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Beauty Retouching Open the Woman.psd file. Retouching and Restoring Images When retouching images first evaluate the faults that need to be eliminated vs. the ones that need to be minimized.

Set the Brush Size to 20px and Hardness to 100%. On the image, click on the blemish on her forehead.

Use the Spot Healing Brush tool for areas where you can let Photoshop automatically sample from the nearby area to cover the flaw in the image.

Set the Brush Size to 15px and Blending Mode is Normal, Source is Sampled and Sample is Current Layer.

1 Beauty Retouching Open the Woman.psd file. Retouching and Restoring Images When retouching images first evaluate the faults that need to be eliminated vs. the ones that need to be minimized. First we will remove the flaws that should be completely erased. Removing Flaws In the Layers panel, select the Retouch Here layer. Click on the Spot Healing Brush tool in the toolbar to select it. Set the Brush Size to 20px and Hardness to 100%. On the image, click on the blemish on her forehead. Note: To scale your brush size as you retouch the image, press the [ (left bracket) key to make it smaller and the ] (right bracket) key to make it bigger. Use the Spot Healing Brush tool for areas where you can let Photoshop automatically sample from the nearby area to cover the flaw in the image. Click and drag over other areas in the middle of the forehead where the skin texture needs to be improved. Click on the Healing Brush tool in the toolbar to select it. Set the Brush Size to 15px and Blending Mode is Normal, Source is Sampled and Sample is Current Layer. Zoom in on the image to her cheek by using the Navigator panel, the Zoom tool or pressing Command/Ctrl + +. Press the Opt/Alt key and click on a good area, then click on or paint over the flaw in the image. Use this technique to make the skin on her cheeks and nose smooth. Tool Behavior: The Healing Brush tool lets you correct imperfections, causing them to disappear into the surrounding image. Like the cloning tools, you use the Healing Brush tool to paint with sampled pixels from an image or pattern. However, the Healing Brush tool also matches the texture, lighting, transparency, and shading of the sampled pixels to the pixels being healed. As a result, the repaired pixels blend seamlessly into the rest of the image. If Aligned is not checked, it will use the same sample of good pixels as the painting source. Since both Healing Brushes blend the edges to create a smooth repair, they don t work in areas where the flaw is on an edge. Tool Behavior: Unlike the Healing Brush, the Spot Healing Brush doesn t require you to specify a sample spot. The Spot Healing Brush automatically samples from around the retouched area. Continue to use the Healing Brush tool to remove the light crows feet on either side of her eyes. Select a good sample from an area nearby. Pay attention to the direction you are painting in and the length of the stroke needed to cover the fine wrinkles so that you are sampling good skin for the duration of the brush stroke. You will see a small + showing the sample source as you paint. Remove just the light crows feet and avoid getting near the edges of her eyes and the fold below her lower lid. Beverly Houwing Adobe Certified Instructor 1

In the Layers panel, click the New Layer button at the bottom of the panel.

In the Healing Brush settings, change the Sample setting to Current and Below.

using Merge Down to permanently apply the improvement.

Choose Edit > Fill. Choose 50% Gray from the Use options. Click OK.

2 In the Layers panel, click the New Layer button at the bottom of the panel. Double click the text of the layer to rename the layer. Name it Minimize Flaws. In the Healing Brush settings, change the Sample setting to Current and Below. If you choose Current and Below or Select All Layers, you can paint the corrections onto a blank layer above the image. Use the Healing Brush to paint out the deeper crows feet at the corner of her eyes and the fold of the lower eyelids. Reduce the Opacity of the Minimize Flaws layer to 60% to bring back some to the original skin texture and detail. In the Layers panel pull-down menu, choose Merge Down to permanently apply the minimized flaws to the image. Continue to create a new blank layer, use the Healing Brush with the Sample set at Current and Below to touch up more areas. Adjust the opacity of the layer to get the desired effect, then merge the layer onto the one below it using Merge Down to permanently apply the improvement. Whiten Teeth In the Layers panel, click the New Layer button at the bottom of the panel. Double click the text of the layer to rename the layer. Name it Brighten. Choose Edit > Fill. Choose 50% Gray from the Use options. Click OK. In the Layers panel, change the Blending Mode of the layer to Overlay. Click on the Dodge tool in the toolbar to select it. Set the Brush Size to 20px with a Hardness of 0%. Set the Range to Midtones and the Exposure to 15%. Drag across the teeth in one stroke. Repeat the process a second time. Use the History panel to go back and see the difference of how much whiter the teeth got after each pass. Paint also in the pupils of her eyes the brighten them and bring them out. Adjusting Tonal Regions with Photo Filters Open the Adjustments panel. Select the Photo Filter Beverly Houwing Adobe Certified Instructor 2

Apply the Warming Filter (85) and a Density of 20% to warm up the skin tones in the image.

