Photoshop in 60 Seconds: Photo Retouching With Actions



Welcome to our Photoshop in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn a Photoshop skill, feature, or technique in just a minute!
Photoshop in 60 Seconds: Photo Retouching
Knowing how to retouch photos is like learning a new art form. It requires skill, patience, and lots of time to understand how to bring the best out of your photos. But you can bypass all the unnecessary hassle, by implementing a few time-saving Photoshop actions into your workflow. And with GraphicRiver, you'll have access to thousands of amazing actions like this Magic Retouch Pro I used in the following lesson.
Check out this quick video below to learn how to retouch photos in a few short steps:

How to Retouch Photos with Magic Retouch Pro
Let's retouch the lipstick for this model. Open the easy-to-use plugin panel for this action by going to Window > Extensions > Magic Retouch Pro.



Click on Digital Makeup, then Lipstick.



Click to Create a Lipstick Layer then set a nice red
color as your Foreground Color using the Color Picker.



Paint the new color
onto the lips, adjusting the value for the Lipstick Intensity to one you prefer. Then explore the rest of the panel for more retouching options. That's it!



Here is the final image below.



Want to see this in action? Check out the video above to see this lesson at work!
A Bit More Detail
Want to learn more tips and tricks to improve your photo retouching? Check out the following tutorials below:
- How to Ensure Consistency in Your Photo RetouchingChamira Young21 Apr 2015
- Photo Retouching in Adobe Photoshop with Content Aware in 60 SecondsMarie Gardiner14 Dec 2015
- Photoshop in 60 Seconds: How to Smooth Skin With ActionsMelody Nieves19 Aug 2016
- How to Retouch Makeup in Portrait PhotosMelody Nieves25 Oct 2021
60 Seconds?!
This is part of a series of quick video tutorials on
Envato Tuts+ in which we introduce a range of subjects, all in 60
seconds—just enough to whet your appetite. Let us know in the comments
what you thought of this video and what else you'd like to see explained
in 60 seconds!
