IMPROVE IMPERFECTIONS1. Click the new layer button to add a new empty layer.2. Click the spot healing brush

a. Click sample all layersb. Click content-aware.

3. Click the brush pre-set drop-down menu to open the brush picker.4. Move the size slider to set a brush just larger than the spot you want to remove.5. Move the hardness slider to 0% for a soft brush.6. Click each of the worst areas of a similar size first. Photoshop removes the spots and

blends the surrounding skin. Reduce the size of the brushes as needed.7. Change the opacity of this layer so that the skin looks normal.

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WHITEN TEETH

1. Zoom in and make a selection of the teeth.a. Click select – modify – feather. Feather your

selection 1 or 2 pixels.2. Click the hue/saturation adjustment layer.

a. Click the second drop-down menu and select yellows

b. Click and drag the saturation slider slowly to the left to remove the yellow in the teeth.

c. Click the drop-down menu and select master.d. Click and drag the lightness slider slowly to the

right to brighten the teeth. e. If the teeth still have a hint of color switch to

the color box to reds and reduce the saturation as needed.

f. To brighten the teeth switch the color box back to master and drag the lightness slider to the right a bit.

g. If you have removed too mush color the teeth may start looking gray. If this is the case reduce the layer opacity a bit.

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WHITEN EYES1. Select the whites of the eyes. Feather the selection 1 – 2 pixels.2. Create a hue and saturation adjustment layer.

a. Click the drop down menu at the top and select Reds.

b. Make sure you have the preview button checked and then slide the Saturation bar to the left until your eye looks good.

c. Click the drop down menu at the top again and switch it back to master. Once you’ve got master selected you can slide the Lightness slider over to the right to brighten up the eyes.

3. Adjust the blending mode of this layer to soft light and change the opacity to get a realistic look.

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ADD DEPTH TO EYE COLOR AND LIPS1. Zoom in on the eyes.2. Click the vibrance adjustment layer icon.

a. Press CTL+ Backspace to fill the layer mask with blackb. Click and drag the saturation slider completely to the left.

3. Click the brush tool. Be sure the foreground is set to white.a. Paint over each iris with a small soft-edged brush. The irises turn gray with no

saturation at all.4. Make sure the mask is still selected. Click and drag the saturation slider back to 0. The

original color returns to the irises.a. Click and drag the vibrance to the right to increase the color. The eye is more

vibrant.5. Click the new layer icon.

a. Reduce the opacity of this layer to about 10.6. Select the brush tool and be sure the foreground is set to black.

a. Reduce the size of the brush and paint a thin black line around the edges of the irises

b. Pain in the pupils to darken then.7. Add a second empty layer.

a. Change the opacity to about 20.b. Zoom in on the eyelashes.

8. Click the brush tool. Click the bush tip shape. a. Select a very small brush to match the size of the eyelashes. b. Be sure the hardness is set to 100%.c. Drag the brush angle and the dots on the roundness icon to conform the brush

shape to the eye lashes of one eye.9. Change the shape as necessary for all eyelashes.10. Increase or decrease the opacity of the last two layers as needed.

11. Add vibrance to lips:12. Repeat steps 1 – 6 for the lips.

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REMOVE HOT SPOTS

1. Zoom in on the face2. Duplicate the layer3. Take the patch tool and draw a selection around the hot

spot. The patch tool works just like the lasso tool. 4. Click inside your selected area and drag that selection to

a nearby area that has a similar texture, but isn’t shiny. Release your mouse button and your selection snaps back to the hot spot. The hot spot should be gone. But now it is too dull. DO NOT DESELECT.

5. Choose Edit > Fade patch selection. Lower the fade opacity amount until the highlight comes back, but not the shininess.

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ENHANCE EYELASHES WITH BRUSHES1. The brushes are downloaded and can be installed on your machine.Top Eyelashes:2. Create a blank layer above your photo.3. Change your paint color to black, choose an eyelash type, adjust the size and paint an

eyelash over one of the eyes.4. Position the eyelash so it is in the correct place. 5. Warp the eyelash to follow the curve of the eye.6. Reduce the opacity of this layer to make it blend in with the image.7. To do the top eyelash of the other eye – duplicate the layer and flip it horizontal. Adjust

as necessaryBottom Eyelash8. Create another blank layer9. Choose the 3rd bottom lash brush (#667). Lower

the brush size.10. Adjust the options before painting:11. Also adjust the angle of the brush about -12°

every few strokes. (Brush tip shape options)12. When you get to the middle of the eye you will

have to flip the brush. Choose flip x on the brush tip shape options.