Choose Black from the Use options. Click OK.

The adjustment will effect the entire image, but focus on the improvement it makes to the color of her lips.

This will hide the hide the Vibrance effect completely. Click on the Brush tool in the toolbar to select it.

Paint on her lips to restore the effect of the Vibrance adjustment. Choose Edit > Fill.

Set the Brush Size to 8px with a Hardness of 100%. Set the Foreground color to white.

If the color is too strong, lower the opacity of the adjustment layer to lessen its effect.

3 Apply the Warming Filter (85) and a Density of 20% to warm up the skin tones in the image. Click the arrow at the bottom left of the Adjustments panel to return to the main selection menu. Select Vibrance. Choose Black from the Use options. Click OK. Drag the Vibrance slider up to 55% and the Saturation up to 15% to make the color of her lips more intense. The adjustment will effect the entire image, but focus on the improvement it makes to the color of her lips. In the Layers panel, click on the Vibrance adjustment layer s mask thumbnail. Choose Edit > Fill. This will hide the hide the Vibrance effect completely. Click on the Brush tool in the toolbar to select it. Set the Brush Size to 15px with a Hardness of 25%. Set the Foreground color to white. Paint on her lips to restore the effect of the Vibrance adjustment. Choose Edit > Fill. Choose Black from the Use options. Click OK. This will hide the hide the Photo Filter effect completely. Click on the Brush tool in the toolbar to select it. Set the Brush Size to 8px with a Hardness of 100%. Set the Foreground color to white. Paint on the iris and pupils of her eyes to restore the effect of the Photo Filter. If the color is too strong, lower the opacity of the adjustment layer to lessen its effect. In the Adjustments panel, select the Photo Filter. From the Filter drop-down menu choose Deep Blue. Drag the Density up to 65%. In this adjustment the focus is on the improvement in the color of her eyes, even though the filter is effecting the entire image. In the Layers panel, click on the Photo Filter adjustment layer s mask thumbnail. Click on the Vibrance adjustment, the one increasing the color n her lips. Press the Command/Ctrl key and click on the layer mask thumbnail to load the same selection that is used to isolate the effect of this color adjustment. Beverly Houwing Adobe Certified Instructor 3

In the Adjustments panel, select the Photo Filter. From the Filter drop-down menu choose Deep Red.

Because there was a selection active when the adjustment was selected, a layer mask is already applied

Lower the opacity of this layer to reduce the effect of it is too strong.

Press the Shift key and click on the Photo Filter adjustment at the top of the layers to select all the layers

From the Layers panel menu, choose New Group From Layers Name the group Retouched.

In the Anchor, click the middle on the left.

4 In the Adjustments panel, select the Photo Filter. From the Filter drop-down menu choose Deep Red. Drag the Density to 10%. Because there was a selection active when the adjustment was selected, a layer mask is already applied isolating the effect to just the lips. Lower the opacity of this layer to reduce the effect of it is too strong. Setting up the Comparison Image In the Layers panel, click on the Retouch Here layer to select it. Press the Shift key and click on the Photo Filter adjustment at the top of the layers to select all the layers down to the Retouch Here layer. From the Layers panel menu, choose New Group From Layers Name the group Retouched. Choose Image > Canvas Size Enter 100 for Width and change the value to percent. Check the option for Relative. In the Anchor, click the middle on the left. This will double the width of the image extending only to the right. The empty area will be automatically filled with the background color. Click on the Move tool in the toolbar to select it. In the Layers panel, click on the Retouched group. In the Layers panel pull-down menu, choose Merge Group to combine the layers within the group. Drag on the image to move the retouched photo to occupy the right side of the canvas. Choose File > Save Chose File > Close Beverly Houwing Adobe Certified Instructor 4

Removing Red Eye Open the Family Red Eyes.jpg file. Click on the Red Eye tool in the toolbar to select it.

