With a single click, activate the . The panel sets up your dodge and burn curves alongside a black-and-white visual aid layer. This aid strips away color distractions, allowing you to use a low-opacity white brush to brighten dark pockets and a black brush to darken overexposed highlights, giving the skin an airbrushed yet entirely real texture. Phase 4: Color Grading & Enhancements

Features dedicated buttons for Frequency Separation (separating texture and color) and Dodge & Burn setups.

Dodge and Burn is the technique of selectively lightening (dodging) and darkening (burning) areas to enhance facial structure, volume, and shape. The v3.0 panel streamlined the creation of "Curves D&B" and "Gray Layer D&B" setups. This gave retouchers visual aids (like a black/white overlay) to see exactly where they were painting light and shadow, ensuring a sculpted, three-dimensional look without the plastic artifacts of airbrushing.

Frequency Separation divides an image into distinct structural components: low-frequency (colors and tones) and high-frequency (fine lines, pores, and textures).

Included with the Beauty Retouch Panel, the is the ultimate utility tool. It’s a compact panel that gives you quick access to the "technical" side of Photoshop that usually requires digging through menus.