Archipelago Quest - Tools 13 – Skintones

Skin is one of the most technically demanding elements in portrait editing. Small shifts in light or white balance can throw a complexion completely off, and no two subjects start from the same place. The Skintone Toolset gives you a dedicated system for bringing skin back into balance, covering the full range of human complexion from fair to ebony and addressing everything from ashen, washed-out tones to uneven, ruddy patches. The goal is consistency and richness – skin that looks like itself, just better. The toolset is built in layers so you can work as broadly or as precisely as the image demands. Six tone-matched enhancement presets establish a clean, even baseline for each complexion range, nine modifiers let you dial in warmth, neutralize cast, or make targeted corrections from there, and three softening presets bring a polished, refined finish to the final result. Together they function less like a filter and more like a retouching workflow baked into a single toolset.

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