In this session we looked at the retouching capabilities of Aperture 3, including the Retouch tool, the legacy Spot & Patch tool, and the Skin Smoothing brush, which used correctly can reveal fantastic results—but used incorrectly can result in totally fake, impossibly-smooth skin. We also dove quite deeply into a primer on “how brushes work”, which will be important knowledge for all brush-able tools down the road.

Retouch

• Radius, Softness, Opacity
• Brushes explained
• Detect EdgesRepair vs Clone
• Spot vs paint
• Lift & Stamp

Spot & Patch

• Spot
• Patch

Skin Smoothing

• Radius, Detail, Intensity
• How not to overdo it!

Check out the video and watch the first five minutes free here.