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Using as a photo-retouching tool - Wacom Tutorial
From the course: Wacom Essential Training
Using as a photo-retouching tool
- Traditionally, photo retouching was an exacting skill with little room for error. Whether working on negatives or positives, these were the actual source medium of the photographic imagery. As such, the retoucher often had to work on a tightrope without a safety net, leaving little room for error. Retouching in the digital format is much more flexible. If you mess up, a simple undo will save you. This advantage has created a world in which retouching is now available to the masses. It still requires skill and a good eye to do acceptable retouching. The addition of Wacom's Pressure Sensitive Stylus enables precise subtlety. If you've ever tried retouching an image or painting with a mouse, you'll quickly see why using a stylus makes things much easier. Let's take a look at a photo I'd like to retouch in Photoshop to see how this works. Okay, once again, we're on the Mobile Studio Pro and I've switched over to the new Art Pen 2, which has the 8192 levels of pressure. And what I want…
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