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11 Apr

Real World Practices, Stay Inspired, Working With Colors

Psychology of Color for Creative Professionals: Money’s Hidden Palette

April 18, 2024
Posted by Irina Rudova
color, psychology of color, working with color
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This article on Psychology of Color for Creative Professionals is written by our guest author, top-pro Makeup Artist and educator Irina Rudova, Los Angeles, CA and edited by Julia Kuzmenko McKim. Read more about Irina below. Markets are currently experiencing...

15 Mar

Beauty Retouching, Commercial Retouching, Real World Practices, Working With Colors

How Good are Your Color Matching Skills?

March 15, 2023
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
beauty retouching, color, color matching
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As a retouching professional in the beauty industry, you have to hone certain skills to be able to make necessary color adjustments to achieve target (reference) colors provided by the client. These skills include: the ability to discern subtle differences...

11 Apr

Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial

Changing Hair Color In Beauty and Fashion Images

September 7, 2020
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
beauty retouching, color, hair retouching
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In beauty and fashion photography sometimes we want to have our model to look a little more extravagant, but not many professional working models will allow a permanent or even an extended temporary change to her appearance without costing you an arm...

17 Feb

Fundamentals, Video Tutorial

The Power of The Curves Adjustment Layer – Part 2: Manipulating Color

November 9, 2018
Posted by Julia McKim
basics, color, curves
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In part 2 of our introduction to the Curves Adjustment Layer we will take a look at how to use this tool to tone and color correct an image. In particular, the video demonstrates how to use Curves to: Color correct an image; Use Color...