Then tackle progressively more subtle issues.
Start by retouching the most obvious problems first. Go to Layer>New>Layer and add a new, empty pixel layer. This ensures that your chosen tool will copy pixels from the Background into the new layer above it. The trick here will be to choose the Sample All Layers option while using the Spot Healing Brush and the Current and Below option for the Clone Stamp Tool. Stage 1: Retouch Obvious Blemishes and ImperfectionsĬreate a new, empty pixel layer above the Background layer to receive the retouching. With these we can retouch major blemishes, flyaway hairs, and any other texture/color irregularities. The first tools we'll be reaching for are the Clone Stamp Tool and Spot Healing Brush. Keep your eye on the big picture (no pun intended).
Making things perfect comes at the end, not the beginning, of the retouching process. Use the Red channel of the merged layer to smooth the skinīefore we get started I want you to beware of and avoid what I call Photographer’s Tunnel Vision - that compulsive desire to do the fun stuff first. Merge the retouching edits into the image layerģ. Manually retouch big flaws and wrinkles via a separate retouching layerĢ. From start to finish, an experienced Photoshop user should be able to do this in about 15 minutes.ġ. Best of all, it won’t take all day to accomplish.
#PHOTOSHOP PORTRAIT RETOUCHING ACNE SKIN#
In this article I’m going to show you a combination of techniques I regularly use that results in beautiful, smooth skin that still looks totally real. The problem with most of the Photoshop techniques I’ve experimented with over the years (burning & dodging individual pores, Surface Blur filter, Dust and Scratches filter, etc.) is they take too long, aren’t very convincing, or - worst of all - make the subject look like a victim of plastic surgery gone bad. A split image showing results both before and after my 15 minute makeover.
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