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When you have a visible difference between two areas of skin the best way to bring them back together is to make a selection of one of the areas then alter it to look like the other.
Because the red skin is more saturated than the normal skin tone we use it to make a selection. Select, Color Range is a great tool for selecting an area of color like red skin. We adjust the Range so as not to select the entire image, just the “problem area”.
After turning the red skin into a selection we use a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer to change the values in the selection. When you create a new Adjustment Layer with a selection active the selection will automatically load into the layer mask of the Adjustment Layer, NICE!
We use “Colorize” in the Hue/Sat Adj Layer and change the sliders to match the red area to the lighter skin. Bring Saturation down and Lightness up.
Blending the Visible Tan Lines
After matching the two areas of skin it is time to take care of the transition area. Use the healing brush tool on a new layer and sample from the lighter area and heal over the transition line.
You will also need to take care of skin “blotches” that tend to happen with sun damage.
Creating a Tan in Photoshop
It looks like our subject wanted a nice warm tan. Instead of spending time in the sun we are going to give her one in Photoshop. We use Hue/Saturation and the Colorize function to bring the darkness down and adjust the hue to a warm color. Paint the layer mask white over the skin and you have an instant tan.
Dodging and Burning to Bring Back Detail
After we get the skin tones evened out it is time to bring more definition to her chest. We are using a simple method of dodging and burning to add dark under her breasts and light above them.
To do this create a new layer and change the blend mode to “Soft Light” and paint black and white to dodge and burn. To make the transitions more subtle use a low flow (around 10%) and buildup the effect.
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What is Frequency Separation?
Frequency separation helps make retouching a portrait easier in Photoshop. Frequency separation works because it allows you to separate the texture of an image from the tone and color. When retouching you can focus on just the texture or the skin beneath it.
It sounds quite complex but in practice it is quite simple. If you want to work with texture, choose the high frequency layer, if you want to work with skin choose the low frequency layer.
Getting Started with Frequency Separation
To get your image set up for frequency separation you will have to make 2 copies of your background layer. If you are not starting from the beginning, add a Stamp Visible layer over all layers by typing CTRL+ALT+OPTN+E. One of these copies will be for your low frequency (skin) and one will be for your high frequency (texture).
First apply a Gaussian Blur to the lower (low frequency) layer. Choose a radius that blurs out the skin texture, but don’t go too far as to make the face unrecognizable.
Next choose your high frequency layer and go to Image, Apply Image. Here you will want to se the Layer: to the low frequency layer. For blending choose Subtract and for Scale:2, Offset:128. These will be your settings every time, no need to change them.
Now you should have one layer with a blur (low frequency) and a layer above it that looks mostly gray (high frequency). Select the high frequency layer and change the blending mode to “Linear Light”.
Your image should now look identical to the image before you started the process.
Correcting Underlying Color
To correct the underlying color (skin) choose an area with the lasso tool. I suggest feathering the selection to make it look more realistic. Use Q for Quick Mask as a quick way to see what your selection looks like. After you have made your selection choose the low frequency (blurred) layer and apply a Gaussian Blur in the selection. Choose a radius high enough to blend the tones together.
Repeat this process over different areas of the portrait to smooth the skin tones. Because the texture is on a different layer, it should stay in tact during this entire process.
Correcting Texture
If you need to correct texture, we recommend waiting until after you do the tone. Select the high frequency layer and choose the Clone Stamp Tool. In the Clone Stamp Tool settings be sure to hit Sample: Current Layer. This will make sure you are just using the texture and not sampling anything else. Then on your high frequency layer sample good skin texture using ALT and then paint over “bad” skin texture. This will work very well for stray hairs, acne, wrinkles and other small blemishes.
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If you want to skip making your own frequency separation layers be sure to download our Frequency Separation Retouching Photoshop Action. It is designed for use in Photoshop CC.
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