Portrait Retouching Masterclass

Schedule reset: use the 35-week study map for 28 September 2026–30 May 2027. Any older month/week labels below describe the previous topic sequence, not the active calendar.

Evidence: screenshot-confirmed lesson titles. 70 project lessons plus two setup videos and a Downloads resource. Durations unknown; progress not reported.

Setup

  • Introduction
  • Your Workspace — Photoshop layout to follow lessons.
  • Downloads — Jerry_Ghionis_Portrait_Retouching_Tools.zip and Jerry_Ghionis_Portrait_Retouching_RAW_Files_1.zip through RAW_Files_4.zip. Listings confirmed; archive contents uninspected.

Anna The Archer

  • Introduction
  • Basic Corrections
  • Frequency Separation
  • Eyes and Background
  • Jerry Review

Alexa Fashion Cover

  • Introduction
  • Retouch
  • Jerry Review

Cheryl the Contortionist

  • Introduction
  • Fixing the Hair
  • Spots and Dots
  • Perfect Skin
  • Jerry Review

Chloe Rustic Outdoors

  • Introduction
  • Skin Edits
  • Even out the Eyes
  • Frequency Separation
  • Jerry Review

Rayne the Cowgirl

  • Introduction
  • Basics Straightening and Edit
  • Liquify and skin
  • Adding Smoke
  • Jerry Review

Nathalia in Leather

  • Introduction
  • Fixing the Hair
  • Masking
  • The Background
  • Jerry Review

Lindsay in Gown

  • Introduction
  • Spots and Dots
  • Liquify
  • Selections and Color
  • The Face
  • Jerry Review

Blake - Cowboy in Barn

  • Introduction
  • Edit
  • Jerry Review

Sean & John Hollywood Style

  • Introduction
  • Edit
  • Color Treatment
  • Jerry Review

Skye on the Microphone

  • Introduction
  • Hair Treatment
  • The Eyebrows
  • Dodge, Burn and Frequency Separation
  • Jerry Review

Skye in Red Dress on Stage

  • Introduction
  • Liquify
  • The Headpiece
  • Skin Work
  • Jerry Review

Sophia a la Vintage

  • Introduction
  • The Hair
  • Frequency Separation
  • The Eyes
  • Jerry Review

Leah in Bodysuit

  • Introduction
  • Edit
  • Frequency Separation
  • Jerry Review

Mariah Close up

  • Introduction
  • Spots and Dots
  • Frequency Separation
  • Skin
  • The Gemstones
  • Jerry Review

Mariah in Swimsuit at the Pool

  • Introduction
  • Putting it Together
  • The Pool Water
  • Jerry Review

Visible description notes

  • Anna: basic skin/hair cleanup, fabric wrinkles, skin tone, eyes and background vignette.
  • Alexa: flyaway hair, dress smoothing, eyes and a Neural Skin action.
  • Cheryl: hair/bun adjustments, spot cleanup, frequency separation.
  • Chloe: skin edits, shoulder strap, yellow cast, Liquify eye adjustment and selective darkening.
  • Rayne: straighten, background cleanup, Liquify/skin and added smoke. Description mistakenly names Chloe; retain that as an inconsistency.
  • Nathalia: hair adjustments, subject masking, gradient background and frequency separation.
  • Blake: colour matching, sepia styling and distraction removal; not simply a basic natural edit.
  • Skye on the Microphone: hair cleanup, eyebrow brushes, dodge and burn for facial dimension, frequency separation.
  • Sean & John: background object removal/extension and sepia treatment.
  • Other projects: titles only in supplied screenshots.

Month 4 working sequence

Workspace/files → basic cleanup → hair/masks/background → tonal and skin work → complete edit and Jerry Review. Preserve natural character in ordinary portraits; stylistic reshaping/effects are optional. This sequence is a programme recommendation.