Liquify at the Beginning or End of Retouching?
video description
Date: 2022-07-19
Related videos
Comments and reviews: 20
Peter
You are the god of Photoshop!
This lesson raises the question of generally What is a good workflow?
For example a common task in my job is taking product shots (framed paintings/artwork/textile samples) taken in a wide range of circumstances and lighting conditions, to give a common accurate appearance:
Straightening, Lens correcting to square up rectangular objects, deep etching to a transparent background, fixing contrast, color correcting, reducing grain in lower light images, producing a range of resolutions, sharpening and systematically naming and tagging the image.
Is this the optimal order and is there a better method to get this done? eg An adjustable action that lets me tweak the basic steps to speed up the process?
reply
You are the god of Photoshop!
This lesson raises the question of generally What is a good workflow?
For example a common task in my job is taking product shots (framed paintings/artwork/textile samples) taken in a wide range of circumstances and lighting conditions, to give a common accurate appearance:
Straightening, Lens correcting to square up rectangular objects, deep etching to a transparent background, fixing contrast, color correcting, reducing grain in lower light images, producing a range of resolutions, sharpening and systematically naming and tagging the image.
Is this the optimal order and is there a better method to get this done? eg An adjustable action that lets me tweak the basic steps to speed up the process?
reply
svdm83
Completely agree on applying liquify in the end!
But why not create a duplicate file and place the entire color corrected psd in there as a linked smart object and apply liquify there?
Now every time you change your original color-corrected psd, the version in the liquify will get update with your color changes. This way you don't have to bother with creating merged layers.
(Or for us lazy people: combine all the original layers into a smart object and just open the psb file from your layers panel)
reply
Completely agree on applying liquify in the end!
But why not create a duplicate file and place the entire color corrected psd in there as a linked smart object and apply liquify there?
Now every time you change your original color-corrected psd, the version in the liquify will get update with your color changes. This way you don't have to bother with creating merged layers.
(Or for us lazy people: combine all the original layers into a smart object and just open the psb file from your layers panel)
reply
Jean-Pascal
Instead of adding a new stamp visible layer on top, why not select all layers and then convert them into a smart object on wich you apply the liquify smart filter?
That way, if you wanna change something under the liquify, you just double click on the layer to open all the under layers, do your changes and then save and close the enclosed document, No need to do multiple stamp visible layers and to copy the smart filter.
reply
Instead of adding a new stamp visible layer on top, why not select all layers and then convert them into a smart object on wich you apply the liquify smart filter?
That way, if you wanna change something under the liquify, you just double click on the layer to open all the under layers, do your changes and then save and close the enclosed document, No need to do multiple stamp visible layers and to copy the smart filter.
reply
BooKoo
100%! Hands down, you are the best Adobe master teacher on the web! End of discussion. You have some six sense for how to simplify and think the way us, non-master Adobe hacks are trying to figure things out. I used to be pretty good at retouching. Then, I got brain cancer and now I am trying to remember and figure things out. You are a life saver brother! Thank You!
reply
100%! Hands down, you are the best Adobe master teacher on the web! End of discussion. You have some six sense for how to simplify and think the way us, non-master Adobe hacks are trying to figure things out. I used to be pretty good at retouching. Then, I got brain cancer and now I am trying to remember and figure things out. You are a life saver brother! Thank You!
reply
Drakinite
What if we turn the entire document into a smart object (Selecting every layer then throwing every layer into a smart object, then using that one smart object for liquify? Would that introduce problems? It seems to me like it's an easier way of adding liquify in post, because you won't have to make any stamp visible layers.
reply
What if we turn the entire document into a smart object (Selecting every layer then throwing every layer into a smart object, then using that one smart object for liquify? Would that introduce problems? It seems to me like it's an easier way of adding liquify in post, because you won't have to make any stamp visible layers.
reply
Donald
You're one of the best photoshop teacher I've ever known in the you tube. If you're an Indian, Filipino likes Indian people because they are friendly and I'm Filipino. So many Indian here in the Philippines married to Filipina.
reply
You're one of the best photoshop teacher I've ever known in the you tube. If you're an Indian, Filipino likes Indian people because they are friendly and I'm Filipino. So many Indian here in the Philippines married to Filipina.
