Digital BW, The Print

You know a number of tools become alive with a tablet.  The smudge tool for one.  with a mouse it was like painting with a shovel, with the pen you move pixels like frosting on a cake, like finger painting.  I retouch a lot now by using the smudge tool to gently wipe the face like crumps off a baby's face.

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