The Art of Dodge & Burn – High End Industry Retouching Techniques – Series Three [repost]

This new retouching tutorial DVD-ROM is deeply focused on THE MAIN TECHNIQUE used in the high end industry world of retouching. Dodging & Burning has been around since the analog age of photography. Although the principles remain the same, tools and the flexibility has been greatly improved since entering the digital age. This DVD will teach you everything you need to know to become a master of this retouching technique. It will teach you how to achieve amazing results with the help of Dodge & Burn elegance, flexibility and realism.

The DVD is packed with detailed explanations on everything you wanted to know, from what D&B is, how it’s used, applications, tools & custom methods to work flow considerations for more effective retouching and more. Your host Krunoslav Stifter will guide you in a one-on-one style beyond the simple use of native dodge and burn tools to more advanced retouching techniques used by some of the best retouchers in the world to achieve that which is nearly impossible with any other tool or filter – perfectly smooth natural looking skin. If you ever wondered how images that grace the covers of top fashion magazines such as Vogue or Elle are retouched, then this is THE DVD you have been looking for.
Dodge & burn theory and practice are used with a combination of slides and screen videos to provide an easy to follow way of explaining this sometimes poorly understood retouching technique. Most examples used in this video training title are focused on achieving smooth, but natural looking results regarding beauty skin retouching. But the underlying principles and the demonstrated techniques will work on any image in any genre of photography. As always the image files used in the tutorials are included for you to follow along and practice with. You can always rewind, forward, replay and pause any individual video to work at your optimal pace.

Table of contents

CHAPTER ONE – Painting with light
0 – Trailer – 3:31
1 – Introduction – 2:26
2 – What is Dodge & Burn? – 3:03
3 – Painting With Light – 1:38
4- Tools and Methods – 4:45
5 – Micro Vs. Macro – 2:26

CHAPTER TWO – Customization
1 – Customizing preferences and user interface – 43:26
2 – Keyboard Shortcuts – 9:03
3 – Mouse Vs. Pen – 8:56
4 – Brush Settings – 25:17
5 – Opacity, Flow & Airbrush – 15:56
6 – Modifier Keys – 0:55
7 – “Ideal” Work Conditions – 7:00
8 – Image Quality – 8:46

CHAPTER THREE – All roads lead to Rome
1 – More effective D & B – 49:16
2 – Native D & B Tools – 41:27
3 – Soft Light Blending Mode – 17:30
4 – D & B using Soft Light Blending Mode – 56:45
5 – D & B With Adjustment Layers – 32:53
6 – D & B Side effects – 17:39
7 – Recording Actions – 38:19

CHAPTER FOUR – The fun begins!
1 – Workflow introduction – 4:46
2 – Male model workflow analysis – 19:49
3 – Beauty image workflow analysis – 11:42
4 – Dark skin model workflow analysis – 08:21
5 – Full body shot D & B: Part I – 33:22
6 – Full body shot D & B: Part II – 31:40
7 – Male model D & B – 66:22

CHAPTER FIVE – Bonus
1 – Split Frequency Introduction – 3:00
2 – Split Frequency Example – 32:07
3 – Recording an action for Split Frequency – 8:12
4 – Inverted High Pass – 12:21
5 – Q & A – 7:10
6 – Inspiration – 20:10

Project Files are not included.