Start painting the lips, especially if the lips are not well defined, make sure to get the outlines good. Set the Range to Midtones and your Exposure to 10%. It is in the same area as the Dodge tool, click on the icon for a second or two and the Burn tool should drop down as an option – it looks like a hand making an “O” shape. I usually like to use it subtly on the lips and eyebrows. The burn tool is great for bringing more contrast back into the photo by darkening things that might have gotten too light in the process. Repeat with the 2 nd eye, now your photo should look something like this: Now move your brush directly up to her under eye and start painting. Choose an area on her cheek that has a nice skin tone, hold down option and click on that area. Adjust the settings for size (right-click) and you’ll want your brush size close to the size of her pupil, make sure your hardness is somewhere between 20-60% and set your opacity around 10%. ![]() Select your Clone Stamp Tool – it looks like a hand stamp. Since Emily has some dark circles under her eyes, we’re going to want to lighten these. This tool is a little trickier, but worth it once you see the outcome. Your photo should now look something like this: This is when the Spot Healing Brush comes in handy again. Now, Emily has a pretty big brown spot in her eye that the dodge tool couldn’t brighten enough. You can adjust your brush size by right-clicking or changing it using the panel at the top left of the screen as well. Once you have this selected, make sure to set your Range to Midtones and your Exposure to 10% at the top left of the screen. Choose the Dodge tool, which is the one that looks kind of like a lollipop. Don’t go overboard (like everything else in this post), or she’ll start looking artificial. I use this tool to quickly brighten the whites of the eyes and whiten any yellow or discolored teeth. ![]() I’m going to go in now and remove those extra eyebrow hairs sprouting up, fine lines and some of the larger pores on her nose with the same method. After you finish healing your pimples… feel free to “heal” any other things that stand out to you. I try not to get too carried away I like to leave freckles and moles so I don’t change the person’s appearance completely. Use the brush to click and paint over your blemishes… yeah, it’s really that easy! If you need to zoom in to see more detail, use the command + and command – shortcuts for zooming. You will generally want to set your brush about the size of the elements you are removing. Adjust the brush size by right-clicking or opening up the panel at the top left of the screen. Find the tool that looks like a Band-Aid, just make sure it says “Spot Healing Brush Tool” when you hover over it or use the keyboard shortcut J. This tool is awesome for beginners it’s easy to use and the results are great. First things first, duplicate the background layer and work off of the copy. She’s got a few issues here: piercing scars, a little acne, some under-eye circles and some fine wrinkles. ![]() I don’t know her name or who she is but she looks like an Emily to me. While generally, I don’t like to change someone’s unique and distinguishing features, there are a few easy methods that will make your photo (and your face) shine just a little bit brighter. Lately, as Wpromote’s lead graphic designer, I’ve gotten a lot of requests from coworkers to teach them how to remove a pimple, wrinkle or under-eye circle in Photoshop.
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