Join Now
Join ePHOTOzine, the friendliest photography community.
Upload photos, chat with photographers, win prizes and much more for free!
Not a link but its covered in Katrin Eismanns book Photoshop Restoration and Retouching
Select abdomen area with a high feather of at least 50 (75-100 on high res files)
Choose filter>distort>pinch use a setting of 15-20 to narrow the abdomen
repeat if necessary. May need to be combined with stretching and pushing.
Now I haven't tried it and there is more detail in the book but it may give you an idea of where to start.
The obvious tool is "liquify". You need to play around with it for a while and use it very carefully, but it'll do the job. Standard tools like clone can work pretty well too. Of if you're doing an extract, it's pretty simple to extact a bit more than you need to from some places.
Here's something for inspiraton.
You can do a lot before you take the shot though.. obviously it helps if you avoid porkers to start with, but otherwise if you think about it you can figure out some angles which are more flattering than others.
In Paint Shop Pro I would use Warp Mesh, PS CS2 has a similar tool Filter >Liquify.
Both Warp Mesh and Liquify place a grid over the picture, you decide the number of vertical and horizontal lines/intersections [PSP greater variety], and then you can pull the intersection points in any direction ... expand or compress adjacent pixels. They are fun and useful tools 
Apart from correcting tail-off in panorama shots and straightening trees I have used it to create interesting image. Shot of a water outfall into a strange creature[. I forget exactly but I think I added the eyes with a white brush.
As a teenager I remember standing at the back at Stratford for one play ... Was at school camp picking pershaw plums when not drinking cider at the local pub. No cider that night
Liquify every time for slimming waistlines, arms etc.
Anyone remember a picture of kate Winslet a few years back as a size 8? .... She got Liquified!
Add a Comment
ePHOTOzine, the web's friendliest photography community.
Upload photos, chat with photographers, win prizes and much more.
Login or Join Now
New to ePHOTOzine? Join ePHOTOzine for free!
Join Our Free Newsletter
Awards
Current Competitions
foliopic 'Movement' Competition
1st May 2012 - 31st May 2012
This month's competition theme is 'Movement' which can be interpreted in a number of ways. You could photograph an animal running, a person walking or a car speeding...Featured e2 Photo
Featured Directory Listing
May's Photo Month
Check out ePHOTOzine's inspirational photo month calendar! Each day click on a window to unveil new photography tips, treats and techniques.
Interact
Photography Gallery Photography Forums Recent Forum Activity Members' Meetings Members' BlogsSearch ePHOTOzine
Having trouble or would like to make a suggestion? Create a report
Calibrate your monitor so you can see 16 different shades.
ePHOTOzine © 2001 - 2012 Magezine Publishing | Contact Us | Site Map | Top