Discover how to create and apply professional-quality skin tones in Photoshop without relying on plugins. Learn to craft a custom skin color gradient from scratch and apply it using Gradient Map and Blend Modes for fixing, modifying, or creating uniform skin tones. Compare this manual method with the Infinite Unify plugin, exploring advanced skin tone controls and their Photoshop equivalents. Master techniques such as section-wise saturation control, extreme color cast removal, and gradient extraction. Evaluate whether investing in a plugin is necessary for your workflow, gaining insights into the differentiating factors between manual and plugin-based approaches.