Each week you will need to respond to two questions posted. Your response should be a minimum of 150 words for both questions. You should also include at least one response to your fellow students. The responses are a requirement for participation part of your grade.
Question 01 –
Describe how you create a layer for retouching.
Question 02 –
How can you soften the amount of the retouching layer?
Question 01
To create a layer for retouching you can create a new layer by clicking on the plus sign at the bottom of the Layers Panel. The resulting layer uses Normal mode with 100% opacity, and is named according to its creation order. You can also click on the layer if you want to duplicate it and drag it down to the plus sign at the bottom of the Layers Panel.
You can then rename your layer to reflect the tool you wish to use for your retouches (like “Clone Lighten” or “Heal Brush” or “Patch Tool”). From there you can make the desired retouches with each tool and have those changes reflected on specific layers.
Question 02
You can soften the amount of the retouching layer by lowering the opacity.
In Adobe Photoshop, you can create a layer for retouching by clicking the plus icon in the Layers panel, which creates a new layer. On a given layer, you could use the Spot Healing Tool, the Clone Stamp Tool, or the Patch Tool. To make sure you are able to do the retouching on a new layer, you should make sure the selected tool is set to Sample All Layers in the options. If you are using the Clone Stamp Tool to lighten or darken areas of a file, you should first change the brush’s blending mode to Lighten or Darken and lower its opacity. If you are using a blur mask, you should first merge the other layers by selecting them all in the Layers panel and pressing Option + Command + E.
To soften the amount of the retouching layer, you can change the opacity of the layer under the Layers panel. You could also change the layer’s Blend Mode or use a brush with a lower opacity.