Trying my hand at this smoothing skin business. How'd I do?

[Razeus]

Never really learned Photoshop, but now diving in with all sort of techniques. Trying out this skin smoothing business and some other techniques in PS. How'd I do?


201104301905 by Photobyharris, on Flickr

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[Clark Kent]

I think it looks pretty good. I'm no expert in skin smoothing, but it looks natural and if you had just posted the modified picture, I wouldn't have realized you did anything to her skin.

I'm sure it helps that it seems like she had pretty good skin anyway and the picture is well taken.

 

[fitshaced]

I like it. Did you just use a cloning tool?

 

[Razeus]

I like it. Did you just use a cloning tool?

I wish it was that easy. I used the heal tool for the blemishes on her skin. The patch tool to get rid of the bags and wrinkles in her eyes. I used a surface blur to smooth the skin. Sharpened her eyes with the sharpen tool. Then finally, high pass filter to sharpen. 4-5 layers were involved.

 

[Ravaroo]

think you did a fine job, and I'm sure she would appreciate the adjustments, very flattering

 

[Razeus]

think you did a fine job, and I'm sure she would appreciate the adjustments, very flattering

Yes, she likes it. And her Facebook friends seem to like it alot too.

 

[GoCubsGo]

For some reason I could not read and thought the top was the original. I would have said it was not a succes. You did great. I think I would have played with her upper lip as well. If you went as far as to remove the appearance of "bags" under her eyes, I would play with the darkness on the upper lip for kicks.

Nicely done. You used a wacom I hope. My hand would cramp if I did that with a mouse.

 

[bluap84]

its a good attempt, i see loads of retouching photos and theyre just too retouched, too smooth, just horrible. So you done well. Would of like to of seen the colour instead of B&W

If you need any retouching help give me a shout, im not too bad. Try and get a work flow going too that helps alot

i find, any new tool you use its best to create a new layer. Also start using folders too. i normally have a skin / eyes / teeth / hair / folder just keeps all the layers organised.

theres a good lynda.com training package on photoshop retouching, i learnt most of my tricks from there.