01 Dec

Industry & Community News, Successful Retouching Business

Cyber Monday: Up to 45% Off on all Courses & Retouching Panels

December 1, 2025
Posted by Retouching Academy
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For this Black Friday & Cyber Monday, we’re doing something we only do once a year:

Complete Mastery bundle – 45% OFF

All our core retouching courses are neatly packed into one Complete Retouching Mastery bundle with over 22 hours of in-depth video lessons, practical assignments, custom brushes and actions, and beauty images for your hands-on practice.

This bundle is 45% OFF (over $300 in savings) for the Cyber Monday sale.

🎁 We also added our Pro Set of Beauty Images as a bonus for extra practice.

Complete Retouching Mastery bundle

All Retouching Courses – 30% OFF

If you already own part of our library and don’t need the full bundle, you can grab any stand-alone course at 30% off.

Use these links to get the discounted prices, or use the discount code BF2025 when purchasing from the store:
♦️ over 4 hours – Beauty Retouching for Beginners
♦️ over 3 hours – Master Dodge & Burn Technique
♦️ over 7 hours – Skin Retouching
♦️ over 3 hours – Hair Retouching
♦️ over 5 hours – Professional Beauty Retouching

Use discount code BF2025 when purchasing from our store:

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Retouching Panels – 30% OFF

Designed for serious creative professionals, built on years of industry experience. Our retouching panels will save you hours of work in the long run without sacrificing quality.

The new Beauty Retouch v5 panel (see below) focuses on the key stages of the professional retouching workflow, and features a whole range of new AI-powered tools & scripts.

The MUA Retouch panel is created specifically for makeup and beauty retouching. It makes color-correcting skin and enhancing makeup quick and easy.

Supercharge your retouching with both panels at your service and save over $50 when buying them together:

Beauty Retouching Panels

Happy holiday season ahead! Stay warm, and Happy Retouching! 🤗🎄
Retouching Academy Team

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Business & Clients, Successful Retouching Business

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Software for Retouching, Video Tutorial, Working With Colors

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Business & Clients, Successful Retouching Business

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retouching business, retouching education, working with clients
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Beauty Retouching, Real World Practices

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beauty retouching, makeup, retouching education
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Fundamentals, Real World Practices

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Industry & Community News

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