Portrait tutorial.

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24 Mar 2006 - 4:55 AM

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sillyconguru

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24 Mar 2006 - 5:07 AM

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Like this?

contemporary dave

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24 Mar 2006 - 7:24 AM

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Alternatively a shorter version, which I do. Check my gallery - a lot of the pics there have had skin softening done to them like so...

1. Do the usual cloning healing brush stuff to get rid of the big flaws like spots etc.

2. Create a duplicate layer of your pic

3. Add gaussian blur to the duplicate layer so the shot looks out of focus. You will have to practice to get the right amount of blur

4. Add a layer mask to the duplicate layer and click once on the mask.

5. Choose eraser tool and start erasing around the eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth and any area you want sharp.

6. Reduce the opacity of the duplicate layer until both layers blend to produce a natural soft skin effect.

ginz04

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24 Mar 2006 - 7:31 AM

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IVE JUST DENOISED MINE - SOFTWARE IS NOISEWARE - LOAD UP A PIC PRESS A BUTTON AND DONE.

kokobrown

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24 Mar 2006 - 11:31 AM

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Ok heres one that I use...

From the scott kelby book. Bear with me its a bit long winded but well worth it!

Open the picture that you want to soften

copy the layer twice by pressing "control & J" twice.
You now have 3 layers in total.

Click on the middle layers "eye" to hide it.

Then click on the top layer. Change the blend mode to "darken"

then go to "filter" and "gaussain blur" add a 40 pixel blur and click okay.

then click on the first layers eye icon to hide that.

go back to the middle layer and reveal its eye again. make that layer active. change the blend mode to "lighten"
apply a 60 pixel guassian blur.

Make the first layer active and reveal its eye and reduce the opacity to 40%.

Hide the background layer by clicking on its eye.

press and hold "alt" whilst clicking on the wee triangle on the layers palette and "merge visable"

this will now give you a flattened version of your 2 blurry layers. drag the new layer to the top of the layer stack.

Reveal the background layers eye icon again. Click the 2 blurry layers eyes to hide them.
Then click the top layer and bring opacity down to whatever opacity makes the skin look smooth (the rest of your pic will still be blurry though)

Still on the top layer, add a layer mask. Set your foreground colour to black,use the brush and paint over all the details you want to remain sharp, such as eyes, lips, hair clothes etc.

Hope I explained it properly!

Laura x

tibet2004uk

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24 Mar 2006 - 1:09 PM

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WOW!! Thx guys! That was fast and that's exactly what I was looking for!
Dave and Laura, thx u so much for taking the time to answer me with so many details! I'll give it go asap!
Thx again.

kokobrown

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24 Mar 2006 - 2:54 PM

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Pascale..

just got your comment on my PF..

see on the layers palette..top right hand corner of it..just on the edge of the box there is a wee black or grey triangle hold alt
and click that...

hope that helps! shout back if your stuck!

kokobrown

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25 Mar 2006 - 12:31 AM

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yep just flatted the whole lot...you can adjust the opacity on the top layer to make the skin softening more apparent or more sutble.

Laura
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