Today
i would like to share how to repair skin using photoshop. In this tutorial we
use fantastic method to make this effect. So, why not have a try...
Step 1
Using your lasso selection tool, quickly draw a selection around all
of the exposed skin areas you want to repair. In this instance we will
just focus on the facial area. Make sure you draw you selection a
reasonable distance away fro the edge of the face. If you need to add
other areas such as arms and legs etc, remember to hold down the shift
key before you start selecting your next area or you will loose your
first selection. When you have made your selections, copy and paste them
into the same document – Photoshop should paste these onto a new layer
in exactly the same position as the original.
Step 2
Turn off the original background layer by clicking the eye icon next
to it just leaving you pasted skin layer exposed with the transparent
checkerboard pattern. Select this layer by clicking it once in the layer
palette. Zoom in to around 200% magnification to ensure you get a neat
edge when you are working and select a medium sized soft eraser brush.
Erase the areas around the skin and allow the eraser brush to just creep
over the edges of the skin so that you end up with a soft halo effect
round the skin area with no background or hairline showing. When you
have done this, lock the transparency of this layer by clicking the
small checkerboard icon immediately above the list of layers in the
layer palette - a small padlock icon should then appear next to the
layer name.
Step 3
Select the smudge tool next, which is the little extended finger icon
that appears with the blur and sharpen tools in the main tool palette.
Again, pick a medium sized soft brush but set you brush strength to
around 60-70%. In large skin areas use the smudge tool in quick but
smooth circular motions, much as you would do if your were blending
pastels with your own finger. This blends the skin tones together but
retains the original tonal range unlike Gaussian blurring or healing
brushes. Around detail areas such as eyes, lips, nostrils etc, use soft
gentle strokes to blend the skin but match the contours of the face.
Natural creases should either be left alone completely or smoothed out
very slightly using the same technique. Do not worry about brushing over
the edge of the skin, as the locked transparency will prevent this from
happening. When you have finished this you should end up with an effect
that looks something like smooth oil paints or hammered copper.
Step 4
Next, open up Gaussian blur, you need to apply a moderate amount that
should be just enough to blend the hammered effect together smoothly
without over blurring the image. Use the sliders and watch the preview
until this is achieved and then apply the correction overall. Using your
history palette, take a snapshot of this correction and then undo the
Gaussian Blur returning you to your previous ‘smudged’ state. Select the
history brush and choose the blur snapshot in your history palette by
clicking the checkbox next to it. Use a medium to large brush and gently
brush on the blur selectively only in large open areas taking care to
avoid any detail parts like creases, eyes, lips etc.
Step 5
Open up the Add Noise filter and a very small amount – 2% on uniform
distribution and then apply this overall. This helps create the illusion
of texture in the skin and avoids the pancake makeup look. Finally,
turn your original layer back on by clicking its eye checkbox in the
layer palette. At this point you want to blend the corrections you have
done back into the original. You do this by altering the layer
transparency of the smooth correction. You can alter this at will to
achieve your desired effect and the amount of smoothing you want.
Typically, a female subject would usually be set at around 65%
transparency whereas a male would be less, say 45-50%. By doing this you
allow some of the natural flaws and shadows of the original back into
the image ensuring a very natural end result indeed. When you are happy
with this blend, flatten your image and your all done!
Your result should look something like this:
Hope you can
learn something new from this tutorial.
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