One of the most common uses for photo editing software is retouching images. The broad selection of powerful retouching tools that Photoshop CS provides makes it one of the best choices for this kind of work. Photoshop CS has the tools you need for removing blemishes, enhancing colour, and almost everything else in between. With Photoshop CS, your digital images can be artistically enhanced, altered, revitalized, and repaired to a state that is arguably better than the original.

In this lesson, you will learn about retouching images. You will also learn how to use three Photoshop tools intended for retouching and enhancing images. These tools are, the blur tool, the sharpen tool, and the smudge tool. Keep in mind that retouching images is as much an art as it is a science. Use this lesson to learn about these tools, and then refine their use with experimentation and practice.