Dodging (lightening) and Burning (darkening) is the secret sauce of high-end retouching. It sculpts the face, accentuating cheekbones and slimming jawlines. Setting up a D&B layer manually involves complex curve adjustments and layer blending. Delicious Retouch 4.1
The 4.1.3 version, specifically, optimized the Frequency Separation algorithms. For the uninitiated, Frequency Separation is a technique that splits an image into two layers: one containing the texture (pores, fine lines) and one containing the color and tone (shadows, highlights). Delicious Retouch 4.1.3 Extra Quality
: It can reportedly cut down working time by up to 90% by replacing multi-step manual processes with single-click scripts. Dodging (lightening) and Burning (darkening) is the secret
In the realm of retouching plugins, "Extra Quality" is not just marketing fluff—it refers to the mathematical precision used in the skin retouching algorithms. Many retouching actions on the market apply destructive edits. They flatten the image history or apply heavy noise reduction that leaves skin looking like plastic wax. Delicious Retouch 4