Continue to click on the edge of the red pupils of the family members to remove the red eye.

psd file. In the Layers panel click on the Restore layer to select it. Click on the Clone Stamp tool in the toolbar to select it.

Press the Option/Alt key and click very close to the white spot on the lower left of the background. The cursor will look like a target.

Position the brush over the flaw and click to replace the pixels of the damaged emulsion with a good part of the background.

If there is a shift in any of these values, the result of using the Clone Stamp tool may look very obvious.

In the settings for the tool, make sure the New Selection button is selected, choose Source for the path option and make sure

5 Removing Red Eye Open the Family Red Eyes.jpg file. Click on the Red Eye tool in the toolbar to select it. Click at the edge of the red pupil on the eye of the father. Continue to click on the edge of the red pupils of the family members to remove the red eye. Chose File > Save As Name the file Family Photo.jpg. Choose File > Close Restoring Damaged and Vintage Images Open the Old Image.psd file. In the Layers panel click on the Restore layer to select it. Click on the Clone Stamp tool in the toolbar to select it. Set the Brush size to 10px and the hardness to 0%. Make sure the Mode is Normal, the Opacity is 100% and Source is set to Current Layer. Press the Option/Alt key and click very close to the white spot on the lower left of the background. The cursor will look like a target. Release the Option/Alt key. Position the brush over the flaw and click to replace the pixels of the damaged emulsion with a good part of the background. Note: The Clone Stamp tool is good for repairing areas that are very similar in texture, color and luminance. If there is a shift in any of these values, the result of using the Clone Stamp tool may look very obvious. Click on the Patch tool in the toolbar to select it. In the settings for the tool, make sure the New Selection button is selected, choose Source for the path option and make sure Transparent is not checked. Drag a selection around a part of the image that is damaged. Be careful not to select through a flaw, but completely encircle it with a bit of room beyond it, within the marching ants of the selection. Click inside the selection and drag it onto a good area of the image to replace the pixels. Continue to work on restoring the image by just fixing the background. Avoid any edges like the edge of his hair, shoulder and ear. Repair all the bad parts in the background until the image looks like this. Beverly Houwing Adobe Certified Instructor 5

Next use the same technique to fix spots and flaws on the coat. Drag a selection around a bad part of the coat and drag it onto a good part of the coat.

Continue repairing the part of the image where the coat is avoiding any edges, such as the shoulder, folds, collar and buttons. After completing this stage the image should look like this.

The next area to restore will be where the flaw crosses an edge, such as on the shoulder, the ear, the back of the head and along the hairline at the forehead.

Drag the selection at a downward angle along the edge while maintaining the edge of the coat inside the selection until the spot is replaced by a good section of the shoulder and still aligned along

6 Next use the same technique to fix spots and flaws on the coat. Drag a selection around a bad part of the coat and drag it onto a good part of the coat. Note: Using similar textures will yield the best results without he Patch tool. Continue repairing the part of the image where the coat is avoiding any edges, such as the shoulder, folds, collar and buttons. After completing this stage the image should look like this. Now remove the scratch on the shirt collar by selecting it and dragging the selection to a nearby area of the shirt. The next area to restore will be where the flaw crosses an edge, such as on the shoulder, the ear, the back of the head and along the hairline at the forehead. Make a selection with the Patch tool that includes the spot on the shoulder as well as the edge of the coat. Drag the selection at a downward angle along the edge while maintaining the edge of the coat inside the selection until the spot is replaced by a good section of the shoulder and still aligned along the edge. Use this same technique of including the edge to repair the image where it is damaged at the edge of the man s ear, in his hair, along the shadow of his hairline and in his tie. Continue to work on the image until all the damaged areas are removed. Setting up the Comparison Image Choose Image > Canvas Size Enter 100 for Width and change the value to percent. Check the option for Relative. In the Anchor, click the middle on the left. This will double the width of the image extending only to the right. The empty area will be automatically filled with the background color. Click on the Move tool in the toolbar to select it. In the Layers panel, click on the Restore layer and drag it to the right so it occupies the empty part of the canvas to the right. Choose File > Save As and name the image Old Restored.psd Choose File > Close. Beverly Houwing Adobe Certified Instructor 6

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