give products a more visually appealing shape and structure.
Work with Products
Looking for more courses focused on product photography and product retouching? Check out our more advanced courses with The Ultimate Guide to Product Photography, How to Retouch & Composite Product Photography, and Product Retouching for E-Commerce!
Websites & Digital Mockups
The ability to show off a new website or app in the hands of a user is a powerful and effective way to bring a digital product to life. Learn how to create realistic digital mockups, placing a graphic, website, or design into any photographed digital display. And for more on creating product mockups, check out How to Create Realistic Mockups in Photoshop
Pro Workflows
Like any type of creative editing, an efficient workflow is just as important as the tools and techniques used to get the job done. Learn how to manage and organize multiple Photoshop projects and work non-destructively.
Frequency Separation Photoshop Action
Frequency Separation is one of the most powerful techniques for the professional retoucher, and our custom Photoshop Action makes it easier than ever to fit this important skill into your workflow. The Action allows you to instantly separate a photo into a Layer of texture information and a Layer of color information so that each can be edited independently for maximum precision and control.
Pro Retouching Workflow
ORIGINAL
Create Seamless Backgrounds
Not only do product photos need to show off quality, materials, and features, the photos also need to be versatile, fitting seamlessly into a brand’s website and social media feeds. That’s why we show you how to place any product onto a pure white background with clean cutouts and realistic shadow details.
Recreate Shadows
Being able to place any product onto a clean, solid-colored background is an essential skills. But being able to do it while recreating realistic shadow details can take the effect to a whole new level.
Perfect Cutouts
Learn how to use a combination of automated tools (like Select Subject) and manual tools (like the Pen Tool) to make perfect cutouts of any product, allowing you to place them onto new backgrounds and make more precise edits