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The
Photo
Experience
Technical
PS Tech.
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RUBBER STAMP
major blemishes |
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LAYER ...
DUPLICATE LAYER ... OK |
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FILTER ... BLUR
... GAUSSIAN BLUR (incr. radius to 35-50
pixels) ... OK |
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use HISTORY BRUSH to undo blur on areas to remain sharp
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use OPACITY to
reduce effect to desired softness |
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LAYER ... FLATTEN IMAGE
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PORTRAIT - SOFTAR EMULATION |
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LAYER ...
DUPLICATE LAYER ... OK |
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FILTER ... BLUR
... GAUSSIAN BLUR (incr. radius to 35-50
pixels) ... OK |
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blend mode: SCREEN
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use OPACITY to
reduce effect to desired softness
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LAYER ... FLATTEN
IMAGE ... FILE ... SAVE
(destructive) |
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LAYER ...
DUPLICATE LAYER ... OK |
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FILTER ... BLUR
... GAUSSIAN BLUR (incr. radius to 35-50
pixels) ... OK |
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at bottom of layers palette, ADD LAYER MASK BUTTON (square
with 0 in it),
EDIT ... FILL ... contents: BLACK
... OK |
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on toolbar, click
DEFAULT FOREGROUND & BACKGROUND COLORS |
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on toolbar, select PAINT BRUSH TOOL ...
select a SOFT BRUSH / set OPACITY
to 30% to 50% |
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to remove affect
from an area painted, "X on keyboard" to switch the
foreground/background color and undo previous painting |
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LAYER ... FLATTEN
IMAGE ... FILE ... SAVE
(destructive) |
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Katrin Eismann |
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LAYER ...
DUPLICATE LAYER ... OK |
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FILTER ... OTHER
... HIGH PASS ... Radius 5 ... OK |
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IMAGE ... ADJUSTMENTS ...
DESATURATE |
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change Layer
Blend Mode: Soft light |
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IMAGE ... ADJUSTMENTS ... INVERT |
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LAYER ... FLATTEN
IMAGE |
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Use History Brush
to undo effect on non-selected areas |
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Debbie Grossman |
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LAYER ...
DUPLICATE LAYER ... name it: "blur" OK |
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FILTER ... BLUR
... GAUSSIAN BLUR ... set radius to: "50" .... OK |
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holding down ALT KEY ... click
LAYER MASK BUTTON (Layers, bottom [0] |
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select soft brush
from TOOL BAR ... Opacity: "30%" / foreground color: white |
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paint subject's skin |
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if too much,
reduce Opacity |
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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
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Copy your image layer. Run a whacking great Gaussian Blur
on it--like 20 px radius. Change the blend mode to Screen and lower the
opacity of the layer until the skin looks good. IGNORE the rest of the
image. Now add a Hide All layer mask and with your brush, paint in the
softening where you need it. Thanks to Katrin Eismann for this technique,
which I believe is the one used here.
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