retouching
Digital image correction
Retouching is the process of making small corrections or improvements to an image, typically a photograph.
A retoucher might remove blemishes, adjust lighting, or smooth skin tones: The magazine's retouching made her look ten years younger.
The term carries connotations of subtle enhancement rather than dramatic alteration, though the line between retouching and heavy manipulation is often blurry.
Digitally manipulate images
- airbrushCompressed-air paint sprayer
- enhanceIncrease in quality
- filtersSelective passage barriers
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
layers · exposure · contrast · saturation · sharpness · burning · dodging · masking
Combining visual elements digitally
- photomontageCombined image artwork
- texturingAdding surface variation
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- warpingBecoming bent or twisted
morphing · distortion · splicing · layering · cloning · erasing · selection · cut-and-paste
Alteration to improve fit
- modificationAct of altering something
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- refinementElegance of manner
tweaking · polish · perfecting · finessing · improvement · reworking · fine-tuning
Restore to working order
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- renewalMaking current again
photoshop
Digitally manipulate images
crop · layers · exposure · contrast · saturation · sharpness · burning · dodging · masking · feathering
compositing
Combining visual elements digitally
- photomontageCombined image artwork
- texturingAdding surface variation
- blendingCombining into uniformity
warping · morphing · distortion · splicing · layering · cloning · erasing · selection · cut-and-paste · slimming
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- modificationAct of altering something
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- correctionFixing of mistakes
refinement · tweaking · polish · perfecting · finessing · improvement · reworking · fine-tuning
repair
Restore to working order
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
renewal · revitalization · colorization · archival · vintage
- creative fieldsgraphic design, illustration, animation, photography, video production
- graphic designlogo, font, typography, layout, color
- photographycamera, photo, flash, lens, shooting
- prehistorystone tools, Neolithic, Stone Age, caveman, cavemen
- editingediting, cut, copy, paste, delete
- restorationrestoration, repair, renovation, rebuilding, refurbishment
retouchingunedited
Not yet corrected
untouched · unaltered · unretouched · authentic · natural
retouchingneglecting
Failing to attend to
deteriorating · damaging · weathering · aging · wearing
- photo retouchingAltering pictures after capture
- digital retouchingElectronic image enhancement
- image retouchingAltering photographs post-capture
touch, touching, touched, touchy, untouched, touches, untouchable, touchable, touchstone