PORTRAIT - SMOOTH SKIN

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Technical

PS Tech.

Tech. Intro


1.	LAYER ... DUPLICATE LAYER ... OK
2.	FILTER ... BLUR ... GAUSSIAN BLUR (incr. radius to 35-50 pixels) ... OK
3.	at bottom of layers palette, ADD LAYER MASK BUTTON (square with 0 in it), EDIT ... FILL ... contents: BLACK ... OK
4.	on toolbar, click DEFAULT FOREGROUND & BACKGROUND COLORS
5.	on toolbar, select PAINT BRUSH TOOL ... select a SOFT BRUSH / set OPACITY to 30% to 50%
6.	to remove affect from an area painted, "X on keyboard" to switch the foreground/background color and undo previous painting
7.	LAYER ... FLATTEN IMAGE ... FILE ... SAVE (destructive)

(not tested)

1. Create a duplicate of your image.

2. Delete everything except the skin. Erase the detail sections with 30-50% opacity eraser.

3. Selection the layer (CTRL+click on layer) and run >Filter>Noise>Median.

4. Change the Layer Mode to Luminosity - The Opacity is at 100% and needs to be turned down for a more realistic look.

5. The Opacity has been brought down to 65%

Extra Tip #1

You could also duplicate the "skin" layer and change the Layer Mode to Soft Light for a warmer feel.

Extra Tip #2

Or create an quick tan by changing the second skin layer to Multiply. (bring the Opacity down to less than 50%)