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Retouch Skin And Tone

Soften the subject's features and sculpt highlights and shadows to match the campaign mood — use dodge and burn and cu…

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The same job, four heights

do it · improve it · decide · become
AExecute — “help me do it”Soften the subject's features and sculpt highlights and shadows to match the campaign mood —…+
Soften the subject's features and sculpt highlights and shadows to match the campaign mood — use dodge and burn and curves adjustments, keep edits on separate layers, and save an editable [psd] and a flattened [proof=tiff] for review.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Match the subject's light to the campaign mood for the creative director: perform subtle dodge…+
Match the subject's light to the campaign mood for the creative director: perform subtle dodge and burn on separate layers, adjust curves for midtone contrast consistent with campaign references, include a before/after [group] and a short [note] on the strength of the sculpting so the director can request changes quickly.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

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Soften a subject's features and sculpt highlights and shadows to match the campaign mood.

Who does this

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Art Director

Questions people ask

honest answers

Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Photoshop — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.