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Teen portrait

© Jay M. Schulz

Teen portrait

Uploaded: March 21, 2009

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fixed up with the help of a friend's suggestions. Thanks!

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Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict March 21, 2009

Lovely portrait here, Joy.


Dominick #1101789

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic March 21, 2009

What a beautiful girl! Those big eyes remind me of a Walter Keene painting. #7311649

Jay M. Schulz March 21, 2009

Honestly, Her real eyes are not that big. I uploaded the original, straight from the camera picture. If you look closely, you can see I enlarged them, just ever so slightly to draw attention to them. I learned some PS techniquest that post-processors use for fashion models. It is AMAZING what those girls really look like in person compared to what they look like on a magazine cover! #7311783

Jay M. Schulz March 21, 2009

Actually, I was mistaken. I didn't enlarge this model's eyes. I have done it in the past, but she actually DID have huge eyes, so I didn't feel it was necessary to do it for her. #7311810

Maria Brown March 21, 2009

It is fantastic what you did with the portrait. May I ask how did you achieved the wonderful texture on her face and removed imperfections?
Thanks.
#7312514

Jay M. Schulz March 21, 2009

Here are the step:
1. Using Select color tool, use the eye dropper to select the face (you may have to use the +dropper to add some of the darker and lighter portions of the face - selection more of the face is better than not selecting enough)

2. Press CTRL+J to create a new layer via copy, then hide the bottom layer. Looking just at your selection, use an eraser to erase all the parts you don't want. It is a good idea to use about 50% opacity and a brush edge hardness of zero. Brush away the hard lines around the eyes, the creases around the nose and mouth, etc. #7312754

Jay M. Schulz March 21, 2009

3. Once you have all the lines taken out, select surface blur filter and set it to somewhere between 2.0 and 2.5.

4. Once you have blurred it, make the bottom layer visible, then change the opacity on the blurred layer to between 50-80%...this is really going to depend on what kind of complexion you started with. #7312763

Jay M. Schulz March 21, 2009

***NOTE: You want to try to get rid of the skin defects (pimples, hair, wrinkles) as much as you can before you start this process by using your healing brush. If you don't have any photoshop skills, you can purchase Portrait Professional for (I think) $20 and it will do a pretty decent job of fixing this, and a whole lot more, by telling the program where certain points on the face are. #7312776

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