December 2014

How to Retouch Mature Skin in Photoshop

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Who wouldn’t want to spend time retouching handsome, mature men!? In today’s episode, learn how to eliminate wrinkles and pores, and add color back to the skin!

Keep the Handsome AND the Mature

Before you begin, remember that it is easy to get carried away with editing out elderly imperfections. You want the skin to be smoother, but not completely devoid of texture. The goal is not to turn a 60 year old man into a 20 year old! Experiment with lessing the intensity of layers, and playing around with how much you edit out.

1. On a copy of the background layer (Cmd+J), go to Image – Adjustments – Shadows and Highlights. This dialogue is very helpful for editing older subjects, because you can control the shadows for a less harsh face.

2. To begin lessening the appearance of things like wrinkles and pores, duplicate the background layer again. Use the spot healing brush tool on this layer to paint over unwanted lines. Be sure that “content aware” is selected at the top of the screen. Once you’re finished, don’t hesitate to lower the opacity of this layer. There’s a good chance your subject will look too plastic if you remove every single imperfection from the face.

3. As time goes on, we tend to lose some color and life in the look of our skin. To add some color back into the image, create a hue/saturation adjustment layer and crank up the saturation. Put a layer mask on this layer, and fill it with black to invert it. Now, with a white brush, you can paint some color into the eyes and lips.
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How to Master the Transform Tool in Photoshop

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In today’s episode, learn the ins and outs of the Transform tool, and use that knowledge to apply any image to an iPhone! And, don’t miss a very luscious blooper at the end!

To begin, duplicate the background layer and hit Cmd + T. Now you are ready to transform!

Here are some tips for Transforming:

–If you hold shift while turning, it will turn in perfect increments. If you hold shift while scaling, it will scale in proportion to the original image.
–Clicking outside of the image and dragging the mouse will rotate. Clicking inside of the image and dragging will move the whole image around.
–Holding option while scaling will scale from the center point of the image.
–Holding command and dragging corners will allow you to change the perspective.

Adding an image to another and making it look realistic is easier than you might think! For this episode, we add a sunset photo to an iPhone screen. First, we have to make a selection of the screen. We use the polygonal selection tool in this case. Make sure to do this on the background layer, with the image layer above it turned off. Next, turn the top layer on again and select it. Then, click the layer mask button. Voila! The image will only appear inside of your selection.

At this point, the layer mask is locked to the layer. If you want to change this, click the lock icon between the two. Now, the layer can move freely and you can position your image with more control.

Final Touches

Using the tips from earlier, size your image appropriately. Drag the corners to match a realistic perspective (follow the edges of the phone).
Finishing touches include putting a slight blur around the edge of the layer mask, and adding shine to the corner of the image.

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