Avoid Over-Retouching Rule

Avoid Over-Retouching Rule in Adobe Photoshop — with a ready prompt for the moment it comes up. 1 real situation leads here.

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I keep over-retouching headshots until they look plastic; I want a personal rule to keep edits honest across the site.

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Across recent About-page headshots, my retouches drifted from subtle to airbrushed over two rounds…
Across recent About-page headshots, my retouches drifted from subtle to airbrushed over two rounds of feedback. Recommend one constrained retouching rule I can apply (for example maximum levels of skin smoothing, or always keeping pore structure) and one quick diagnostic I should run before export to ensure portraits remain natural while still clean.

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UX / Web DesignerAdobe Photoshop

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