13. Try lowering the opacity of this layer and applying a drop shadow.s

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ADJUSTING LEVELSThe tonal range of an image represents the amount of contrast, or detail, in the image and is determined by the image's distribution of pixels, ranging from the darkest pixels (black) to the lightest pixels (white). You'll use a Levels adjustment layer to fine tune the tonal range in this image.

Click the Levels button in the Adjustments panel.1. Photoshop adds a Levels adjustment layer to the Layers panel. The

Levels controls and a histogram appear in the Adjustments panel. The histogram displays the range of dark and light values in the image. The left (black) triangle represents the shadows; the right (white) triangle represents the highlights; and the middle (gray) triangle represents the midtones. Unless you’re aiming for a special effect, the ideal histogram has its black point at the beginning of the data and its white point at the end of the data, and the middle portion has fairly uniform peaks and valleys, representing adequate pixel data in the midtones.

2. Click the Calculate A More Accurate Histogram button the histogram. Photoshop replaces the histogram.

There is a single line on the far left side of the histogram, representing the current black point, but the bulk of the data begins further to the right. You want to set the black point to match the beginning of that data.

3. Drag the left (black) triangle toward the right to the point where the histogram indicates the darkest colors begin. As you drag, the first Input Levels value (beneath the histogram graph) changes, and so does the image itself.

4. Pull the middle (gray) triangle a little bit to the left to slightly lighten the midtones. We moved it to a value of 1.18

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REMOVE DARK SHADOWS UNDER EYESUse the healing brush tool to remove dark lines under the eyes.1. Duplicate the layer2. Select the Healing Brush tool hidden under the Spot Healing Brush tool.

a. Select a brush with a size of 19 pixels and a hardness of 50%.b. Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) an area just below the dark areas

beneath her eyes to create the sampling source.c. Brush beneath the eyes to remove the dark smudges. You're changing the color

now. You'll smooth out the texture later.

You'll use the Dodge tool to further lighten the color under the eyes so that it looks more natural. 1. Select the Dodge tool

a. In the options bar, change to an appropriate brush size and the Exposure to 30%.b. Make sure Midtones is selected in the Range menu.

2. Brush the Dodge tool over the shadows under the eyes to lighten them.

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LIGHTEN SKIN TONES ONLY1. Click Select – Color range

a. Click the select drop down menu and click skin tonesb. Click detect facesc. Click the selection preview drop down menu and click white matter

The skin tones appear in color in the image window; everything else turns white.

d. Click and drag the fuzziness slider all the way to the left. The image turns completely white and the preview box completely black.

e. Click and drag the fuzziness slider all the way to the right. Click ok when most of the skin tones are selected.

2. Create a levels adjustment layer.3. Deselect4. ALT click the layer mask thumbnail on the adjustment layer. The image shows only the

layer mask in black and white.5. Click the brush tool. (Be sure that Black is the foreground color)

a. Paint with black over the white areas in the image that are not faces to remove them from the selection.

6. ALT click the layer mask thumbnail on the adjustment layer. The image returns to the normal view.

7. Click the levels button in the properties panel8. Click and drag the slider to the left until the skin tones are

lightened or to the base of the curve. The adjustments are applied only to the skin tones.

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CHANGE EYE COLOR1. Duplicate the layer2. Zoom in on the eyes3. Click the eyedropper tool.4. Click the sample size drop-down menu and select 3 by 3 average.5. Click in the iris to set a reference color as the foreground color.6. Click the brush tool and change the options on the brush pre-set drop down:

a. Drag the hardness to 50%b. Adjust the brush size just smaller than one-half the irisc. Click the airbrush button to enable it. d. Click the foreground color box in the

toolbar.e. Click and drag the Hue slider to

another color. OK7. Add a new layer

a. Change the blend mode on this layer to Colorb. Click and drag over both irises to paint in the new color.c. Erase any extra painting, if you went outside the lines.d. Adjust the layer opacity if necessary.

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ADJUST A SELECTION WITH REFINE EDGE

1. Open an image and make a selection using any of the selection tools.2. Click the refine edge button in the options bar.

a. Click the zoom tool in the refine edge panel and click in the image to enlarge certain areas.

b. Click and drag the radius slider to refine the edge selectionc. Click and drag the contrast slider to remove edge artifacts and to sharpen edges.d. Click the view drop- down menu to select another view mode.e. Click and drag the smooth slider to create a smoother selection outline.f. Click and drag the feather slider to create a softer-edge transition.g. Click and drag the shift edge slider to adjust the selection edges.h. Click decontaminate colors. Click and drag the amount slider to replace the color

fringes with the color of the subject.i. Repeat any of the above steps to get the best selection possible.j. Click the output to drop – down menu to have the selected area appear as a new

layer with mask.

