LESSON: Basic Image Repair and Retouching

Gerard Santiago • December 10, 2015

Updated: May 16, 2022

 

Topic: Basic Image Repair and Retouching

(Please refer Class Meeting #7 in Course Design - Photoshop for Emerging Artists)

 

 

Lesson Activities

 


Students will get familiar with the clone stamp, red eye corrector, healing tool, and many more. Demonstrate each tool and explain when is the best situation to use the tools. Students will be asked to select images to retouch and repair. Demonstrate it during the class.



Lesson Outcomes
 

  • Students will be able to restore images that were damaged.
  • Students will identify what retouching and repair tools needs to do in different situations.
  • Students will be able to retouch portraits and fashion images.

 


Student Activities
 

  • Students will watch the instructor's demonstration.
  • Students will identify basic retouching and repair tools and their uses.
  • Students will perform basic retouching and repair of images.
  • Students will participate in answering questions about the tools, interface, and workstation of Photoshop.

 


Assessment Description
 

  • Students need to identify different retouching and repair tools.
  • Students will retouch files. Remove facial imperfections by applying the tools learned so far.
  • Students will repair files. Remove distractions and unnecessary elements on the image.

 


Homework


Edit 2 images, one will remove unnecessary elements in the image and retouch portrait imperfections but make sure it is natural and realistic as possible.


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Gerard Santiago is an image maker and artistic visionary. On the other hand, he is also an avid wanderer, heavy eater, and a die-hard workaholic.

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