Facial Retouching and Manipulation in Photoshop
In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to make some stunning transformations to portrait work with the help of techniques and tools found inside of Photoshop. Software required: Photoshop CS6.
What you'll learn
In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to make some stunning transformations to portrait work with the help of techniques and tools found inside of Photoshop. We'll begin this process by exploring how we can use some very powerful healing tools in Photoshop to remove unwanted facial blemishes and stray hairs, along with reducing smile lines and wrinkles. Following this we'll learn how we can adjust and manipulate various facial features of our model to look more visually appealing and draw the focus of the viewer. From there we'll learn how we can add more detail to our model's skin and unify all the adjustments we've made to her face. Finally we'll add some final touches to really make some facial elements pop. Along the way we'll be using some really powerful and useful tools in Photoshop to achieve the look we want and enhance the beauty of our model. Software required: Photoshop CS6.
Table of contents
- Retouching Skin Blemishes on the Face 10m
- Adjusting the Eyes of Our Model 11m
- Adjusting the Bags Under the Eyes 7m
- Adjusting the Lips 14m
- Reducing the Smile Lines Using the Patch Tool 8m
- Adjusting the Balance of the Chin 8m
- Adjusting the Nose 9m
- Adjusting the Eyebrows 8m
- Facial Smoothing 10m
- Creating Facial Skin Texture 8m
- Facial Touch Ups 10m
- Sharpening Facial Features 8m
About the author
Kurt is a design tutor at Pluralsight. Ever since he could hold a crayon, Kurt has been in love with drawing. Apart from his dedication to training artists at Pluralsight, Kurt has an extensive background in illustration. He has previously worked for a book publisher, as well as Rhythm and Hues Studios. It was through his extensive industry background that Kurt learned the way of the Wacom, and that the Pen tool is truly mightier than the sword. Along with creating beautiful 2D illustrations,... more