retouching
present participle ofretouch
retouch
verb[T]
uk/ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/us/ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/to makesmallchangesto apicture,photograph, etc.,especiallyinordertoimproveit:
We had theweddingphotosretouched to make itseemlike asunnyday.
Painting, drawing & printing
- airbrush
- brushstroke
- brushwork
- chiaroscuro
- coloursomethingin
- describe
- engraving
- etching
- face painting
- foreshorten
- foreshortened
- illustrate
- painting by numbersidiom
- pentimento
- picturize
- re-ink
- redraw
- shade
- sketch
- stroke
Examplesofretouching
retouching
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In the case of a panchromatic plate used with a suitable fitter,retouchingis not very often necessary.
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He withdrew into a studious solitude,retouchingand spoiling the paintings of his youth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She could use his cameras, his material, his darkroom, would be put onretouchingat once and only on her own work.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Another example comes from pageantretouchingphotos, especially of children, which some find disturbingly doll-like.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His professional career has carried him from traditional fashion illustration to high-end photoretouching.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some scholars believe there also was some laterretouchingof the hands.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Retouchingis a second working of the artifact.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It's very artistic and grimy, and there is noretouching.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Cooper also notes that the painting has been badly damaged by over-cleaning andretouching.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Alternatively (or as well), the negative may be scanned for digital printing or web viewing after adjustment,retouching, and/or manipulation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This double trihedral apex can then be used to form geometric microliths ("triangles", "trapezes" or "lunate-shaped") following abruptretouchingof both worked edges.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The bulbs are eliminated or reduced via a process ofretouchingfrom both surfaces.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The company provides premedia services including digital photography, colorretouching, image assembly, digital proofing, workflow and other premedia production services.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It measures 35.5 x 26.5 cm, and is in generally good condition, with some localretouching.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His digitalretouchingcompany caters almost exclusively to worldwide advertising campaigns.
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