reply
Abdo
hello, i have a problem with history brush tool every time i use it on a layer mask it show me an error which says (cannot use histroy brush beacuse it is not contain a corresponding layer ) what should i do then
reply
hello, i have a problem with history brush tool every time i use it on a layer mask it show me an error which says (cannot use histroy brush beacuse it is not contain a corresponding layer ) what should i do then
reply
baelavay
I would select all layers, convert into Smart object, and do Liquify on the Smartobject. So I wouldn't need to create a new Stamp visible Layer every time I make changes inside my Smart object.
reply
I would select all layers, convert into Smart object, and do Liquify on the Smartobject. So I wouldn't need to create a new Stamp visible Layer every time I make changes inside my Smart object.
reply
Leonidas
Couldn't you just convert the whole psd into a liquified smart object and reopen it in another tab so everything is changed dynamically and you don't have to flatten & copy the smart filters?
reply
Couldn't you just convert the whole psd into a liquified smart object and reopen it in another tab so everything is changed dynamically and you don't have to flatten & copy the smart filters?
reply
CREATEit
Ive been inspired by watching your tutorials here. You are great. Im also doing photoshop as a hobby. It could probably be good to share what I have learned so, thanks to you.
reply
Ive been inspired by watching your tutorials here. You are great. Im also doing photoshop as a hobby. It could probably be good to share what I have learned so, thanks to you.
reply
Louis
Why not create a new file importing the old one as a linked smart object? Fewer update steps if automatic updating isn't working for some reason, no steps required if it is.
reply
Why not create a new file importing the old one as a linked smart object? Fewer update steps if automatic updating isn't working for some reason, no steps required if it is.
reply
sweetlemon
Could you please make a tutorial how to make a template in PS for inside the box photography. You the best teacher, using all your tutorials to learn. Thank you
reply
Could you please make a tutorial how to make a template in PS for inside the box photography. You the best teacher, using all your tutorials to learn. Thank you
reply
Jahanger
I had to edit 200 images for a stop motion video which was a nightmare for me and it was done within 2 hours only by applying your tips!
Many thanks, Unmesh!
reply
I had to edit 200 images for a stop motion video which was a nightmare for me and it was done within 2 hours only by applying your tips!
Many thanks, Unmesh!
reply
Mr
There are lot of videos in the internet about how to make someone old or young. But most of them are unuseful. Can you upload a tutorial about how to do this please?
reply
There are lot of videos in the internet about how to make someone old or young. But most of them are unuseful. Can you upload a tutorial about how to do this please?
reply
nystv
hi can u please help?
when i open my picture on liquify, i only see all white! i must hv accidently clicked on something. cant do anything. what should i do?
reply
hi can u please help?
when i open my picture on liquify, i only see all white! i must hv accidently clicked on something. cant do anything. what should i do?
reply
Asma
I have one problem. Hope so you will help me. In photoshop liquify, how can i show guides line option on? Its not working in my Photoshop. How can i solve it?
reply
I have one problem. Hope so you will help me. In photoshop liquify, how can i show guides line option on? Its not working in my Photoshop. How can i solve it?
reply
middleAgedCoder
Wow! just what I need. Smart object is also very useful. hope Adobe will also update adobe photoshop mix, I have done some edits using mobile
reply
Wow! just what I need. Smart object is also very useful. hope Adobe will also update adobe photoshop mix, I have done some edits using mobile
reply
SP
Sometimes the person is soo ugly they cant be liquified so I do it at the start to know if I want to even put in the effort to fully edit the photo.
reply
Sometimes the person is soo ugly they cant be liquified so I do it at the start to know if I want to even put in the effort to fully edit the photo.
reply
Victor
two years ago and still delivering fire content. Thank you so much. You've taken my PS game to the next level. You get the MVP today! 12/31/2021
reply
two years ago and still delivering fire content. Thank you so much. You've taken my PS game to the next level. You get the MVP today! 12/31/2021
reply
Agustn
I think Unmesh is AI created by adobe to teach, thats why he knows the program so much and explains it so easy and well. he is a robot
reply
I think Unmesh is AI created by adobe to teach, thats why he knows the program so much and explains it so easy and well. he is a robot
reply
Add a review, comment
Other channel videos