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CREATING A MASK1. You'll use the Quick Selection tool to create the initial mask in order to separate the

model from the background.

2. Select the Quick Selection tool. In the options bar, set up a brush with a size of 15 px and hardness of 100%.

3. Select the man. It's fairly easy to select his shirt and face, but the hair is trickier. Don't worry if the selection isn't perfect. You'll refine the mask.

4. At the bottom of the Layers panel, click the Add Layer Mask button to create a layer mask.

REFINING A MASK

5. The mask is pretty good, but the Quick Selection tool couldn't quite capture all of the model's hair. The mask is also a little choppy around the contours of the shirt and face. You'll smooth the mask, and then fine-tune the area around the hair.

6. Choose Window > Properties to open the Properties panel.7. If it isn't already selected, click the mask on Layer 0 in the Layers panel.8. In the Properties panel, click Mask Edge. The Refine Mask dialog box opens.9. In the View Mode area of the dialog box, click the arrow next to the preview window.

Choose On Black from the pop-up menu.10. The mask appears against a black background, which makes it easier to see the edge of

the white shirt and the face.11. In the Adjust Edge area of the dialog box, move the sliders to create a smooth,

unfeathered edge along the shirt and face. The optimal settings depend on the selection you created.. We moved the Smooth slider to 15, Contrast to 40%, and Shift Edge to -8%.

12. In the Output area of the dialog box, select Decontaminate Colors. Choose New Layer With Layer Mask from the Output To menu.

13. Select the Zoom tool in the Refine Mask dialog box, and then click the face to zoom in so you can see its edges more clearly.

14. Select the Refine Radius tool in the Refine Mask dialog box. Use it to paint out any white background that remains around the lips and the nose. Press the left bracket ([) to decrease the brush size and the right bracket (]) to increase it.

15. When you're satisfied with the mask around the face, click OK.

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A new layer, named Layer 0 copy, appears in the Layers panel. You'll use this layer to add the spikes to the mask of the hair.16. With Layer 0 copy active, click Mask Edge in the Properties panel to open the Refine

Mask dialog box again.17. From the View pop-up menu, choose On White. The black hair shows up well against the

white matte. If necessary, zoom out or use the Hand tool to reposition the image so that you can see all of the hair.

18. Select the Refine Radius tool in the Refine Mask dialog box. Press the ] key to increase the size of the brush. (The options bar displays the brush size; we used 300 px at first.) Then, begin brushing along the top of the hair, high enough to include the spikes. Press the [ key to decrease the brush size by about half. Then, paint along the right side of the head, where the hair is a solid color, to pick up any small, fine hairs that protrude.

19. As you paint, Photoshop refines the mask edge, including the hair, but eliminating most of the background. If you were painting on a layer mask, the background would be included. The Refine Mask feature is good, but it's not perfect. You'll clean up any areas of background that are included with the hair.

20. Select the Erase Refinements tool hidden behind the Refine Radius tool in the Refine Mask dialog box. Click once or twice in each area where background color shows. When you erase an area, the Refine Mask feature erases similar colors, cleaning up more of the mask for you. Be careful not to erase the refinements you made to the hair edge. You can undo a step or use the Refine Radius tool to restore the edge if necessary.

21. Select Decontaminate Colors, and move the Amount slider to 85%.22. Choose New Layer With Layer Mask from the Output menu. Then click OK.

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CREATE SHAPES FOR IMAGESIf starting with a photo open:1. Select the custom shape tool from the rectangle shape sub menu.

a. Click the shape drop down menu in the options bar to view the shapes.b. Click the gear menu button and click a set of shapes from the menu such as

Grime vector pack.c. Click append in the dialog box that appears.d. Double click a shape in the menu.e. Click and drag on the document.f. Click the path operations button in the options bar.g. Click Combine shapes.h. Create a new shape and the two shapes are combine.

2. Place this layer beneath the photo layer. If the photo layer is named background you will have to rename it, first.

3. Alt Click on the line between the photo layer and the shape layer to create a clipping mask.

4. Shift click to resize the photo as needed and move it around as needed.

If starting with no file open:1. Select the custom shape tool from the rectangle shape sub menu.

a. Click the shape drop down menu in the options bar to view the shapes.b. Click the gear menu button and click a set of shapes from the menu such as

Grime vector pack.c. Click append in the dialog box that appears.d. Double click a shape in the menu.e. Click and drag on the document.f. Click the path operations button in the options bar.g. Click Combine shapes.h. Create a new shape and the two shapes are combine.

2. Click file – place. Choose a photo to place into the shape.3. Alt Click on the line between the photo layer and the shape layer to create a clipping

mask.4. Shift click to resize the photo as needed and move it around as needed.

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